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A concerned reader asked me about the stock market and the aging population of baby boomers. Will all these retirees kill stock market performance?

We’ve seen how last year’s market performance had decimated retirement plans, but what is going to happen when they really need that money in the next few years. Should we be [...]

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TradeKing Review

by MoneyNing

TradeKing seems like an amazing brokerage firm so I was excited before I even reviewed it. What I found didn’t disappoint, as TradeKing focuses on customer’s needs from the beginning of the company’s inception. Let me walk you through why I recommend this broker as your trading platform of choice in this review.

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Reader Mike heard on 60 minutes that the lack of government regulations were part of the cause of the mess that we are in with the stock market.  He suggested that I look into this and more specifically write a post that spells out what happen, why it happened and what is being put in [...]

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Today is my last day grinding the 9-5!  This means that starting next month, posts will be written on a full time basis.  It’s a strange feeling to transition away from something that’s occupied so much of my time since I got out of school but I’m excited to step into the full time blogging [...]

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During each economic downturn, many business start to feel the need to trim their workforce because they believe it will help their bottom line.  Whether it’s a big corporation like Pepsico announcing a few days ago that it will cut 3,300 jobs from their work force or a small pet shop down the corner firing [...]

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Several days ago, I asked readers to share their wisdom with those that couldn’t sleep at night because of the turbulent stock market. Today, I want to share with you two that particular stood out.
From Debt Reduction:
I was a stock broker in 1987. On black Monday the market was down what 27%. The next [...]

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We witnessed a very crazy day for the stock market yesterday. The DOW plunged 800 points only to come roaring back to close down 370 points. It was breathtaking for many of us because we were glued to our TV (and computer screen) as the stock market kept on going down but for [...]

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Over the weekend, the federal reserve agreed to convert the two premier investment banks, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley into bank holding companies. This means that Wall Street, traditional known as a collection of less regulated independent firms that buy and sell securities will not exists anymore.
Once Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are converted, [...]

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With the stock market performance being as sluggish as it has been, it’s easy for us to think about not investing at all and keeping all our money in cash. I remember a year ago this time, personal finance bloggers all over the world were blogging about their success in the stock market, encouraging [...]

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This is a guest post by Heather Johnson, a freelance finance and economics writer, as well as a regular contributor for CurrencyTrading.net, a site for currency trading and forex trading information. Heather welcomes comments and freelancing job inquiries through email.
The Federal Reserve makes big news when it calls a press conference to make an adjustment [...]

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