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Archive for July, 2008

Poll: When Do You Think the Markets Will Begin to Recover?

Everyone has their own opinion, and there is plenty of speculation on the state of the stock market and the overall economy, but what do you think? I’ve heard some analysts say that after the better than expected earnings of many companies, including some of the financials, that the worst is behind us. Others predict [...]

A Few New Features at Generation X Finance

If you’re a regular reader, you may have already noticed, but for those who stick to reading from the RSS feed, you may not have noticed. I have updated the commenting aspect of the site to include SezWho. If you aren’t familiar with it, simply look at any post that has comments. You’ll now see [...]

From the Front Lines: Changing Your Risk Tolerance Based on a Bear Market

Market Conditions Shouldn’t Sway Your Risk Tolerance
Last week, I talked about investors who make the drastic change from stocks to bonds or cash based on the troubled market. In this week’s edition of the “From the Front Lines” mini-series, I wanted to expand on that by talking about the people I meet with who suddenly [...]

Need to Stretch Your Grocery Budget? This Quick, Easy, and Cheap Recipe Will Put a New Spin on the Boring Potato

The potato is one of the cheapest vegetables in the supermarket, and they can go a long way in feeding a lot of people. The problem is that potatoes can become just another boring side dish when they don’t have to be. When cooking potatoes, you generally think of just baked or mashed. Baked potatoes [...]