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Investment Methods

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Over time, in theory, the stock price will go up and down so you will be buying the shares at different prices each period. When I retired, I used this method to re-invest the proceeds from my company 401K (that I had rolled into an IRA). Instead, they had to be sold within the 401K and the proceeds reinvested in the IRA.

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The Best Investments For the Over 40s to Start Now

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Each one comes with advantages and disadvantages; the trick is to limit the disadvantages to achieve the best result. 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. Increase your value.

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4 Financial Lessons Your Parents Forgot to Teach You

Saving Cents With Sense

Your parents, especially if they are baby boomers, grew up in a vibrant economy that afforded them many advantages. This is especially important if you get a 401K match from your employer, as that’s free money. Car Buying. Don’t Compare Your Living Situation to Your Parents.

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401(k) Calculator: Calculate Your Match & Future Balance

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If your employer offers up this free money, a good rule of thumb is to do everything you can to contribute enough to take advantage of it. The other huge benefit of the 401(k) is that it allows you to put a lot of money away for retirement in a tax-advantaged way. Tax-advantaged: Tax benefits offered by a retirement account.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Money Cone: 9 Impulse Buys that Turned Out Better than Expected We’ve all bought stuff based on commercials that turned out nothing like how it was advertised. Sometimes we buy stuff on a whim, only to be disappointed later. But not all my impulse buys have been duds. That man was Steve Jobs. Shamwow guy, you listening?)

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Kevin Mulligan from RothIRA.com’s Retirement Planning Blog tells us how to Take Advantage of Retirement Accounts for a Side Business. Tim from How to Make Bankable Savings discusses Buy Versus Rent: Non-Financial Considerations are Ke y The decision to buy or rent your home involves more than a financial analysis.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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” A Blinkin presents Should I Buy A House? ” Jason presents Why We Didn’t Sell Our Car on Craigslist posted at Work Save Live , saying, “Last week I detailed why we considered buying a car through CarMax, and I wanted to do a follow-up on a service of theirs that we actually used.

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