Carnival of Financial Planning - June 14 2008 Edition

Welcome to the June 14, 2008 edition of the Carnival of Financial Planning.

The Carnival of Financial Planning takes a long-term view of personal financial planning for individuals and families. We focus on efficient and sustainable personal financial planning practices that can lead to lifetime financial security.

This edition is arranged by subject heading, so that you can browse efficiently.

Enjoy!

The Skilled Investor

Budgeting

Aussie Investor presents 7 Ways To Save Money On Your Fuel Bill posted at Money Management Personal Finance Blog, saying, “No doubt we’re all feeling the costs of higher oil prices - as if it wasn’t hard enough to balance the budget already. This post contains some ideas on how to claw back some of the costs of running your car.”

Dividend Growth Investor presents How to protect yourself from rising gas prices? posted at Create Rising Passive Income From Dividend Paying Stocks.

Economics

Larry Russell presents The Financial Services Industry is Still the Largest S&P 500 Sector - Even after the Collapse of its Stock Values posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog.

Estate Planning

Reba Haas presents The Vacation Home - is it time to finally relax once escrow has closed? posted at Team Reba Real Estate, saying, “If you’ve ever considered buying a vacation property, and many of you do, then you’ll want to read this article to learn a few things that you may want to look into no matter what State you live in and where you’ll buy property.”

retirehappy presents Naming Beneficiaries on Retirement Plans posted at My Retirement Blog.

Financial Goal presents Financial Planning: Living Trusts posted at Goal of Financial Freedom, saying, “Some information on Living Trusts”

Financial Planning

David B. Bohl presents Defining Success on Your Own Terms posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Too often people aspire to be successful based on the dictates of others.”

Dereck presents Want to be rich? Then shut up and listen posted at I Will Not Die.

Helen Anderson presents 5 Ways to Start Your Business With No Money! at Personal Finance Blog, Budgeting, Debt @ Bankaholic posted at Bankaholic.

Anna presents Begin Funding for your Financial Future posted at To Be Debt Free.

Larry Russell presents Objective Personal Finance Answers Are Hard to Find posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog

Barb A. Ryan presents Your Personal Financial Planning Skills posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.

Financing a Home

Jim presents Managing Your Own Mortgage Escrow posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Joe Manausa presents Frustrated Homeowners posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, “there are no “painless” solutions to the housing problems until inventories return to a more balanced level. So what should my frustrated homeowner do?”

Christopher Johnson presents Getting Approved For A Mortgage posted at christopheraaronjohnson.net, saying, “Shine above the rest when you go to apply for a mortgage.”

Praveen presents Why Are Mortgage Rates High? posted at My Simple Trading System

Financing Education

Ted Reimers presents Paying for College posted at CampusGrotto, saying, “Covers various options available for financing an education.”

Income

Emmitt Khamo presents Passive Income Ideas - Dividend Investing posted at Passive Income, saying, “One of my favorite forms of passive income is dividends. This article introduces the reader to dividends as a form of passive income by describing what a dividend is, what sorts of companies pay dividends and how to go about finding a good dividend yielding investment in the stock market.”

FMF presents Six Ways to Invest in Your Career posted at Free Money Finance, saying, “Ways to grow your top financial asset.”

Investing

Brice Hogan presents Creating A Stock Portfolio posted at Financialzip.com, saying, “There are certain things that are essential in creating a portfolio and things you…”

Marcus presents Investing In The Stock Market posted at Stock Market Investing For Beginners, saying, “This article provides some tips for investing in the stock market. By taking a long term view, planning your investment strategy and sticking to your plan, investing in the stock market can be a great way to build wealth.”

Jose DeJesus MD presents Derivatives and Your Mutual Funds posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

Todd presents Total Returns Versus Investor Returns posted at HarvestingDollars, saying, “New investors frequently make the mistake of choosing funds based on recent returns rather than a solid review of potential investments. When it comes to mutual funds it is important to review both ‘Total Return’ as well as the ‘Investor Return’, so that potential investors can make a more informed investment decision.”

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Learning To Invest: The Education of A Long-Term Investor posted at The Digerati Life

Marc Ryan presents IndependentInvestor.info - Portfolio Management 1 - Time and knowledge posted at IndependentInvestor.info, saying, “This is the first in a series of commentaries discussing how the average investor can build and manage his own portfolio. We address some of the most frequently asked questions on personal portfolio management. In this first commentary, we look at the time and knowledge needed to build and manage a portfolio.”

