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A Good Way to Start 2009

Whether You Call It a Budget or a Spending Plan, It’s a Good Way to Start 2009

Granted, the New Year is a time for best intentions. People vow to stick to a diet, knuckle down at work, spend more quality time with people they care about, start scratching off that long list of key chores around the house, and of course, keep a closer watch on their pocketbook.

If you find you can do only one of these things, focus on that last item–making and sticking to a budget. It might help you handle the rest of those resolutions:

Market Snapshot

Name	Last	Change
Dow Jones Industr	10,597.00	44.51
S&P 500 INDEX,RTH	1,143.96	5.46
NASDAQ Composite	2,349.52	17.31
30-YEAR TREASURY	46.02	0.00

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To borrow in 2009 will take a plan

Consumer Borrowing in 2009 Will Mean Making a Plan

If you’re planning to buy a home or a car in 2009, the process is going to be a lot tougher without an excellent credit score and a significant down payment. So that means you’re going to have to work harder—and possibly wait a little longer—to make those key purchases.

What’s a good credit score? According to credit scoring giant Fair Isaac Corp., the best FICO score range as of late 2008 stood at 760-850, according to reports; that minimum is roughly 20 points higher than it would have been a year ago.

Roth IRA conversions in 2010

One Good Thing about a Tough Market—It’s a Good Environment for Roth IRA Conversions

Most of us will not start the New Year happy about our investments. But if you are looking for a bright spot, it’s not a particularly bad time to consider converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.

Spending Plan for 2009

Taking Steps to Safer Investment Decisions in 2009

It’s tough to tell how much one investor can do alone to preserve their assets in 2009, particularly with unprecedented government intervention in world markets. But there are some general ideas to employ as markets and economies hopefully stabilize in the New Year: