Earlier this month, I stopped my automatic monthly investment of $1,000 in the stock market through Vanguard’s Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSMX), and it’s possible that this will prove to be a good decision. Shawn Tully from Fortune Magazine identifies four current asset bubbles that all investors should heed, and one of these bubbles ...

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How ’bout them Apples From the looks of Twitter, Facebook and Google trends, the Apple press conference, including the release of the iPad, is the only thing going on in the world today. Google news has stuff about a Toyota recall, Holocaust Remembrance Day and so forth, but it is clear that the Apple tablet computer ...

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First Things First The first thing to do is get a piece of paper or program on the computer such as Microsoft Office. The money should be split up into different sections that show were you are spending it. A miscellaneous category shouldn't be there. The sections should include a category for living payments. Water, cable, ...

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Get on the Road to Debt Recovery Today [caption id="" align="alignright" width="321" caption="Photo: schlissellaw.wordpress.com"][/caption] Those serious about reducing debt and enjoying life will find these six easy steps helpful. Just because a person has debt, this isn't automatically a negative condition like some think it is. Being responsible with debt saves money, which can then be spent ...

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Foreclosures on the rise [caption id="" align="alignright" width="289" caption="Photo: ourcountryspresident.wordpress.com/"][/caption] Despite credit cards, borrowing money and government aid, many homeowners lost their homes to foreclosure. A recent survey done by the Mortgage Bankers Association showed that one in every seven home loans in the US were either past due or in foreclosure. That is the highest delinquency ...

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