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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I retired in 2010 (yeah!). Unfortunately, to move them, I had to cash some the investments out in the 401K, leaving me with quite a few funds to get back into the market. In 2010 and 2011 I did get a lot of it re-invested, even though it was rising the whole time. annually — and that’s quite ordinary.”. My Predicament.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I have been since April 7, 2010. Our alternate income streams include an inherited IRA, real estate rental income and dividends/interest from investments. In 2010, my company was just preparing to do their first round of recession related layoffs. I’m retired! Hubby retired in July 2007. Lesson Two – Exit Smartly.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The original Yakezie Carnival was first hosted on February 28, 2010 and was called the Yakezie Challenge Carnival. 20′s Finances: Hiring a Property Manager: What it Offers You Real Estate Investments can be time consuming. Welcome to this week’s Yakezie Carnival. At this time, there were 44 members of the group.

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