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Once upon a time you could borrow from your IRA without borrowing from your IRA. You see, there is this 60-day rollover rule that says you can take money out of

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Many times folks are proud that they have been contributing the maximum to their IRAs, but when I look at their statements, I’ll see that they are contributing

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Now that your tax money is in the hands of Uncle Sam, what will he do with it?  How will the government allocate your contribution to the overall budget?

Your

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In my column today, instead of me sharing my words of wisdom with you, I want to let you know about another great source: The Money Diet blog. My colleague

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Back in my youth I worked at Kmart. Technically I was in the sporting goods department, which was run by a subsidiary of the company. Virtually all of our items

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In the past decade or so, financial planners have played with the idea that their clients’ careers should be seen as a type of investment. Now, you know that

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