The end of each year brings a time for reflection and renewal, and this is especially valuable when it comes to personal finance. As the year 2010 comes to a close, are you better off financially than you were on January 1 of this year? What would you like to do differently so that your finances are in better shape at the end of 2011? Here are a few things you can do by the end of the year to improve your financial position for 2011.
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529 Plans: Investing in Your Kid’s Future
October 20, 2010The economy is weak. Unemployment is high. And with universities projecting price increases of 10 percent or more per year, just the thought of your child’s future college bills is enough to make your head spin. But don’t send those kids off to bartending school just yet. 529 plans, if you haven’t heard of them, offer some great tax incentives and even ways to collect ‘free money’ to save for your children’s higher education.
The Quizzle Story: Why Quicken Loans Built Quizzle and How It Got Its Name
March 17, 2008Many years ago, Dan Gilbert, owner of Quicken Loans (and now the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Fathead), had a vision to build a Web site that would manage people’s mortgages for them. Gilbert said, “Most people spend so much time focusing on their assets like their stocks, bonds, cash, and 401(k), that managing their debt [...]
