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Investment Methods

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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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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

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I’d rather buy stocks at a lower price and sell them at a higher one if I can. In fact buy-and-hold investor Ron Baron (chairman and CEO of Baron Capital) told CNBC on February 5, 2013: “So people are saying … ‘[Dow] 14,000, is it too late?’ My Predicament. I retired in 2010 (yeah!).

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

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How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. I think they keep you focused on paying your house off and make it harder for those who really shouldn’t buy a house to acquire one. Moolanomy tells us how we can reach our savings goals by using virtual bank accounts. Watson Inc.

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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? After all it was not the people who caused the problem so why should they suffer while the banks get off scot-free? MR presents Is Now The Time To Buy Real Estate? posted at Money Reasons , saying, “With the low mortgage rates, is this the perfect time to buy real estate?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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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. Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Anisha Sekar presents Data Breaches and Identity Theft: How Much You Could Lose posted at NerdWallet , saying, “Thankfully, in the case of a data breach like Global Payments, your bank or credit union will shoulder most of the burden of keeping you safe, letting you know if your account is compromised and issuing a new card if necessary.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #241 – June 15, 2012

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Without insurance, this could literally break the bank for many people. What makes people sell when they should buy?” posted at Insurance Providers , saying, “From routine trips to the doctor to extended hospital stays, the average health care bill is $8,000 per year. This expense is usually well worth the trade.

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