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Entries for January, 2008

How To Invest During Uncertain Times

Is the U.S. heading for a recession?
It would seem if you’ve been watching the markets, news networks, or reading the business section, the answer would be a resounding yes. In my daily reading, I have come across two articles that represent either side of the argument.
A bad market? You ain’t seen nothin’
A worldwide […]

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Dividend Reinvestment Plans

A dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) is an equity investment option offered directly from the underlying company. The investor does not receive quarterly dividends directly as cash; instead, the investor’s dividends are directly reinvested in the underlying equity.
This allows the investment return from dividends to be immediately invested for the purpose of price appreciation and compounding, […]

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The Case For Dollar Cost Averaging

I was reading this article from CNN Money that I found rather interesting. The article is the answer to a question a reader had submitted. The question was “I have $600K in a money market that I plan to invest in Vanguard index funds. Should I put it in at once or dollar cost average […]

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Advantages Of Using Your Credit Card

Most of the time when I make a purchase, I use my debit card over my credit card. I don’t usually carry much cash, but like the idea of spending money I have rather than racking up a balance to pay later. Lately however, it has been brought to my attention that using a credit […]

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Compound Interest

For those people looking to start the new year off by learning more about investing and planning for the future, there are some terms you should be familiar with. One of those terms is compound interest.
Compound interest has been called the eighth wonder of the world. Albert Einstein called it one of the greatest mathematical […]

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