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February 2009

Feb
25
2009

The State of The Housing Sector

The housing market is in shambles, plain and simple.  In communities across the country, thousands of once-vacated houses now sit empty, remnants of a burst bubble.  The residential market has been unraveling for some time now, and every day it continues to deepen.  At some point though a trough will form, leaving the market with […]

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Feb
18
2009

Should Parents Pay for College?

As is common knowledge to all, pursuing a higher education has become an extremely expensive endeavor.  For all of the scholarships, grants, and financial aid available, there isn’t nearly enough to bring down the costs for everyone.  Four-year graduates are averaging a total debt load north of $20,000, and some of the high-end observations are […]

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Feb
11
2009

Book Review: Personal Development for Smart People.

If you don’t already know who Steve Pavlina is, he’s a former shoplifting convict who was expelled from his freshman year of college.  Sitting in a jail cell at the age of 19, he decided to take complete responsibility for his life and turn a complete 180.  Since then, he’s become the undisputed personal growth leader on […]

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Feb
4
2009

Dummy-Proof IRA Management

Anyone can achieve wealth over time with the awesome tax-sheltered tools we have available, and it’s actually incredibly easy to do so.  Individual Retirement Accounts, or IRAs, are my favorite vehicle for tax-free growth.  If you don’t know much about IRAs, there’s a gazillion good resources out there to check out (all I will say […]

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