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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Money Cone: 9 Impulse Buys that Turned Out Better than Expected We’ve all bought stuff based on commercials that turned out nothing like how it was advertised. Sometimes we buy stuff on a whim, only to be disappointed later. But not all my impulse buys have been duds. Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund?

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How to Place A Stock Order

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Your job is secure, your emergency fund is in place and you are diligently saving for retirement. You want to invest some money in the market, even buy shares of an individual company stock. However, you want to get it at YOUR price, not whatever the market is doing, so how do you go about placing an order to buy or sell stock?