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The Best Investments For the Over 40s to Start Now

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Basic Investment Strategies Here are some of the basic investment strategies that people use: Use the growth strategy where you buy stocks in a company that has great potential for growth. If you keep some investments, you can use the earnings for day-today spending, while keeping your principle intact to continue to work for you.

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Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance

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In October 2003, I left a career as a department store buyer with a nice paycheck, paid vacation days, 401k match, profit sharing, and health benefits, to pursue a life of self employment with my husband where all of those things are up to us. For example, at that time, maternity was not included in any individual plan.

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How Long Should You Keep Financial Documents

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This is very important and something that I learned while researching for this post. For other receipts from a credit card for example, groceries or gas, keep until you get your next statement to look for any errors. Keep the quarterly statements for your 401k or other IRA accounts until you receive the annual statement.