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Black Coffee: Watching a Monetary System In Its Death Throes

By Len Penzo

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what's been going on in the world of money and personal finance. Don't be fooled by this week's market ...

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March 28, 2020

The 5 Hidden Costs of Owning Rental Property

By Sabado Domingo

Having rental properties gives you a steady flow of income every month. When you are still in the planning phase, you would not even think about the possible costs of owning a rental property. Yes, owning a rental property comes with a lot of ...

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March 27, 2020

7 Ways to Elevate Your Forex Trading Skills

By Tex Freitag

In today's digitized world, anyone can become a forex trader as long as they have a computer and Internet access. And it's no wonder many people want to do so -- forex trading can be an exciting, educational and profitable activity if you know how to ...

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March 27, 2020

How to Manage Your Finances During a Depression

By Enero Febrero

By all measures, it has been a bad month for the American economy. Whether or not we're about to enter a deep full-scale recession -- or possibly even a depression -- isn't quite clear yet. However, it's fairly obvious that the coronavirus pandemic ...

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March 26, 2020

What Kind of Experience Do You Need to Start Trading?

By Enero Febrero

Anyone can trade, but not everyone can trade successfully. If you want to be a successful trader, it will take time and effort and a lot of practice. You can start out trading with no experience at all, but make sure you have set yourself up with ...

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March 25, 2020

How to Withdraw from Your 401(k) Without Losing Your Savings

By Barri Segal

Your 401(k) is your retirement plan -- but sometimes you just need to use those funds before you retire. If you make a withdrawal, however, you'll not only reduce your balance, but if you're not 59.5 or older, you'll get an extra 10% penalty fee ...

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March 23, 2020

Black Coffee: The Reckoning Is Here

By Len Penzo

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what's been going on in the world of money and personal finance. Here we are, more than a fortnight ...

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March 21, 2020

8 Common Portfolio Protection Strategies

By Len Penzo

Investing is one of the greatest ways to grow your wealth. After all, the long-term average yearly return in the stock market has been around 10% -- and that's way better than any savings account! But as we've all seen, while the market can sometimes ...

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March 20, 2020

Grandfather Says: A Few Words on Our Nation’s Travails

By RD Blakeslee

Len has asked me to write about what I see as the prospects for our nation. If I were a believer in "credentials" I would desist, but I'm not. What I am is a man who has lived his life as independently of current fashion as possible and does not care ...

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March 19, 2020

Things You Should and Shouldn’t Consider Splurging On

By Sabado Domingo

Once you have a budget set and you start building up some disposable income, you need to figure out how you're going to use that money. Sometimes the perception of money management is that you're on the far end of two spectra. You either live ...

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March 18, 2020

Short Term Loans vs. Credit Cards: Which Is Better?

By Sabado Domingo

There are several reasons why you might want to take out a short-term loan or credit card. Perhaps you need to pay for an emergency repair, spread the cost of a big purchase, or consolidate your debts into one lump sum to clear them more quickly. ...

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March 18, 2020

How I Live on Less Than $45,000 Annually: Matt from Massachusetts

By Matt

My name is Matt and I'm a long-time reader of Len's blog. After a few years of planning to share my story of living on less than $45,000 a year, I finally came around to actually doing it now that the ol' 2020 budget is set and we're off to the ...

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March 16, 2020

Black Coffee: It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature

By Len Penzo

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what's been going on in the world of money and personal finance. And the financial crisis rages on, so ...

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March 14, 2020

Learn How to Start Trading Forex (Fast!)

By Enero Febrero

According to experts, the forex market is the largest financial market with a trading volume of $5 trillion transactions per day. You might have heardall the buzz about how investors are making millions trading forex. Believe it or not, you can grow ...

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March 13, 2020

Six Ways to Turn Your Home Business Into an Actual Company

By Tex Freitag

It takes courage to steer off the beaten track and bring a product or service to the market, with no certain assurance that you will make a living from this. Suddenly what started out as an ambitious side hustle has gained traction and you are ...

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March 13, 2020

The Benefits of Tax-Advantaged Accounts

By Sabado Domingo

When it comes to getting your finances in order and planning for your future, the topic of taking advantage of the tax system in your country is rarely brought up. Which is odd, as this can substantially improve your financial situation, and help you ...

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March 12, 2020

Why Visualizing Your Financial Future Is So Important – and How to Do It

By Bret

There are millions of posts and thousands of books explaining how to improve your finances. In fact, much of this information seems to get recycled back and forth. I have found only a couple of good books and posts that deal with the visualization of ...

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March 11, 2020

Economic Collapse 101: Ten Ways to Prepare for the Unknown

By Len Penzo

Most folks are really good about making sure they have the proper amount of insurance for their home and automobiles. But when it comes to ensuring the survival of their family in rough economic times, well ... not so much. It's no secret that ...

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March 9, 2020

Black Coffee: The Financial Noose Tightens

By Len Penzo

It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe ... Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what's been going on in the world of money and personal finance. The market turmoil continued this week, ...

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March 7, 2020

How Small Businesses Can Adapt to a Changing World

By Sabado Domingo

There's no doubt that the world is growing smaller by the day. Improved communications, pace of change, and globalization all have a part to play. And, while the big corporations may have the resources to adapt, this isn't always the case for small ...

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March 6, 2020

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