by Kristine McKinley | May 15, 2006 | Personal Finance
I found a great resource today for articles, calculators and other tools on personal finance. The website is called 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy. Topics include financial planning, tax planning, investment planning, business owner, estate planning and...
by Kristine McKinley | May 11, 2006 | Taxes
The House passed a tax bill yesterday (see article here) which will extend the reduced capital gain and dividend rates, and provide some much needed AMT relief. If you’re not familiar with AMT, it is the Alternative Minimum Tax, created to keep higher income...
by Kristine McKinley | May 10, 2006 | Debt Management
All I can say is "wow". I never expected to see a 50-year mortgage. See the full story from CNN Money here. I imagine this will be a popular mortgage in California and other areas where home prices have sky-rocketed, but can you imagine paying on...
by Kristine McKinley | May 9, 2006 | Retirement
How much do you need to retire? The answer is, it depends… How much do you wish to spend during retirement? What will you do? Will you travel? Play golf every day? Where will you live? Florida? Small college town? How much you spend during retirement is...
by Kristine McKinley | May 3, 2006 | Debt Management
I’ve had many questions lately about where you can go to get your free annual credit report. There is only one legitimate website to do this and it is www.annualcreditreport.com. Beware of ads or other websites that offer a free annual credit report. Many of...
