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Year-End Tax Planning; A little advance planning will almost always help you reduce the taxes you owe.
SmartMoney.comWe know it doesn't sound like fun. But trust us. A little advance planning will almost always help you reduce the taxes you owe. Here are some maneuvers that are especially useful come year's end.
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November 24, 2012
The Next Move for Mortgages
Barrons.comPHH began life in 1946 as a car-leasing company in Baltimore, its name consisting of the first letter of the last names of its founders—Peterson, Howell, and Heather. By the 1980s, PHH (ticker: PHH) had expanded into mortgage banking, and ...
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November 15, 2012
Year-end tax planning for the fiscal cliffhanger
MarketWatchTo do year-end tax planning right, you should take a two-year perspective. You don’t want to make a move that lowers your 2012 tax bill but raises your 2013 tax bill by more. But right now, taking a two-year perspective is difficult (to put ...
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October 29, 2012
THE GAME PLAN; A Need to Catch Up
WSJ.comRetirement is an exciting prospect for Miriam Wuensch, but financing it is a scary one.Ms. Wuensch, 56, says she'd like to retire by 70, "if I'm lucky." But she hasn't had a 401(k) match since 2004, and fears she has too much ground to make ...
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August 27, 2012
Refinancing, repeatedly for lower mortgage rates
MarketWatchHomeowners eager to lock in lower monthly mortgage payments have discovered serial refinancing, a practice last in vogue during the housing boom.
- February 10, 2012
Turning Home Equity Into 401(k) Money; Powell: There are big risks and big reward to leveraging strategy.
SmartMoney.comThe financially savvy are truly different from the rest of us. Know why? They get to use the tax code to their advantage in ways most other folks can't or don't or won't.
- May 9, 2011
Should I Pay Off My Mortgage and Live Debt-Free? I am tempted to pay the balance on my mortgage and live debt-free. How do I estimate the tax benefit of the interest paid on the mortgage?
SmartMoney.comI am tempted to pay the $300,000 balance on my mortgage and live debt-free. How do I estimate the tax benefit of the interest paid on the mortgage?
