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Top Stories of the Week

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Cliff

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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2011 Retirement Plan Limits Announced

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Cliff

The Internal Revenue Service has announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2011. In general, these limits will either remain unchanged, or the inflation adjustments for 2011 will be … Continue reading →

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The New Reality – Part 2

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Cliff

Part 2 of the Frontline report – Can You Afford to Retire?  This video examines the use of the bankruptcy laws to freeze or eliminate benefits previously promised to retirees.  If a Flash error appears below click here to load … Continue reading →

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The New Reality

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Cliff

With distress in the economy and retirement funds depleted it is worthwhile to look at this Frontline documentary from 2006.  We can’t say we were not warned.

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Johns Creek – Host of the 2011 PGA Championship

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Cliff

Johns Creek is proud to serve as the host city for the 2011 PGA Championship.  The Atlanta Athletic Club, the premier club in the city, will serve as the host club.  I was a marshal during the 1981 PGA Championship … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Sacrifice

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Cliff

Some of you may know that I attended North Georgia College as a member of the Corps of Cadets.  My father attended as well and now my son is a proud member of the Corps.  Many of my college classmates … Continue reading →

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Education Tax Credits

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Cliff

School started this morning in Fulton County.  With one in college and four more to go, education funding is an important topic at our house.  Luckily the tax code has several options that help to defray the cost of higher … Continue reading →

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Blending Together

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Cliff

This was written by my good friend, Dr. Ben Mathes, the founder of Rivers of the World.  Marilyn, Alex, Lang and I were part of the team he describes.  The original post is on their website. I just returned from … Continue reading →

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Business Use of Automobiles

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Cliff

When you use a vehicle for business purposes, you can deduct the business portion of the operating expenses on your job or business. If you use it only for that purpose, you may deduct its entire cost of operation (subject … Continue reading →

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Four Tips on Preparing for a Disaster

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Cliff

Monday night we had a great speaker at Scouts from the Alpharetta Community Response team.  She gave the boys a demonstration of what to carry in a family emergency pack.  It got me to thinking about how we should prepare … Continue reading →

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