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The alternative minimum tax surprises many people, defies understanding and raises tax bills. Here's how to minimize the damage.
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There is a downside to how cheap and easy exchange-traded funds make it to buy or sell broad baskets of stocks: the danger of becoming a short-term market timer, a losing proposition for most individual investors.
Bull markets historically become more volatile as they age, analysts say.
If history is any guide, emerging-market stocks will end up a bargain again for investors with the guts to buy against the grain.
About a third of Americans are prepared to live into their 90s, an increasing likelihood.
Some retirees deplete their savings in one fell swoop; others slowly bleed their portfolio away.
Rate locks allow home buyers to guarantee a certain interest rate, but locks often come with fees that can eat into savings.
The country's economy faces headwinds, but stock prices could benefit over time from further monetary stimulus, modest valuations and earnings growth.
Unexercised options can be tricky to value, but shouldn't be overlooked when a couple is parting ways.
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Unexercised options can be tricky to value, but shouldn't be overlooked when a couple is parting ways.
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Director Jeffrey Karoff has received an Oscar nomination for his self-funded short documentary "Cavedigger." If he wins, he can thank his financial adviser Jeff Fishman for helping him over the years to budget and build up his savings to realize his dream.
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Change should cut paperwork for small businesses.
Vanguard and other providers are coaxing, nudging and shoving workers into joining their employers' retirement plans.
Views, a vegetable garden and olive trees on 19 acres in Northern California; an estate where 'you tend to just want to cook,' an owner says.
A retired pilot shows off his tiny car, a 1958 BMW Isetta, in Austin, Texas.
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A major recall of beef from a California slaughterhouse is prompting concern about gaps in the USDA's meat-inspection system and vexing ranchers who have lost, at least temporarily, the Bay Area's last processing plant.
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This week has been a great time to be a young gun on Wall Street. Some of the greenest bankers have been beneficiaries of a frantic race among private-equity firms eager to hire them.
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What's ahead for shares of Tesla Motors?
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What happened to your money this week.
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U.S. consumers, who are already entitled to look at their credit report for free once a year, should also have free access to their credit scores, a top regulator said Thursday.
Here are five things to know about the tax-overhaul plan that Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp rolled out on Wednesday.
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Doctors often make the worst investors. A new book aims to remedy that.
Suddenly, notes Al Lewis, some retailers are singing a new song.
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Loan Types | Rate | Last Week | Chart |
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1 yr CD | 0.82% | up ↑ | see chart |
6 month CD | 0.52% | up ↑ | see chart |
3 month CD | 0.22% | see chart | |
$10K MMA | 0.47% | up ↑ | see chart |
MMA | 0.46% | up ↑ | see chart |
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