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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession. During the long 7 years since the crisis, many people lost jobs and houses.

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Growth of Sustainable Finance to Support the Environment

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Thankfully, a lot of companies have come forward to join this green agenda; green funds are fast becoming the new face of investments. This demand has prompted several companies to start up new green projects to keep at par with this growing demand. Green investments are what the investors are looking to buy.

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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. I moved my retirement savings from two company plans into an IRA. We also were over allocated in my last employers company stock, and the rising market made it easier for me to meet some selling price objectives.

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Seven Questions to Answer Before You Retire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These are the questions I asked my self prior to retiring from a six figure income with bonus’s and stock options in the midst of the recent great recession! If your life has been consumed by work and there are other things you haven’t been able to pursue due to working, you many want to consider retirement.

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession? My Journey to Millions: No Research Reasons Why I Like Mature Dividend Paying Stocks – While most people don’t talk about it in this manner anymore, when you buy a share of a company you are buying into the business.

November 188
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23 Passive Income Ideas To Help You Make Money In 2023

Savings Corner

Opportunity: You’ll be able to take advantage of price differences between what you can find and what the average consumer may be able to find. Economic recessions can also make high-yielding personal loans a more likely candidate for default, too, so these loans may go bad at higher than historical rates when the economy worsens.

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