Should you pay off the mortgage on the home you are living in? Mortgage interest rates are at historic lows and a fixed rate mortgage seems to be a deal of a ...
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Many newer readers of The Simple Dollar haven’t been exposed to the hundreds of great articles in the archives of the site, so this is a weekly series that highlights the five best posts from one year ago this week, two years ago this week, and three years ago this week. I call it … the Time Machine. One Year Ago ... 
Even after the government took the opportunity to step in and bail out one of our largest insurance companies, the stock market still managed to find a way to completely tank, because many investors were not persuaded that this intervention was going to protect their investments. This is when you have to find confidence, knowing where your money is and ... Whether you invest in the stock market or not, bank accounts are a vital investment and savings vehicle. No matter how much or little money you have, everyone needs to set aside money that is guaranteed to be there when you need it. Savings in a bank are not considered a “sexy” investment choice and you will not become rich with your money stashed ...  By WC Porter
The buy-and-hold investing strategy is kind of like my dad’s 1981 Toyota pickup truck: dependable, reliable, old, and a little raggedy looking. It’s been around forever and everyone always takes it for granted. But every time it breaks down, people tell him to dump it already. Enough with the 29-year old car already, they say. Buy and hold ... Andrew writes in: My girlfriend and I bought a home last year and qualify for the First Time Homebuyer Credit. When you include my share of this, I will be getting back around $4500 in my tax refund. This is a lot of money to me and I’m trying to decide what to do with it. About half will go toward ... If you’re a savvy investor, you most certainly have a fair bit of cash tucked away for general spending and emergencies. The stock market is a long term investment and if 2009 taught us anything, it was to not have money you need to spend in the stock market. So where do you put the money you don’t want in ... 
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After the stock market crashed at the end of 2008, many people, including younger generations became very skeptical of the stock market and what it had to offer as a legitimate place to park your money. Peer-to-peer lending is a concept that has been around for a very long time, but the method as to how it ... 
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(epicharmus) What is the January Effect?With 2009 mercifully behind us, believers in a bounce-back 2010 are staking their hopes on the “January Effect.” The January Effect, for those new to the concept, refers to how securities prices tend to rise in January. The main characteristic of this phenomenon is a rush to buy securities before the end ... 
Here’s the next installment of my series on New Year’s Resolutions that can be done today, and not put off for “some day” in the future. We all know how that usually turns out… Last year was definitely a roller coaster year when it came to the stock market, and you may have taken the “just don’t open the ... |
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