Black Monday

When it comes to shopping this holiday season, many people are probably thinking of sticking with cash. With concerns about the economy prompting many to cut back on spending and avoid adding to their debt, it is little surprise that credit cards are out of favor right now. However, credit cards aren’t all evil. There [...]

Chances are, you are already planning your holiday shopping. You might even be looking ahead toward Black Friday and Cyber Monday. With retailers still trying to lure customers into spending, this year offers the potential for some great deals on the biggest shopping days of the year. Here are some shopping tips that can help [...]

The holiday shopping season is coming as marked by the approaching Black Friday. Normally, people all over the U.S. will be spending billions of dollars on gifts for friends, family, and co-workers — however, I am not sure how it will turn out this year with the doom and gloom of the economic crisis.

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You probably heard the news that the SEC halted short selling on 799 financial stocks last week. The SEC did this in order to reduce downward pressure on financial stocks, and hopefully, restore price stability and investor confidence. Here’s an excerpt from the SEC web site:
Under normal market conditions, short selling contributes to price efficiency [...]

Welcome to the 33rd Edition of the Carnival of Money Stories; a carnival that shares stories about personal experiences or the experiences of others on saving, investing, finance, money management, money generating, business ventures, success and tales of struggle. There were many great submissions from PF Bloggers around the world, so let’s begin

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Market timing does not work (1). However, there are still plenty of investors who believe in market timing, and a subset of these believe that January Effect and October Effect are real. In a true MythBusters‘ fashion, I did some historical data analysis and have a few statistical factoids to share with you. But first…
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