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Market Timing: You’re Doing it Wrong

by Flexo on May 7, 2009. Investing 17 comments.

A recent question-and-answer article from Money Magazine illustrates the problem with timing the market. While making money in the stock market is as “simple” as buying low and selling high, emotional reactions to the market often prevent that from being a feasible strategy. The question comes from an individual close to retirement, Heidi. She lost ... Continue reading this article…

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What Do I Know About Investing?

by Smithee on January 23, 2009. Investing 6 comments.

Flexo has often touted the benefits of using a real credit card (as opposed to a debit card) for daily spending, and paying off the balance each month. I guess this finally permeated my skull, since as soon as I saw the news about a credit card that deposits 2 percent cash back into a brokerage ... Continue reading this article…

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