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Seniors – Keep Your Allocations

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Vanguard’s Personal Financial Planner thought I should change invest all my retirement money in bonds when I moved it from my 401K to an IRA. We are all different, with differing financial situations, goals and tolerances, but we are all statistically living longer as well. The bond market was at a high at the time.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, I haven’t learned this lesson too well, as I still have the second plan, which is a 401K. I also laid out timeframes within each day for checking mails, statistics and etc. Since the mutual funds in it were an institutional share class, I couldn’t move them in kind. Routines happen, whether you want them to or not.

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Canadian Personal Finance Blog shares with us statistics on the inflation of gas and how hybrid options are needed. Personal Finance by the Book askes if we should borrow from our 401K? Our current projects have to do with homemade beauty and cleaning products. Going Green. I say, limit your driving all together. Reducing Debt.

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