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My employer pension plan is a large and increasingly growing part of my overall asset allocation. In fact, it will soon become one of the largest pieces of my portfolio. Each and every month my employer and I contribute to my pension plan through various funds. Over time I have adjusted the amount I invest in the fund choices available to manage my holdings to meet my target asset allocation goals. I have recently done just this and believe that it will further help to diversify my …

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When discussing investment moves with other investors I often am reminded of the following quote from Warren Buffet: "The Stock Market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient." The best returns come from those who wait for the best opportunity to show it self before making a commitment. Those that chase the current hot stock are destined to loose more than they gain. Remain active in your analysis looking for quality companies at discounted prices, but be patient waiting …

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(This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net) When investor's talk about mistakes it is often in relation to the "worst" investment mistake they ever made. I am going to turn this around today and talk about the "best" investment mistake I ever made. This example is the "best" mistake because I learned a number of lessons from it. In fact, when I think of many of my investment mistakes I believe that I have learned more from them than I have from the investment moves that have done …

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This post is not about saving money. There are many reasons we all need to save money. It may be for retirement, a new Porsche, an emergency fun or those pair of 7 For All Mankind jeans you had your eye on. Instead this post is about dividend investing and the only two reasons that people truly invest their money. Without adding to the suspense, here are those two reasons: 1. To stay ahead of inflation As we have recently seen, prices of goods can go up. The only way to protect our …

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Welcome to the July 29, 2008 edition of investing carnival. I am pleased to be hosting the carnival this week and appreciate everyone's input and work they have put into the individual posts. Editor's Picks Dividend Growth Investor presents Some Cheap Stocks to Consider posted at Create Rising Passive Income From Dividend Paying Stocks. Mike Markin presents High-Dividend Stocks Will Protect You from Mortgage Mess posted at Contrarian Profits, saying, "Tom Dyson says the best …

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Do you know anybody who has a stock portfolio that is showing positive returns this year? If you do, and they are not holding all cash (that doesn't count) then please let me know. Even super-investor Warren Buffet is down 20%, and that must mean that the markets are really, really bad. In an article on ChicagoTribune.com, the journalist explains, The falloff exceeds the drop of the Standard & Poor's 500 index and marks the worst first half for the Omaha-based investment and holding …

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