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Should I Invest in Index Funds or Managed Mutual Funds?

By G.E. Miller • Mar 21st, 2008 • Category: Index Funds, Mutual Funds, Workplace Finance

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Let’s take a look at index funds and compare them to actively managed mutual funds. It’s important to understand the distinction between the two, because you may have the option of both within your employer sponsored retirement plan. In order to truly understand index funds, you need to first take a step backwards and [...]



3 Reasons why Tax Refunds are Bad & how Allowances can Help

By G.E. Miller • Mar 2nd, 2008 • Category: Taxes, Workplace Finance

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The Psychology of the Refund 
It’s that time of year when many people start to get giddy about getting that fat tax refund they’ve been waiting for. According to the IRS, the average tax refund last year was a whopping $2,771. Surely, visions of Vizio HDTV’s, a new Macbook, and home theatre systems are [...]



Welcome to all Visitors from the Positivity Blog!

By G.E. Miller • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Workplace Finance

A hearty welcome goes out to all visitors from Henrik Edberg’s positivityblog.com. I subscribe to Henrik’s blog, which I read frequently. He has some very motivational content that can apply to work, home, and all other aspects of life, and is a very good writer. The guest post I wrote is titled ‘Why Positivity Wins [...]