December 22nd Friday Five – Sick As A Dog Edition

Well whatever my wife had I now have, and have it worse. Certainly no fun being sick for the holidays. Regardless, here are five good reads from the past week:

10 Common Investor Mistakes – Binary Dollar takes a look at some of the most common investor mistakes.

What If You Have No Credit History? – Get Rich Slowly asks his readers to answer this question and there are a lot of replies.

Active vs. Passive Performance – The Sun takes a look at the performance of actively managed funds vs. some Vanguard and index funds.

Planning For The Future On Minimum Wage – The Simple Dollar tackle’s a reader’s situation about how to get ahead while making minimum wage.

How Much Should You Tip? – Personal Finance Advice has some suggestions.


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