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I am on the leading edge of the Baby Boomers, in my early sixties. I grew up in the fifties and sixties in Indiana. After high school I worked at grocery stores and then joining the Army to avoid the draft. Thanks to the G.I. bill I went to Ball State University

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Personal Finance > Investing Basics Speculating vs investing: What's the difference?: 5 of 13
Smart investors speculate not by accident but by choice. Smart investing is a way of thinking about investments using objective measures to estimate real value. By identifying actual value the investor always knows when they are investing and when they are speculating.Recognizing speculating is not always easy but, to paraphr... More..
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes What is real estate value?: 3 of 7
Now that the irrationally exuberant real estate market has deflated, real estate values are returning to more normal levels. Although with prices collapsing in some regional markets, many people question the very concept of normal value. But, the fact is, you need a place to live, you need a place to work and you need a place... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Writing to maximize search engine (SEO) results: 5 of 11
SEO Content Maximizes Search Engine ResultsSEO content can be defined as anything written for Internet publication that has been structured to improve search engine placement. Does that mean it is bad writing? No, it means that, like anything written for publication, be it magazine or newspaper, it is writing that meets the p... More..