Less than two months until tax day! It’s important to find out what changes the IRS makes each year to tax laws that may affect you before filing your taxes. Topics for new tax law changes for individuals for the 2005 tax year are:
* Charitable contributions
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For the fourth year in a row the American trade deficit has hit an all time high with numbers reaching $725.8 billion for 2005, a 17.5% increase over the 2004 deficit. This increase in the deficit is attributed to record numbers of oil, food, cars, and other consumer good imports. In addition, deficits […]
The Volatility Index(VIX) implies volatility on the S&P 100(OEX) option. This type of volatility is meant to be a forward looking volatility. As a popular measure of market risk, the VIX is calculated from both calls and puts that are near the money. It is said that “when the VIX is high, it’s […]