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Carnival of Passive Investing #9 – The Non Violence Edition !

Welcome to the Ninth Edition of the Carnival of Passive Investing. I am really honored to host this prestigious Carnival and thankful to Jacob from My Personal Finance Journey to allow me to host this edition.

I did not include a lot of posts which were really not in the mode of passive investing. My endevor has been to confirm to the main objective of the carnival which is passive investing.

With all that is happening in the world, riots, mayhem and terrorism this reminds me of Mahatama Gandhi, who preached non violence and helped gain India independence. A few quotes from him interspersed with the Submissions.

Editor’s Picks

Darwin presents You Should NOT Be Losing Sleep Over This Market Crash posted at Darwin’s Money. Aside from selling low and buying high, the tax implications of trading in and out of the market during crashes like this are killing retail investors. Here’s how to stay focused

Jacob @ My Personal Finance Journey presents Help a Reader – Should You Continue to Fund Your 401k With the Recent Market Downturn? posted at My Personal Finance Journey. One of the “cardinal sins” of passive investing is to make drastic changes to your asset allocation/investing strategy simply because of a downturn in the stock market.

This post shares a recent question I got from a reader about what to do with his/her 401k contributions given the recent market downturn, my take on an answer to this question, as well as insights from other readers.

Outlaw presents Where to Invest Your Money posted at Outlaw Finance. Tips on where to invest your money, based on where I invest my money

“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”

Passive Investing

Boomer presents What Are Real Return Bonds? posted at Boomer & Echo. Real return bonds are mainly a buy-and-hold investment. They are best purchased when inflation is expected to rise.

Evan presents Stock Investing Will Have its Up and Downs posted at My Journey to Millions.You should know and understand your risk tolerance, and be involved in equities with the knowledge that down turns and periods of stagnant growth are not only known risks but actually expected from time to time.

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”

Investing

Ryan presents Top 5 Common Investing Mistakes posted at Outlaw Finance.

Barb Friedberg presents WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY INVESTMENTS NOW? posted at Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance.

Dough Roller presents Is Dividend Investing a Smart Alternative to Savings Accounts posted at Dough Roller.

Investor Junkie presents SogoTrade Review posted at Investor Junkie.

Tony Chou presents Advantages of the Small Investor posted at Investorz’ Blog

Robert presents The Ultimate Roth 401(k) Guide posted at The College Investor.

Emily presents Common Investing Mistakes: 401K posted at Outlaw Finance

“The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within”

Dividends and it is not passive

Crystal presents Dividend Yielding Stocks – I Learn Something New Every Day posted at Budgeting In The Fun Stuff.

Julie Mayfield presents Investing in Dividend Stocks: My First Baby Steps posted at The Family CEO.

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

Financial Planning

Bob presents 10 Questions To Ask Your Financial Planner posted at ChristianPF.

“Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.”

Miscellaneous

The End of an Era? Apple CEO Steve Jobs Steps Down posted at Money Mastered.

Chloe Simpson presents Make IRS Pay Your Moving Costs posted at Tax Brackets.

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

That’s it for this month’s edition of Carnival of Passive Investing. Submit your
Passive investing posts for September’s carnival hosted by Free Money Finance using the Blog Carnival Workaround. For more information on the Carnival go to Carnival of Passive Investing.

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4 Responses to “Carnival of Passive Investing #9 – The Non Violence Edition !”

  1. Jacob @ My Personal Finance Journey on August 31st, 2011 3:12 pm

    Nice job hosting! Thanks for sticking with the theme and pointing out the distinction between passive investing and individual dividend stock selection!

  2. Julie @ The Family CEO on September 7th, 2011 10:02 pm

    Thanks for including me and for your hard work putting the carnival together!

  3. John Border on September 8th, 2011 5:06 am

    Hi Julie,

    My pleasure and believe me even though it is hard work however the learning that you get out of it is amazing.

    Reading through all the posts that are submitted is really worthwhile.

  4. John Border on September 8th, 2011 5:09 am

    Thanks Jacob for providing me with an opportunity to host and it has been a very good enriching experience.

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