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Bond Investing

Posted by BradleyJohnson 1127 days ago (http://investingfirststeps.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bond bond market bonds investing
Even for most sophisticated investors, the bond market can be intimidating. Bonds often require specialized brokers and are difficult to compare. T[...] read more »
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Living Below Your Means

Posted by BradleyJohnson 1127 days ago, popular 1127 days ago (http://worthyposts.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: debt frugal living frugality theory
What does living below your means...mean? How do you decide what is reasonable to spend, especially in the current economic environment. read more »
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The Difficulty of Investing in 2009

Posted by BradleyJohnson 1130 days ago, popular 1130 days ago (http://personalfinanceandinvesting.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: 2009 crisis investing confusion problems
2009 is no cakewalk to be sure. While we've seen something of a rebound, there are several factors that make it difficult to tell what kind of stra[...] read more »
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Is the Financial Sector Evil?

Posted by BradleyJohnson 1130 days ago, popular 1130 days ago (http://worthyposts.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: crisis finance financial sector evil
The financial is (rightly) maligned regularly by just about everyone these days. While it's clear they're negligent, are they evil? read more »
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Staying Positive in an Economic Depression

Posted by tamar 1132 days ago, popular 1131 days ago (http://blogs.openforum.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: attitude economy
Our current economic crisis reminds me of the blob. Nothing is safe. Every person, business, community and family is being affected by the economy.[...] read more »
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Mutual Fund Analysis

Posted by BradleyJohnson 1134 days ago, popular 1134 days ago (http://investingfirststeps.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: funds investing mutual funds stocks
Suggests that there is not much advantage to trying to analyze a mutual fund versus trying to analyze a stock. Why spend the time researching active[...] read more »
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Is the Mortgage Crisis Over?

Posted by BradleyJohnson 1135 days ago, popular 1135 days ago (http://worthyposts.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: crisis debt defaults home loans mortgage
While the sub-prime mortgage crisis may be nearing an end, it may be overly optimistic to think that the mortgage crisis as a whole is over. read more »
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High Yield Certificates of Deposit

Posted by BradleyJohnson 1135 days ago, popular 1135 days ago (http://www.securesaving.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banking cds high yield saving yield
Many people wind up putting their money into CDs that are giving them sub-optimal rates. Others put them into CDs when another investment makes more[...] read more »
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How does Entrepreneurship Surface? 5 Famous Case Studies

Posted by tamar 1136 days ago, popular 1136 days ago (http://blogs.openforum.com)
Category: Entrepreneurship | Tags: entrepreneurship oprah steve jobs
I actually never knew how these guys started, but look where they're at now! read more »
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Is the Financial Sector a Utility?

Posted by BradleyJohnson 1136 days ago, popular 1136 days ago (http://personalfinanceandinvesting.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: banking economy policy fiancials
Many are pushing for increased regulation on the financial sector in response to the financial crisis. While free markets have proven effective for [...] read more »
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Government Bond Market

Posted by BradleyJohnson 1142 days ago, popular 1142 days ago (http://www.securesaving.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bond market bonds saving security
The government bond market is widely perceived as a safe place to put your savings. Is this a realistic option for you and what are the differences [...] read more »
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The 7 Most Useful (and Free!) Online Apps for Managing Your Money

Posted by longdongsilver 1142 days ago, popular 1142 days ago (http://blog.lendingclub.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: apps mint
The last few years of Web 2.0 goodness have brought a number of financial apps that I now cannot live without. My desires for instant financial analy[...] read more »
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Will The American Consumer Return?

Posted by BradleyJohnson 1143 days ago, popular 1143 days ago (http://worthyposts.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: consumer consumption debt economy
The American consumer has been the engine of much of the world's economy, but can it return? Or do businesses need to prepare for a new paradigm in[...] read more »
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CD Ladders: Some Personal Experience

Posted by BradleyJohnson 1143 days ago, popular 1143 days ago (http://personalfinanceandinvesting.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banking cd cd ladder cds reviews saving
Building a CD ladder is a good way to get good returns on your cash, but it's often not as easily done as said. Here are some tips and bank reviews[...] read more »
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Uptick Rule? You Gotta be Kidding Me!

Posted by zscheidt 1145 days ago, popular 1145 days ago (http://zachstocks.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: finance regulation sec short uptick rule
Restoration of the uptick rule for shorting appears imminent. But what effect will it really have on the markets? read more »
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