Is it wise to retire in a down market?  Does it hurt your portfolio and make the risk too large to overcome if you are going to survive for 30 or 40 years?  T.Rowe Price writes up a nice article about what to do if you are thinking about retiring in a down market.
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If you are here or reading this, you are likely concerned with your finances.  Well I wanted to watch McCain speech last night and hear his policy ideas.  John McCain did not mention his policies except for one (doubling child tax exemption) and I’ll bring it up later. 
Let’s start with this mornings unemployment data.  The [...]

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Money Magazine wrote an article called America’s Debt Crush here, with 9 couples and their problems with debt and what they are doing to get out. 
I can definitely relate to the first couple Brittany Bellessa!  It’s wondering if we made a mistake in buying a home and wondering if we shouldn’t have rented instead?  The [...]

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Third post today I must be on a roll.  Actually this is in preparement for the long weekend, I’m praying to be able to go away for the weekend and while it might cost a lot (gas for driving) it’ll be well worth it. 
So this article caught my eye in USA Today about high gas [...]

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It appears that GM is downsizing their truck and SUV market here.  They are closing 4 plants within North America which make trucks and SUVs.  The company is also laying off 8,350 workers in North America. 
Short term this will hurt many families, but long term it will mean less jobs in America and perhaps more [...]

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