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10 Tax-Smart Strategies With December Deadlines
This year marked the first time taxpayers filed their returns under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). Due to the sheer number of changes introduced, many taxpayers may not be aware of steps that need to be taken before year-end to help manage their tax exposure under the new law. That’s where year-end tax plann
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5 Money Moves to Make 10 Years Before You Retire
If you're 10 years away from retiring, take these key steps to make sure your finances are in check for when you make the leap. Here are five ways to prepare your finances, according to experts. You have worked and saved and worked some more, and now you're finally 10 years away from retirement—first of all, congratula
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Five Retirement Myths vs the Reality
You may be looking forward to retirement, but misinformation could complicate your plans. This article reveals five common myths around retirement, how to recognize them and how to work around them
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6 Little-Known Perks of Filing Taxes Jointly
Welcome to a new year and a new tax season. For married couples, you have the option of filing separately or filing taxes jointly. Which route you
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I’m Retired. Should I Pay Off My Mortgage?
It’s 5 p.m. on a Tuesday, and you tune in to a radio show as you sit in gridlocked traffic.
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Tax Day (April 15): A Practical Playbook for Getting — and Staying — Organized
By Ben Joergens, Old National Bank Financial Empowerment Program Director For many households and business owners, April 15 shows up on the calendar
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Preparing Your Information for Disaster
When COVID first hit, like a lot of people, I began to think about my own mortality in a new light. Here was this unknown illness that was striking people down. What if it were to happen to me? What I felt wasn't so much a fear of my own mortality, but worries about what would happen to my family if I were no longer he
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How to Support Your Parents Without Derailing Your Finances
Helping your parents doesn't mean that you have to risk your own financial future. This article discusses ways you can support your parents and positively impact them as well as your own family
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Why Your 401(k) Is a Tax Trap (and What You Should Do)
Just about every financial expert I know advises savers to contribute to their company's 401(k) plan -- at least enough to receive the employer's matching contribution. I can't argue any differently. That company match is free money -- a bonus from the boss -- so why not cash in if you can? And, of course, the tax brea
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This IRA Move Looks Smarter After the Stock Market Correction
One of the biggest problems with the way that most people save for retirement is that they fail to take taxes fully into consideration. With traditional IRAs and 401(k) plans, you typically set aside pre-tax money into a tax-deferred account that shelters your money from tax as long as it stays in the account. But once