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If you have a penchant for reading about financial matters, you should check out the Mechanics of Money Bookstore. Otherwise, here are some financial articles -- a few of our own, and a few from the web.
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Financial articles from the web:
President Obama is expected to once again offer ways to help the beleaguered housing market in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night.
A new special task force to investigate and prosecute those responsible for bad mortgages during the housing boom will be part of President Obama's 2012 agenda.
Just one day after President Obama detailed a proposal to enable millions of homeowners to refinance to record-low mortgage rates, those rates notched another record.
Just 302,000 new homes were sold in 2011, 6.2% below 2010 and the lowest number of annual sales since the government started tracking home sales in 1963.
Out of all of the presidential candidates, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney owns the most real estate -- even after unloading a couple of sizable properties.
If you've not been flying the friendly skies recently, it might have to do with those pesky fees.
Q: I have a large balance in my health savings account. What's the safest way to invest the money and maximize yield? -- Mark Paine, Cincinnati
1. Sell your old tech
Warmer weather means relief from the high cost of heating your home. Enjoy it while you can.
Ahh June, the start of summer and wedding season a-palooza. According to TheKnot.com, June is the most popular month for weddings, and if you're the bride, groom or attending several this summer, there are a few ways you can keep your wedding budget under control, so you don't face a fall filled with debt.
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More articles from the web:
Each of these towns offers amenities galore for the post-work crowd -- plus a cost of living that's pretty darn sweet.
Lean times call for budgetary triage. But while you should clearly opt for orthodontics before Disneyland, the choice is tougher when it comes to home maintenance.
Let's face it: 2011 was pretty abysmal when it came to savings rates, and 2012 won't be much brighter.
Investors are racing into REITs that promise higher yields than equity REITs. But be forewarned, the higher yields of these other types of real estate vehicles come with very real risks.
Like many Americans, you're probably gearing up this month to write a check to your favorite charity, both to show your goodwill toward men and to nab some last-minute tax savings. (December tends, after all, to be the most generous month, with about $28 billion in donations recorded last year, according to the Atlas of Giving.)
The IRS audited one out of every 8 millionaires last year, the third year in a row the agency has ramped up its enforcement of the nation's top earners.
The IRS is giving taxpayers two extra days to get their taxes turned in this year.
The Internal Revenue Service is holding onto tens of millions of dollars in tax refunds that it hasn't been able to deliver to consumers.
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