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Keep Investing In Your 401k Plan
Here’s a question for you: If you put $5,000 dollars into your 401k plan this year and your employer also puts $5,000 into your 401k plan and over the course of a year your investments lose 40% of their value… assuming all of this, how much would you have lost? The answer may surprise you. …
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Investing For Beginners: Stock Market Basics
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 skills needed for investing such as Accounting, Economics and Stock Market Basics. Today I’ll begin with Stock Market Basics. An accounting professor of mine once told me that if anyone wants…
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The Economy’s In Shambles, So What Do You Want To Know?
There’s been a lot of crazy stuff going on out in the world lately. We’re facing wars and economic issues and even weather phenomena. Sometimes it’s hard to focus on what’s important when you are bombarded with different forces in every waking aspect of life. It may be difficult to concentrate on your financial situation…
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Cash In On The Economy’s Problems
The most unintelligent thing that you can do with your money during an economic downturn like the one that we’ve been facing is to cash out, stand back and wait until the smoke clears. It seems like an obvious thing to do to so many people. But by doing so you are not only taking…
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I Want To Invest In Solar
There’s big money in Solar energy. Huge money. Just think about it. The world is moving towards alternative forms of energy and right now the most accepted alternate form is solar. It’s relatively cheap and the technology has come a long way. The only downside is the amount of “acreage” that solar consumes in order…
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Don’t Fret About Your 401(k)
I’ll be the first to admit that losing money is hard. I’ve lost a decent chunk of change over the past several months, not only in my individual stock investments but also my 401(k) and a mutual fund. However I’m here to tell you that you need not worry over it. The stock market has…
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Time For A Financial Checkup
It’s midway through the year. How have you done with the financial goals you set for yourself in January? If you never set any that’s ok. It’s never too late to start. It’s a good time to check your finances and make any necessary adjustments to keep yourself on the right track to financial independence. …