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Money Investing and Personal Finance End of Year

Here comes the end of 2015, are you ready? Are your finances and investments ready? On the one hand, the end of the year means absolutely nothing to your money. Those twenties in your wallet don’t care what year it is, and your bank accounts don’t either. The stock market …

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Saving Money Into 529 Plan

OK, if you have already opened a 529 plan, and you have chosen which investments to use in your 529 plan, then the next step is to actually start getting money into your college savings account. And, it is here where the most important thing about saving money for college …

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Saving Money for College The Basics

Saving money for college has always been an important financial goal for many parents. It is only becoming more important as college tuition continues to skyrocket, and stories of people buried under huge student loan burdens become more common. Before we jump into the nuances of the many different ways …

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This Fall on Finance Gourmet

Fall is coming. OK, it’s not as dramatic as winter is coming, but let’s be honest. It’s season 4 of the TV show, and Book 6 in the series, and winter still hasn’t actually come. Fall will be here much sooner as the yellow leaves on the trees out front …

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Cost of Raising a Child

Every year, the United States Department of Agriculture publishes a report about how much it costs to raise a child until age 18 in America. Of course, the information is only an average, and even then, to make any sort of calculation, a lot of assumptions have to be made. …

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