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When GM was knocking on the doorstep of bankruptcy (who answered soon after), I thought it would be fun to try to buy a single share as a collectors item. It was under a dollar a share and I really only needed one, so I assumed it probably wasn’t going to cost all that much. [...]How to Buy a Single Share of Stock Certificate from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com.
This is the first article in a series on Roth IRA conversions this week.As you probably know, there are no longer income limits for future retirees hoping to convert traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs. Previously, only those with income under $100,000 could take advantage of the superior tax treatment of a Roth. Today, the Roth IRA conversion rules allow anyone to convert existing funds, even if you m
April 15 looms on the horizon. There may be any number of reasons that you are not prepared to file a tax return, from not having your dividend statements back, to waiting to get a home buyer tax credit, to straightforward procrastination. No matter your reasons, you can actually file for an extension. Any taxpayer [...]
Now that we know how the IRS picks who to audit, we need to know what we can do to prepare for it. Even if you’re sure you got your return right, that you didn’t participate in an abusive tax avoidance scheme, or can’t possible be snared by the computers, there’s still that “randomly selected” [...]How to Survive a Tax Audit from personal finance blog Bargainee
It used to be that saving for college was a relatively simple process: if you wanted to save for your child’s college education, you put money away wherever it was convenient. Now, though, there are several types of specific savings plans that offer you benefits that your old coffee can’t compare with. They may not [...]
Planning a wedding is one of the most fun, and financially stressful events of my life! I feel that I am constantly balancing traditions, ‘must-haves’, wants, and our budget.I find that if I remember what the day is actually about—love, the union of two people, choosing to spend the rest of my life with someone—and that saying “I Do” is merely the beginning of a long and exciting journey, then it
There are many ways to measure your financial health. The measurement that probably gets the most attention from personal finance books and news outlets is the personal balance sheet, or net worth statement. Knowing your net worth can be important, but keep in mind that it is a snapshot in time and not necessarily [...] Related Articles:Using and Understanding a Net Worth StatementYour Greatest A
There’s a security out there that tracks the average (mean) length of time someone is employed and that figure broke thirty weeks in January. The average person looking for work will not find it in seven months… seven months of job hunting. Seven months of going to job fairs. Seven months of searching online at [...]How to Keep Your Skills Fresh When Unemployed from personal finance b

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