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Last tax season, about 75 percent of taxpayers received a tax refund, with the average refund close to $2,8 5 New Taxes to Watch Out for in Retirement 04/02/2017 08:00pm • Once you retire, you will probably have less money coming in than you did while you were working. Some people even drop into a lower tax bracket when they retire. There are also a variety of tax breaks specifically for older people. However, several new types of taxes might come up in retirement. He 5 Ratios Investors Need to Know 04/02/2017 08:00pm • Most investors are familiar with the price-earnings ratio, or P/E, a quick and easy guide to whether a stock or index is expensive or cheap. But experts have produced a raft of other ratios, such as price-book and enterprise value-EBITDA. 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However, they have very different property and sales tax rates, which should also be taken into consideration, according to Federal tax refunds get a little bigger this year 03/31/2017 11:00am • WASHINGTON — The deadline for filing 2016 federal income tax returns this year is still two and a half weeks away, but more than 85 million Americans have already filed their returns, and the Internal Revenue Service has already sent some 68 million refunds to taxpayers. And the average tax ref 4 Ways to Invest in Health Care After the AHCA Failure 03/30/2017 08:00pm • The setback for congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump after they pulled a bill that would have replaced the Affordable Care Act has left analysts with mixed views on what lies in store for the health care sector. "We've got a few months of relief, but I do think this is going to come Looking for Penny Stocks to Buy Is a Fool's Errand 03/30/2017 08:00pm • It's true. It's possible for investors to make a fortune on penny stocks. But while it's possible, it's exceedingly rare, and though the allure of buying a stock at 11 cents and selling it for $20 may sound too tempting to pass up, the truth is straightforward: Stop looking for the best penny stocks How Artificial Intelligence Could Change the Face of Senior Health Care 03/30/2017 08:00pm • Artificial intelligence is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Intelligent assistants such as iPhone's Siri and Amazon's Alexa are already mainstays in many households. They can answer questions, perform digital tasks and even operate other devices remotely. However, AI -- as artificial intellig Extreme Measures People Take to Get Out of Student Loan Debt 03/30/2017 08:00pm • You could argue that college isn't all that hard. What is hard is figuring out how to pay for that education -- and later coming up with a strategy to pay off the loans that you took out. 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