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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>Fannie Mae Doesn&#8217;t Damp Stock Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fannie Mae reported a stunning loss for Quarter 2. The company insists that it will not need the bailout approved in the recently passed housing relief bill. Despite all that Fannie execs can say with regard to avoiding the need for taxpayer money, I&#8217;m not sure that this is reality.
BloggingStocks reports on the plan that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2008/08/08/fannie-mae-doesnt-damp-stock-market/</link>
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		<title>Retirement Planning: Passive Income for Retirement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the issues that comes up in terms of retirement planning is how much money you need in investments to live comfortable off the interest &#8212; or at least live comfortably while the principal remains mostly intact throughout the rest of your life. Often, multiple &#8220;passive&#8221; income streams are needed in order to achieve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2008/08/07/retirement-planning-passive-income-for-retirement/</link>
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		<title>Stock Investing Strategy: Look at Dividends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the &#8220;safe havens&#8221; of stock investing strategy has generally been stocks that pay dividends. But now, that whole outlook may be seeing something of a change. Today, Freddie Mac not only announced its spectacular losses for the second quarter of 2008, but also revealed that it will be cutting dividend payouts from 25 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2008/08/06/stock-investing-strategy-look-at-dividends/</link>
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		<title>Stock Market News: Oil Prices and Stocks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the second day in a row, oil prices have been dropping. Now they are below $120 a barrel, and many stocks on the market are beginning to take heart from the situation.
Why are oil prices dropping?
One of the big reasons that oil prices are dropping is to do with global demand. Demand for oil [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2008/08/05/stock-market-news-oil-prices-and-stocks/</link>
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		<title>Investing Idea: Funds That Pay You Monthly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the most part, your investments are likely to offer you dividends every quarter or so. This can be frustrating if you are looking to create a monthly income stream. Happily, though, there are funds that pay you monthly, offering an income stream from your savings. Kiplinger offers a look at this investing idea:
Exchange-traded bond [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2008/08/04/investing-idea-funds-that-pay-you-monthly/</link>
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		<title>Investing: Green Stocks and Commodities May Not Be Done Yet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that oil prices are in decline, and the global economy is finally damping commodities, there is some speculation that it is time to pull out of commodities. And, since oil prices are coming down, there is also concern for alternative energy stocks. But some investors feel that there are still good reasons to keep [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2008/07/31/investing-green-stocks-and-commodities-may-not-be-done-yet/</link>
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		<title>Will Covered Bonds Help the Mortgage Market?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the many solutions being put into play to help the mortgage market is the encouraged issuance of covered bonds. Covered bonds, issued to large banks, are supposed to add liquidity to the credit market, and help make it easier for mortgage lending to take place. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson considers covered bonds essential [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2008/07/30/will-covered-bonds-help-the-mortgage-market/</link>
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		<title>Investing Idea: International Funds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As worries about a volatile stock market (which is up right now as oil prices drop) and a US dollar that is weakening overall (although rallying today) abound, some folks are thinking about diversifying into international funds.
Advantages to international funds
One of the main advantages to adding international funds to your portfolio is the fact that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2008/07/29/investing-idea-international-funds/</link>
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		<title>Reader Question: What Are Inverse ETFs?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right now, with the stock market in serious trouble, people are wondering what to do with their investments, and looking for other ways to earn money in the market. This reader brings up an intriguing investing idea:
I hear that the stock market is likely to take a rapid dive beyond lows not seen for five [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2008/07/28/reader-question-what-are-inverse-etfs/</link>
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		<title>Stock Market News: End of the Week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the stock market ended up, after a wild ride. Although stocks ended on a weekly loss overall, it was encouraging to see that Friday ended in an overall gain, though quite modest. Cara Ellison reports on what helped pull the stock market up yesterday:
A few factors provided that catalyst: the price of crude fell [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.banks.com/blogs/investing/2008/07/26/stock-market-news-end-of-the-week/</link>
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