Personal Finance

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How to Beat Inflation or Deflation

Today’s economic uncertainty leaves us wondering whether we need to know how to beat inflation or deflation. Prudence (and economic conditions) suggest that it is in our best interest to learn ways to defeat both scenarios. While some solutions are mutually exclusive, other potential activities we engage in regardless of whether we care about...

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Options Trading | How to Make a Few Extra Bucks from Your Broker

If you’re like me and you love options trading but can’t count on having winning trades every single day there is a way to make a few extra bucks from your broker via (on occasion generous) referral programs. The binary options trading industry is no different – with at least a couple of brokers...

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High Rate CDs vs. the S&P 500 | Not As Big a Mismatch As You Might Think

High Rate CDs vs. the S&P 500 | Not As Big a Mismatch As You Might Think

It can’t be, right? The S&P 500 outperformed by high rate CDs? “Come on,” I thought to myself. Yet I ran into this article posted last night elsewhere and it really struck a chord with me. Ever wonder why you look at your 401K statement quarter after quarter only to find your balances failing...

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Top Ten Mutual Funds | Putting Your IRA or 401(K) on Autopilot

I love all those top ten mutual fund rankings. What a myth! I’m going to take a bit of a diversion today to talk about IRA and 401(k) retirement account management. I hope you folks don’t mind taking the discussion in a different direction today but as you are well aware I am all...

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High Leverage Investments | The Way the Rest of Us Can Make a Class Jump

People ask me why I use high leverage investments. It’s simple. The only way an average Joe like me is going to make a jump from where I am (ok but not great) to super is by using as high leverage as I can get my hands on and use wisely. If I can...

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