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Sound Money for December 06, 2003



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Program segments
SegmentThe dreaded alternative minimum tax
SegmentOnline shopping on the rise
SegmentEd Slott on IRAs
SegmentEntrepreneurship
SegmentListener questions for December 06, 2003
SegmentDixie cups and deflation

 

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AudioThe dreaded alternative minimum tax
According to the Tax Policy Center, about 2.4 million taxpayers will pay the AMT this year. Find out if you could be a victim when tax attorney Donna LeValley speaks with Chris Farrell. She also explains how to prevent this from happening in the future.
Resources
DocumentAMT Tips
DocumentTax Policy Center on the AMT
DocumentJ.K. Lasser
DocumentJ.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2004

AudioOnline shopping on the rise
Are you more likely to brave the crowds of mall-goers this holiday season or to sit in the comforts of your own home and shop online? If you prefer the later, you're not alone. According to a new study by Forrester Research, online shopping will rise a whopping 42 percent this year over last.
Resources
DocumentForrester Research

AudioEd Slott on IRAs
Are you unclear of the difference between a Roth and a traditional IRA? Have a question about rollovers or conversions? Want to know how to handle that first required minimum distribution? Well, America's IRA expert, Ed Slott, has the answers in this segment.
Resources
DocumentEd Slott's IRA Advisor
DocumentThe Retirement Savings Time Bomb and How to Defuse It

AudioEntrepreneurship
What does it take to open a successful business? Our in-house investment expert Erica Whittlinger shares her experiences as a business owner.
Resources
DocumentEntrepreneur Magazine

AudioListener questions for December 06, 2003
This week, Chris Farrell answers questions about: marriage and money, guitars as an investment, finding a realtor, store credit card offers, treading water in an IRA, where mutual fund managers invest their money, and the value of old stock certificates.
Resources
DocumentNolo.com on marriage and living together
DocumentMyFico
DocumentFinancial Engines
DocumentMorningstar.com
DocumentSEC's resources for researching old stock certificates

AudioDixie cups and deflation
Worried about inflation, deflation, stock market crashes, or bubble bursts? Commentator Clifton Raphael says you have nothing to fear; the economy will be in great shape if you follow his lead.


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