User - ourluckydime most recent 30 from http://www.ourluckydime.com 2010-08-01T04:11:21Z http://www.ourluckydime.com/feeds/user/29 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://www.ourluckydime.com/questions/5/best-place-to-research-investments/139#139 Answer by unknown (google) for Best place to research investments unknown (google) 2009-10-22T17:59:35Z 2009-10-22T17:59:35Z <p><a href="http://www.google.com/finance" rel="nofollow" title="Google Finance">Google Finance</a> lets you research stocks, but is more summarized than Yahoo.</p> http://www.ourluckydime.com/questions/134/convert-a-401k-from-my-old-company-to-a-roth-ira/138#138 Answer by unknown (google) for Convert a 401K from my old company to a Roth IRA unknown (google) 2009-10-22T17:51:25Z 2009-10-22T17:51:25Z <p>If you have the cash to pay the tax bill on the conversion now, and you want to avoid taxes at retirement (because you would be in a higher tax bracket then), those are reasons to do the conversion.</p> <p>You have to pay tax on money you take out of a 401K, but a Roth IRA lets you take money out tax free. If you convert your 401K to a Roth IRA, you have to pay tax on the amount you convert now.</p> http://www.ourluckydime.com/questions/116/saving-for-larger-purchases/137#137 Answer by unknown (google) for Saving for larger purchases unknown (google) 2009-10-22T16:02:30Z 2009-10-22T16:02:30Z <p>smartypig.com lets you open a high interest savings account to save for a specific goal in the future.</p> <p>It can take out money monthly from your checking account, so you'll have enough savings and interest by your goal date to pay for your purchase.</p> http://www.ourluckydime.com/questions/62/why-do-stock-prices-go-down-when-the-jobless-rate-goes-up/136#136 Answer by unknown (google) for Why do stock prices go down when the jobless rate goes up? unknown (google) 2009-10-22T15:39:50Z 2009-10-22T15:39:50Z <p>If jobs are being lost, then companies can't do as much work, so they won't be worth as much.</p> http://www.ourluckydime.com/questions/128/should-i-be-picking-my-own-stocks/135#135 Answer by unknown (google) for should I be picking my own stocks unknown (google) 2009-10-22T15:36:42Z 2009-10-22T15:36:42Z <p>Jim Cramer says you should pick your own stocks, if you have time to do the homework. That's spending about an hour a week per stock doing things like listening to the conference calls, reading quarterly reports, and reading news on the Web.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thestreet.com/static/rules6.html" rel="nofollow" title="Do Your Stock Homework">Do Your Stock Homework</a></p> http://www.ourluckydime.com/questions/110/which-online-broker-should-i-use/132#132 Answer by unknown (google) for Which Online Broker should I use unknown (google) 2009-10-21T14:50:32Z 2009-10-21T14:50:32Z <p>Zecco is good if you are looking for a discount broker with low commissions, low minimum balances, and if you are Web savvy. When I called representatives on the phone, sometimes the accents were hard to understand.</p> <p>SogoTrade has even lower commissions ($3), but they have a higher account minimum to open an account: $500.</p> http://www.ourluckydime.com/questions/76/what-sorts-of-bonds-if-any-should-i-start-investing-in-now/96#96 Comment by 2009-10-22T17:55:04Z 2009-10-22T17:55:04Z The article on Buffet is from 2003, so that's not the best supporting evidence.