Oprah and Palin to meet next month Sarah Palin, image from Wikimedia. It is confirmed, by the Chicago Sun-Times and the New York Times, Sarah Palin will appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” next month, the very day before her book “Going Rogue” hits the shelves. Needless to say, people have some pretty strong opinions about this turn ...

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Photo: JypsyQ Access to financial advice seems to be everywhere, Internet, magazines, TV, etc, but how do we get the best financial advice around while avoiding falling into the traps of an unscrupulous advisor? Let’s start by explaining what a financial planner does. A financial planner is an investment professional who evaluates the personal finances of ...

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For a long time, the my knowledge of bonds could be summed up in one sentence: Bonds are an IOU where you lend money to someone and they pay you interest plus your principal back eventually. There are many risks with bonds, and just two of them are credit risk and interest rate ...

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Investors make better decisions when they separate emotions from the thought process, but it’s practically impossible to achieve the goal in perfection. Regardless of how hard one tries, emotions will always be present. The best an investor, or anyone who makes decisions about finances, can achieve is awareness of the ways psychology prevents optimal decision ...

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E-book reader market expands How much longer will these be around? Image from Flickr. We all saw it coming. Well, at least people who are even mildly interested in e-book readers saw it coming. The Barnes and Noble Nook has entered the scene as the next big contender in the market for devices used to electronically ...

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