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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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This past weekend I headed out west with my husband, brother, and his girlfriend to help my parents move into their new house. Control Your Cash from Control Your Cash boldly says Your Smart Car Isn’t Saving the World. Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money. He’s right.

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What Can Go Wrong – Naming a Beneficiary

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What if you die in a car wreck before your child is of legal age to inherit. Being the smart person you are, you you sign up for a 401K with company matching and do the right thing by starting to pump as much into it as possible. Since you are single, you make your Mom and Dad or your brother or sister your beneficiary.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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David presents Wired Capital Markets posted at Wall Street History , saying, ” Looking into the workings of modern securities markets is like looking under the hood of a Prius hybrid car. There are so many complex and obscure parts it’s hard to discern what’s going on. History repeats and informs in market technologies.

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