Sun presents The Worst “Timing” Ever posted at The Sun’s Financial Diary.

Bill D presents 11 Ways to Become a More Successful Stock Trader posted at The Wealth Hunter.

KCLau presents Picking the right Structured Fund posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “About picking the right structured funds and all about such funds”

The Shark Investor presents 10 Reasons Not To Trade Forex posted at The Shark Investor, saying, “See why forex trading is not real investing”

Mark Butler presents Interview with a Millionaire: Don’t Be a Lemming posted at The Butler Project, saying, “I had the opportunity to interview a millionaire who had experienced the tech bubble (the upside and the downside). Some great investing principles came from our conversation.”

Aussie Investor presents Australian Stock Market Investing posted at Australian Investing, saying, “What is the difference between investing and speculating? This post compares the two and how they apply to the Australian stock market.”

Steve Faber presents Different Ways of Investing Money – What is the Best Choice for You? posted at DebtBlog.

Walter W. Fouse presents Vanguard Index Mutual Funds Versus Vanguard Managed Funds posted at Best No Load Funds.

Richard M. Rothschild presents Bond Market Index Funds posted at Bond Market Index Funds.

Frank Vertin presents Top 10 S and P 500 Index Funds posted at NO LOAD INDEX FUND.

Managing Debt

Brian McKay presents How to Build, Maintain and Repair your Credit | MonitorBankRates.com posted at MonitorBankRates.com, saying, “Good article on credit, several links and tips”

Faron Benoit presents Compulsive Spending is the Biggest Behavioral Block Against Fugal Living posted at Financial Learn, saying, “Compulsive spending is something that can’t be fixed in a day. It takes much time and effort to change such a strong habbit.”

Robert S Woods presents 2 Plans to Debt Freedom posted at Real Web Today.com, saying, “Comprehensive Review of 2 of the leading debt reduction plans around today.”

Olen presents Pay Off Your Mortgage - Fast! posted at Get Out Of Debt, saying, “Nobody likes having a mortgage, but for most of us it’s a necessary evil. However this post puts forward some reasons why you should rid yourself of your mortgage as quickly as you can.”

Joseph presents “Transforming Debt Into Wealth” by John Cummuta review posted at Till Debt Do Us Part.

The Financial Blogger presents Special Features On Home Equity Line Of Credit (HELOC) posted at The Financial Blogger, saying, “banks and other financial institutions improve what used to be a simple line of credit backed by a property into the most flexible mortgage product you can ever see! In this post, I go over several improvements on this innovative way to finance a house.”

Risk Management and Insurance

nickel presents Tips for Buying a Long Term Disability (LTD) Insurance Policy posted at fivecentnickel.com, saying, “As the title suggests, this is a collection of tips for buying a long term disability (LTD) insurance policy.”

Savings

Dollar presents Making Money With Compounding posted at The Mighty Dollar, saying, “Compounding is one of the simplest and most fundamental of personal finance and wealth building concepts. This post is intended to reacquaint readers with the concept of compounding and its power to accumulate wealth over the long term.”

Redd Horrocks-Maier presents The Importance of an Emergency Fund posted at Earthlier Happy is the Rose Distilled, saying, “An article on the importance of having an emergency fund.”

Larry Russell presents The Top 25 Low Cost Best US Money Market Funds posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog.

Taxes

Barb A. Ryan presents Asset Allocation, Investment Asset Tax Location, and Emergency Cash Management posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.

Barb A. Ryan presents Independent Investment Counselors and Financial Advisors posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.

Miscellaneous

Jose DeJesus MD presents Motivating Your Employees posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

Dorian Wales presents The Personal Financier: Actively Manage Your Career to Stay On Top of Your Game posted at The Personal Financier, saying, “Frightening statistics show how many of us lack active control of our careers. I offer these focal points to actively managing our careers.”

John Crickett presents Sell To Rent posted at Find Financial Freedom, saying, “The basic idea behind the Sell To Rent (STR) strategy is that at the end of a rapid rise/at the beginning of a fall in house prices you sell your home and rent a property. Whilst investing the monies recieved from selling your property in an alternate market. I don’t believe this is a good idea for most people and I explain why.”

Dividends4Life presents John D. Rockefeller Quotes posted at Dividends 4 Life, saying, “Read enough of a person’s quotes and you will get to know the person. Let’s spend some time getting to know John D. Rockefeller.”

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