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9 ways to withdraw money early from your IRA - without paying a penalty
The IRS allows penalty-free early withdrawals from traditional IRAs in certain circumstances, called hardship provisions. Hardship provisions spare you the 10% penalty, but not taxes, on the withdrawn sum. IRA early withdrawals that can be penalty-free include expenses for healthcare, college, childbirth, and a first h
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Breaking Down The Basics Of HSAs
HSA (Health Savings Accounts) can be a tax-efficient way to save for future health care expenditures Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) might be the single most powerful tax-advantaged savings vehicle in the IRS tax code. You can deduct contributions, experience tax-deferred gains and withdraw money tax free for qualified
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How Advisors Keep Families From Feuding In Estate Planning Meetings
In popular culture, scheming family members often vie to inherit money from a rich relative. Tempers flare, fights break out and aggrieved plotters stew in anger. That level of drama rarely plays itself out in reality. Instead, advisors seek to bring families together to discuss estate planning in a calm, respectful ma
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How the SECURE Act Will Impact Retirement Savings
With the decline of traditional pensions, most of us are now responsible for squirrelling away money for our own retirement. In today's do-it-yourself retirement savings world, we rely largely on 401(k) plans and IRAs. However, there are obviously flaws with the system because about one-fourth of working Americans have
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What Factors Affect Your Home Insurance Cost?
It's no secret that home insurance costs are rising, in large part due to increased claims from floods or other natural disasters. Prices are also
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The Silent Profit Killers Lurking Inside Your Business
Here are the most commonly overlooked ways businesses lose money.
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Don't Push the Panic Button on Your 401(k) Investments
For most people, their 401(k) is their largest investment account, and the stock drop during the last week of February has many folks feeling pretty nervous right about now. We all work hard for our money, so this is a natural reaction. But be careful: If you run scared, by selling off stocks now and moving into cash,
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Get Lean: 5 Ways to Save Money in Any Economy
With recession fears increasing day by day, it won’t be long before companies start looking for new ways to save money. Economic downturns can be make-or-break situations for plenty of businesses. And, costs are a big factor in who makes it out intact. Don’t wait until the market forces you to slash your budget. By the
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Organize Your Business Bank Accounts
It’s fairly common, in my experience, for small business owners to have unorganized business bank accounts. Some small business owners don’t even HAVE business bank accounts when they start their companies. While money is at the heart of our businesses, most people tend to think about generating sales and increasing re
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Student loan help emerges as top benefit option
Student loan programs are the No. 1 new benefit that companies are planning to start providing to their employees during their open enrollment period this year, according to Employee Benefit Adviser's Open Enrollment Readiness Benchmark. The benchmark, now a quarterly feature, surveys employers on critical elements of