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No Cash, No Problem: Bartering Booms Online

Posted by deborah 1181 days ago, popular 1180 days ago (http://mainstreet.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budget cash finance income moeny
The country’s personal savings rate rose to 5% of disposable income in January, the most in about 14 years. But people still need stuff even if they[...] read more »
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When the Bush Tax Cuts Expire - For the Rest of Us

Posted by opportunities 1181 days ago, popular 1181 days ago (http://opportunitiesaplenty.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bush economy obama tax cuts taxes
What do you think happens when the Bush tax cuts expire? Are you sure? You might want to take another look at it could affect your average family, ev[...] read more »
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Which is best? Google vs. Yahoo vs. AOL Finance

Posted by longdongsilver 1182 days ago, popular 1181 days ago (http://bankling.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: aol goog yahoo
Financial portals have been around a long time, and get a ton of traffic. Despite that, it seems like they’re the forgotten children of their parent [...] read more »
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Is Your Asset Allocation Healthy?

Posted by MMarquit 1231 days ago, popular 1231 days ago (http://www.banks.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: asset allocation investment portfolio
Use this handy asset allocation pyramid to determine whether your investment portfolio is "healthy." read more »
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The flip side to leveraged ETF’s

Posted by TheFinancialBlogger 1231 days ago, popular 1231 days ago (http://www.intelligentspeculator.net)
Category: Stocks | Tags: etf leverage etf volatility
There is no doubt that these products provide active investors with incredible opportunities because of their incredibly volatility. read more »
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25 Hottest Women of Business

Posted by ultrageek 1231 days ago, popular 1231 days ago (http://www.businesspundit.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business
Sexy and smart, these 25 women have achieved various levels of business success. (Is it time for a "25 hottest men of business" list.) read more »
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Madoff Holds the Cards

Posted by smithyie 1231 days ago, popular 1231 days ago (http://www.bestcashcow.com)
Category: Business | Tags: madoff
Good article about why Madoff isn't in jail. read more »
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Why Inflation and Investment Costs Get Ignored

Posted by ObliviousInvestor 1232 days ago (http://www.obliviousinvestor.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: inflation investment costs
We're evolutionarily wired to consider things going on *right now* when we make decisions. Unfortunately, this causes people to ignore things like i[...] read more »
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How the Government Helps You

Posted by incolo 1232 days ago, popular 1231 days ago (http://www.incolo.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout barack obama government loans
A good breakdown of what the government can do to pump more money in the economy. This by no means is holistic, but gives a good overview. read more »
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Looking for Bargain Stocks? Beware

Posted by Kiplingermedia 1232 days ago, popular 1231 days ago (http://blog.kiplinger.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: investing investment market stocks
Earnings estimates have been dropping like a stone. The stock market, as measured by Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, is trading at what appears t[...] read more »
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Start a Home Business for Practically Nothing

Posted by MMarquit 1232 days ago, popular 1231 days ago (http://www.workshak.com)
Category: Business | Tags: home business
You can start a home business for very little if you have some sort of skill. read more »
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How Portfolio Turnover Affects Mutual Fund Return

Posted by ObliviousInvestor 1239 days ago (http://www.obliviousinvestor.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: mutual funds performance turnover
In short: Higher turnover leads to higher cost. Common sense tells us that this reduces return. read more »
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Leveraged ETF’s…scam of the century?

Posted by TheFinancialBlogger 1239 days ago, popular 1238 days ago (http://www.intelligentspeculator.net)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: beta pro leverage etf
Leveraged ETF’s are structured products that give you double the exposure for a specific product (indexes and sub-indexes). read more »
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Volatility when DCA'ing Out of an Investment

Posted by ObliviousInvestor 1245 days ago (http://www.obliviousinvestor.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: dca dollar-cost-averaging volatility
In short: When dollar-cost-averaging *out* of an investment, increased volatility decreases overall return. read more »
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Amazon Staff Punished for Being Ill

Posted by ramsfan 1253 days ago (http://business.timesonline.co.uk)
Category: Business | Tags: amazon labor sweatshop
A reporter goes undercover to work at Amazon's warehousing facility in UK. Pretty crazy stuff what she finds. read more »
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