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7 Income Tax Credits That Help You Keep More of Your Hard-Earned Cash
When you’re trying to find ways to keep more of the money you worked so hard to earn, income tax credits can do the trick. You can make significant cuts to your annual tax bill by taking advantage of all the tax credits you may have coming to you. Think about...

How Income Tax Deductions Can Save You Money This Year
Let’s be honest, no one likes paying income tax. And you definitely don’t want to pay more than your fair share - but many people do. Taking advantage of income tax deductions is one of the best tax-saving strategies that you should know about to lower your tax bill...

What You Need to Know About Medicare
Medicare is one of the largest expenditures our federal government has, coming in at $1.5 Trillion, or 17.3% of our 2024 budget, according to USASpending.gov. It covers more than 48 million people and ensures that they get at least some, if not all of their healthcare...

Do You Qualify for Disability Benefits? The Practical Ins and Outs of Applying
No one wants to think about what will happen to them if they’re permanently injured or suddenly unable to work for any reason. It’s scary and not something most people prepare for. Disability is difficult, if not impossible, to plan for accurately. You don’t know if...

6 Things You Can Do to Recession Proof Your Portfolio
This post was originally published on July 9th, 2018. It has recently been updated to better help you recession proof your portfolio. Recessions happen – they’re unavoidable. In fact, they’re a normal part of the economic cycle, just a fact of life. Unfortunately,...