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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Well, I signed up for 2 of the 3 I need to complete which are to take place this weekend and one other weekend in February. Well, plans have had to change. Personal Finance by the Book askes if we should borrow from our 401K? As some of you know, one of my goals for 2011 is to become a certified fitness professional.

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Investment Methods

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When I retired, I used this method to re-invest the proceeds from my company 401K (that I had rolled into an IRA). It caught me by surprise that the stocks/mutual funds in which I invested while in the 401K could not be transferred in kind to my IRA. Instead, they had to be sold within the 401K and the proceeds reinvested in the IRA.

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

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.” Rice Edelman (of Edelman Financial Services ) reported a similar prediction by Jeffrey Hirsh that the Dow will reach 38,820 by 2025, saying: “Hirsch is editor-in chief of Stock Trader’s Almanac, a well-known publication within Wall Street circles. I retired in 2010 (yeah!). annually — and that’s quite ordinary.”.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I have been since April 7, 2010. Hubby is one of those lucky few that actually has a pretty safe pension – one that also comes with health plans (which cover me as well) – so calculating his was easy. In 2010, my company was just preparing to do their first round of recession related layoffs. I’m retired!