On July 27th, people in the market for a new car can qualify for the “Cash for Clunkers” program otherwise known as the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS).
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RMDs Can Lead to Tax Planning Opportunites
Distributions from your retirement accounts are not required by the IRS for 2009 but does that mean that they aren’t necessary? For those who have other sources of cash flow, this waiver does present opportunities for tax planning purposes.
There’s Something About Budgeting
If you haven’t noticed, budgeting is hip these days. This is thanks to the economic uncertainty caused by the stock market’s second worst bear market in the last 100 years. People’s fear of losing their jobs and significant losses in their investment accounts has shifted the importance of financial planning and knowing how to budget back into the spotlight. But there are still people resistant to both of these ideas.
When Your 401k Match is Suspended
In the current economic environment employers are evaluating all of their cost cutting options, which may lead to suspending or reducing their 401k match. Here are some questions you should ask yourself when deciding if you should continue contributing to your 401k plan.
Be a Savvy Grocery Shopper
With the price of consumer goods increasing, Financial Symmetry would like to pass along a few money-saving tips that can help you trim your grocery bill, as well as help to find savings at restaurants.
The Tax-Man can Wait!
Tax day will soon be upon us. But don’t stress out if you haven’t yet figured out how you’re going to get your return filed by April 15th. You have an option that millions of taxpayers use every year: the Extension.
Gameplan for Difficult Times
News items from the 1974 recession are strikingly similar to today’s headlines. So we thought it would be helpful to take a look at stock market results for the 10 years before the depths of that recession, and 10 years following.
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