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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

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We individual investors have all become market skittish since the recent huge recession and economic downturn. I moved my retirement savings from two company plans into an IRA. 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.

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Totally Money Blog Carnival #18 – 6 Ways to Save Money Edition

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Give your phone company a call and ask about better packages and lower rates. Ramsay presents Borrowing From Your 401k. Among the many benefits afforded to many 401k participants is the ability to borrow funds from the account for personal purposes. Thanks Jeffrey for giving us some new ideas on how we can help others.

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

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The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability. PPlan presents U.S.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Budgeting and Economics. ” FG presents A Tale of Two Brothers posted at Financial God , saying, “One of my favourite books is ‘Economics in One Lesson’, by Henry Hazlitt. One of those prepaid debit card companies apparently sent him a debit card that he never remembered applying for.

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

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The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Paul Vachon presents Frugal Living Made Easy posted at The Frugal Toad , saying, “Frugal living is all about making informed and deliberate choices in how to spend money. Welcome to the June 15, 2012 Edition #241 of the Carnival of Financial Planning.

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