ARE YOUR OLD SAVINGS BONDS STILL EARNING INTEREST?
Do you, your parents, or elderly relatives have old E bonds, H or HH bonds, or the rare Savings Notes, lying around? If so, it may be time to cash in some of these bonds because they are no longer earning interest, and in some cases could have tax problems.
According to the U.S. Treasury Department, $12 billion in outstanding U.S. savings bonds no longer earn interest. Are your bonds among them? To answer that question, you need to know a little about how the various savings bonds came into being, how they work, their different maturities, and how they’re taxed.
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TIPS FOR FINANCIALLY HELPING YOUR
You can help your children financially in many ways, even after they are well into their adult years—and most of those ways don’t involve giving them money.
Here are a handful of tips from CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioners about how to make your children’s financial lives a little easier, often in ways you might not expect.
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GO EASY ON HOME-EQUITY LOANS
Homeowners are unlocking the equity built up in their homes like never before. But before opening the home-equity loan door, be certain you don’t overextend yourself and put your home at risk, caution financial planners.
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HOW TO AVOID A MEDICAL FINANCIAL DISASTER
The inability to pay mounting medical bills was the main cause for filing nearly half of all personal bankruptcies in 2004, according to a study recently released by Harvard University’s medical and law schools. So what can you do to avoid a financial disaster due to medical expenses?
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