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Who is “Fred the Frugal Eagle?”

Chris Grande — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:01:10 +0000

The St Louis Fed is offering a financial education series called Soar to Savings and featuring a cartoon character called the "Frugal Eagle" and covering various financial topics such as:

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Forbes Best New Car Deals

Chris Grande — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:06:34 +0000

I pass this Forbes article along as FYI for anyone considering buying a car. My personal opinion is that cars are too darn expensive. Not that I think they will get cheaper because either: 1. Global growth will pick up further exacerbating demand pressures on metals like aluminum, copper, steel and platinum that go into [...]

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Get Audio Education from the Social Security Site

Chris Grande — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:56:06 +0000

social security education resources

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Always “Count” Your Change

Chris Grande — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:22:55 +0000

I noticed the dates - a bit old right? And what were quarters and silver (hint) dollars made from before 1965? You curious what these are worth? This site is helpful: Coinflation Bottom line for me - lunch cost me NEGATIVE 6 bucks:) as each quarter is worth just under $6 with today's silver price. The side lesson here is now you know how much prices have risen since 1965. At the time, the quarter had the purchasing power of $6 in today's money

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Life Insurance Companies on Youtube Now

Chris Grande — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:02:11 +0000

Because of the heightened awareness and marketing of annuities (likely in reaction to volatile stock markets and low bank yields) it was only a matter of time before this happened. Allianz (FYI: company that I am appointed with to do business) created a Youtube channel. I’m sure a few other financial companies have Youtube channels [...]

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How to Create a Million Dollar Business in a Weekend?

Chris Grande — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:10:26 +0000

For some inspirational reading, I offer you Noah Kagan, via Tim Ferris discussing how to get a big idea off the ground quickly (in a weekend???). and importantly, Kagan shares some easy ways to do preliminary "market research" by checking ebay and Craigslist to gauge interest levels for your ideas:

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Hurricane Got You Worried? Risk Management with Insurance

Chris Grande — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:05:47 +0000

That means that if a tragedy totally destroyed your house, chances are 20% roughly that you are covered to rebuild. Unfortunately, with the enormous cost increases for basic resources (wood, copper, etc), that number may be higher. Also, true replacement cost on insurance policies has been modified in some instances.

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How to Build an Emergency Fund

Chris Grande — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:56:15 +0000

starting and building an emergency fund

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Core Position vs Trading Position

Chris Grande — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:16:19 +0000

In a nutshell, core positions are long term positions that a money manager thinks will rise and is willing to hold through the ups and downs in the short term. A trading position is usually the attempt by a money manager to take advantage of up and down patterns that the manager thinks he has a good handle on.

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Become Energy Independent at Home (YOUR Home) – Here’s Why

Chris Grande — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:30:00 +0000

I don't know about you all, but having a home (or at least a retreat home) that is 100% energy/resource independent is a big goal of mine. I think it not only can be a big money saver, but also reduces our impact on nature. I have to admit to not being a militant environmentalist as I see some things a bit more practically in my opinion. But the benefits of the following amenities to a home:

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