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Investment Methods

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’m always on the look out for investment books I haven’t yet read. Net current asset value is calculated by subtracting total liabilities from total current assets and then subtracting the value of preferred shares outstanding from that. Instead, they had to be sold within the 401K and the proceeds reinvested in the IRA.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Yeah, There’s a Calculator for That Refinancing your mortgage to a lower rate and paying the same amount is an interesting sound-byte from Personal Finance Bloggers – but has anyone really run the numbers? The return on this strategy is relatively paltry, as this calculator shows! Thats better, isn’t it?

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Seniors – Keep Your Allocations

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Vanguard’s Personal Financial Planner thought I should change invest all my retirement money in bonds when I moved it from my 401K to an IRA. They have a decent calculator to help you get close to your asset allocation model goal. The bond market was at a high at the time. Stocks were cheap. I bought stocks and a few bonds.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #241 – June 15, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Habeeb presents How to Calculate Cost of Equity on Common Stock posted at Best Dividend Mutual Funds , saying, “Cost of Equity is defined as the annualized rate of return (%) that investors must achieve on their investments in shares of companies or mutual funds. ” Tim presents Do I Need a Living Trust or a Will?

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