Carnival of Wealth #19 – The New Year Edition

Welcome to the January 2, 2011 edition of Carnival of Wealth. We wish you the Happiest and Most Productive Year ahead!

Carnival of Wealth returns to Personal Dividends for the first edition of the new year. Jacob from My Personal Finance Journey hosted the Carnival last week and did an absolutely wonderful job. This was the first time this Carnival was hosted on a different site and I have to admit, it is very nice to have partners to help and share the fun and the hard work to keep the Carnival going.

2010 was a great year for us as we continued to grow, attract new readership and contributors and above all build and grow relationships in the blogging and media community. 2011 promises to be similar – but better. Beginning of every new year brings an opportunity to think and plan for the year ahead with an open mind and loftier goals. Hopefully you are able to set some time aside at the beginning of the year to reflect on everything you intend to accomplish this year.

We are starting the new year with some great submissions in the Carnival. I thoroughly enjoyed reading these posts and you will too!

Careers

Job-Interview-Site.com presents What Are Your Career Aspirations? Interview Question and Answers posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “One of the most frequently asked motivational questions is, “What are you career aspirations?” i.e. – Describe your career aspirations.”

FMF presents Why (and How) Some People Succeed in Business Without Getting an MBA posted at Free Money Finance, saying, “You don’t have to have an MBA to succeed in business.”

Entrepreneurship

Preity Smith presents 50 Best Business Professor Blogs posted at BSchool.com.

Family

Mike Piper presents Teaching Kids About Investing: Giving Shares of Stock posted at The Oblivious Investor, saying, “The most educational gift I ever received? A couple shares of Proctor & Gamble stock.”

Joe Plemon presents Rethinking Our Family Christmas Gift Exchange posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “An over the top gift exchange this past Christmas has spurred our family to rethink our Christmas celebration. We are making changes.”

Investing

Sun presents Should You Convert Your IRA to a Roth Account? posted at The Sun’s Financial Diary.

PT presents Dividend Mutual Funds Provide Protection From Complete Losers posted at Prime Time Money, saying, “The basics of investing with Dividend Mutual Funds.”

freefrombroke presents Busting Common Investing Myths – A Tweetup With Motley Fool’s Tom Gardner and ShareBuilder’s Dan Greenshields posted at Free From Broke, saying, “I had the fortune to see Tom Gardner of The Motley Fool talk about investing. Here is a rundown of what he talked about.”

Control your Cash presents Silence. It’s just good business. posted at Control Your Cash, saying, “One blog’s strategy for dealing with deadbeat tenants.”

MoneyThinking presents Invest in Soybean Futures Now! posted at Personal Cents, saying, “We all know gold and platinum are at record highs right now, but if precious metals are too expensive for your investing tastes, try taking a look at soybeans. Yes, soybeans – those little buggers they serve you at Japanese restaurants as edamame – they are the prime ingredient in both vegetable oil for cooking and soy meal, which is an agricultural feed.”

Mike Murray presents The Secret to Making Tons of Money posted at Exploits & Other Musings, saying, “A look at why you shouldn’t waste your money on get rich quick schemes.”

Aussie Investor presents Australian Stock Market Investing Blog – Buying Shares As Long Term Investments posted at Australian Investing, saying, “So you’ve managed to save a little extra money. You know that to make it grow you’ll need to consider some other investment options beyond term deposits and online savings accounts. You’ve heard that buying shares is one of the investment options you should consider – but what’s the next step? This article discusses how to get started if you want to buy shares as an investment.”

Kyle Taylor presents The 7 Wackiest Investments for Under $100 posted at The Penny Hoarder.

Russ Thornton presents Understanding Monte Carlo Simulation – Part 5 of 7 posted at Wealthcare Revolution, saying, “This is part 5 of my 7-part series on Understanding Monte Carlo Simulation. This post highlights the importance of reasonable assumptions being used to perform Monte Carlo analysis along with the critical need to have rational Capital Market Assumptions built into the Monte Carlo calculation engine.”

Patty Pedersen presents Fidelity Mutual Funds: Best, Worst, and 2011 Forecast posted at AlphaProfit MoneyMatters – Investing Blog, saying, “Fidelity Select Automotive (FSAVX) appears set to take honors for being the top performing Fidelity fund in 2010. This article provides insights on Fidelity funds that are likely to do well in 2011.”

