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Stock Market Sectors: 11 Official GICS Groups

Savings Corner

Banks are a key industry group within the sector, but you’ll also find insurance companies , brokerage houses, consumer finance providers, and mortgage-related real estate investment trusts among financials. Financials 6. Financials sector The financials sector includes businesses that are primarily related to handling money.

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Ditch the Vacation: Turn Your Backyard into a Staycation

Saving Cents With Sense

With summertime comes vacations, and with vacations come… empty bank accounts. For those who roll the dice and spend the big bucks, there’s no guarantee that lousy weather, creepy hotels, car trouble or unexpected illness won’t turn the whole trip into one giant fiasco.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

That did teach us a lesson about home ownership: that it was something we were taught was a mark of being an adult, but really, when you “own” a home, unless you’ve paid off the mortgage, the bank is your landlord and you’re just renting. We rent now and are much happier. Try things!

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. Can you blame them?

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7 Best Investments in 2024

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Investing allows you to share in the economic recovery, and help your money keep pace with inflation. High-yield savings accounts Online savings accounts and cash management accounts provide higher rates of return than you’ll get in a traditional bank savings or checking account. government.