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    <title><![CDATA[Plan your tax strategy before year&#39;s end]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:52 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[There has been little normalcy in financial matters the last couple of years, which extends to tax strategies.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Shop selectively at warehouse clubs to save money]]></title>
    <link>http://www.bradenton.com/personal_finance/story/1866497.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:13 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It&#39;s a nagging question for many warehouse club members as they load oversize carts with oversize jars of mayo: Am I saving money?]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ALL BUSINESS: Economics 101, by way of toy hamster]]></title>
    <link>http://www.bradenton.com/personal_finance/story/1864199.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In a world full of economic indicators, the best one during the holiday season may prove to be a furry toy hamster.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Overdraft protection underdone: Opting out of automatic coverage for lack of funds didn&#39;t help one consumer]]></title>
    <link>http://www.bradenton.com/personal_finance/story/1860995.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:01 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[For Benjamin Cohen, August arrived like a bear this year, tearing into both his life and his finances.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Post-holiday sales a valuable teaching opportunity for parents]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:08 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[One of the exciting roles of being a father is teaching your children a new skill that will benefit them for life. So when it came time to make a home repair, I brought my crafty daughter to my favorite home improvement store to teach her what we needed to fix it. But instead of heading right to the hardware, my daughter veered to the right to the bright lights and displays of the holiday decorating aisle.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Debtors Anonymous offers support for spending addicts]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:23 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[&quot;Hi. I&#39;m Tom and I&#39;m a compulsive spender.&quot;]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Allowance rules, math can be tricky]]></title>
    <link>http://www.bradenton.com/personal_finance/story/1853891.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:43 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Like many parents, Joan Healy pays her three teens an allowance. But she&#39;s not sure she&#39;s dishing out the right amount. &quot;I am struggling with what is a fair and reasonable amount to give a teen per month while not jeopardizing the family budget,&quot; the St. Paul, Minn., mother of five wrote in an e-mail.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Credit shortage threatens supplier growth]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:14 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[As the U.S. economy ramps up for the recovery, we find ourselves creeping up against another roadblock.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[On the money: Learn all about IRAs]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:17 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Individual retirement accounts have a long track record as a safe tool for saving for the future. All IRAs are not all alike, however. Several Web sites can help sort out different IRA types and provide insights on the tax rules that apply. Here are a few sites that provide good, general IRA information:]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Only the balanced survive: What&#39;s a wise investor to do in tough times like these?]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:17 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA - Investing is never easy.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Back for the holidays  the layaway]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:18 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[You&#39;ve survived the year by scrimping, saving and cutting to the bone. But now you face a big test: Buying that special something for your son or daughter during the holiday season.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Few take advantage of chance to adjust their college savings plans]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:14 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[As we dash into the year-end holiday crush, many parents aren&#39;t likely to want to sit down and review the investments in the 529 college savings plans for their children.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Planning year-end tax strategies in a down year]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:18 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Year-end tax planning this year will be different from years past, largely because of the recession.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Flexible health accounts cover broad array of purchases]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:13 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The end of the year typically means frantic spending on the holidays, but it also could mean frantically using up your flexible spending account. However, there are some creative ways to do so.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Keep an eye on the calendar before making stock moves]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:08 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Investors wondering whether it&#39;s time to buy or sell stocks might be better off watching the calendar than anything else the next few weeks.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Consider family, charities when selecting life insurance]]></title>
    <link>http://www.bradenton.com/personal_finance/story/1840197.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:56 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Last week I discussed how disability insurance can be more important than life insurance. But that isn&#39;t to say life insurance is not important. If we have someone else depending on our income, then life insurance has a spot in our financial plan. But the question often comes up - how much do I need?]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Obesity of our spending and our bodies]]></title>
    <link>http://www.bradenton.com/personal_finance/story/1839505.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:16 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[John Hanselman knew that too many steak dinners with clients and too little exercise were adding inches to his waistline.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Credit card regulations are coming  in a while]]></title>
    <link>http://www.bradenton.com/personal_finance/story/1838550.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:06 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[If a teacher learns that a student has been rewriting Wikipedia entries instead of doing the assigned research, how long should the teacher give the student to quit her deception and start earning grades the old-fashioned way?]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Teens, bag the attitude while working]]></title>
    <link>http://www.bradenton.com/personal_finance/story/1838551.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:56 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I have long had a thing for a perfectly sacked grocery bag.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Crunch economic numbers yourself]]></title>
    <link>http://www.bradenton.com/personal_finance/story/1838553.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:34 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Brokers, traders, analysts feed off numbers related to the health of the U.S. economy. But many of the figures that analysts examine are also readily available to anyone interested in gauging economic strength and weakness. Here is a sampling of Web sites that feature key economic data:]]></description>
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