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2 Ways to Use Fidelity as a Bank Account
Fidelity offers account that can be used as a checking and savings account. Learn how to have free everything and earn a good yield from the first dollar.
Model Big Financial Decisions with MaxiFi Software
You can use MaxiFi online financial planning software to model big financial decisions such as retirement and housing. It’s is inexpensive and useful.
Check These Before You Transfer an Account From Vanguard
Take these steps when you transfer a Vanguard account to another broker to make sure it doesn’t trigger taxes and to preserve the cost basis records.
Is It Worth Moving to Lower Cost of Living After You Retire?
Use this calculator to quantify the higher cost of housing in a very high cost of living area to decide if it’s worth it to stay put after you retire.
2024 2025 HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Qualification
2024 and 2025 HSA contribution limits and HDHP qualifications for individual and family coverage. Big changes in 2024 due to high inflation.
Split-Year Backdoor Roth IRA in FreeTaxUSA, 2nd Year
Follow this detailed walkthrough of how to report in FreeTaxUSA recharacterizing and converting backdoor Roth contributions from the previous year.
Split-Year Backdoor Roth IRA in FreeTaxUSA, 1st Year
Follow this detailed walkthrough of how to report in FreeTaxUSA the backdoor Roth contribution made or recharacterized for the previous year.
Backdoor Roth in H&R Block: Recharacterized in the Same Year
Follow this detailed walkthrough of how to report in H&R Block recharacterizing a Roth IRA contribution in the same year and converting to Roth again.
Split-Year Backdoor Roth IRA in H&R Block, 2nd Year
Follow this detailed walkthrough of how to report in H&R Block tax software converting recharacterized backdoor Roth contributions from the previous year.