February 6, 2010
There are many savings and investment vehicles to choose from when it comes to saving for your children’s college. They range from ESAs to CDs, and in some states, you can invest in a 529 savings fund. I have been confused and intrigued by the 529 College Savings Plans since I had my daughter. I’m not clear what states these are available, but they are where I live in Colorado.
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January 9, 2010
I have been researching and reading and researching some more on the commodity market and I have no idea what to do. I admit that I am a novice at investing. However I do not deny that it will be an essential component in my journey to financial freedom. My experience investing consists of this: I got burned in 2000 when I invested in a four star mutual fund, thought that I didn’t need to watch it, then it tanked with the rest of the stock market. Beyond that, I tried day trading a few individual stocks and felt like I was uneducated and gambling rather than making sound investment choices. My main problem is, right now I just don’t know exactly where to begin on my limited funds. I have read contradictory things, and still have a lot of financial lingo to learn.
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