The Pension Protection Act of 2006 was a set of tax rules that were signed in to law in August of 2006. I'm not a CPA, but from what I've read these are the key provisions: a requirement that most pensions become fully funded over a seven year...

I hope all of my faithful readers, or those who are hiding from the in-laws and have surfed over to my site, are having a wonderful holiday weekend. Below are the top five things I'm thankful for this year: my wife and (soon to be) kids the...

Budgets are a way to identify, in advance, where you money will go. A budget can be complicated or simple, and the budgeting process will be easier if you've got some slack between your income and expenses. Most of us, however, don't have much...

This is not the year to spend your holiday bonus. Many companies pay out annual bonuses toward the end of the year, and the problem becomes visible when people either plan on receiving this money or (even worse) they spend it in advance! Id even like...

The reliability of the unemployment rate calculation is regularly debated, so I thought it might be interesting to figure out how this highly publicized number is generated. After research this topic I believe the following represent the key...