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New Federal Regulation for 401k Fee Transparency Rules

Do you know how much it costs you on an annual basis to simply participate in an employer-sponsored 401k plan? If you’re savvy, you probably already know that the mutual funds you select within your 401k plan have expense ratios. That number shows how much out of every dollar invested you give to the mutual [...]

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Apple Announces New iPad and Links

by Kevin Mulligan

Apple announced the new, third generation of the iPad this week to much fanfare. Oddly enough Apple isn’t calling it the iPad 3… just “the new iPad”. It’s just iPad? That goes against Apple’s naming convention. That plus the debut of a color splashed version of the Apple logo have some tech journalists wondering if Apple [...]

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What Business Expenses are Tax Deductible?

by Miranda

When it comes to reducing business income for tax purposes, the tax deduction is one of the most popular methods. You can deduct some of the money you spend on business and lower your taxable income. However, it’s important that you understand what makes an expense tax deductible for business purposes. Otherwise, you could find [...]

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Ten Quicks Tips to Save on Gas Costs for Your Car

by Guest

Gas prices! Everyone loves to comment on the rising prices of gas including politicians, the media and the guy who took my order at the coffee shop this morning. The process behind determining the price of gas is one that most of us will never understand. Some people just accept that prices are high and [...]

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The Best 0% Purchase Credit Cards

by Glen Craig

A great way to save money and earn reward points is to use a 0% purchase credit card. These cards can be a great way to avoid paying interest while gaining credit card benefits, rewards, miles, or cash back. Additionally, 0% purchase credit cards offer an opportunity for you to make a slightly larger purchase, [...]

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Contemplating Marriage? Love Is Not All You Need

by Melissa

The Beatles famously sang, “All you need is love, love, love, love is all you need.” So many of us buy into this simplistic belief and think that love conquers all. Many of us rush into marriage and ignore the red flags that are before us, thinking problems will work themselves out after we are [...]

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How to Invest In The Facebook IPO

by Guest

You almost have to have been living under a rock lately not to know that Facebook is about to become a publicly traded company and issue shares of stock. Earlier in February, Facebook filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to start the process of offering shares of stock to investors in an [...]

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GM Suspends Volt Production and Links

by Kevin Mulligan

General Motors has temporarily suspended the production of the Chevy Volt for at least five weeks in order to sell off the current high level of inventories it has of the vehicle. This could be a landmark turn for electric vehicle production in the United States, which hasn’t taken off like manufacturers have wanted. Will [...]

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New Bank of America Fees – Savings and Checking Ain’t What it Used to Be

by Glen Craig

It’s was nice to feel like we won, at least for a short period of time. Banks are once again dreaming up new fees to recoup losses that have come from tighter financial regulation as a result of the 2008 and 2009 financial collapse but until now it’s only been a dream. What the Fees [...]

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Is Your High Power Job Worth the Sacrifice?

by Melissa

Many students go to college and pursue known money-making degrees—engineering, computer science, and business among a few of them. They may pursue these career tracks because they are truly interested in the field, or they may choose them because they want to be financially comfortable during their lifetimes and they know that a lowly English [...]

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