July 2010

In Defense of the Traditional IRA

by Glen Craig
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Roth IRAs are tax-free.  Traditional IRAs are simply tax-deferred.  Surely tax-free is better, right?  And surely, therefore, a Roth IRA is the best way to invest for retirement, right?

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Costs To Consider When Buying A Car

by Glen Craig
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The path your car costs are going to take is determined from the time you make the decision – new or used? While most of the costs of either a new or used car will apply to both new or used, it can be worth evaluating the commitment of each cost, and whether it is [...]

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Get Your Free iPhone 4 Bumper Or Case

by Glen Craig
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Do you have an iPhone 4? Are you considering getting one soon?  Then I’m sure you have heard about the antenna issue where if the iPhone is held the wrong way you can drop calls!  Well, if you bought (or buy) your iPhone before September 30th, 2010 you will be eligible for a free bumper [...]

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We Have An Indoor Pool And Links

by Glen Craig

So far the new house has been awesome! It feels so good to wake up and go to sleep in our own home (well, the bank owns a good part too).  Things are coming along nicely and it’s really starting to look like home. Then we got a surprise. Seems we had an indoor pool [...]

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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Signed Into Law

by Glen Craig
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On July 21st, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street (the largest such overhaul since the Great Depression), aimed at preventing future economic collapses like the kind we have experienced in recent years.  The Act will also look to add protections for [...]

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Dollar Cost Averaging Helps Eliminate Emotion And Market Risk

by Glen Craig
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We are all human here, right? And one thing you can always count on with humans is that we are emotional beings.  We experience fear, pride, lust, greed and everything in between. What the heck am I talking about?  I’m talking about investment strategy!

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Are Personal Credit Cards Better for Your Business?

by Glen Craig
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It’s fair to say that money is at the top of a small business owner’s list of things to worry about. “Where will we get funding?; How will we break even?;  How will we turn a profit this year?”, are all questions you have to ask yourself when running your own business. With all of [...]

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Crank Up Your Money Saving Goals With SmartyPig

by Glen Craig

SmartyPig Review One of the more interesting and innovative ways to save up for specific goals is to make use of SmartyPig.  SmartyPig is a free online savings tool that allows you to save for for specific financial goals. Whether you want to save up $500 for back to school shopping, or $5,000 for a [...]

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Types of Mortgage Loans

by Glen Craig

Buying a home is a huge financial decision. Among the myriad decisions you need to make is deciding what type of mortgage loan to take out to finance your new home.

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Upromise $100,000 College Dream Sweepstakes – and Links

by Glen Craig

From now until August 31st, 2010, Upromise has a sweepstakes going where ten lucky people will each get $10,000! This is part of their 3rd annual $100,000 Upromise College Dream Sweepstakes.  In order to enter you need to join Upromise and download their TurboSaver, an online savings reminder tool.

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