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Beware fake grandkids calling for cash

If someone claiming to be a relative asks you to wire money for an emergency, be suspicious. Scammers have already bilked ‘grandparents’ for more than $3.5

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Why is the bank allowed to raise fixed credit card rate?

My credit card has a fixed rate. Why is the bank allowed to raise it?

Credit card rates can be fixed or variable. A fixed rate credit card means that the Annual Percentage Rate (APR or rate) on the account is not tied to an index that may change periodically. A fixed rate is set for

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The hazards of hiding money overseas

For most of us, offshore tax shelters offer a good way to get ripped off and get in trouble with the IRS. If you seek them out,

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Are you paying your boss’s taxes?

Payroll taxes that companies ought to pay may be getting dumped on independent contractors, but the IRS is targeting improper employer/independent contractor classification for 2010.

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Get next year’s tax refund now

The lowly W-4 form you sign when you take a job can be a powerful tax-planning tool that can put cash in your wallet now. Here’s how to make work it for

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Making Money From Option Trading With Implied Volatility - Part 2

Option trading remains a mystery to many new traders. There are elements to option trading that traders should know about to make trading easier. In this article, I give an example of how an options trader might use implied volatility in his trading. Then, I discuss implied volatility charts and how they are created.

The bank your payments… Is this legal?

The bank notified me that there was a shortage in my escrow account and increased my payments. Is this legal?

Yes. Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), if your bank determines that there will be a deficiency (shortage) in your escrow account balance