Lifestyle & Trends - Money & Finance

Planning for fun in the new year

While it is obviously prudent and necessary to plan for your retirement and an endowment for your heirs, as we start another new year, it's wise to remember that you also have to live your current life. And that you deserve to live it to the fullest.

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Eight savvy ways to upgrade your finances and lifestyle in 2012

People always look forward to a new year, whether it's a chance to start over from a tough year, or an opportunity to build on something great that happened the last year. Either way, upgrading from one year to the next is an important start.

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Three P's to fulfilling your financial New Year's resolutions

Financial resolutions are notoriously difficult to keep. Thirty-one percent of Americans set a financial New Year's resolution each year and only about half of them are successful, according to a 2009 study by Bankrate.com.

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Six tips to keep identity theft in check

Nearly 251,000 identity theft-related complaints were made to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2010. So it's no surprise that - for the 11th straight year - identity theft ranks No. 1 as the biggest concern among consumers. To protect yourself from being counted among those victims, follow these identity fraud prevention tips.

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Are you retirement ready? What you need to consider

The idea of retirement is both exciting and daunting. After leaving the workforce, you'll have the opportunity to pursue dreams that you have envisioned for your retirement. But you'll need to have the financial wherewithal to fund those dreams and cover your day-to-day living expenses.

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