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| CROWN POINT — The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority on Thursday approved grants to East Chicago and Hammond that will help t… Read more |
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| OCALA, Fla. — In 2012, Steve Mahan, who is blind, climbed into the driver's seat of a self-driving car and rolled up to the drive-thru of a… Read more |
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| HOBART — Being able to lead is not enough in a world driven by innovation, leadership expert Maria Wynne told a crowd Thursday at the India… Read more |
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| Methodist Hospitals will host its annual spring spa day to provide women who are being treated for cancer or who have survived cancer a day… Read more |
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| PORTAGE — The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission has embarked on creation of a 2050 Comprehensive Regional Plan to succeed t… Read more |
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MoneyTips Instead of paying your mortgage to the bank each month, wouldn’t it be amazing if the bank paid you to live in your house instead? That’s how a reverse mortgage works. In our video above, watch Mortgage Advisor Casey Fleming describe the different types of reverse mortgage and under what circumstances you could qualify. MoneyTips is happy to help you get free mortgage and refinance quotes from top lenders. Getting A Mortgage In Your Fifties How To Retire Without Mortgage Debt Economist Recommends Eliminating The 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Read more |
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MoneyTips How would you like an overnight increase in your credit score, through no action of your own? An estimated 11% of Americans experienced an immediate credit boost as of April 16. It wasn't a visit from the Credit Fairy, but rather the result of regulatory oversight. A 2017 study by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found significant problems with credit reporting at the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion). Among other things, the CFPB found evidence of information incorrectly assigned to the wrong person, failure to fully report results on dispute investigations to consumers, and poor oversight of third-party public records that entered into people's credit reports. Public records oversight was already being addressed through a prior settlement between the credit bureaus and multiple state attorneys general. The bureaus creat... Fixing Credit Reports Just Got Easier Bad Credit Can Affect Being Hired Credit Bureaus Fined For Hurting Consumers Read more |
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MoneyTips For many people, tax refund day is like Christmas in the spring. As they prepare their tax returns, millions of Americans hold their breath in anticipation of how much their tax refund is going to be — and then run to the mailbox every day hoping to receive their "gift" from Uncle Sam. Last year, almost 122 million refunds were issued, which amounted to an average individual income tax refund of $2,811. Most people have big plans for how they're going to spend their refund: a new big-screen TV or home entertainment system, a fancy summer vacation, a down payment on a new car or boat, or new jewelry or clothes, for example. But here's a different idea: Don't spend your tax refund — invest it instead. No, investing your tax refund won't be nearly as much fun as spending it. Nevertheless, it will almost certainly end up being a more beneficial financial decision. Let's assume you receive the average tax refund of $2,811. If you invested this in your... IRS2Go 101 Vacation Home Taxes 101 Top 11 Ways To Cut Your Taxes This Year Read more |
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MoneyTips Big Gains, Big Tax HeadachesWere you tempted in 2017 by cryptocurrencies promising huge financial gains? If you did make a Bitcoin purchase, you may have done very well. The value of Bitcoin gained more than 1,200% over the year. Your gains pose a vexing question. How are you supposed to pay taxes on your Bitcoin earnings? In large part, that depends on what you do with them. The IRS gave limited direction in a 2014 guideline that classified cryptocurrencies as property, subjecting them to capital gains taxes instead of lumping them into ordinary income. Unfortunately, in practice there is no solid dividing line on their use. The tax rules become correspondingly complex. There's a reason it's called a cryptocurrency. A significant number of businesses and retailers accept Bitcoin for payment, including large companies such as Microsoft, Expedia, and Subway. You can't normally use property in retail purchases – imagine paying for ... Cryptocurrencies Beyond Bitcoin Don't Be Buried With Your Bitcoins The Number One Reason Monero Is A Cryptocurrency Investment Winner Read more |
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MoneyTips Are you financially literate? How about your kids? MoneyTips can help, but there may be something special soon going on in your neighborhood to help you learn more about personal finance. Money Smart Week®, a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances, will take place April 21-28, 2018. The effort, created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002, helped more than 100,000 Americans last year. The annual initiative features events from coast to coast covering a broad range of personal finance topics, from credit and debt management to budgeting and saving. They are hosted by financial institutions, educational organizations, government agencies, financial experts, and community groups. 2017 featured 3,800 such events nationwide. Read more |
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MoneyTips When your identity is stolen, you have so many potential issues to deal with — changing passwords, closing accounts, dealing with fraudulent charges, and placing fraud alerts with the credit bureaus — that you may forget about potential tax fraud. Armed with your personal information, identity thieves can file a fraudulent tax return in your name and receive a refund before you realize your information has been compromised. Sometimes taxpayers are unaware of the breach until they have problems filing their taxes. What do you do if you fall victim to tax-related identity theft? Start by responding to any IRS notice as instructed. Your first hint that there is an issue could be a notice from the IRS asking you to verify your identity because of a suspicious tax return with your Social Security number. Remember that almost all legitimate IRS contact will be through a letter in the mail. Since your information has already been compromised, you may receive threatening... How To Identify Tax Identity Theft Video: How To Catch Identity Theft Before It Hurts You How to Avoid Being a Tax-Scam Victim Read more |
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