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RetirementSocial Security Benefits Long-Term Care Insurance General Retirement Info Health Insurance Medicare and Medicaid Life Insurance Wills and Trusts

Retirement Accounts401(k) and 403(b) Plans Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)SEP and SIMPLE IRAs Keogh Plans Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plans Self-Employed 401(k)s and 457s Pension Plan Rules Cash-Balance Plans Thrift Savings Plans and 529 Plans and ESA

Personal FinancePersonal Banking Personal Debt Home Related Tax Forms Small Business Income Investments IRS Rules and Publications Personal Life Mortgage

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What is Form 1045: Application for a Tentative Refund?

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Keywords: Form 1040, self-employed, NOL carry-back, carry-back claims,

What is Form 1040-X?

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Keywords: individual tax return, amending a tax return, filing status, NOL carry-back,

What is the currency carry trade?

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Keywords: Forex, arbitrage, Currency, treasury bonds, costs of carry, interest rate swaps, intervention, Japan,

What is Publication 504, Divorced and Separated individuals?

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Keywords: dependents, Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDROs), claiming dependents, alimony, divorce settlement,

What is an Adjunct Account?

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Keywords: balance sheet, bonds payable, selling at a premium, contra account, discount bonds, balance sheet account, carrying amount, valuation account, costs of carry, premium,

Should I buy physical gold instead of gold ETFs?

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Keywords: investments, gold, portfolio management, asset allocation, gold bullion, costs of carry,

What is Adjusted Gross Margin?

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Keywords: inventory, gross margin, transportation, non-GAAP, inventory carrying costs, warehousing costs, transportation costs, inventory shrinkage, costs of carry,

What is a Life Estate?

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Keywords: estate planning, Medicaid, life tenant, Medicaid look-back period, remainder owner,

What are Asset-Backed Securities?

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Keywords: asset-backed securities, accounts receivable, securitized, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), debt issues, asset-backed loan, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO),

What is an Asset-Backed Security?

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Keywords: Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), asset-backed securities, investing, tranches, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), prepayment risk, PAC, royalty income, financial guaranty insurance, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO),

What are Mortgage-Backed Securities?

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Keywords: interest rates, financial crisis, U.S. Treasuries, Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), 2008, mortgages, subprime meltdown,

Who Can Contribute to a Roth IRA?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, contribution limits, back-door Roth, income limits, non-working spouse,

What is a Credit Crunch?

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Keywords: leverage, financial crisis, balance sheet, credit, central banks, Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers,

What is an Accelerated Share Repurchase?

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Keywords: dilutive, covering a short, short position, diluted earnings per share, Earnings Per Share (EPS), share buybacks, investment banks, short-selling, buy-back, accelerated share repurchase, premium,

What are 'Liar Loans'?

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Keywords: assets, financial crisis, mortgages, Bank of America,

What is Investment Banking?

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Keywords: trading, trading volume, new issue, Initial Public Offering (IPO), investment banks, Volcker Rule, Hedge Funds, banking institutions, Glass-Steagall Act, loan underwriting,

What is a Bank Guarantee?

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Keywords: insurance, international trade, letter of credit, banker's acceptances, surety, bank guarantee,

What is Bank Credit?

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Keywords: economics, loans, credit score, banking institutions, FICO score,

What are Bank Deposits?

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Keywords: liabilities, paid-in capital, Tier 1 reserves, Reserve Requirements, electronic banking, automatic bill payment, deposits, bank statement,

What is a Bank Draft?

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Keywords: security, verification, Bank Check, Cashier's Check,

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