Welcome to the November 15, 2007 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.
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The Skilled Investor
Budgeting
FMF presents It’s Easy to Become Wealthy posted at Free Money Finance, saying, “The path to wealth is rather simple.”
Madeleine Begun Kane presents Charge! posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.
Adam Faughn presents Life with Pets posted at Where Your Treasure Is, saying, “This brief article shares a humorous look at trying to live within a budget while having a “soft side” for animals.”
Economics
Ian Welsh presents Bernanke Cuts Another Quarter posted at The Agonist, saying, “What this means for you is simple enough: the prices of food, heating oil and transportation will keep going up. If you’re in an inflated housing market, expect the value of your main asset to drop. And expect inflation to break out from food and energy into a lot of consumer goods.”
Numerian presents As Wall Street Awaits its Destruction posted at The Agonist, saying, “Is Wall Street facing financial Armageddon? It’s at least as serious a financial crisis as has ever been seen in living memory.”
Ian Welsh presents The Wile E. Coyote Economy posted at The Agonist, saying, “The US economy and US markets have been operating like Wile. E. Coyote running off a cliff. For years many of us have been looking at the US like Wile E. Coyote, scratching our heads and wondering “What the heck is keeping him up there?””
Sagar presents 12 Surprising Implications of Londons Replacing New York as the Worlds Financial Center posted at Currency Trading.net.
Charles H. Green presents The CEO vs. the Bankers: Death by Transactions posted at Trust Matters, saying, “The history of capitalism is one of scale economies, enabled by parceling out pieces of work to others. Every time you do that, you gain scale, and you create a transaction. The irony is that the cost of the transactional mindset is now exceeding the savings of scale.”
Estate Planning
Ralph Morgan presents Make Hay While the Sun Shines posted at Enough Wealth, saying, “This may be “as good as it gets” it terms of being able to accumulate wealth for our retirement and our descendents.”
Financial Planning
Matthew Paulson presents Freelancers: Get Certified to Increase Sales posted at Getting Green.
TJ presents CD Laddering posted at PsiDude.com, saying, “A really good method of investing money.”
Moneywalks presents Road to Success: Setting your Goals posted at moneywalks.
Ralph Jean-Paul presents Managing Your money posted at Potential 2 Success, saying, “Some quick and practical ways to master your money and increase your wealth”
Matthew Paulson presents Eight Tactics That Will Help You Win Any Negotiation posted at American Entrepreneurship.
ISPF presents Kicking off a Stress-Free Holiday Shopping Season posted at Grad Money Matters.
Dhawal presents How much will you actually need? posted at After-Grad.com.
Financing Education
Brian Brady presents Financial Planning With Real Estate - Funding College posted at Mortgage Rates Report.
Ted Reimers presents College Scholarships and the College Admission Essay posted at College Scholarships, saying, “The college admission essay can be the deal breaker in college scholarships.”
Ted Stearns presents 3 Reasons Why FICO 08 Won’t Happen posted at TradeLine Solutions.com, saying, “Although Fair Isaac has insisted they will present their new system to change the scoring method for all three credit agencies, we offer three legitimate reasons why it won’t happen.”
Alanna presents Investing in (and for) Your Children posted at BBB Consumer Education.
Income
The Career Counselor presents Seven Strategies to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck posted at ask the CareerCounselor, saying, “Tips on how to reign in spending at home and maximize compensation at the office.”
Shadox presents Recovering from Career Disaster posted at Money and Such, saying, “You career is your biggest financial asset (especially if you are just starting out). How do you recover and build up that critical asset if you have made a career mis-step?”
FIRE Getters presents 4.75% APY* MMA from Capital One Direct Banking! posted at FIRE Finance.
Investing
Logan Flatt, CFA presents “Growth Investing” Nothing More Than Rank Speculation posted at PowerWealth.com, saying, “Thanks to decades of promulgation by the financial services industry, it is now common for many people not unlike Mr. Authers to mistakenly use the terms “value” and “growth” to describe two contrasting styles of investing. However, there are not two styles of investing. Instead, there is investing and there is speculation.”
Jimmy Atkinson presents 200+ Awesome Investing Websites posted at Forex Blog.
Dirk Masuch Oesterreich presents The Location Risk in Mining Investing posted at Nevada Gold Investor, saying, “Investing in junior mining companies is a risky business but can be hugely profitable if it is done right.”
David presents Business Health Insurance posted at Gaizer.com, saying, “Unemployment Insurance covers workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own.”
LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS presents A Better Way To Lend Money To Friends & Family posted at LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS, saying, “If you’re a savvy saver, chances are your friends and family know it. How to do lend money to them and increase your chances of getting paid back?”
KCLau presents Does Compound Interest Really Apply to Unit Trust Investment? posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “Unit trust is an easy means of obtaining a spread of investment. It is suitable for passive investor, who doesn’t want to, or doesn’t have extra time to invest their cash savings. For an investment capital to grow, we must not underestimate the power of compound interest - what Einstein calls the “8th wonder of the world.””
The Dividend Guy presents Incorporating Company Pension Plans into My Dividend Portfolio posted at The Dividend Guy Blog.
Kurt Brouwer presents Top Mutual Funds Since 1987 posted at Fundmastery Blog, saying, “Mutual fund leaders and laggards since 1987″
Jose DeJesus MD presents Banking Relationships Pay Long-Term Dividends posted at Physician Entrepreneur.
TheWild1 presents Refocus on your goals posted at TheWild1, saying, “Many times it is good to remember what your goals were when you first started.”
Jeremy Wong presents Steps to Successful Stock Investing posted at Personal Finance Guide | FinanceMind, saying, “The stock market is one of the most volatile investment markets. Some investors enter the market with a solid plan behind them. Others just follow the crowd, or betting on rumors. This is a series of articles to explain the simple investment strategy employed by the greats like Warren Buffet.”
Everything Finance presents Investing is boring. Well, It should be! posted at Everything Finance.
Dereck Coatney presents How To Survive In A Bear Market–Warren Buffett Style posted at The Best Stock Trading in the World, saying, “This article offers advice for people interested in the possibility of a market downturn, from the man best suited to give advice: Warren Buffett.”
Dave presents E*Trade is in Financial Trouble posted at Cheapo Groovo.
Managing Debt
ChristianPF presents 6 Tips for a Debt Free Christmas posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog, saying, “6 Tips for a Debt Free Christmas”
James presents Critical Questions about Payday Loans posted at Payday Loan Cheapskate, saying, “Before considering a payday loan, a person must deal with several critical questions about his finances and the consequences of incurring high-interest debt.”
Retirement Planning
Mark U Runta presents Early Retirement – Illusion or Reality posted at Smart Investing & Money Management, saying, “Dealing with the illusion of retirement. Start living today.”
Risk Management
Larry Russell presents Diversify To Avoid Investment Fraud posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, “Stories about investment fraud often seem to include the phrase “his or her life savings.” There should never be a moment during your lifetime when your life savings are not heavily diversified across many investment vehicles and firms.”
Savings
Silicon Valley Blogger presents How To Get The Rebate Checks You Deserve! posted at The Digerati Life.
Taxes
Robert D Flach presents IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! – PART VI posted at THE WANDERING TAX PRO.
Super Saver presents 2007 Year-End Tax Strategies For A New Retiree posted at My Wealth Builder.
Miscellaneous
Amanda Harris presents Moving Soon? posted at Pajama Mommy.
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