Lifestyle

Effortless Abundance presents Money grows on trees | Effortless Abundance posted at Effortless Wealth and Abundance.

Personal Finance

Michael Pruser presents You Have Many Choices When it Comes to CD’s posted at The Dough Roller, saying, “When it comes to saving in CD’s, you have more options than you might think.”

Super Saver presents Be a Good Example posted at My Wealth Builder, saying, “Since becoming a parent, I’ve learned that my actions have much more effect than my words.”

Tim Chen presents Best Way To Buy Gas ? Gas Credit Cards or Discount Stations? posted at NerdWallet Blog – Credit Card Watch, saying, “Figuring out how you can score the cheapest gas can get complicated.”

Highest CD Rates presents What is a Jumbo CD? posted at Highest CD Rates Info, saying, “A jumbo CD can be a safe place to store a large sum of money and earn a bit of interest too!”

MoneyNing presents Does Making More Money Make You Rich? posted at Money Ning, saying, “Does it? How do you define rich?”

Davidl2001 presents Make Money, Sell Your Stuff, Try WorthMonkey.com posted at 50 Plus Finance, saying, “When selling your stuff first see what the going price is. Even when buying you can get a range of what the item is selling for.”

Andrea presents What is Your Financial Plan for 2011? posted at Savings Scoop.

Boomer presents 20 Simple Steps To Improve Your Finances Next Year posted at Boomer & Echo, saying, “Apply these 20 simple steps in your own life over the next few months and you’ll be well on your way to a complete financial makeover.”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Limerick Ode To Greed posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

FIRE Getters presents Personal Loans – How to Borrow Money Responsibly? posted at FIRE Finance, saying, “Nowadays it is normal for the average person to have some sort of debt, whether it be school loans, a mortgage, or credit cards. After all, this is the day in age in which people are living beyond their means (according to financial experts). But is all debt bad? How much is too much? And how do you know if you are borrowing responsibly?”

Kimberly Cole presents How to Get a Higher Credit Limit posted at Credit Card Hub, saying, “There are a number of factors that can affect your credit line, and depending on your situation, there are a few steps you can take to try to raise it. Happy New Year!”

Ted Connolly presents What Do Credit Scores Tell Lenders About Us That We Don?t Know? posted at The Road Out of Debt, saying, “I put together this blog about FICO and how they may be using our credit scores. I had never heard about this potential conflict. I think it would be perfect for your carnival. Thanks very much for your consideration. Best, Ted”

CreditShout Kevin presents New Debit Card Fee Cap Rules and How They Will Affect You posted at CreditShout.

Jeff Rose, CFP presents 2011 401k Contribution Limits – Save For Your Future posted at Jeff Rose, saying, “There are 401(k) contribution limits for 2011 that you need to know. This article will give you a look at what those limits are.”

Jeff Weber presents Tips for Recovering from Credit Card Debt in the New Year posted at Credit Card Wisdom, saying, “Some ideas to get an early start on clearing up holiday credit card debt.”

David Leonhardt presents Five Animals Teach Us Less-wasteful Dining Habits posted at Self-Help Happiness Blog, saying, “The first papagraph makes a great summary.”

Dividist presents A Happy New Year message from Peter Schiff: The value of your house is still 20% too high. posted at Divided We Stand United We Fall, saying, “When an economic bubble bursts, normalcy cannot return until the pricing excesses wrought by the bubble are wrung out of the market. A recession is often the painful but necessary market mechanism that corrects the pricing distortion and consequent misallocation of capital that occurs in a bubble. When misguided government intervention prevents the mispriced asset class from fully deflating, capital continues to be misallocated and economic malaise lingers on. This is the takeaway message from Peter Schiff’s Wall Street Journal editorial.”

Taxes

Madison DuPaix presents 2011 Payroll Tax Cut: What Your Paycheck Will Look Like posted at My Dollar Plan, saying, “Find out exactly how the 2011 Payroll Tax Cut will impact your paycheck.”

BackTaxesHelp.com presents 67% of Americans e-filed Their Taxes Last Year posted at Back Taxes Help.

Wise Bread presents IRS Delays Start of Tax Filing for Some Taxpayers in 2011 posted at Wisebread.

Pinyo presents 2010 Tax Tables: IRS Federal Income Tax Rates and Tax Brackets posted at Moolanomy.

Tax Debt Help presents Who Pays the Highest Property Taxes in the Us? posted at Tax Debt Help.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of wealth using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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