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		<title>Are High Mutual Fund Fees Bad?</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/09/09/are-high-mutual-fund-fees-bad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morningstar is the company that compiles information and analysis for mutual funds.  They just recently released a survey that states &#8220;low mutual fund fees are the best predictor of a mutual fund&#8217;s future success.&#8221; 
Most investors don&#8217;t even understand how fees work with mutual funds.  The main fee in a mutual fund is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What the Unemployment Number is Not Telling You</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/09/07/what-the-unemployment-number-is-not-telling-you/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/09/07/what-the-unemployment-number-is-not-telling-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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The jobs number came out on Friday and the market loved it. The Saturday Edition of the Wall Street Journal proclaimed:
                                   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Credit Card Companies are Abusing Consumers through Business Credit Cards</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/09/07/credit-card-companies-are-abusing-consumers-through-business-credit-cards/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/09/07/credit-card-companies-are-abusing-consumers-through-business-credit-cards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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The credit card act was designed to stop credit card company abuse as well as protect consumers.  As I have talked about many times in the past, this was not the type of protection that politicians marketed.  It was nothing more than a small slap on the hand and credit card companies are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Between a Rock and a Hard Place</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/08/30/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/08/30/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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What is that sound that investors heard on Friday?  It is kind of faint.  Oh it is the Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke screaming as loud as he can between that rock and a hard place.  I am starting to find that this is all one big joke…that is this thing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at the Newest &#8220;Protection&#8221; from the Credit Card Act</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/08/30/a-look-at-the-newest-protection-from-the-credit-card-act/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/08/30/a-look-at-the-newest-protection-from-the-credit-card-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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The credit card act was promoted as the act that would finally eliminate credit card abuse from credit card companies.  I would submit it was a front for that type of good thing but in reality it was nothing more than a slap on the hand for credit card companies.  Minus the loses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Common Mistakes that Lead to Identity Theft</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/08/24/most-common-mistakes-that-lead-to-identity-theft/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/08/24/most-common-mistakes-that-lead-to-identity-theft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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If you listen to these identity theft protection companies and their aggressive marketing, you would think that it is real tough to protect yourself against identity theft.  Actually, it is not that difficult as long as you are smart about it and avoid making some critical mistakes.
(1)	Giving out your personal information when approached
This is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Problem Lurking Under the Surface</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/08/23/the-problem-lurking-under-the-surface/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/08/23/the-problem-lurking-under-the-surface/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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It isn&#8217;t hard to put a list together outlining the challenges that this country faces.  Probably my top 3 on a list would be unemployment and the government&#8217;s inability to do anything about it, the trillions of dollars worth of debt not just here but all over the world, and then the foreclosure crisis. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of the Bond Bubble</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/08/18/beware-of-the-bond-bubble/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/08/18/beware-of-the-bond-bubble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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There was the infamous technology stock bubble.  Then there was the real estate bubble.  There have been bubbles in oil, gold, silver, and yes, even tulips.  Now, welcome to the next bubble &#8211; the bond market.  An investment bubble occurs when investors all invest into one form of investment for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Getting Calls from 1-866-265-5945?</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/08/02/are-you-getting-calls-from-1-866-265-5945/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/08/02/are-you-getting-calls-from-1-866-265-5945/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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Has this happened to you?  You get a call from this 1-866 number.  The guy on the other end of the phone tells you that you owe a debt and he is trying to collect it.  Your first reaction is to rack your brain and try and figure out if you actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What the Mutual Fund Marketing is Really Saying</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/07/30/what-the-mutual-fund-marketing-is-really-saying/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/07/30/what-the-mutual-fund-marketing-is-really-saying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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Mutual fund companies are scrambling right now.  They desperately want you to ignore the risk that is in the market and stay invested at all costs.  They do this by redirecting you to a one common theme &#8211; you are a long-term investor.  The preferred method of preaching that theme is what [...]]]></description>
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