money, career, job, leadership, resume, financial, home, insurance, debt, car, tax, college, loan, retirement, investing, funds, stocks, money-zine http://www.money-zine.com Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:14:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.money-zine.com/images/M_images/moneyzine_rss.png http://www.money-zine.com money, career, job, leadership, resume, financial, home, insurance, debt, car, tax, college, loan, retirement, investing, funds, stocks, money-zine http://www.money-zine.com/Financial-Planning/Retirement/IRA-Recharacterization/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Retirement/)For a variety of reasons, it's sometimes necessary to recharacterize an IRA. One of the more common motives to recharacterize an IRA is when a taxpayer is no longer eligible to make a tax deductible contribution to a Traditional IRA. Under these circumstances, the taxpayer may decide to recharacterize their Traditional IRA contribution as a Roth IRA contribution. Financial Planning - Retirement Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.money-zine.com/Career-Development/Finding-a-Job/Asking-for-a-Raise/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Finding-a-Job/)Fundamentally, there are three major hurdles to getting a raise in pay. The first has to do with equity, meaning you must deserve to be paid more money. Second, you need to ask for a raise because most bosses don't voluntarily give them away. Finally, someone has to agree to grant you an increase in pay. Career Development - Finding a Job Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.money-zine.com/Calculators/Retirement-Calculators/IRA-Recharacterization-Calculator/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Retirement-Calculators/)This IRA recharacterization calculator can be used to estimate the recharacterization amount in a given tax year. The calculator requires four inputs - the IRA starting balance, adjustments to that balance in the computation period, the amount to be recharacterized, and the IRA closing balance. Using this information, the calculator will figure out the adjusted opening balance, net income, and recharacterization amount. Calculators - Retirement Calculators Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.money-zine.com/Financial-Planning/Tax-Shelter/Value-Added-Tax/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Tax-Shelter/)Federal income tax and debt are the two main sources of funding for the U.S. government. But with the national debt at close to $13 trillion, the government is looking for additional sources of money to fund their spending. One of those potential sources is a national value added tax, or VAT. Financial Planning - Tax Shelter Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.money-zine.com/Investing/Investing/About-IPOs/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Investing/)Good investors always do their homework, especially when it comes to initial public offerings or IPOs. It's hard enough to select good stocks when you're evaluating companies with a long history of excellent performance. But investing in the right IPO not only takes a lot of research, but also an individual willing to take on a good deal of risk too. Investing - Investing Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.money-zine.com/Financial-Planning/Debt-Consolidation/Wage-Garnishment/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Debt-Consolidation/)If you owe someone money, or are order by a court to send money to another party as part of a legal settlement, you could be at risk for wage garnishment. Laws dealing with wage garnishment are aimed at both ensuring the party owed money receives payment, as well as offering protection against excessive garnishment of wages. Financial Planning - Debt Consolidation Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.money-zine.com/Career-Development/Resume-Writing/Resumes-for-Actors/ (http://www.money-zine.com/Category/Resume-Writing/)A resume for an actor or actress is somewhat different than a standard resume. In the business world, hiring managers shouldn't be concerned with the appearance of the job applicant. But a casting director looking to fill a role on stage, film, or television may be looking for special physical characteristics in the actor. This is just one of the attributes that make resumes for actors a bit special. Career Development - Resume Writing Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100