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What Makes a Saver?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Those experiences – be they positive or negative – make us the person we are, at any given point in our lives. Those affected by our recent Great Recession have had the benefits of saving reinforced as well. I also saved – maxing out 401K contributions to build up the retirement funds. Included here is peer pressure.

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We individual investors have all become market skittish since the recent huge recession and economic downturn. 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. It’s hard for me, emotionally to avoid trying to time the market.

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