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economy

For your reading pleasure, I present some of the remarkable stories I came across around the web this week.

Economy being what it is, new college graduates face a daunting task of starting their careers in so much uncertainty. Craig writes about the 6 things they need to do now to put them on a sound [...]

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The US and the Global economy is slowly coming off one of the worst recessions in the memory. There are still multiple risks on the horizon, including high inflation, rising interest rates, declining dollar and the real possibility that Greece and some other nations might default on their sovereign debt. If you are like many [...]

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Earth Day: Participating in the Green Economy

Money

When we think about Earth Day, we often consider what we can do for the planet. This isn’t a bad thing, and there are many relatively painless ways to go green, helping the earth. But Earth Day doesn’t have to be all you figuring out how to help the planet. Going green can be good [...]

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Companies Likely to Restore 401K Matches in 2010

News

A number of companies have reduced or eliminated matches in the employee 401K plans as they struggled through the recession. As a result, not only employees have seen their retirement accounts plummet in value with the overall stock market, but many have started wondering if contributing to a 401K plan at work even makes sense.
Now [...]

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State of the Union: Can Barack Obama Kickstart the Economy?

Opinions

Even though people are revved up now, and even though all of the economic stimulus ideas sound nice, the real question is this: Will Obama’s policies help the economy? The reality is that Obama is likely to find himself a frustrated president unable to do much of real impact for the economy while partisan bickering continues as each party worries more about taking the other down than actually attending to the people’s business.

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How to Invest Now With Little Money to Start

Money

No more debts? Want to start investing but don’t know where? Here are my suggestions for anyone just looking for a smart, sensible way to get started in investing now.

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Investing in Economic Recovery

Money

The word is that the recession is over. And with bulls enthusiastically making a run at Dow 10,000, there are thoughts of economic recovery. While it is important to consider that volatility is still a part of the equation, and understanding that this economic recovery is supposed to be a rather gradual one, it is [...]

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The Economic Recession has Badly Damaged Entrepreneurship in America

News

In a comprehensive look at the effects of the economic recession, Scott Shane writing for the American Enterprise Institute finds that the entrepreneurship culture in America has been badly damaged.
We are constantly reminded how bad the recession has been for the large and mid sized businesses. The effects on the small business has been worse. [...]

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Stories Around the Web and the Blogs – Aug 31 2009

News

We at Personal Dividends are focused on bringing stories and articles to our readers that are topical and help them in some ways to make sense of the complexities of the life today.  As part of this effort we will now post frequent articles that collect some of the more interesting and relevant articles around [...]

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Deflation: What’s Bad for the Economy May Be Good For You

Money

We’ve all been hearing about how terrible the recession has been, and that the specter of deflation is providing problems for a slowing economy. However, deflation may not be so bad if you are looking to make some purchases.
Deflation is a general decline in prices. It comes about when the supply of credit and money [...]

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