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Archive for January 2008

January 9th, 2008

Will You Be Getting a $500 Tax Rebate?

The economy is looking somewhat troublesome right now, what with stagflation and  the possibility of recession. And what are some saying the answer is? Well, many think tax cuts are the answer.
Of course, in the past, this has usually meant tax cuts for the rich and businesses that are supposed to “trickle down” to stimulate [...]

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January 8th, 2008

Beating the Bear Market: Early Retirement

I continue to faithfully glean the nuggets out of Paul Farrell’s MarketWatch article on beating the bear market. And remember: just because the stock market is up right now doesn’t mean the economy will let it stay that way. It’s always better to be prepared. The wisdom I’ve chosen for today deals with early retirement:
Yes, [...]

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January 8th, 2008

Contest Over at Green Assets

It’s really the week for Greener Assets! Ali won the B5 Apprentice challenge and now she’s offering a contest. Go on over to Greener Assets and enter this contest. Because there’s nothing like being rewarded for going a little out of your way.
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January 7th, 2008

Beating the Bear Market: Yielding Wealth By Working

Contrary to popular belief, most millionaires, and those who enjoy a comfy retirement, have to do some measure of work. I mean, before most people like Bill Gates and Sam Walton hit it big, they had to pay their dues and put in some good, hard work. (I think Warren Buffett has it right, though [...]

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January 7th, 2008

B5 Apprentice Winner Announced

Well, I made it to what might be called the “semifinals,” but not the finals. And today, a winner has been announced in the B5 Apprentice contest. Congrats to Ali over at Greener Assets! She is a fellow team ACES member, who always made an effort to contribute.
I’m happy with how it all fell out.
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January 4th, 2008

Beating the Bear Market: Do-It-Yourself

Earlier today in my quest to find ways of beating the bear market, we looked at going contrarian. This post is related to that concept, with Paul Farrell at MarketWatch recommending a do-it-yourself approach to investing:
Remember Buddha’s advice: “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I [...]

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January 4th, 2008

Beating the Bear Market: Go Contrarian

Yesterday I mentioned that I will be devoting some time to an article written by Paul Farrell for MarketWatch. This article gives 10 things you can do to beat the bear market that has already begun. Today’s first advice is this: Go Contrarian.
Don’t trust Wall Street to make your investing decisions
Farrell points out that Wall [...]

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January 3rd, 2008

Will Your Finances Survive the Next Couple of Years?

Everyone knows that the stock market is risky, and that you could lose money, no matter how “good” your information may be. However, things are getting a little bit dicey. MarketWatch’s Paul Farrell points this out about where our stock market is headed:
Now the biggest of all insults: Our capitalist system is so dysfunctional that [...]

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January 3rd, 2008

$100 Oil, Weak Manufacturing, Bad Stock Market Start: Happy New Year!

How are things going in our economy? Well, we could be off to a recession. I thought this CBS News MoneyWatch segment pretty much summed up how we started the year off as an economy:

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January 1st, 2008

Happy New Year from Yielding Wealth!

Happy New Year from Yielding Wealth!
All the best in the coming year. Hopefully, you are putting together a personal finance plan that will help you in your goals for yielding wealth in the coming year!
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