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	<description>Find financial tips on how to invest your money in stocks, real estate, mutual funds, retirement funds and more at Banks.com's Investing Money blog.</description>
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		<title>Gold Reaches $1,100, Dow Struggles to Remain in the Black</title>
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It&#8217;s an interesting day today on the financial markets. U.S. unemployment has breached the 10% mark, and that is driving things. However, it isn&#8217;t resulting in the rout that some might have expected on the stock market. Indeed, the Dow, Nasdaq and S&#38;P 500 are all barely in the black, holding [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2009/11/06/gold-reaches-1100-dow-struggles-to-remain-in-the-black/</link>
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		<title>Stocks Make Another Run at 10,000</title>
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Many investors are wary of stock market rallies right now. There is concern that unless the Dow can sustain itself above 10,000, signs of an imminent recovery aren&#8217;t good. While the truth is that it will probably be some time before a lot of the volatility smooths out and economic recovery [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2009/11/05/stocks-make-another-run-at-10000/</link>
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		<title>Interview: Craig Baird, Author of The Complete Guide to Investing in Index Funds</title>
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A few weeks ago, I reviewed the book The Complete Guide to Investing in Index Funds by Craig Baird. It is an interesting and useful book. More recently, Craig was kind enough to answer a few questions I put to him via email. Here are his answers:
1.  What are some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2009/11/04/interview-craig-baird-author-of-the-complete-guide-to-investing-in-index-funds/</link>
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		<title>Understanding I-bonds with the Savings Bond Wizard</title>
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One of the questions that many people have when it comes to look at how much return they are getting on their bonds has to do with the way the information is presented on the Savings Bond Wizard offered by the Treasury Department. One point of confusion has to do with the way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2009/11/03/understanding-i-bonds-with-the-savings-bond-wizard/</link>
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		<title>Ford Energizes the Stock Market</title>
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Ford, the only of the Big 3 American automakers to not need government bailout money (although the company did request a standby line of credit &#8220;just in case&#8221;), reported a profit of $1 billion for the third quarter. The news has provided a jolt of energy to a stock market that ended October [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2009/11/02/ford-energizes-the-stock-market/</link>
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		<title>3 Scary Investment Strategies</title>
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It&#8217;s Halloween time, and in honor of Halloween, I thought I&#8217;d share 3 scary investment strategies:

Following that &#8220;hot tip&#8221;:  How often do we hear about a &#8220;hot tip&#8221; from someone that is just solid and will make you a great deal of money? However, just running after something that is &#8220;hot&#8221; is rather [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2009/10/30/3-scary-investment-strategies/</link>
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		<title>Stocks Get a Boost from Economic Data</title>
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Investors are enjoying some optimism in early trading today as they greet positive economic data with enthusiasm. The U.S. stock market is moving higher today, across the board, as investors react to reports that the U.S. economy expanded in the third quarter of 2009, signaling the technical end to the recession. Credit is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2009/10/29/stocks-get-a-boost-from-economic-data/</link>
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		<title>Income Investing: Bonds vs. Stocks</title>
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One of the more heated debates that goes on in the world of income investing is whether stocks should be favored, or whether bonds should be the investment of choice. As always, what you do depends on your personal situation, and what you are comfortable with. A financial professional can also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2009/10/28/income-investing-bonds-vs-stocks/</link>
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		<title>Energy Stocks Overcome Consumer Confidence Data</title>
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Earlier today, the news was released that consumer confidence has dropped again. There had been hopes for a modest increase in consumer confidence ahead of the holiday shopping season, but employment concerns continue to weigh on consumers. The news sent the stock market lower in early trading, as investors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2009/10/27/energy-stocks-overcome-consumer-confidence-data/</link>
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		<title>Oil, Stocks Fall Today in Trading</title>
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Last week, oil prices topped $80 a barrel, but that level is clearly unsustainable right now &#8212; as is this mornings initial rally on the stock market. The two are somewhat related, since oil and other energy stocks pulled ahead in early trading, helping encourage the broader market as it opened higher. By [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2009/10/26/oil-stocks-fall-today-in-trading/</link>
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