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Stock Market Basics: Investing For Beginners

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This is the first of a multi-part series entitled “Investing for Beginners”. Over the next several parts of this series I’ll be covering basic [...]

Miscellaneous

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Are People Really This Dumb When It Comes to Money?

I was reading finance blogs when I came across this video of Jay Leno interviewing people with questions on money. The answers are astonishing.

Personal Finance

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5 Things Every First Time Homebuyer Needs to Know

Having recently purchased my first home I was able to learn a great deal about what’s important – and what’s not so important – when it comes to taking out a mortgage to buy a home. I’ve put together a list of useful advice that anyone buying a home and taking out a mortgage [...]

The Economy

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The Sorry State of our Economy

By now the whole world knows just how bad the state of our economy is. It’s no secret to anyone. You hear every day how Wall St. did this or is going to do that. There’s plenty of blame being thrown around and no one willing to admit fault to anything. I’m not going to argue that some corporate hotshot on Wall St. helped to land us in this mess and I’m also not going to argue that he/she didn’t. The fact is that we’re all partially to blame for the sorry state of our economy.

Investing

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Starting on the Road to Wealth

I’ve heard it said that wealth is a state of mind. There may indeed be some truth behind that saying, but when you go by the book being wealthy means having money or other monetarily valuable possessions. Take the Joneses, your neighbors who seem to have everything. They may have a lot of material possessions… but do they have any real assets?

Personal Finance

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I’m Buying A House. Here’s Why (and why not).

It was bound to happen eventually.
I’ve been wanting to buy a house for several years now. It was partly emotional, partly financial and partly a desire to establish a more permanent residence, thereby helping to fulfill my safety needs (Maslow anyone?). Well that day looks like it’s finally come. My wife and I have been [...]

Investing

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What You Need To Know About New Roth IRA Rules

Roth IRA’s are a great way to save for the future. For those unaware a Roth IRA is just a different spin on the traditional IRA. Instead of seeing tax benefits up front – such as when you contribute to an IRA – you see your tax benefits on the back end: when you actually [...]

Personal Finance

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Did You Learn Financial Literacy In School?

While biking to school this morning I started thinking about education, finance and money. This led me to wonder how many people are actually taught anything about finance and money while they are attending school. I for one didn’t learn anything about managing money throughout any of my early education years (in fact this goes [...]

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Stock Market Basics: Investing For Beginners

Are People Really This Dumb When It Comes to Money?

5 Things Every First Time Homebuyer Needs to Know

The Sorry State of our Economy

Starting on the Road to Wealth

I’m Buying A House. Here’s Why (and why not).

What You Need To Know About New Roth IRA Rules

Did You Learn Financial Literacy In School?

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