Lifestyle & Trends - Money & Finance

Financial planning tip: Make sure your health care needs are covered

Are you thinking about a major life or career change, such as early retirement or starting your own business? One of your major considerations should be health care costs.

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Living credit smart in tough financial times

As our nation struggles to regain its footing in a recession, establishing good credit has never been more important than it is today.

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Holiday shoppers: beware of 'budget fatigue'

The past few years have been hard on the American pocketbook - and psyche. Just when we think we see the light at the end of the recessionary tunnel, something happens to make us pull our belts a little tighter and dampen our spirits. Many of us have had to curtail spending for quite some time, and with the holiday season (read, shopping season) coming up fast, we're itching just to let go and spend like it's 1999.

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Long term care: What you need to know, and how you can pay for it

Aging in America can be physically and financially debilitating. People 65 and older have a 68 percent probability of becoming disabled in a way that will affect at least two activities of daily living, according to the AARP report Beyond 50: A Report to the Nation on Independent Living and Disability. The median national cost for nursing home care is about $77,745 per year, a 2011 Genworth Cost of Care Survey by CareScout (C) revealed.

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IRS free resources help employers choose and maintain retirement plans

Are you a small-business owner thinking about offering a retirement plan to your employees? The Internal Revenue Service has free resources on starting and maintaining a retirement plan to help you make informed decisions for yourself and your employees.

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