Posted January 6th, 2012
by Jessica Goodenough
New Hampshire’s economy has weathered the recession much more seamlessly than many other U.S. States; however there is still a far way to go to get back to pre-recession norms. The condition of NH economy continues to outpace the surrounding New England States and more jobs are predicted for the year 2013.
New Hampshire has experienced a sound economic climate for the majority of the recession. It’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November of 2011 was reported at 5.2% which is an improvement from 5.7% one year ago. According to information provided by the New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau, the total number of unemployed state residents decreased by 1,020 over the course of November. The total amount of employed residents climbed to 707,960 which is an increase of 6,590 from last November 2010.
The amount of employed residents is increasing which is representative of a stabilizing economy. How
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Posted December 30th, 2011
by Amber Cattanach
Today were bringing in another writer from the personal finance blog community to get a complete perspective. Carlos puts a lot of work into his very successful blog, The Writers Coin, and hes generously agreed to share his knowledge:
1. Some of my readers may be interested in following The Writers Coin. What value or overall message do you think your readers get from your blog?
I hope they can find a place to both learn new things and be entertained. I know a lot of people dont think money can be entertaining (unless you have a lot of it), but I always go back to the Michael Lewis example: he can make most any money topic interesting. And thats really what Im after. In a perfect world, everything I write is something interesting that you didnt know about before that could potentially help you in your own life.
2. Yo
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Posted December 29th, 2011
by Jessica Goodenough
As the downturn continues to bite, many people are cutting back on their Christmas spending or cancelling Christmas altogether- and many feel less than optimistic about the coming year too: A recent study by insolvency experts R3 found that of 2,005 British adults surveyed a third believed their financial situation would get worse over the next six months and 60% were worried about their current amount of debt.
A press release from Think Money, a leading financial solutions company, looks at ways to enjoy Christmas on a tight budget but warns that things may still be tough for people with existing debts. One of the solutions available on the Think Money website is a debt consolidation loan that consolidates unsecured debts into one lower monthly payment, making debts more affordable and simpler to manage.
If you’re so worried about your finances that you’re considering cancelling Christmas this year it may be worth talking to a debt adviser. You
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Posted December 10th, 2011
by Keira Browne
One of the first lessons that new traders are taught is that one of the keys to success is to cut losses and let winners run. This almost always leads traders to believe stop loss orders should be used to cut losses and are a valuable part of any trading strategy. Individual traders also seem to place stops under the market and forget about them, knowing their losses are limited.
Before testing this idea, a single chart example can provide a dramatic demonstration that individual traders seem to enter standing stop loss orders.
Many individual traders use exchange traded index funds to invest. They believe that active managers can’t beat the markets so turn to indexes as an alternative. The S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) is a popular ETF to use as an investment in the S&P 500. Individual investors also often believe that management fees are as harmful to their wealth as active management and they seek the lowest cost index fund. S
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Posted December 9th, 2011
by Jessica Goodenough
While Black Friday and Cyber Monday saw huge increases in sales compared to 2010, another poll found that Americans planning to spend less this holiday season outnumber those who plan to spend more four to one. The November Financial Security Index poll found that 42 percent of Americans plan to spend less this holiday season compared to last year. Only ten percent of Americans plan to spend more.
The poll found that 13 percent of Americans feel more secure in their jobs than they did this time last year. “Throughout 2011, we have observed that consumers are worried about their savings, job security, debt and net worth, and that trend has accelerated during the second half of the year,” said Greg McBride, CFA, senior financial analyst for Bankrate.com in a news release. “Wh
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