Financial Planning

Are penalties from a lawsuit settlement taxable?

Are penalties from a lawsuit settlement taxable at federal and state (California) levels? The lawsuit is about employee...

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posted by removeps-groups

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Joint account with son affects credit score?

My wife opened a savings account with our son before he had a driver's license. He lives with us. After he got his driv...

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posted by toddmhutchinson

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What is the best way to financially help family members?

The thread started by S got me thinking. Some family members may not be able to work and other income such as SS, savin...

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posted by ron

6 comments posted 18yrs posted by ron

Question about 529b accounts

Several years ago I started two American Funds 529b accounts for my nephews. I did this through a financial adviser/CPA...

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posted by frey

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mortgage relief plan

I am upset about the mortgage relief plan proposed by President Bush (trying to pre-empt the Democrats). Here is an exc...

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posted by beliavsky

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higher rate of return

I am trying to get a higher rate of return..I have about $125 in CD that is coming up for renewal--I get around 5%..I w...

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posted by mbalar

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Reverse Mortgage Note and Trust Deed

My lender gave me the docs for my HECM Reverse Mortgage. Everything looked ok except that the Trust Deed has a principa...

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posted by c308682

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newbie seeking financial advice

My take home is 5K per month and I have a B.S+M.S in Computer Science coupled with 2 years of work experience(including...

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posted by s

43 comments posted 18yrs posted by s

News media pushing for a recession

It looks to me like the financial news media is pushing for a recession. Cnbc and Fox Business seem to try to prepare u...

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posted by otf70

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What to do with TIAA-CREF SRA?

I will be eligible to participate in the 403k plan of my employer starting next Feb 07. I started work in Jan 07. Since...

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posted by pallavgupta

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Congress Speaks: 401(k) Fee Information

>From a New York Times editorial today, plugging a bill under consideration in the House on the lack of transparency wi...

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posted by honda.lioness

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Cashflow Heaven Options Trading

Any one heard of these guys ? Are their trading signals any good ? Can anyone recommend a good options trading signal se...

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posted by laedeketrading

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Credit hit for closing recently opened Card??

Hello, Can anyone advise on what kind of credit hit I could expect to take if I close out a credit card that I opened l...

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posted by phrankbooth

28 comments posted 18yrs posted by phrankbooth

Google Side Bar - Does not distinguish gains from losses

Stock or Fund gains or losses are ALL shown as a plus [+] on my screen.in the Google Desktop Stocks Gadget. Is it me or...

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posted by wibsmith

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IRA Beneficiary

I'm going to check later today, but meanwhile does anyone know if the IRC permits a qualified charity to be primary bene...

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posted by skip5700removethis

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by skip5700removethis