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U.S. and European stocks fell today after bad news from financial services companies and the National Association of Purchasing Management in Chicago announcing its manufacturing index fell.
Here's a definition of the NAPM index from InvestorWords.com: A measure of the health of the manufacturing…
Topics: personal finance
Here's a list of deductions that people may overlook when filing their taxes:
Out-of-pocket expenses relating to charitable activities, including the standard mileage deduction Medical transportation, including standard mileage deduction and lodging expenses incurred for medical reasons while away…
Topics: mortgage
More than half of the 120 million U.S. taxpayers hired a tax preparer last year, according to the Chicago Better Business Bureau. And not all of them were happy with the results.
About 19 percent of consumers complained about billing and another 19.5 percent complained that their tax preparer was…
Topics: taxes
America Saves Week runs this week. More than 1,000 organizations have teamed up to promote the goal of saving.
Seems a bit ironic this year with the economic stimulus package just passed by Congress, as noted by Laura Rowley of Yahoo! Finance. Politicians hope Americans will spend the money to jump…
Topics: personal finance advice
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