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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Then the Great Recession hit so I postponed for a few years. Our alternate income streams include an inherited IRA, real estate rental income and dividends/interest from investments. In 2010, my company was just preparing to do their first round of recession related layoffs. Remember to include taxes as an expense.

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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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