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The benefit of remaining calm

June 5th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Stock Market by greg
Earlier this week I mentioned the stock market being up 2000 points and how we were committed to our current investment plan. Yesterday, we received our May statement for our Roth IRA and received a very nice surprise. I have posted before how we have consistently contributed to our Roth ...
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Is that a light I see?

April 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Economy, Stock Market by greg
Rally or Trap? Every investor currently in the market has been pleasantly surprised with the 1500 point increase (as of this post) we have enjoyed over the last seven weeks. Many are beginning to whisper ever so quietly around the water cooler about the end of the Bear Market. ...
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Should I get out of the Stock Market?

March 10th, 2009 | 3 Comments | Posted in Stock Market by greg
One of my most memorable moments with my wife was a date to an amusement park before we got married. We were standing in line to ride a roller coaster and as we made our way to the front of the line, the young man in charge stopped us ...
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How to recognize a normal stock market

February 25th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Stock Market by greg
Average doesn't mean Normal We have all read or heard someone say that the stock market averages 11% a year. Unfortunately, not everyone understands what that means. According to merriam-webster.com, the word average is defined as: a single value (as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents ...
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Retirement Investment Decisions

February 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Economy, Investment, Retirement by greg
With the downturn in the economy, a lot of companies, and not just small companies, are having to rethink the benefits they offer their employees. One of the benefits on the chopping block is 401(k) employer matching. Walter Updegrave, Money Magazine senior editor says: As a way to ...
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I want my 401(k) back!

January 24th, 2009 | 9 Comments | Posted in Investment, Stock Market by greg
I think everyone will agree that 2008 was not a good year for the stock market, retirement accounts (including 401k's and IRA's) or just about anything else where savings or investing was concerned. The Dow Jones lost more than 33% over the last 12 months and that number has ...
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