What Your Tax Return Says About You

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What Your Tax Return Says About You

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Mar 24, 2015

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Do you have a Type A personality? Are you a generous person? Are you on the road to wealth? What kind of investor are you? Special guest CPA Megan Brinsfield reveals about what your tax return says about you. Plus, we play a rousing game of "Is It Deductible?!"

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Mar 24, 2015

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