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Taxpayer Bill Of Rights

The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (abbreviated TABOR) is a concept advocated by conservative and free market libertarian groups, primarily in the United States, as a way of limiting the growth of government. It is not a charter of rights but a provision requiring that increases in overall tax revenue be tied to inflation and population increases unless larger increases are approved by referendum.


ETFs vs. Mutual Funds... What's a Better investment?

A mutual fund is an open-end fund operated by an investment company that raises money from people and invests it in stocks, bonds, money market instruments or other assets. Each investor in the fund owns shares that represent a part of these holdings....  more »

Investing in Dividend Stocks for Long-term Returns
Healthy investor-friendly corporations that earn a profit pay out a percentage of their earnings to their shareholders as dividends thus ensuring a source of continuous passive income stream for them. Due to the recent financial crisis, many people are...  more »

10 Tricks to Lowering your Taxes
There are numerous options to defer income or accelerate deductions, you will definitely find the ones you are eligible to in our list: You can lower your adjusted gross income through tax deductions for education expenses up to $4,000 per year. For...  more »

Most Important Economic Indicators
These indicators are important to investors when defining their strategy and making their decisions. Below you can find a list of major economic indicators: Beige Book The book is a summary of current economic conditions in each of the Federal Reserve...  more »

What to Look For when Buying Stocks
The stock market may look a bit scary because you may fear losing your money. Investment risk can be lowered by knowledge. A beginning investor has to read a lot about finance, accounting, financial statements, the stock market and the companies traded...  more »

Ways to Diversify your Investment Portfolio
Diversification is a general technique for reducing risk of investment. Each risk-averse investor needs to diversify to some extent in order to minimize the volatility in their portfolio. Volatility is limited by the fact that not all assets move up and...  more »

How to Recession Proof Your Portfolio
Recession fears have sent the major stock market indices into a downward spiral again. The economy suffered the mortgage crisis and credit problems recently, and now there is a lot of talk about another recession. This brings new challenges and new...  more »

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