Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Working on more links

I am working on putting together more and better links to this site, but quality links are a little tough to find. Too many sites are just somebody trying to sell something or doling out the latest fad advice that fits todays news. I am really looking for links that will be useful in helping us all get a better handle on money and our futures. I have spent the last couple of years reading nearly every book about personal finanace and investing that are available in our local public library. I watch a ton of business news, most of which is just nonsense anyway, but I still like it. The problem seems to be that there is so much backround noise of all kinds of people telling us what to do that too many of us can't figure out what to do. A bright coworker of mine recently told me that he was going to invest in a particular natural gas company soon. Even though he doesn't know much about the company, he plans to invest as he sees good things for that industry. This is despite the fact that his 401(k) is not even close to being maxed out and he has no Roth IRA. It is tough to convince people that they shouldn't invest in anything until they have maxed out those two tax advantaged accounts first.

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