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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

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On March 28, 2012 the Senate passed Resolution 409 that officially recognized April as National Financial Literacy Month. Well according to the bill’s sponsors, in the resolution presented to and passed by the 112 th Congress this March, we have a lot of issues to solve. Why do we need it?

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

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Ever since we stumbled past the Fiscal Cliff and the budget crisis, the stock market has been rising like a hot air balloon in an updraft (at least as of the time this post was written at the end of March 2013). Some Wall Street bears argue that the gains have been artificially inflated by the stimulus injected into markets by bankers.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

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With so many different options out there, a consumer really can get overwhelmed and into trouble if they don’t know their credit card basics. Money Q&A : Seven Car Insurance Myths You Need To Know – There are a lot of car insurance myths that continue to be spread around by consumers. However, times have changed.