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How Much Do You Really Know About Exchange-Traded Funds? With total assets approaching $1 trillion, ETFs are quite the popular investment these days—and for good reasons. They have several advantages over traditional mutual funds, as well as a few drawbacks. This quiz tests your knowledge.
The Unseen Victims of No Estate Tax Congress shocked everyone by letting the estate tax lapse on January 1. Now, here is the real stunner: For many, the lapse actually will raise taxes.
Don't Be A Financial Burden On Your Kids Caught between the needs of your aging parents and those of your children? Unless you take the right steps now, your kids could end up in the same position.
States Begin To Act On Lapsed Estate Tax The federal tax is gone for now, but cash-starved states, many with tax formulas based on the U.S. law, are taking steps to ensure that their estate-tax revenues continue.
10 More Things You Should Know About Long-Term Care Do you know the average cost of a year's nursing home stay? What about the most common setting for long-term care? This quiz tests your knowledge.
Confused About Roth IRA Conversions? These Answers Could Help This year's change in rules about converting a traditional IRA to a Roth has generated misconceptions as well as opportunities.
Looking For A College Bargain? Consider These Top State Schools California's legendary state system may be hurting now, but many other state-supported universities are doing just fine. This annual list ranks the top 100.
The Federal Estate Tax Is Dead: Now What? This day has been coming for almost a decade. But now that the estate tax is temporarily no more, it throws long-term estate planning into turmoil.
Boost Your Social Security Benefits These strategies will help you make the most of what you have coming to you.
A Whopping 0.04% Return On Savings Yields on money market accounts and CDs are pretty low right now, but that doesn't mean you should go chasing higher returns.
Record-Keeping For Your 529 Plan What do you need to do to keep the IRS off your back once you begin paying college expenses? Here are a few rules to keep in mind.


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