Life of an Investor Archives: March 2009
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30 March 2009
I encourage (require) you to volunteer – USA
I read a headline about a new act that is going through the senate and house recently and alarm bells immediately went off in my head. I am referring to H.R. 1388, which is known as the “Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act” or “GIVE Act”. I found the 275-page documented and went [...]
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29 March 2009
An interview with… well, me.
I received an e-mail recently requesting an interview. This was strange to me because first of all, I didn’t know that anyone actually read this blog. Secondly this was strange because I don’t think I am successful enough to have much to offer at this point in my investing career.
Anyway, I thought I’d [...]
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20 March 2009
WeSeed – The stock market for the rest of us
A couple of weeks ago, I heard about a site named WeSeed. Basically this is a site that allows you to play the stock market game with fake money. As they say “Low Risk, Low Return” which is why you will get a return of nothing if you play with their fake money. [...]
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9 March 2009
Traditional vs. Roth 401(k) – Complex? Of course not…
Being a financial advisor has to be one of the hardest jobs around, especially in these times. My company offers a 401(k) plan through John Hancock. Recently, they decided to add on the option of Roth 401(k) that we can contribute to as well. The advisors came in and conducted a company-wide [...]