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Financial Planning

Save Money on Practically Everything, 2010: INVESTING & FINANCIAL PLANNING

by: Kiplinger Team
January 1, 2012

Here are ten ways to build the biggest nest egg possible.

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Save on Investing & Planning: MAKE THE MOSTOF YOUR SHELTER

You should first cram as many dollars into these tax-sheltered investments as you can.

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Save on Investing & Planning: TRIM THE FAT

The average diversified U.S. stock mutual fund charges 1.3% a year in expenses.

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Save on Investing & Planning: GET ADVICE A LA CARTE

pick and choose your advice by hiring a planner by the hour

Garrett Planning Network

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Save on Investing & Planning: TRADE STOCKS FOR FREE

Zecco.com

Wells Fargo

Just2Trade.com

SogoTrade.com

TradeKing.com

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Save on Investing & Planning: ELIMINATE THE GUESSWORK

employ the simple strategy of dollar-cost averaging

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Save on Investing & Planning: ESCAPE TAXES ON BONDS

buy municipal bonds and pay no federal taxes at all on the interest

Learn more

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Save on Investing & Planning: WATCH OUT FOR NICKEL-AND-DIMING

Make sure your investment performance isn't tripped up by fees.

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Save on Investing & Planning: DON'T LOAD UP

save you more than 5% in sales charges.

Here are our our favorite no-load picks.

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Save on Investing & Planning: CONSIDER TAX SOFTWARE

2008, Chris Schmidt (chris@track5.co.uk)

save big bucks with tax-prep software

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Save on Investing & Planning: KNOW WHENTO WALK AWAY

know the signs to look for

Get more tips

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Save Money on Practically Everything, 2010: MORE WAYS TO SAVE

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