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Investment Methods

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When I retired, I used this method to re-invest the proceeds from my company 401K (that I had rolled into an IRA). It caught me by surprise that the stocks/mutual funds in which I invested while in the 401K could not be transferred in kind to my IRA. What is the best way to invest? Investing is not our life.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund. Is the conventional advice of keeping a 3 to 6 month emergency fund still valid? This article discusses why it might be better to have a bigger emergency fund.