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ING Direct Raises Rates

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ING Direct raised the interest rate offered on their savings accounts to 3.0 percent. Unfortunately, it’s still below Emigrant Direct‘s 3.25 percent. However, if you include ING Direct’s bonus ($25) for opening a new account, depending on your inital deposit you may beat Emigrant Direct’s interest yield. If you want the $25 new account bonus, just contact ... Continue reading this article…

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More on 401(k) Borrowing

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Following up on the topic of 401(k) loans, which was discussed here, there is a new article on CNN Money by Walter Updegrave. This article compares a scenario for two options: borrowing $40,000 through a 401(k) loan and borrowing the same amount through a home equity line of credit. Assuming the two options are available ... Continue reading this article…

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My Investments

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In the interest of full disclosure, I might as well give you a a peek into the investing side of my net worth. Roth IRA Invested in the TIAA-Cref Equity Index [TCEIX], directly with TIAA-Cref. The fund invests in the stocks listed in the Russell 3000 Index. It has a low expense ratio of 0.26 percent, ... Continue reading this article…

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No Money? Buy a Home!

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Many of the people I’ve grown up with have been buying their first homes at this point. One of my closest friends (and his wife and daughter) is selling his first home and moving onto bigger and better. So yes, I’ve been thinking about it a bit. In that respect, this article caught my attention ... Continue reading this article…

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Financial Disasters

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Gerri Willis at CNN Money gives us five tips for handling financial emergencies. Create a safety net. This requires thinking ahead. Everyone will have at least one kind of financial emergency in their lifetime. The author suggests having three to nine months’ worth of living expenses in an accssible account. Break into the piggy bank. ... Continue reading this article…

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Extreme Money Ultimate Kung-Fu Challenge

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Jeanne Sahadi takes the simple question, “How do you define ‘living within your means?’” and turns it into some kind of poorly-dubbed martial arts movie or strange game show (if you judge by the title of the article). Nevertheless, I agree her with her analysis of the above phrase: Ideally, I’d define living within your ... Continue reading this article…

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Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

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Gerri Willis at CNN warns readers that they should not stop investing in a 401(k) just because the market is doing poorly (like it has over the third quarter of this year). Her five points are don’t disengage, resist the makeover urge, pick winners, don’t fear bonds (though I’m fine without them as I’ve investing ... Continue reading this article…

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Financial Update – July

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I’ve been through many changes in the past few months. As you might have read below, I stopped working at my former corporate job and began working as a high school teacher, hence the pause in my 401(k) increases. During the summer, I am working part time at my old job and considering whether I ... Continue reading this article…

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