Unlike income tax deductions, which reduce your taxes by reducing your taxable income, tax credits offer a straight up, dollar-for-dollar reduction of your tax bill. In other words, a $500 tax credit will reduce your tax bill by...
Read MoreIf you want to get your 2008 taxes in early and get your refund quickly, here are Schnepper’s Seven Strategies to getting those dollars in your pockets ASAP. Here’s what you have to do:
Read MoreMost options traders – from beginner to expert – are familiar with the Black-Scholes model of option pricing developed by Fisher Black and Myron Scholes in 1973. To calculate what is deemed a fair market value for...
Read MoreIn these lean times, there’s one move that’s always smart–preserve your cash by making sure your business gets every tax deduction possible. It’s not always easy to keep track of all the deductions you...
Read MoreIt seems more and more corporations are choosing to downsize in order to survive the current recession. Glaxo Smith-Kline has just announced 10,000 job cuts, banks like Barclays and Santander are to shed almost 4,000 UK jobs and...
Read MoreReverse mortgages are one way senior homeowners who are 62 years and older may be able to tap the home equity. A reverse mortgage gives the homeowner money they need without having to leave the house and without having to repay...
Read MoreIn this Ask The Expert With Larry Swedroe article, the reader (Edward) is wondering what’s the best way to rebalance his investment portfolio and increase his fixed asset allocation. Due to the stock market crash, he is...
Read MoreWhether or not you’ve ever owned a business, no doubt you’ve filed a personal tax return. As April 15 approaches, you and millions of other Americans prepare and file an IRS Form 1040. You report your income to the...
Read MoreThe writing is on the wall: your marriage is ending and the fallout of your once-blissful relationship will leave some painful and visible scars. Divorce is inevitable, and if you think the process is going to get nasty,...
Read MoreTrue or False? Credit card companies lure you in with big promises, but bury the nasty stuff in fine print. It would be hard to find many people that disagree. Unfortunately, when the consensus is that card companies are out to...
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