Though the financial panic of 2008 is now behind us, many investors may still worry the economic turmoil of the last recession lingers. With uncertainty in the financial markets, you may wonder how you’ll keep your own portfolio on track to meet your financial goals. Successful investing requires more then just selecting the right stocks

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Do a search on this subject and you’ll find it’s been covered a gazillion times with lots of answers. Here’s the skinny as I researched it:  There are three places in the tax code that mention foreign currency. Regards taxation on businesses that do imports and exports Deals with taxing the currency trader The one

All of us know that money can’t buy happiness, yet money still is helpful. Money provides you the capability of continuing to do what you enjoy. The work you’re doing on a day-to-day basis ought to be what you enjoy doing. In order to have the ability to continually do what you enjoy, you must have

Each year, Forbes crunches the net worth of every American billionaire to see who will make the exclusive Forbes 400 list. But 11 members of this club are luckier than the rest: they are in good health, have full heads of hair and many, many years to spend their fortunes. This year there are 11

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2014/10/30/irs-announces-2015-estate-and-gift-tax-limits/ The Internal Revenue Service announced the 2015 estate and gift tax limits today, and the federal estate tax exemption rises to $5.43 million per person, and the annual gift exclusion amount stays at $14,000. These numbers, adjusted annually for inflation, matter to wealthy folks who are trying to whittle down their estates by making gifts to

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By Brian Hunt, Editor in Chief, Stansberry Research Friday, January 2, 2015     If you’re interested in becoming wealthy, one obvious thing you must do is save money. It’s one of the basics of wealth building… and you’ve probably heard all about it. ~~~ But what you probably haven’t heard about is the powerful,

Have millennials sworn off banking — or are banks just particularly lousy at engaging with this tech-savvy, recession-burned group? A bunch of recent reports make it look like the former: In a survey earlier this year, the Washington-based FINRA Financial Investor Education Foundation found that about 12% of millennials say they don’t use the banking system,

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