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Don’t Forget IRS is Waiving Mandatory IRA Distributions for 2009

May 18, 2009
By Clark Schultz | Money-Rates Columnist

The tax rules of the IRS are complicated. That’s why it is important that if you know a friend or relative who is at least 70 years old and owns an IRA, that you make sure they understand the IRS has waived mandatory distributions for IRA accounts for this calendar year. For a long time [...]

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Do You Deserve More For Your CD?

February 20, 2009
By Peter Miller | Money-Rates Columnist

Almost $130 billion has been paid out to financial managers in the past few years, money that savers and investors didn’t get.

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Financial Experts Warn Against Tapping Retirement Assets Early

December 9, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

The historic loss in jobs over the last 90 days has had an unfortunate impact for thousands (and perhaps millions) of Americans who have been forced to withdraw funds from their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) in order to make ends meet. While in some cases the withdrawals may be unavoidable, financial experts across the country [...]

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