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30 Ways to Cut Health Care Costs If you're like most Americans, you're shouldering a larger portion of your health care costs. But as more insurers raise deductibles and switch from fixed-dollar co-payments to coinsurance, you have an incentive to take more control over spending.
On the Home Stretch to Your Retirement If you are facing a large gap in your savings, these steps can help keep your retirement plans on track.
10 Smart Uses for Your Tax Refund If you have a refund check coming your way, consider using it to bolster your personal balance sheet. Here are ten good things you could do with the money.
Which Way Is the Fed Headed? It has been tougher than usual to divine the Federal Reserve's intentions on interest rates. Here's the prognosis.
The Truth Behind Target Funds The 401(k) fixtures have come under fire for poor performance and high costs. Here's what investors should consider.
Long-Term Care and Couples: Who Pays? Medicaid is tightening up its restrictions for families hoping to use it to help pay long-term-care costs. But other rules can come into play.
When Muni Bonds Run Dry Investors are clamoring for more municipal bonds -- but they're having a hard time finding any.
Financial Records You Should Keep -- and Toss Finishing your taxes typically is more of a relief than a feel-good moment, but turning on your shredder can brighten your mood even more. Find out which papers you should keep and which ones you can toss.
Preserving One's Standard of Living in Retirement You may be familiar with individual strategies for filling income gaps in later life: saving more at work or cutting household expenses, among other steps. But carefully combining a handful of these efforts could be the best way to reach your retirement goals.
'Step-Up' Notes Don't Live Up to Their Billing Market Linked Step-Up Notes were supposed to deliver good returns if the market was up and protect against losses if the market was down. But here's what happened.
7 Bargain Summer Destinations Thanks to a glut of rentals and un-booked hotel rooms, experts say it's still possible to score a cheap summertime trip. Here are seven possibilities.
Waiting for a Boom Britain and much of Europe are in recession. By contrast, America's first quarter performance looks positively robust. Yet few Americans are likely to cheer the latest news.
The 23 Most Important Questions In Business If you're losing sleep over your livelihood, here's some comforting news: As much and as fast as the world changes, the fundamental reasons for success and failure endure. To reckon with them, you have to ask the right questions.
Find Your Next Business Partner Now You may be the most amazing entrepreneur and you could single-handedly build your venture from the ground up, but that doesn't mean you should. Having a partner alongside can be beneficial in many ways.
Investors: Five Ways To Lose Money Without Trying Conservative investing is not necessarily prudent investing. According to the author, here are several other dubious strategies.


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