November 2008

Tax Tips, Rates and Brackets To Help Maximize Your Return

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With year-end just around the corner, it is time for taxpayers to start taking some year-end actions with their finances to get the best outcome on theirtaxes. Thanks to the folks over at Turbo Tax, the leading online tax preparation and submission software, and my own experience here are some of the top tips to [...]

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Economic Recovery Advisory Board (ERAB) – Brilliant or more Bureaucracy

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In a continuing revelation of the economic team(s) to support his administration and its policy development, President-Elect Obama announced the formation of a new panel called the Economic Recovery Advisory Board (ERAB). The board’s mission will be to give President-Elect Obama and his administration expert “outsider” policy advice on lifting the nation out of the [...]

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Top Dividend Stocks in a Down Market

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Like most investors still braving this market I keep trying to find a safe place to invest that provides decent returns. With a stock market that seems to have many more down days than up days, it is hard to have confidence in future growth prospects. However with interest rates falling rapidly, saving money in [...]

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Bank on it: Higher Fees are Here to Stay

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The WSJ personal finance section had a timely piece on how banks are passing on or increasing transaction fees for its customers to offset mounting losses from other parts of their business ravaged by the credit crisis. According to a Bankrate study, the average costs of checking-account fees, ATM surcharges, bounced-check fees and monthly service [...]

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How Much Money do Bloggers make Blogging?

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Whether you are a blogger or just enjoy reading blogs online, you may have wondered how much bloggers earn from blogging and whether all the effort is worthwhile from a commercial or alternative revenue perspective. If so, then read on. Based on my earnings from this blog over the last 8 months and some quick [...]

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Is Dubai still the place to be?

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A few months ago I wrote a piece comparing the pros and cons of living and working in Dubai – the booming city in the Middle East. Perceptions were that expats could go there and earn vast sums of money while living in luxury. Off course, the reality was that living in a government driven [...]

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Foreclosure Sales Suspended until early 2009

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[Updated Feb 19 2008] See this recent article on President Obama’s $75 billion dollar plan to stem foreclosures and stabalize the housing market. It also covers who qualifies and when the programs start. ——– Finally some good news leading into the holidays for millions of struggling homeowners, through a plan of action that is actually [...]

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Stock Market Volatility – Now is NOT the Time to Sell

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Today’s bad economic news coupled with investor fear over the fate of Citibank (see why I think this bank may collapse) and other financial stocks, sent the stock market spiraling to a 5 year low. A sense of panic and fear seems to have entered the hearts of many investors, including myself, and the urge [...]

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Presidential Advice from the Economy to Health Care

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This article is part of a group writing project at The Finance Blog Network aimed at providing some of our thoughts on key issues that the Obama administration faces. It was interesting to see all the different points of view, but one thing I think we can all agree on is that the time for [...]

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US Automakers Bailout – A Bridge to Bankruptcy or a Road to Salvation

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One of the most important, but dividing, issues currently facing America and Congress, as the economy continues to crumble, is the need or not for a US automakers bailout. The US owned automakers directly or indirectly touch most of us and their future is considered vital to the nation’s economic recovery. Here is a look [...]

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