Archive for February, 2013:

6 Signs Your Tax Preparer Is Incompetent

Date: Feb 07 2013
Filed under: Taxes, Family Money, Personal Finance, Tax Changes, Tax LawsBy Mandi Woodruff With tax season officially under way, plenty of taxpayers will decide to outsource the job of filling out their returns to paid tax preparation professionals. But just because someone ...Read More »

Midday Market Minute: Dollar Stores Start to Feel the Pinch

Date: Feb 07 2013
Filed under: Earnings, Market News During the Great Recession, business was strong for the nation's extreme discounters. Dollar General (DG), Dollar Tree (DLTR) and Family Dollar Stores (FDO) were investor favorites, and all three undertook aggressive expansion. Now, however, The Wall ...Read More »

New Year, but Same Old Beneficiaries? Here’s Why You Need to Review

Date: Feb 07 2013
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, Estate Planning, PlanningWe're already more than a month into the new year, which means that millions of ambitious New Year's resolutions have likely fallen by the wayside. But there's one quick and easy money ...Read More »

What to watch: Will rising wealth effect lift GDP?

Date: Feb 07 2013
The stock market has been going up. So have home prices. Will the rising wealth effect give the economy a much-needed boost? http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/hUn4DAwjne4/ Read More »

Ask Matt: Are printed annual reports worth money?

Date: Feb 07 2013
Annual reports are going extinct as more investors turn to the Internet for information. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/j7HBhMp08iM/ Read More »

Workshops get kids started as entrepreneurs

Date: Feb 07 2013
Classes, workshops get students started on the path to jobs, businesses. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/2PnHjWSoHCM/ Read More »

Orion Systems Integrators, Inc. Achieves a Microsoft Gold Competency in Application Development

Date: Feb 06 2013
1888PressRelease - Orion demonstrates best-in-class capability and market leadership through demonstrated technology success and customer commitment. Orion Systems Integrators, Inc. today announced it has attained a Gold Competency in Application Development, demonstrating a "best-in-class" ability and distinguishes itself within the top ...Read More »

The 10 States with the Most People Living on the Edge of Financial Ruin

Date: Feb 06 2013
Filed under: Debt, Cost of Living, EconomyAmerica's image is that of a place where anyone can grow up to be president, and even a college dropout can found a multibillion-dollar empire. But one need only look at our finances to see ...Read More »

My Social Security Site Has the Lowdown on Your Future Benefits

Date: Feb 06 2013
Filed under: Retirement, Early Retirement, Retirement Plans, Social SecurityIn the past, the only information most people got about their future Social Security benefits came once a year via snail mail. Now, thanks to updates from the Social Security Administration, finding ...Read More »

Bond Market Crash: Is Disaster Ahead for the ‘Safe’ Part of Your Portfolio?

Date: Feb 06 2013
Filed under: Bonds, Savings Bonds, InvestingJust when you've finally gotten over the stock market crash from four years ago, there's a new threat that could potentially hit your portfolio. Even worse, it's in an area that many people think of ...Read More »