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Improve your investment returns (by lowering your taxes)
If you’re invested in the stock market, chances are you don’t have positive returns for the year. If you want to improve your returns, keep in mind that the investment return equation is pretty much the same as the net income equation: you can directly improve your returns by lowering your taxes. Total Investment Returns = [...]
Continue reading...Considering a new investing position: fetal and 100% in cash?
13 October 2008
I just returned from a trip to South Africa, and after ignoring the news for two weeks, I was a bit surprised to see the major market indicies. Guess what my (no-so-)new investment strategy is? Read my last post for an idea. Today, my friend Dave sent me an article from today’s WSJ by Burton Malkiel [...]
Continue reading...Stay the course – tips for navigating in a tough market
24 September 2008
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last two weeks (or last year, for that matter), you know some serious stuff is going on in the US and World financial markets. Here are some tips to navigate in this type of environment: Worry about the things you can control – are you more likely to [...]
Continue reading...A reader asks: Should I jump??
5 August 2008
Nooo! Ok… so we aren’t talking about bridges or anything, despite this crazy picture… We are talking about “jumping” savings accounts to take advantage of better rates. Granted, high savings accounts rates these days are slim pickin’s, but you can tell from the font size of %-rates in newspapers how much banks want to [...]
Continue reading...Be a good information filter
1 May 2008
A ton of information exists out there about personal finance, especially investing. May I recommend the following items to keep in mind: Be skeptical Question what you read and hear. Trust only facts. Verify from several sources any information you come across. I wish I had invested $1000 to short every stock that a client called [...]
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- Alex: @Chris: In general, I'd would say no, since the point of your emergency fund is to keep you afloat for 3-6 months or more. If you are racking up debt...
- Chris: Alex, should you consider available credit on credit cards as a stop gap to any short fall you might have in your emergency fund?...
- Alex: I just got confirmation from a trader friend of mine saying they use the Ultrashort Financials and UltraShort Real Estate ETFs to macro-hedge their po...
- matt @ Thrive: I have to admit, the picture made me laugh and recall fond memories of heavy blocked graphics. *grins*...
- Nnamdi: On the topic of Fraud, a person can get a voluntary Alert put on their credit report. Basically in order to establish new credit, the creditor must ca...
- Jackson: A mortgage officer at Chase suggested paying off my credit card before the statement date. Using the credit card, but getting the monthly statement wi...
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Hi, I’m Alex Benke.
When was the last time you thought carefully about your finances? If you are like most 20 - 30 somethings, it's been too long. Now is the time to get your financial ass into shape. After all, it's YOUR future. Read on: I guarantee you will learn something new here that will have a big impact on your life. Copyright © 2010 MoneyMerc. Thrilling Theme from FreelanceWP
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10 November 2008
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