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Your 2010 Investment Playbook

2010 will be a year in which a premium is placed on investment selection. From March of 2009 to December of 2009 it didn’t matter what stocks you inv[...] read more »
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Payday Loans Are a Financial Nightmare

A friend of mine was telling me about how he took out a few payday loans over a year ago. He said that he was strapped for cash and needed money in a[...] read more »
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Win $25! Pick The Best Stock For 2010

Pick the stock that you think will perform the best in 2010. Give your reasons for why you think your stock will be the best performer of the year read more »
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Debt Solutions For The Holiday Season

The holiday season is the perfect time to discuss an issue that plagues just about each and every person, debt. During the Christmas season we use cr[...] read more »
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Credit Card Companies Are Up To Their Old Tricks

I decided to google credit cards today and see what kinds of offers came up for individuals with poor credit scores. I was shocked by some of the off[...] read more »
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How To Start Investing With $20

1. The first step is to determine what asset class that you would like to invest in. You can invest in stocks, bonds or mutual funds. read more »
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GE Slashes Its Dividend

General Electric (GE) is cutting its dividend from $1.24 per share to .40 per share. GE is cutting its dividend 68% after numerous comments from GE a[...] read more »
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CNBC: A Bunch Of Corporate Shills

Day after day CNBC hosts cry about free market capitalism, lower taxes and corporate bonuses. From Larry Kudlow to Dennis Kneale to Michelle Caruso C[...] read more »
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Bank Dividend Cuts

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) cuts its annual dividend from $1.52 to 20 cents per share today. JPMorgan is preparing for a longer recession and double digit u[...] read more »
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IHOP Free Breakfast Tuesday

In response to Denny’s free grand slam promotion, IHOP has announced its own free promotion. IHOP will be giving away a short stack of buttermilk pan[...] read more »
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Ken Lewis is a Goner

Bank of America (BAC) dropped to the $2.50 level today and has a market cap below 15 billion. There is much speculation that the bank will be taken over by the government and nationalized. If Bank of America is nationalized stockholders read more »
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Are Credit Unions in Trouble?

Day after day there are reports of mounting losses in the commercial banking industry. Banks are losing money in mortgage lending, auto loans and their credit card portfolio. Many of the major banks have been deemed to be virtually insolvent and read more »
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Crude oil is getting cheaper — so why isn’t gas?

Crude oil prices have fallen to new lows for this year. So you’d think gas prices would sink right along with them.Not so.
On Thursday, for example
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Banks Halting Foreclosures

It appears that something good will come out of the Congressional hearing that the House of Representatives held with bank executives. JP Morgan Chase is joining Citigroup as one of the few “superbanks” that are halting foreclosures temporarily. read more »
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Forget Economic Stimulus: Get Your Own Financial House in Order

With a compromise in the works for the economic stimulus bill, I have decided to reflect on one of the biggest lessons learned during this recession: read more »
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