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The Candidates’ Income Tax Plans: Republicans

by Flexo

I started taking a look at the proposals for revision of the income tax code being tossed around by the latest presidential candidates yesterday. The Democrats are in favor of continuing the Bush administration’s tax cuts, but only for certain individuals. They also support a number of tax cuts that I’ll write about in the ... Continue reading this article…

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Attention Bloggers: Carnival Submissions Due Soon

by Flexo

Get Rich Slowly will be hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance on Monday, January 8. If you have one, please submit a well-written, recent article on personal finance, by Sunday evening. Here’s what J.D. says when asking for submissions: Please share only your best work, and only articles about personal finance. Writers often submit stuff ... Continue reading this article…

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The Carnival is Up!

by Flexo

Earlier this morning, the Carnival of Personal Finance was posted at City Girl’s Financial Blog. There are a lot of good articles this week, so take a look. What interested me the most were three very different reactions to an article on Yahoo monetizing the worth of a Bachelor’s degree at $23,000 a year. Mac’s ... Continue reading this article…

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Enhance Your Career By Consuming Alcohol (With a Giveaway!)

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I linked to this article, but I wanted to focus on it when I had a chance. That chance is now. An article from Inc.com, a resource for entrepreneurs, says that drinking alcohol can help your career. Sounds too good to be true? Here’s how. Regular drinkers make 10 percent to 14 percent more money than those ... Continue reading this article…

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The Real Estate Cartel?

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The Consumer Federation of America issued a report declaring that the real estate brokerage industry acts as a cartel to set prices unfairly. Here’s the full report [PDF]. “Many traditional real estate brokerage firms, and their organizations, function as a cartel that tries to set prices and restrict service options,” said Stephen Brobeck, CFA’s Executive ... Continue reading this article…

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Deceptive Credit Card Offers, Part 2: Universal Default

by Flexo

This is a short series in which we look at some of the deceptive practices favored by credit card companies. These are terms that are often not discolsed until after you’ve already applied and the company has checked your credit report. The items have been mentioned in an article on MSN, and I’m expanding a ... Continue reading this article…

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The Lesser of All Evils: Mutual Funds

by Flexo

The Bottom Line: Why I’m sticking with funds – Sep. 8, 2003 There have been stories in the news lately of mutual fund managers taking part in some unfair practices. In one case, some traders were allowed to purchase or sell shares of a fund after closing time at the day’s price instead of at ... Continue reading this article…

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