Financial Planning
How To Submit Your CSS Profile With Estimated Income Tax Information, And Update It
If you are one of the parents who had to submit estimated tax and income information on the CSS Profile college aid form to meet deadlines at the colleges your child has applied to, this is what you need to do to update that information in a timely and accurate manner so that the colleges can make an official aid award to your child.
Top Five Ways To Crush The FAFSA
Although I dreaded the idea of filling the FAFSA form out for student financial aid, it wasn’t quite a bad as going to the dentist.
The key was preparation and knowing what was important on the form.
Errors in Medical Bills Are Rife
Ever try to make sense of a medical bill, with its co-payments, cost-sharing, and government or insurance-company reimbursements that haven’t been paid yet? Hospital stays with multiple doctors and lab tests make billing even messier.
Winging It in Retirement?
Saving should be the centerpiece of any retirement plan today. But a new survey indicates that many Americans on the cusp of retiring have given little thought to the other key issues they’ll face in retirement.
Fewer Need Long-Term Care Insurance
Years of confinement to a nursing home is everyone’s worst fear for old age.
With a semi-private room now costing about $81,000 annually, the prospect of a lengthy stay is also a popular reason for buying a long-term care insurance policy to cover it.
Many in Dark About Their College Debt
A recent Brookings Institution report confirms for the first time how severely uninformed many college freshman are about the impact of the debts they’re taking on to fund their education.
Americans Cope with Income Swings
A full-time job that delivers a steady paycheck, week in and week out, is a luxury for many working people.
The Psychology of Fraud
at makes this AARP video about fraud compelling is that a few brave seniors were willing to discuss how they were cheated out of a few thousand dollars, $20,000, even $300,000.
The 1031 Exchange That Ate New York City
Even if you know no other section of the tax code, you probably know about Section 1031. It allows tax-free swaps of one business or investment asset for another. 1031 is bandied about by investors, realtors, title companies, and the public. Some use it as a verb, like Fed Exing something. You say, “Let’s 1031 that building for another.”
Student Loan Hero Review
Time and time again we’ve seen students graduating with massive amounts of debt and then struggle to pay it back. College is expensive! In fact, students who graduated in the 2014 school year walked away with an average of $33,000 worth of student loan debt.
