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MUTUAL FUNDS, TAXES, STOCKS, BONDS, DID YOU KNOW?, TRAVEL

Wealth; Cars; Travel; Stocks; Social Security.

Installment sale loan; Mortgage late payment penalty; Tax on foreign stock; Forgiven student loan; Property tax assessment; Rental expenses; Tax return preparation software; Withdrawals from an annuity; Investment expenses.

Installment sale loan; Mortgage late payment penalty; Tax on foreign stock; Forgiven student loan; Property tax assessment; Rental expenses; Tax return preparation software; Withdrawals from an annuity; Investment expenses.

"Why are we struggling on an income like ours?"

Letters to the Editors

Investment Advisers, Taxes, Census, Estate Planning, Stocks, Mutual Funds

Investment Advisers, Taxes, Census, Estate Planning, Stocks, Mutual Funds

By taking time to understand and communicate with a unique patient, the author helped him solve his medical problems.

Home sale gain, Embezzlement losses, Corporate bond profits, Dependent medical expenses, State tax refund, Health insurance deduction, Muni bond profits

Fed up with busy signals and waiting on hold for the IRS or your accountant? For quick answers about your return, log on to the Internet.

Getting caught in the middle of a child-custody battle; separate liability policies for nurses.

Investments, Mortgages, Computers, Taxes, Insurance, Stocks

Money-saving answers to your tax questions. Personal expenses; Business affairs; Investment income and capital gains; Retirement savings and family matters.

The author, an uninsured writer, needed surgery. Here's what happened when he asked for discounted care.

Our informal poll elicited an amazing flight of fantasies.

Finding ways to cut Uncle Sam's take isn't the only reason to see how tax-savvy you are.

Throughout the form, there are hot spots for savings, but also easily overlooked danger zones. Here's a guide to finding both--and handling them properly.

Six investment gurus with topnotch track records recommend securities to snap up for the long haul.

Investments, Mortgages, Computers, Taxes, Insurance, Stocks

Utilization Review; Medical Records; Abortion; Quoteworthy; Aids-HIV; Teen Health; Capitation

These investments have done well. But if the indexes themselves lose steam, you can do better with actively managed alternatives.

For doctors in the Golden State, its squeeze, squeeze, squeeze—until there's not enough money in the system for the system to function.

You'll recognize the author's symptoms. But he didn't--he was too busy being a doctor to go see one.

Equities; Taxes; Travel; Tax Reminder; Trivia; Cars; Mutual Funds

Home sale profits. Refunded mortgage interest. Bond interest. Undistributed mutual fund gains. Limited partnership profits. IRA withdrawals. Disability insurance benefits. Interest-free loan.

This young doctor's goals may sound unreachable, but they're not. Here's how a financial expert advised her to proceed.

Primary care doctors are adapting a simple technique to address emotional problems that may underlie patients' physical symptoms. And it won't make office visits longer, proponents say.

Uncertain about your direction in medicine or life? So were these doctors, until they turned to a new breed of consultant.

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