Best Places to Open and Setup a Roth IRA

If you have come to conclusion that you are ready to open a Roth IRA, it can be confusing on choosing the best place to setup your Roth IRA account. Jeff Rose from Good Financial Cents has created a movement he has dubbed the Roth IRA Account Movement in an effort to encourage young adults [...]

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New FDIC Insurance Limits

March 29, 2011
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The FDIC is the federal deposit insurance corporation. It is a government organization designed to cover consumers individual deposit accounts from bank failure. The FDIC was established in the 1930′s and has remained intact to date. The benefits of banking with an FDIC backed institution is that you don’t have to worry about your money [...]

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Low Cost Stocks

March 28, 2011
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We would all like to find low cost stocks that yield a high return and make us tons of money, right? But it’s not that easy. Finding a low cost stock can be a great way to make some money, however there are many things to consider when determining if a stock is low cost [...]

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Believe in Butler: Final Four Baby!

March 27, 2011

photo credit: MudflapDC Can you believe it? The Butler Bulldogs are heading to another Final Four. The Cinderalla story that ended on a half court heave last year continues on. What an amazing story!! Now the question is can they make it to the championship. All I know is that I’m not betting against them. [...]

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Edition #177

March 25, 2011
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Best Personal Financial Planning and Personal Investment Articles this Week from Personal Finance Blogs Welcome to the March 25, 2011 Edition #177 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. The Carnival of Financial Planning takes a long-term view of personal financial planning for individuals and families. We focus on efficient and sustainable personal financial planning practices [...]

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10 Questions to Ask a Financial Adviser Before Hiring Them

March 23, 2011
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When you need someone to help you run your family’s financial affairs, you may consider hiring a financial adviser. Putting someone in charge of your family’s financial future can be scary and a decision that shouldn’t be made lightly. You need to hire someone who has your best interests in mind and someone who you [...]

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Roth IRA Qualifications

March 22, 2011
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Saving for retirement shouldn’t be difficult, and with the Roth IRA, it’s not. In 1998 the Roth IRA was developed with the middle class in mind. It was designed as a way for people to be able to start saving for retirement as part of the Tax Relief Act of 1997. The Roth IRA gets [...]

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Best International Mutual Funds

March 21, 2011
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If you think your portfolio is diversified, you have international exposure, right? Right? Often investors they are diversified, but have all of their portfolio in predominantly U.S. based funds. If you are thinking of putting some of your investments into international funds you should highly consider the following.

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Sweet Sixteen Roundup

March 20, 2011

Wow! What another great year of NCAA basketball. How are your brackets holding up? Next year I think I’ll just choose blindly and still do better than my picks this year. And how about those Butler Bulldogs? Insane! photo credit: MudflapDC

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Should You Buy Divorce Insurance?

March 16, 2011
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It is probably true that no one gets married with the idea that their marriage is going to fail. However, we’ve all heard the doom and gloom news stories and predictions that almost half of all marriages today end in divorce. And the statistics are far worse for second and subsequent marriages. If we think [...]

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Risks In Buying Gold

March 16, 2011
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Gold certainly has a very powerful history and since its discovery the metal has been symbolized as a means of wealth and power. Throughout history nations have obsessed over gold, killed for it and held power because of it. The question that you often hear today is: Is gold a good purchasing investment or are [...]

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The Japanease Disaster! Drill or Not to Drill, Nuclear Power vs. Oil and Coal.

March 15, 2011

I am intentionally going to keep this article very short and very simple. photo credit: USFWS/Southeast Here we sit in the good Ole’ USA unable to to drill for oil in the Gulf or in remote Alaska as our gas prices climb towards 4 or 5 dollars per gallon.  The worst thinkable oil disaster in [...]

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