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Rock-Bottom Energy Prices Won't Last

Gas pump prices are unlikely to be this cheap again for years to come. They will be heading higher by early March. But the increases will be modest w[...] read more »
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Keep Your Job Amidst Layoffs

Despite the fact that my company is squarely within the financial sector, we have so far been immune to massive layoffs taking place around the count[...] read more »
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How to Replace Bad Financial Habits With Good Ones

It was Aristotle who said, “We are what we repeatedly do … Excellence is therefore not an act but a habit.” If that’s true, it makes sense that if we[...] read more »
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Getting to Know Kevin at No Debt Plan

After a week if you don’t find that blogger’s content enticing, drop it. The hope is that over time you will find several writers that you weren’t fa[...] read more »
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High-Yielding ETFs: Getting Paid While Waiting for A Recovery

WisdomTree’s line of dividend ETFs was one of them. The ETF provider known for using a dividend strategy in many of their ETFs provided impressive yi[...] read more »
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Are You Maximizing Netflix?

We don’t use Netflix because we don’t watch a lot of movies but a lot of our friends do. One of the things I notice quite a bit, and something that m[...] read more »
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A Disastrous Year for the Kip 25

Let's hope it happens only once in a generation, if not once in a lifetime. Over the past year, virtually nothing has worked for investors. U.S. sto[...] read more »
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How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

The article isn’t as depressing as that opening might lead you to believe. It offers glimpses of why people fail to keep resolutions — and offers tip[...] read more »
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The Shortest Investment Book Ever by James O’Donnell

In The Shortest Investment Book Ever, O’Donnell takes a different approach to the topics of investment, retirement, etc. He tries to keep things shor[...] read more »
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Lessons Learned From 2008

It has been quite a year, and looking back through the Ask Kim column archives offers a rearview-mirror glimpse into how the financial meltdown of 20[...] read more »
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Best Student Credit Cards

With the new FICO score rules removing the impact of piggybacking, where someone with a strong credit score adds someone with a weaker credit score a[...] read more »
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How to Save $5000 a Year — As a Homeowner or a Renter

That’s the opener to the Craigslist ad that has saved us about $5,000, turned our weedy front lawn into a beautiful garden, and freed up six hours of[...] read more »
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Forecasting in 2008: Narrow Net Gains

It’s that time of year again. Businesses are closing their books on 2008, adding up profits and losses. The National Football League is toting up win[...] read more »
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20 Year-End Moves to Reduce Your 2008 Tax Bill

Take a quick time-out from holiday festivities for a year-end tax checkup. Do you need more deductions? Find out how to reduce your taxable income be[...] read more »
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Warren Buffett Is Adding to His Train Set

At 78 years old Warren Buffet is still playing with CHOO CHOO TRAINS, but their no longer the Lionel Trains from childhood day's. read more »
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