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How to Get into the Stock Market

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Those of us who had stocks , bonds, and mutual funds saw our net worth rise, but many (perhaps as many as 50% of us, according to CNN Money article M illions see no benefit from soaring stock prices ) missed out. Seek employment in a company that issues stock awards. I believe the purchase was at a slightly reduced price.

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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

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As examples, consider the following, from The Fool’s article Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth. This retired teacher spent a lot of time researching companies at the Boston Public Library. We have enough to live on from other sources and an emergency fund. You can do this. Many others have done it. Jay Jensen.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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This was the first opportunity to highlight articles from the newly formed Yakezie network. Good Financial Cents: What to Watch For With Debt Settlement Companies Considering using a debt settlement company? Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? Bucksome shares ten of her favorites in this article.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Harri Pierce from TotallyMoney discusses How to get your money back when a company goes into administration. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund. Is the conventional advice of keeping a 3 to 6 month emergency fund still valid?

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

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My Journey to Millions: No Research Reasons Why I Like Mature Dividend Paying Stocks – While most people don’t talk about it in this manner anymore, when you buy a share of a company you are buying into the business. Today I’m going to talk about getting those emergency funds going.

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Investment Methods

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Author of Forbes article Why You Should Take Joel Greenblatt’s ‘Magic Formula’ Stocks Seriously , Charles Sizemore thinks it works, others don’t. Some folks don’t really bother to look at the data from the company itself, they instead rely on price movement in the financial markets.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

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I hope you enjoy them and the great articles they support. This week week, I screened my dividend growth stocks database for companies with dividend yield between 3.5% Specifically, how important emergency fund planning was for a couple with a veterinary emergency at their home.”