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Dave Says: If retirement is right around the corner, it might be time to adjust some of your investment strategies. But what if you are a young couple with a new baby?

A program created more than a decade ago can offer help to taxpayers facing penalties from the IRS. Here's what you need to know.

The verdict is still out on whether new mortgage-lending regulations will hurt the housing market’s recovery or offer enough consumer protection.

Last-minute tax decisions coming out of Washington as part of the fiscal cliff deal will impact your tax return this year--here's what you need to know.

Here's the good news: the uncertainty over what taxes will look like for the foreseeable future is finally over. Here's the bad news: many people will be paying more in taxes--a lot more.

Dave Says: It's unfair for one partner to carry all the weight of financial and household decisions so now is the time to make a change.

The deal struck at the beginning of they year to avert the fiscal cliff restored the adoption tax credit and made it permanent, which is good news for parent--but the deduction can be a little tricky to fully understand.

Older boomers who missed the technology train shouldn’t feel like they can never get on board. 

With word that continuing attacks on bank websites may be supported by Iran, the banking industry looks for help.

If you have reached 65 and are still working, you may be wondering if it makes sense to sign up for Medicare. Well it depends, and if you don't sign up at the right time, it could cost you big time.

Dave Says: Is taking government assistance unethical and how do you make a family member who owes you money pay it back?

Coming into extra or unexpected income is good news, so don’t let Uncle Sam ruin the fun by catching you not paying appropriate taxes.

Out-of-pocket costs to consumers hit by this identity theft has decreased since 2004--but that shouldn't make you feel more safe. 

Dave Says: Tips for finding the best insurance for a new teenage-age driver, and when is it time to rethink retirement savings plans.  

After Congress averted the fiscal cliff at the very last hour at the start of the year, the folks at the IRS had the big job of redesigning some tax forms to comply with the newly-passed measures. Here is what to expect on the IRS new 2012 Form 1040.

As more baby boomers plan to leave the work force this year, here’s what they need to do to ensure financial security.

This month marks the 100th birthday of the federal income tax. The Internal Revenue Code has morphed from 400 pages long to nearly 74,000 pages as the code becomes more complex. And despite consumers facing hefty taxes this year they should be grateful, it's going to get worse next year. 

Dave Says: When is it time to hit the pause button on paying down debt and instead keep the cash pile high?

Downsizing in retirement hints at reducing cost, but that isn't always the case. 

The IRS has made it very easy to prepare and electronically file your own income tax return--here's what to look out for.