Archived entries posted in "Retirement"

Weekly Roundup #15 (February 2, 2008)

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What do I do during a bear market? What do I invest in?

Photo by: artct45If you’re between 20-40 years old, don’t do anything. Stay where you’re at, markets fluxuate. That is their nature and that should have been something you learned before you got it. If this is your first time hearing about it, don’t worry and more importantly, don’t run. Let the […]

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Weekly Roundup #14 (January 26, 2008)

Photo by: meyshanworldThis week wasn’t so great - the stock market was down, so investments were down, and on top of it someone broke into my car and stole my stereo, DVD/TV setup all while tearing up the inside of my car. Ugh, that’ll hit the ol’ expense book and will hinder the 4k […]

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The 401k debit card? You’ve GOT to be kidding, right? Nope.

Photo by: danperry.comI heard a friend talking about this the other day as being an offering at his place of employment, and I was actually waiting, after he introduced the idea, for the punchline to the joke; but there was none. It REALLY is a product! I did some more research to be […]

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Weekly Roundup #13 (January 19, 2008)

Photo by: matangueroThis week I found myself fighting back the elusive CPU quota exceeded errors I was getting from Bluehost.com because I was getting a lot of hits from the Magic Quadrant of Personal Finance and “Why is it taboo to talk salary?” posts I tossed out this week. I like it because of […]

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How many “Best Mutual Funds of 2007″ can there really be?

Photo by: goisraelgermanySo in stumbling my way across news articles tonight, I found myself very intrigued as to why there were so many “Best Mutual Funds of 2007″ available online (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). It’s pretty simple really; marketing. Who WOULDN’T tout that they were the best mutual fund based on this, […]

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Keep your investments separate for different goals -

Photo by: Daquella maneraHow many of you use your 401k for your everything bucket?  I’ve overheard friends and family talk about their 401k like their “all for one long term savings account” saying things like, “I’m going to use my 401k for my kids education” or “my 401k is used for both me and my […]

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Why is it so taboo to talk about salary and compensation?

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How is it that when we can readily see public sector and professional athletes salaries on the web and not bat an eye at it. I’m sure they discuss these things over caviar all the time and it isn’t that big of a deal; but why does middle class America think […]

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Weekly Roundup #12 (January 12, 2008)

Welcome to 2008 - hope the new year treated you all well. I’m working on a project to revamp the site with Jon Phillips and should have at least a rough draft here in the next few weeks. I like this design, but he’s let me know there are a handful of things that need […]

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I got 3 raises on my job last year - How did I do it?

Photo by: Daquella maneraTwo words: Don’t settle.It’s your life and your compensation. Put yourself in the situation where you ARE #1 to your boss. Get things done on time, proactively take on projects, support and praise your peers on projects well done, start a new method of doing a certain task, SET the bar at […]

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