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Are you going to itemize your mortage interest for tax deductions?
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Marginal income tax rate
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CPI inflation
CPI inflation refers to percent change in the Consumer Price Index year to year.
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Savings rate
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Estimated minimum alternative investment yield
Enter the lowest yield you expect to earn on average in the upcoming years on any investments you have made, other than the home you are considering buying.
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Estimated maximum alternative investment yield
Enter the highest yield you expect to earn on average in the upcoming years on any investments you have made, other than the home you are considering buying.
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Outlook for future investment yields
Choose Pessimistic View if you expect the investment yield to be closer to the minimum yield, Optimistic View if you expect it to be closer to the maximum, and Neutral View if you expect either is equally likely.
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