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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. If you don’t have any stock market investments, how can you get in on the action? Ask for stocks as a gift.

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How to Conduct an Effective Family Financial Analysis

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Guest Post Author Bio: Elias Cortez, from Dallas, TX is currently a freelance writer specializing in writing on education and career information articles. View his latest articles on the University of Phoenix Birmingham and how to obtain a graphic design degree here. Get Out of Debt. Plan for Financial Emergencies.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter asks Are you contributing to this debt clock? and says, “The big debt clock is over $14 trillion now, but this other one is approaching $1 trillion, and may affect you more directly.&#. How about you?

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Do You Have A Plan for Replacing Your Appliances?

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I don't want to drain the emergency fund, which could easily happen when the AC needs replaced. We certainly don't want to go into debt either. Did you know that you need to clean the outside of your refrigerator as well as the inside? I didn't and I found this article helpful, How to Avoid Refrigerator Repairs.

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

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Well, this time I have done it again and put together some good laughs for you to enjoy on your Monday morning. I hope you enjoy them and the great articles they support. Kristen from My Dollar Plan reminds us Why You Should Tell Your Family About Your Debt. Each clip corresponds with one of the blog posts included this week.

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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. Also, my spouse and I are both buy and hold investors, so the selling part didn’t clique well with us. Greenblatt maintains a web site Magicformulainvesting.com.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. We are both planners and despise wasting money on debt/interest, which is what led us to pay off our mortgage as soon as we could! How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off a total of $118,000 debt. What inspired you to get debt free?

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