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You can invest as little as $25 whenever you want with DRIPs (dividend reinvestment plans). Perhaps you have already heard about DRIPs or dividend reinvestment plans. Not all companies offer them, but the ones that do obviously pay dividends and thus will tend to be at least either more stable, less volatile stocks, or at [...]
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Well, I’ve been thinking about money more often lately. In fact, the last year in particular I’ve really been focused (in part the effect of which is the existence of this blog) on making MORE money and being more effective with it. For better or worse money is the set of “wheels” that move you [...]
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Who knows, they could be yours too! Everyone’s situation is different and no one’s is simple. Unless you inherited lots of money or grew up with rich parents who funded your first car, degree, and house, then probably you’ve also had to go majorly into debt just to try to get ahead.
There isn’t going to [...]
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Those who study “seasonal investing” know that January typically sees a rise in the markets, due to New Year Optimism, the end of tax-loss selling, and the usual lead by small-caps. So far this year looks to be following the same path, which is a good sign. There may still be some bad news under [...]
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A “Santa Claus Rally” refers to the final week or so of trading of each year – if, that is, there is a rally in the stock markets during this time. Doesn’t look like there’s going to be for this year.
With the holidays I haven’t been around on this blog as much, but hopefully that [...]
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Well it’s been a busy couple of weeks for me. On top of everything else I’m glued to the business news each day and really starting to get tired of hearing about the bailouts, especially when it seems obvious that one or more of GM, Chrysler and Ford (probably not Ford, though) will clearly go [...]
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I don’t think the markets are all that calm right now – the VIX is still hovering around the 60’s – but they are definitely calmer than they were one month ago. There’s a more long-term uncertainty now, perhaps, rather than a day-to-day disaster feeling, even if the roller coasters in the Dow are still [...]
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