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December

Santa Claus Rally Delivers Stocks in the Stockings

December 22, 2009 · 1 comment

in December, holidays, market timing, market trends, seasonal investing, special dates, stock exchanges

The Santa Claus Rally is the historic seasonality that occurs in the stock markets around Christmas and New Years.  From about the 8th last trading day in December through the first three trading days in January, there has traditionally been fairly reliable upward swings in the markets, usually delivering positive returns.
According to Martin Roberge of [...]

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Have You Made Your Financial Plan For 2010?

December 21, 2009 · 4 comments

in December, Financial New Year, discipline, estates, finances, financial planning, goals, holidays, lifestyle design, money decisions, networth, portfolio, wealth protection, wealthbuilding

It’s a good time to draw up some financial New Year’s resolutions if you haven’t yet.  Sure – don’t call them New Year’s resolutions if you don’t want to – it’s a financial plan for 2010 that I’m really talking about.
Although we are still in the thick of the holiday season, take a quiet day [...]

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Have a Clutter-Free Christmas With These Minimalist Gift Ideas That Don’t Take Up Space or Collect Dust Around the House

December 16, 2009 · 2 comments

in December, financial planning, happiness, health, holidays, lifestyle design, money decisions, purchases, special dates, spending

Congratulations on opting for a minimalist Christmas, or at least thinking about how to have a clutter-free Christmas.  If you’re like me and appreciate minimalism, but you also love giving gifts – you just need to find a way to buy or make gifts that don’t sit around and collect dust for the next three [...]

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Stock Market Trends in December 2009: What Should You Invest In At the End of the Year?

November 30, 2009 · 0 comments

in December, Financial New Year, holidays, investing, market timing, market trends, seasonal investing, special dates, stock picks, stocks

It’s the end of November and another month has passed us by.   The seasonal correction in the stock markets never really happened this year, along with other traditional seasonal trends that failed to confirm.  Then again, this past year has been one of the more unusual for markets since the Great Depression.  For example, the [...]

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