Borrowing From (and Repaying) Your IRA
An IRA is intended to help you save for retirement and you are able to make tax-free contributions to an IRA with the idea that you will not begin taking money out of the account...
Plan Ahead for Your 2012 Required Minimum Distribution
Estimate your RMD today to begin planning for 2012.
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The current long term capital gains tax rate will not be around forever. Tax gain harvesting is the idea of realizing investment gains so as to pay taxes now...
Big Bank Protests Produce Tangible Results
The Credit Union National Association’s (CUNA) recent survey, of 5,000 member credit unions across the U.S., estimates that 650,000 new members have joined credit unions in just over four weeks....
Bank Transfer Day – Consumer Revolt?
On October 1st, 2011 the Durbin Amendment went into effect, lowering the amount that a bank could charge per debit card transaction. In response, Bank of America and Wells Fargo...
What’s the difference between a bank and a credit union?
The difference between a bank and a credit union is simple: a bank operates for profit and a credit union is a not-for-profit institution. When you deposit money in a...
Flexible Savings Accounts Help You Save on Taxes
The spiraling costs of healthcare have caused many employers to offer more than basic health insurance as a means of recruiting employees. Flexible Savings Accounts have become popular companion vehicles...
Steps to Transfer Your Checking Account to a New Bank
Are you fed up with your bank and ready to transfer your checking account to a new bank? Bank Transfer Day highlighted the frustration that many people feel with their...
How to Improve Your Credit Score: Some Simple Tips
Your credit score is becoming an increasingly important factor in your financial life. A high score can help land you a job, get better terms on your loans such as...
Tax Loss Harvesting: a Second Opinion
General investment wisdom holds that the fourth quarter is the time to start looking at realizing investment losses, so as to offset realized gains in an effort to lower the...
Lowest Unemployment Rates and Soundest Economies Among the States
Often, states experiencing lowest unemployment rates and other good economic fortunes get lost in the constant barrage of news stories concerning high employment rates. The latest numbers released by the...
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