Ailing mortgage giant Fannie Mae took another blow yesterday when Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered the lender’s preferred-stock and subord
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ONE OF THE MOST important investment decisions you will ever make is not whether to retire but when you choose to do it. Every American looks forward
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In contrast to the national news that existing home sales rose from June to July but are still below the levels from a year ago, California is buckin
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New change for those who do not itemize...a way to deduct your property tax twice. Once in the standard deduction and again up to $1,000!
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced August 20 two proposed rules under the Pension Protection Act (PPA) designed to make investment advice m
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The tax law — especially the estate tax law — can rip a family’s wealth to shreds in a heartbeat...
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"There's a tremendous amount of money at stake," said Robert Willens, a New York City-based tax analyst at Robert Willens LLC. "Tens of thousands
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In spring the real estate crisis moved in for good and the headlines took on an apocalyptic cast. In June the stock market, which had been gradually
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Annuities are surging in sales as the security blanket option for retirees no longer willing—or able—to depend on the ups and downs of the market, de
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Planners are facing considerable competition from brokers in the arena of retirement plans, and the reality that brokers typically don't work as fid
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