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Loving the SearchWarp Life (I Mean Wrytestuff.com)
We have been asked to write about "What I love about..." with emphasis on writing about why we love SearchWarp.com. Of course in the same assignment we are told SearchWarp.com will be transferred to wrytestuff.com so I'm not sure my love for SearchWarp is any longer relevant. With than in mind, I will share why I love both. :O) SearchWarp has a community of writers like no... (posted by Chris 128 days 20 hours ago.)
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We have been asked to write about "What I love about..." with emphasis on writing about why we love SearchWarp.com. Of course in the same assignment we are told SearchWarp.com will be transferred to wrytestuff.com so I'm not sure my love for SearchWarp is any longer relevant. With than in mind, I will share why I love both. :O) SearchWarp has a community of writers like no... (posted by Chris 128 days 20 hours ago.)
Living the Hobby Life
Life needs to be lived, not just gone through. One of the best ways to live life is to find hobbies that you can enjoy and share with others. I actually have a few. Bringing home the bacon often gets in the way, but I still find cracks of time to enjoy and live life. First, I love trailerling. I would say camping, but I got tired of waking up with sore backs and tons of dirty dishes. So we bought a travel trailer (which I said I... (posted by Chris 177 days 15 hours ago.)
Life needs to be lived, not just gone through. One of the best ways to live life is to find hobbies that you can enjoy and share with others. I actually have a few. Bringing home the bacon often gets in the way, but I still find cracks of time to enjoy and live life. First, I love trailerling. I would say camping, but I got tired of waking up with sore backs and tons of dirty dishes. So we bought a travel trailer (which I said I... (posted by Chris 177 days 15 hours ago.)
CD Investing In a Low Rate Environment
It appears as though we will have these low rates for an "extended" period of time. Towards the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010, most thought a rate increase would be coming at the end of 2010. However it looks like these low rates will be around through 2011 and maybe part of 2012. The fact is we are no where near being out of the woods. The real national unemployment is above 15% and some of the larger states... (posted by Chris 1 year 161 days ago.)
It appears as though we will have these low rates for an "extended" period of time. Towards the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010, most thought a rate increase would be coming at the end of 2010. However it looks like these low rates will be around through 2011 and maybe part of 2012. The fact is we are no where near being out of the woods. The real national unemployment is above 15% and some of the larger states... (posted by Chris 1 year 161 days ago.)
Jumbo IRA CD Interest Rate Sources
In these tough times, finding decent Jumbo IRA CD rates can be quite trying. Although rate increase seem to be far off, it must be remembered that the government is the one keeping the rates suppressed. These days who can tell what they will do. PIMCO theorizes it could be two to three years before we see rates increase. Given uncertainty and just how low shorter-term CD yields are, here are a few resources to help... (posted by Chris 1 year 188 days ago.)
In these tough times, finding decent Jumbo IRA CD rates can be quite trying. Although rate increase seem to be far off, it must be remembered that the government is the one keeping the rates suppressed. These days who can tell what they will do. PIMCO theorizes it could be two to three years before we see rates increase. Given uncertainty and just how low shorter-term CD yields are, here are a few resources to help... (posted by Chris 1 year 188 days ago.)
Reviewing Bank CD Rates
I had a dream. A dream where CD rates reasonably rewarded the saver and they didn't need to take undue risk to earn a good rate of return. That dream occurred in 1999 to 2000 and back again around late 2005 to 2007. I consider rates above 5% to meet that criteria. Here we are in the second-half of 2010 when no real end in sight to low rates. Matter of fact, rates just seem to keep getting lower. An... (posted by Chris 1 year 189 days ago.)
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I had a dream. A dream where CD rates reasonably rewarded the saver and they didn't need to take undue risk to earn a good rate of return. That dream occurred in 1999 to 2000 and back again around late 2005 to 2007. I consider rates above 5% to meet that criteria. Here we are in the second-half of 2010 when no real end in sight to low rates. Matter of fact, rates just seem to keep getting lower. An... (posted by Chris 1 year 189 days ago.)
Calculating your Rate of Return for IRA Funds
After reviewing your IRA holdings, you would like an easy way to determine its rate of return. After you know the return, you can compare to other IRA investment opportunities and see if it makes sense to change. Here are some fairly easy methods to do so. The basic rate of return or ROR is like this: (Current value - Initial Investment)/Initial Investment. If you started with $50,000 and it is now $65... (posted by Chris 1 year 286 days ago.)
After reviewing your IRA holdings, you would like an easy way to determine its rate of return. After you know the return, you can compare to other IRA investment opportunities and see if it makes sense to change. Here are some fairly easy methods to do so. The basic rate of return or ROR is like this: (Current value - Initial Investment)/Initial Investment. If you started with $50,000 and it is now $65... (posted by Chris 1 year 286 days ago.)
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