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Becoming A Financial Champion

Posted by gresham 906 days ago, popular 905 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: debt wealth
Last week, I was counseling a college student about building a firm financial foundation. Upon reflection, here are three nuggets that profoundly cha[...] read more »
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Are Wealthy People Dishonest?

Posted by gresham 929 days ago, popular 929 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: wealthy dishonest
Are the wealthy dishonest? While it is certainly a fair question, it is also a polarizing one. read more »
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Save For Retirement or Avoid Student Loans

Posted by gresham 957 days ago, popular 957 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: investing saving wsj
If a student is working and has acquired some cash, should he or she use that money to avoid future student loans or invest the money for retirement? read more »
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Will you be a Landlord By Default?

Posted by gresham 996 days ago, popular 996 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: real estate
Although choosing to become a landlord can be financially rewarding, many homeowners are finding that this option is not all that it is cracked up to[...] read more »
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Should You Buy A House Outright?

Posted by gresham 1003 days ago, popular 1003 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: cash home ownership mortgage
Suppose you find yourself in the somewhat unique predicament of having the resources to purchase your house outright without a mortgage. Is it then f[...] read more »
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Have We Stopped Saving Already?

Posted by gresham 1013 days ago, popular 1013 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: economy recession recovery
If this frugality was just a side effect of fear over the decimated economy, will it last now that people are beginning to use that other r-word: rec[...] read more »
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Carnival of Financial Planning - Edition #101

Posted by gresham 1024 days ago, popular 1024 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: carnival personal finance
Great list of personal finance posts read more »
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Colleges Pimping Their Students

Posted by gresham 1054 days ago, popular 1053 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Business | Tags: affinity cards
Universities are selling students' personal information, typically to the highest bidding credit-card companies. read more »
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The Revenge of The Millionaires

Posted by gresham 1088 days ago, popular 1087 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: millionaire wealthy maryland
Governor Martin O'Malley, a dedicated class warrior, declared that these richest 0.3% of filers were ‘willing and able to pay their fair share.’ The[...] read more »
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Is A Credit Card Safer Than A Check Card?

Posted by gresham 1095 days ago, popular 1094 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: mastercard visa
Are credit cards REALLY safer than check careds? The answer may surprise you. read more »
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Shift From Spending to Saving May Be Slump’s Lasting Impact - NYTimes.com

Posted by gresham 1102 days ago, popular 1101 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy frugality recession
The economic downturn is forcing a return to a culture of thrift that many economists say could last well beyond the inevitable recovery. read more »
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Watson Inc: The Sad State of American Finances

Posted by gresham 1102 days ago, popular 1101 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Green | Tags: survey american finance
The 2009 Consumer Financial Literacy survey sampled 1000 Americans over 18 years old between March 13-16. Their results demonstrate that most America[...] read more »
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Rich But Financially Inept - Why Athletes Go Broke, Watson Inc

Posted by gresham 1110 days ago, popular 1109 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: mike tyson evander holyfield
Fast money doesn't generally equate to long-term wealth. NBA stars are the perfect example. They make more money in a few years than most can hope t[...] read more »
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Will Financial Temperance be the New Norm?

Posted by gresham 1117 days ago, popular 1117 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: frugality recession
Well, the reset button has been pushed, and the America about to emerge may be decidedly more frugal read more »
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Good Old Middle Class or Wealthy, You decide

Posted by gresham 1123 days ago, popular 1122 days ago (http://watsoninc.blogspot.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: middle class wealth
My wife and I make $400,000 annually and I'm "barely getting by" bemoans James Duran read more »
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