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The counterculture generation is not only determined to make its money last. It's looking to reinvent life's second act.
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The counterculture generation is not only determined to make its money last. It's looking to reinvent life's second act.
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Are careers over much sooner these days than in the past? Is the younger generation, Gen X, taking over? Or is it the even-younger Gen Y?
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For years, minivans have dominated Insure.com's list of the 20 least expensive cars to insure. Not this year.
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Making up for this year's hike in Social Security taxes require some careful planning. Five ways to cut expenses and increase earnings so the hit isn't such a blow.
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The '60s generation is discovering that college towns offer stimulating — and low-cost — places to retire.
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A preview of new out-of-pocket costs and newfangled ways you'll be getting your medicine as employers get ready for Obamacare to start in earnest.
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If Justin Bieber endorses a product, will teens buy it or convince their parents to get it for them? BillMyParents, a financial services company focused on teens, is banking on it.
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The death of the temporary payroll tax cut means everyone will see a bigger tax bite out of their paychecks this year.
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Now is the time to stock up on essentials whose prices are going up, like stamps, apps for your smart phone, and maybe even a house.
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With interest rates predicted to stay low for the rest of the year, prospective borrowers can save for their down payment and improve damaged credit scores.
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Some 80 percent of Americans filed their tax returns electronically last year, a boon for the IRS — and for fraudsters.
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More and more standard-fuel vehicles are coming out at 40 m.p.g. ratings, making it harder for car buyers to justify paying the premium for electrics and hybrids.
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A provision of the "fiscal cliff" deal loosens restrictions on who can convert their traditional IRAs to a Roth IRAs, and when. Critics say the changes will lower revenues in the long run.
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Despite its well-publicized cutoff at incomes of $400,000 and up, the fiscal cliff deal could increase taxes on people making less.
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Get help with your down payment for that new home? Be sure your mortgage lender can track where the money came from, preferably to a close relative.
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Whatever the fixes to the fiscal cliff mean to your wallet, the start of a new year is a great time to take your financial future into your own hands.
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While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.
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In a perfect world, on the road to retirement, you'd max out your company 401(k) and your IRA. But if you're like a lot of people, "perfect" might not describe your money situation.
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Almost half of married adults admit to keeping money secrets from their spouses, with women spending more on the sly than men. Yet financial infidelity can be as destructive as the other kind.
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The Affordable Care Act will go far to rescue the generation hardest hit by rising health-care costs, including 8.6 million Boomers without health insurance.
