Overview of Filing Taxes Online Federal income taxes must be filed each year. You must figure out how much your taxes are and file a federal tax return with the IRS (Internal Revenue Service). Using …

Should you hire someone else to do your taxes, or do them yourself? The answer depends on your individual circumstances, how comfortable you are with tax forms and recent changes to tax law, and how …

Bonds are promissory notes issued by either the government or a business in order to raise capital. Offering bond notes is a great means to raise funding because it looks to borrow money externally in …

These days, Investing in shares is easy and accessible. From your own PC at home, you can actively trade all kinds of equities and commodities, as often as you want to. I have been doing …

The US Bank is one of a number of providers of private student loans. Students who require additional funding to pay their way through college should comparison shop between private lenders if there is no …

7 years. That’s how long it takes to double your money if you can invest it and receive 10% interest. Interesting, isn’t it? – One of those small truisms that forces you to ask questions. …

Living without borrowing any money whatsoever can be very hard.  The easiest and most obvious answer on how to live without borrowing is by using cash to pay for anything and everything.  This means that …

The safest way to buy gold addresses value, transportation and storage of the gold. This is because the amount of gold, how its price changes over time, and the market, political and economic conditions in …

Under no circumstances try and hand your beer to the officer who just pulled you over. As a retired police officer I have had that happen and don’t recommend it. But seriously, intoxicated drivers often …

Your credit can be an important financial asset. If you obtain credit and maintain a high credit score and a good credit report, such credit can help you get loans, get great loan terms, and …

People today have more insurance needs and as a result insurance has become an important part of stability in the event of a loss. There are three basic types of insurance that individuals and family’s …

Despite the introduction of chip and pin systems and other enhanced security features such as microchips and photographs, credit card fraud continues to be a major problem. Fortunately, in recent years, government intervention has required …

Not everyone knows that Louisiana is unique among American states for having a completely different system of law. “Common law” is what the other United States and England have, as opposed to “civil law”, which …

I wish the question would have been….should women be able to use abortion as a form of birth control?  The debate about abortion is a very complex subject, because as a woman, I want the …

Routine charges applied by U.S. banks to their customers who withdraw cash from out of network ATM’s can add up significantly over a year. Whilst people are making many budgetary cuts to escape the rising …

Many legal issues exist that can impact a company, especially a new entrepreneurial venture. One such legal issue pertains to the trademark and the less known trade dress. The power of the trademark is severely …

Just because you’re trying to be careful with money doesn’t mean you have to miss out on a good time with friends. You might think that to save money you have to stop doing all …

Islamic law strictly prohibits followers of Islam to engage in traditional insurance as it does not comply with Shariah. Traditional insurance businesses are run for profit and incorporate the three forbidden rules of Islamic business, …

There isn’t a lot of incentive for qualified attorneys to work in the public sector as salaries are typically far lower than those they could earn in the private sector. A public defender will earn …

In the world of finance more often than not today is better than tomorrow, and when it comes to borrowing against your sred claims your ability to monetize sred tax credits for working capital is …

Paying rent to your parents can often be a very tedious and stressful thing to have to do, especially when you yourself as a student, teenager or young adult may be on a low income …

One common saying is to have “money burning a hole in my pocket”. For many people this is the case, any extra money they have, they find something they think they need to purchase. Even …

I have always had conflicting feelings with regard to the death penalty. The logic is astounding though isn’t it? A few years ago, watching the tube one night, I stumbled across a TV show that …

You know those places that say you can buy a car with no credit or bad credit? Well, you really can buy a car with no credit or bad credit, but you are going to …

Mortgage interest rates can vary considerably between mortgage products and providers. Online comparison rates are published enabling you to see the different rates available and how much you can save on interest repayments over the …

I get pretty tired of people complaining about the services that their Bank offers them, without really trying to make the accounts that they chose to open work for them. I have been with HSBC …

With the 2012 publication of naked photos of Prince Harry in Las Vegas and topless pictures of Princess Catherine, the legal issues surrounding the privacy of the UK royal family have come to the forefront …

In this economy cutting out extra spending habits where you can, will help you stay ahead of the game. Trying to stay ahead can be difficult. There are many ways you can save money and make …

Privacy of and control over your own medical records are the two basic elements of HIPAA. Making sure you receive those benefits requires an understanding of what the law does and does not provide. Prior …

Sex Offender Recidivism and The Willfully Ignorant According to , “the recidivism rate for sex offenders remains disturbingly high. He said statistics prove that most sexual predators . . . are extremely likely to strike again.  …