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Is Pet Health Insurance Worth It?
How much do we love our pets? Somewhere near the tune of $40.8 billion – the total amount Americans will spend on their pets this year, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. Somewhere in that figure is $230 million – the amount that was spent on pet health insurance in 2006, according to research firm Packaged Facts, which projects that amount will rise 24 percent in 2007. More...
The Ins and Outs of Audits
According to the Kiplinger Letter, random federal tax audits are starting up again in October after a brief hiatus – about 13,000 taxpayers will receive letters. These are the infamous “line” audits, designed to provide a database to be used in designing guidelines for more efficient inspection of returns. Agents will reportedly be looking specifically for hidden or underreported income and exaggerated credits and deductions listed on Schedules C (profit or loss from business) and F (profit or loss from farming). More...
When Real Estate’s in Trouble, Spruce up Your Home and Finances
As the subprime lending mess sorts itself out, there will be plenty of conflicting signals in weeks ahead on what you should do with real estate and your investment picture as a whole. Most of the advice will be knee-jerk. Your response shouldn’t be. More...
How Your Personality Affects Your Financial Decision-making
The recent volatility in the stock market has everyone a little jumpy – even folks who have worked with a trusted financial planner for years. But if you’ve never worked with a planner before, one of the first things he or she will do is make you fill out a risk analysis questionnaire. More...
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