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In my column today, instead of me sharing my words of wisdom with you, I want to let you know about another great source: The Money Diet blog. My colleague

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Back in my youth I worked at Kmart. Technically I was in the sporting goods department, which was run by a subsidiary of the company. Virtually all of our items

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Tina Haapala |

In the past decade or so, financial planners have played with the idea that their clients’ careers should be seen as a type of investment. Now, you know that

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President Obama has been taking a lot of heat lately (lately, meaning for the last 5 years) about his propensity to want to play Robin Hood. You know, taking

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Last week we looked at how to have your cake and eat it too and not gain weight. Well, not exactly, but we saw how you could gift appreciated stock to a charity

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As I was chewing on the last bit of cricket, I was reminded of our local water supply.

Hmmm…perhaps I should back up a bit.

Michelle, the Director of

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Your investments performed great last year. After all, the U.S. stock market did exceptionally well. As we enter tax season, the other side of the equation

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Deciding if you require a financial planner, stockbroker, insurance agent, or CPA for your needs requires some thought. There is no one answer. You may already

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