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• Tax Credit Extension And Expansion Is Signed

  This afternoon, President Barack Obama signed legislation extending unemployment benefits and expanding the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit. Will this fix the housing crisis for good? by Ilyce Glink

  Blog posts | 11-06-09

• Are Points Tax-Deductible?

  Are points, or prepaid interest, on a new condo tax-deductible? Usually. This piece helps homebuyers save money on your taxes. It looks at when points are deductible (primary residence, buyer or seller-paid interest) and when they're not (service fees hiding under another name.) by Alison Rogers

  Blog posts | 11-06-09

• Financial Aid Dilemma: Should I Apply for Financial Aid?

  Many parents worry that applying for financial aid will ruin their teenagers' college admission chances. Kalman Chany, the author of Paying for College Without Going Broke, says filing for financial aid shouldn't ruin a child's admission chances for families who are debating what to do. by Lynn...

  Blog posts | 11-06-09

• College Admissions: Playing the Gender Card

  Teenagers can may increase their college admission chances if they play the gender card. Some colleges want more women applicants and other schools are eager for more boys. You can uncover gender biases by looking at a college's Common Data Set, which is a wealth of information about a schools'...

  Blog posts | 11-05-09

• Most Effective Home Improvements for Home Sellers

  From a HomeGain.com survey of Realtors, the top do-it-yourself improvements for homesellers. Cleaning, de-cluttering, home staging and plumbing repairs are all fixes which provide home sellers with high returns on investment. De-cluttering specifics are mentioned, with reference to the Clean...

  Blog posts | 11-05-09

• Health Reform: How to Make it Cheaper

  An analysis of health insurance premiums in states that mandate coverage gives a glimpse of how rates might change under health reform. The results of this analysis aren't pretty. by Kathy Kristof

  Blog posts | 11-04-09

• Slash Your Medical Bills: 7 Ways to Haggle

  Don?t be shy about bargaining over doctors? fees and hospital charges. Insurance companies pay a small fraction of the list price of medical procedures. You have nothing to lose, and lots to gain, by asking for a similar deal. Rising out-of-pocket costs have motivated many patients to...

  Articles | 11-04-09

• Does Your Family Live on Main Street or Wall Street?

  Yes, it's a loaded question. Wall Street these days is wall-to-wall Gordon Gekko, Dick Fuld, and UAW freeloaders. In other words: greed, avarice, incompetence, highly compensated incompetence, and other supposedly un-American activities. Main Street, of course, is none of these things. It may...

  Blog posts | 11-04-09

• Are Colleges Discriminating Against Girls?

  The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is investigating whether liberal arts colleges are discriminating against female applicants. Some liberal arts colleges are worried about gender imbalance so they accept more male applicants. Universities that focus on engineering and science, however, accept...

  Blog posts | 11-03-09

• College Savings Smarts: Roth IRA vs. 529

  Many parents like the idea of stashing college cash in a Roth IRA. But MoneyWatch.com's Ray Martin says this is a bad idea. Here's why

  Videos | 11-03-09

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