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Archive for October, 2007

When Owning a Home Isn’t Always All It’s Cracked Up to Be

You’ve probably heard the advice over and over again about how owning a home is one of the major milestones in achieving financial independence. It is certainly true that by owning a home you can take ownership in something that has the potential to build equity and provide you with the freedom you might not [...]

The Retirement Trivia Questions Were a Hit

Last week I asked for help in coming up with some trivia questions that dealt with retirement, and I wanted to thank everyone for all of the suggestions. The questions were a success and it turned out to be very educational for everyone who took part. In doing this exercise I was also able to [...]

Saturday Finance Findings for October 27th

This is a special Saturday edition of the finance findings. The only thing that makes it special is that I haven’t had time to get to it until today. As I mentioned at the beginning of the month, October is a crazy time at work. I spent this week getting into work around 5 am [...]

Poll: Where Would You Invest Now?

This week I wanted to take a look at how people view the markets and where they would put their money. Obviously, most people would diversify their money across multiple asset classes, but for this question, let’s assume you could only put new money into one type of asset. Which one would it be?