What are Mutual Funds? A mutual fund is a common financial tool used by investors to pool money together to collectively invest in stocks, bonds, and other assets. Mutual funds are operated and managed by a professional fund manager. Their… 
What are Mutual Funds? A mutual fund is a common financial tool used by investors to pool money together to collectively invest in stocks, bonds, and other assets. Mutual funds are operated and managed by a professional fund manager. Their… 
ROTH Conversions and Why They May Not Work For You Sure, there are many advantages of ROTH conversions, but they may not be good for everyone. In circumstances where the taxpayer has to pay a lot in taxes upfront for… 
What to Look For in Mortgage Documents Before Signing When looking to buy a house, people may be overwhelmed with the documents to review and sign before closing. When it’s down to the wire and you are closing on a… 
Title Insurance in California Before making a major, life changing financial decision such as buying a house, one must make sure that the property in question has good standing. One of the first and foremost research that should be done… 
How To Deduct Job-Hunting Expenses Despite the high rate of unemployment, some people are prudently spending money on securing a job. This could be comforting to know some of these job-hunting expenses could be tax-deductible. However, deducting job-hunting expenses is… 
How Ponzi Scheme Victims Can Benefit From Tax Relief The prevalence of Ponzi schemes make us think of tax consequences of these mostly costly and painful losses. Fortunately, the IRS has provided some relief. CAPITAL LOSSES VS ORDINARY LOSSES 1. CAPITAL Losses… 
Filing taxes online using a computer and being audited Tax Evasion in California When a person is a resident of California, the law requires them to pay taxes to the government. Taxation can occur at multiple levels and come from… 
How to Optimize Your Chances of Obtaining SBA Loans The Obama administration-in the jobs proposal in 2010 before Congress-has asked for relatively significant increases to Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. In fact, such loans might be one of the most… 
What to Do If You Cannot Pay Your Tax Bill We all know that if we do not pay our tax bill, the IRS heavily penalizes us. Yet, we might not afford to pay our tax bill on time. So,… 
What Are Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions? How could we take advantage of miscellaneous itemized deductions to reduce our taxes? What are some of the “miscellaneous” deductions? What are some of tax strategies we could use to maximize our miscellaneous tax deductions?… 