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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession. percent in 2010 following a decrease of 2.8 He was retired and unable to resume work.

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We individual investors have all become market skittish since the recent huge recession and economic downturn. I retired in 2010 (yeah!). In 2010 and 2011 I did get a lot of it re-invested, even though it was rising the whole time. Therefore, what I am now trying to do, as I did back in 2010 and 2011, is to hedge my bet.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I have been since April 7, 2010. Then the Great Recession hit so I postponed for a few years. In 2010, my company was just preparing to do their first round of recession related layoffs. I’m retired! Hubby retired in July 2007. We found that we could afford it (Happy, happy days!). Lesson Two – Exit Smartly.