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Passive Index Investing for Your Portfolio

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The type of weighting used for the index is important to know because that way you will have an idea of what sort of actions could move the index and you can set up your index investing strategy accordingly. There are several types of indexes and they typically have a set of rules or a guideline before a stock will be included in the index.

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HELOC Vs Home Equity Loan: How Do They Work?

Savings Corner

Both act as second mortgages, using your home as collateral, and may offer tax deductions if the funds are used for substantial repairs or upgrades. Both funding options allow you to use the funds however you see fit. Others use them to pay off high-interest credit card debt or other bills. $16

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

We bought a used pop-up several years ago and it was one of the best decisions for our family We absolutely adore camping, and we’d like to upgrade to a travel trailer. The Guidelines for 2018: 1. I don’t want to use the term extreme frugality, because that sounds absolutely horrible. Save for a camper upgrade.