Guaranteed Growth

Variable annuities increasingly offer guaranteed minimum income benefits. Such benefits provide variable annuity investors a guaranteed return if they: Pay …More

Sales Tax

Selling investment property may trigger a capital gains tax. If you sell a property you’ve held for many years, one …More

Happier Endings

When you name beneficiaries for your retirement accounts, trusts, bank accounts, brokerage accounts, life insurance, annuities, etc., take the time …More

Power Plays

Oil prices rose 36 percent in 2005 and the Energy Information Administration projects a further 12 percent jump in 2006. …More

Capital Ideas

If you’re starting a sideline business, you need adequate capital. Broadly speaking, business entities are financed in two ways: Equity. …More

Trade Trap

One life insurance policy generally can be exchanged for another, tax-free. However, changing the beneficiary can lead to a costly …More

Pro Tests

If you or your spouse qualifies as a real estate professional, the so-called passive loss rules don’t apply. Then you …More