Personal Finance Advisor

Personal Finance Advisor offers a variety of interesting publications and detailed information, tips, and financial analysis to help people make the most of their money.

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Preserving Wealth: Work hard all your life, but what are the best strategies for passing your wealth to your heirs? Our new guide Preserving & Transferring Wealth gives an introduction to the many tools available.

Understanding Audits: The IRS is cutting back on the number of tax returns it audits. But don't feel too secure, but the agency audited 1.7 million forms in 1997. How does the IRS choose tax returns to audit? Our guide explains what the tax agency looks for.

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Your Estate Plan: An estate plan is more than a will. It's a combination of strategies to enact your wishes and reduce taxes to make sure as much as possible passes with your estate. See our new updated Estate Planning guide.

Stock Option Basics: Stock options have become an important part of employee compensation packages. To maximize the benefits of options, employers and employees need to understand how different types of options are taxed and the methods for funding the exercise.

Taxes on Household Employees: If you have a maid, gardener, babysitter, or other household worker who qualifies as your employee, you may be responsible for collecting and paying certain federal taxes. See our guide.

People with Disabilities: The federal government offers a number of tax breaks -- from deductions to tax credits -- to help people with disabilities and their family, even help with the cost of renovating a home.

Talking Money With Mom and Dad: It's not an easy discussion, but for yours and your parents sake, find out from them where their money is, and how they're set for retirement.