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Making the Case of Having Alternative Investments in Portfolio
In the July issue of Financial Planning magazine, there’s an article about including alternative investments such as energy, precious metal, real estate, etc, in portfolio and how they will impact the overall returns of portfolios with and without these assets. This isn’t the first time I read papers that argue the case of having commodities, [...]
Free Financial Advice Tomorrow
Need help with your retirement plan? How about some professional assistance?
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) will hold Kiplinger’s Jump-Start Your Retirement Plan Days on Thursday, September 21 (that’s tomorrow) and Friday, October 6 (only these two days). Members from NAPFA will be available to answer your questions on retirement planning for free via the toll-free number (888) 919-2345.
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Six “How to’s” for Your Kids to Control Their Money
When it comes to money matters, it's never too early to start. An article in today's Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Six Money Skills for Kids to Master, offers some excellent tips on how to teach your kids to handle their money that could benefit them for the years ahead. Here's a summary of the "How to's" from the article:
- How to handle a cash allowance
- How to save for a goal
- How to compare prices
- How to manage a checking account, an ATM or debit card
- How to appreciate the magic of compound interest
- How to get out of debt (or not)
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Mark Your Calendar: Free Financial Advice on Retirement from Kiplinger and NAPFA
This is what I found from Kiplinger's Personal Finance website. On Thursday, September 21 and Friday, October 6 (only these two days), Kiplinger's Personal Finance and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) will hold Kiplinger's Jump-Start Your Retirement Plan Days and members from NAPFA will answer your questions on retirement planning for free if you call the toll-free number (888) 919-2345.
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How Do You Like The Idea
of cutting your own hair to save money?
Sounds unbelievable that there are people actually doing that? Apparently there are, but I don’t think I will do that.
While saving money is important in our lives, we should also care about our appearances, especially if we are professionals. We don’t want to show up at work with a hair cut that makes our colleagues have other thoughts.
Cutting my own? No, not for me.
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Neither Will I
Not just that I love my ears. I don't want my hair look like as if it was ganwed by a dog.
Actually, my wife used to cut my hair for me until late 2004, several months before our daughter was born. Since I bought the hair cut kit from BJ's in 1998, every two to three months, I asked my wife to be my barber. Over the past six years, we probably have saved hundreds with the kit which cost us 19 bucks. Not a bad investment.
