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SmartMoney: All-ETF Portfolios

Posted by Sun on February 28, 2007 (0) Comment

[This article has been reposted by Seeking Alpha with the title "Model ETF Portfolios from SmartMoney" on March 1, 2007]
SmartMoney.com recently has an article which provides some model portfolios for investors who consider taking the all-ETF approach in building their portfolios. The article, titled “Ready for an All-ETF Portfolio? Here Are Some Models,” starts by [...]

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Nation’s Top 10 Places with Heaviest Income Tax Burdens

Posted by Sun on February 15, 2007 (1) Comment

Paying too much income taxes?
When it comes to income taxes, not just how much you earn matters, your location also plays a role, a big role. So instead of trying to squeeze a few bucks from various deductions, you may want to consider relocation if you are living in one of the cities in [...]

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Kiplinger: The 13 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions

Posted by Sun on January 31, 2007 (0) Comment
A Kiplinger article, "The 13 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions," gives a list of 13 deductions that we usually forget when filling our tax returns. Among The Unlucky 13 items, I found No. 12, Reinvested dividends, is one that I never heard of. I sold some mutual funds in the past and simply used the difference […]

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MSN Money: Credit Card Companies’ Evil Tricks

Posted by Sun on January 26, 2007 (0) Comment

A couple of days ago, I read an article on MSN Money with the title "Credit card companies' evil tricks." The article is interesting because it reveals what the author, Liz Weston, considers as "foul play" between credit card companies and us, the card holders. 
Here's the summary from the article. For details, use the above [...]

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