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FREE TAXES! If you are one of the 60 million taxpayers who prepare their own taxes, H.D. Vest Financial Services wants to help you. Starting in January, you'll be able to access the company's website, www.hdvest.com and e-file your taxes free--whether on the 1040 EZ or other, more complex tax forms. And there is no annual income maximum. Of course, if you want advice from one of its financial planners, that will cost you. "The tax return is really a blueprint for financial planning, and we want to provide financial-planning help," says H.D. Vest president...
PRICE CHECK Not long ago, banks were raising fees for checking-account customers who kept small balances. Is the tide turning? Citibank just slashed monthly charges on its EZ accounts to $7.50, from as high as $25 in some states. Nationally, fees average $9.50, according to Bank Rate Monitor. Washington Mutual, based in Seattle (800-756-8000), offers one of the best free-checking deals. For low-price offers check out community banks and credit unions...
Three years ago, President Clinton promised to build us a "Bridge to the 21st Century." I still don't understand the metaphor, even as we enter the downward slope of the bridge, speeding toward the toll plaza. (Thank god for EZ-Pass.) What are we crossing over? Bridges usually get you somewhere you can't get without one, like across a river. Time will take us to the 21st century, like...
...service at www.webturbotax.com that lets users securely fill out and file all returns ($10-$20 each) on the Web without downloading any software. Kiplinger TaxCut, its main rival www.taxcut.com) just started offering free Web filing, but only for the 24 million taxpayers who qualify for the simple Form 1040-EZ...
Planes like the Long-EZ are also built at home, but that's where the resemblance ends. They're created by experts. The Long-EZ was made by legendary designer Burt Rutan, whose Voyager in 1986 became the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. Before any experimental aircraft can take off, an FAA inspector goes over it in excruciating detail to make sure it's airworthy. Flying a Long-EZ isn't as safe as sitting on the couch watching Seinfeld--71 accidents and 28 deaths have been reported since 1983. But that's safer...