June, 2009

The Best of Get Rich Slowly: June 2009

Get Rich Slowly keeps humming along! Thanks to your participation, it was another great month around here, with a lot of interesting discussions. I’ve managed to collate most of the results from the recent reader survey, by the way, and will share them with you in a few days. Meanwhile, here are some of the ...

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It Pays To Check Your Financial Statements

Investment advisor Matthew Weitzman has been charged with stealing $6 million from clients. One of his clients was Ron Lieber, who writes a personal finance column for The New York Times. Lieber tells David Greene it pays to read every word of financial statements. Lieber was not a victim of fraud.» E-Mail This     » Add ...

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Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction on Rental Property

As pointed out by reader Jason, another consideration when evaluating the cashflow potential for a rental property is whether you can deduct the mortgage interest on your taxes. To see what the rules are, I always like to start directly at the source, which meant stroll through those fun IRS publications. First, I ...

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Lucas Glover Takes Big Money at 2009 U.S. Open

Leads PGA Tour in par-3 birdies Everybody figured that Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson would be the story during the rain-soaked U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. Tiger because he’s Tiger and Phil because it would be a storybook win he could dedicate to his wife Amy, who is going to have surgery performed for breast cancer. But ...

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‘Jon and Kate Plus 8′ Announcement Airs Tonight

Coming Soon: Jon and Kate divorce Once upon a time... The “Jon and Kate Plus 8″ announcement airs on TLC tonight, and it will no doubt mean a huge increase in viewers and ratings for the network and the program. Most avid “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ fans have probably heard the news that Jon and Kate are ...

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