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February 13, 2017 

One Third of Boomers Anxious Over Housing Affordability

30 percent experience anxiety about being able to afford where they live at least once a month, with 42 percent of retirees reporting such anxiety at least once daily. When asked what causes the greatest anxiety, 46 percent of respondents said they ...

 Wave Partners with Small Business Lender

February 13, 2017 

Wave Partners with Small Business Lender

Wave will now offer OnDeck business loans and lines of credit to its customers in the United States and Canada through an offering called “Lending by Wave.”

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February 13, 2017 

Women Adapt Better Financial Habits Than Men After Divorce

As marriages sour and couples divorce, there are stark differences in how men and women approach their finances as they prepare for retirement. The survey found they were equally as likely to experience a deterioration of their spending habits ...

 Are Legal Expenses Deductible? Tax Court Says, “It Depends”

February 10, 2017 

Are Legal Expenses Deductible? Tax Court Says, “It Depends”

In the new case, a Seattle bank paid the taxpayer, its president and CEO, a bonus of $612,000. Subsequently, she reported the bonus as taxable income on her 2010 return. A few months after the bonus was paid, the bank terminated the taxpayer’s ...

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February 10, 2017 

System Uses Artificial Intelligence to Find Accounting Errors

A new web-based system called Crush Errors is helping accounting professionals find errors and discrepancies in bank statements, invoices and other financial documents within seconds. And new features add artificial intelligence capabilities.

 Americans More Optimistic About Finances

February 9, 2017 

Americans More Optimistic About Finances

You can't avoid politics on Facebook or Twitter these days, but here's some good news: While there is much discussion about how Americans’ lives will be affected by national changes ahead, a survey by Experian found that when it comes to finances, 51 ...

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February 9, 2017 

Is it Legal to Track Employees with Cell Phone GPS?

With employer-supplied phones, that means it's easy to track where the phone is--and by extension, the location of the employee carrying it. Is this legal? Ethical? Practical? When company cars and trucks are equipped with dedicated GPS devices, it's ...

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February 9, 2017 

The 10 Worst Job Interview Mistakes

Even smart people do stupid things sometimes. And when it comes to job interviews, there is definitely no shortage of gaffes and missteps than can not only cause a job seeker to no get hired, but can become the focus of laughter for human resources ...