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4 Tax Pitfalls to Avoid with Overseas Assets

My first post on retirement daily discusses tax issues to be aware of, if you own any type of non-US financial assets. The focus is on keeping the taxman happy, saving yourself some money and future stress if you have non-US financial ties.

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A New Method for Choosing the Right College

College tuition is going up, Student debt continues to increase, this is not sustainable without a major policy shift. One way to combat this, is to rethink our approach and have a major mental shift in how select the colleges our students attend.

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Teaching Kids About Money – The Cost Sharing Plan

April is financial literacy month – it’s a great time to teach kids how money works. One method is to use the “cost sharing plan”.

This is how my parents used the plan with us, and considering that I’m using it with my kids today, I have to admit it worked!

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