The Wealth Builder Carnival #112

Welcome to the one hundred twelfth edition of The Wealth Builder Carnival. The purpose of this carnival is to collect articles from the blogosphere on building, preserving and keeping enough wealth for a comfortable retirement. For reference, I have tried to keep the carnival content tightly focused on wealth building and did not include submissions that were off topic. For reading convenience, the posts are listed with a brief summary or comment by the submitter and organized into seven categories: Earning, Insuring and Protecting, Investing, Living Frugally, Retiring, Saving and Taxes.

And now on to the Carnival.

Earning

Harrison presents Link Building Demystified for Small Business (VIDEO) posted at eSpire Marketing, saying, "Find out what link building is, how it can help your business earn more money, and where to get started in this week's edition of Whiteboard Wednesday."

Theresa Torres presents How to Prepare for Selling Your Small Business posted at Business 2 Community, saying, "Whatever your reasons for selling your small business, you need to prepare. Here are the steps you should take before putting your business on the market."

Insuring and Protecting

Bryan presents Best Car Insurance posted at My Best Car Insurance 101, saying, "Written by a former car insurance agent and broker, literally, a complete guide to buying car insurance, from details on factors that affect premiums, the different types of car insurance and when you should buy them, how to compare multiple policies, and discounts you need to apply for. This is a must-read for anyone reviewing their car insurance policy."

Investing

basit presents Fintotal Viewpoint | Measuring Returns - A Simple Technique posted at Fintotal, saying, "Measuring how well our money is doing seems trivial at first sight, but those of us who have tried will testify to what a nightmare it ends up being. A returns number is, surprisingly, very hard to find even in single products. let us look at a way to get a rough measure of returns."

Dividends4Life presents This Buffett Stock Is Back With A Vengeance, Raising Its Dividend 14% posted at Dividend Growth Stocks, saying, "This company is an American multinational diversified financial services company with operations around the world.In 2011, it was the 23rd largest company in the United States. For many years it has been a popular holding of Warren Buffett. Buffett has taken advantage of the stock's weakness by adding to his position each quarter. Who is this company? It is..."

Vytas presents Stock market crash posted at Trend, saying, "You most probably know that 1998 saw tremendous rise in Internet stocks, which led to an explosion of a bubble in 2000. 2007 saw an explosion of a housing market bubble. What bubble we are in at the moment? I do not see any. It is just ‘fools hope’ bubble. All financial system is on the verge of a global crash and market participants are buying shares like crazy. On the other hand, we should not be surprised by that as there usually are most investors on the boat just before a collapse comes. Study all major market booms and crashes and you will quickly see that tendency."

Living Frugally

Steve Jackson presents 10 iPhone Apps for Tracking Household Expenses posted at Housekeeping, saying, "In the world of mobile devices, few are as popular or as versatile as Apple’s powerful iPhone."

Bryan presents Should I Pay Off My Mortgage Early? posted at Gajizmo, saying, "It's the beginning of the year and you are planning your finances. Will you be deciding to pay off your home in the next few years? Does it make sense to do so? Here are the pros and cons of paying off your mortgage early."

Alaina Moore presents 8 Ways to Reduce the Cost of Medications for Kids posted at aupair, saying, "Health care costs are soaring higher every year, and as they do many American workers are watching their health insurance coverage simultaneously diminish."

Super Saver presents Free Prescriptions posted at My Wealth Builder, saying, "Here's a pharmacy that offers select prescription drugs for free to everyone."

Retiring

My Money Design presents What are the 401k Withdrawal Rules for Getting My Money Back? posted at IRA vs 401k Central, saying, "Before putting too much money into your employers retirement plan, it helps to understand the 401k withdrawal rules and when you'll see your money again."

Saving

John Schmoll presents Taking the Plunge: Budgeting and the Entrepreneur posted at Frugal Rules, saying, "Taking the Plunge into running your own business is not one that should be taken lightly. If you’re considering running your own business, make sure you have your budget in place beforehand."

Taxes

Emily presents The Marriage Penalty and Itemizing Taxes posted at Evolving Personal Finance, saying, "I clear up some misconceptions about tax benefits for married people and itemizing deductions on income tax returns."

kurt@mymoneycounselor.com presents Tax Season Identity Theft posted at Money Counselor, saying, "Nearly 1 million tax returns were fraudulently filed in 2011. How can you protect yourself? Or can you?"

Bill Smith presents Beware Of Identity Theft posted at 2011 Taxes, saying, "Couple accused of stealing identities in order to receive over one million in tax refunds."


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