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		<title>New Blog location www.financialqueen.com</title>
		<link>http://financialqueen.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/new-blog-location-www-financialqueen-com/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[My blog has moved to it&#8217;s own domain www.financialqueen.com. Please check it out there! Thank you for reading my blog! Posted in Retirement<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=financialqueen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7751293&amp;post=128&amp;subd=financialqueen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time to increase 401(k) contribution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are now halfway through 2009. If you do not max-out your 401(k), 403(b) or other employer-sponsored retirement plans with the maximum contribution this halfway point in the year is good time to increase your contribution percentage to get you further towards that goal. Slowly increasing this by 1 or-3% of your pay one or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=financialqueen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7751293&amp;post=126&amp;subd=financialqueen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Independence Day &#8211; When is your Financial Independence Day?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 4th, our nation&#8217;s Independence Day, provide a good opportunity for reflection. Check-in with your self and answer the following questions.  Then ask them to your spouse or significant other. You may find that between the two of you, your definition and goals for when you reach financial independence  (aka retirement) are very similar or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=financialqueen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7751293&amp;post=123&amp;subd=financialqueen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Life is short &#8211; Celebrity deaths lesson in estate planning</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news is filled with celebrity passings this last week. Ed McMahon lived a long and good life. The other three Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Billy Mays had not reached conventional &#8220;old age&#8221;.  This demonstrates the importance of estate planning before a health crisis hits or something sudden happens. By estate planning I mean [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=financialqueen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7751293&amp;post=118&amp;subd=financialqueen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 reasons to sneak a peek at your investments</title>
		<link>http://financialqueen.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/top-10-reasons-to-sneak-a-peak-at-your-investments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it is ok to look. As the end of the second financial quarter hits Wall Street it is time to see where things are at in your portfolio.  I am frequently asked &#8220;Should I even look at my investments, 401k, IRA, 529 savings plan or brokerage account?&#8221; In general, my advice has been if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=financialqueen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7751293&amp;post=112&amp;subd=financialqueen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Roth IRA Rule Changes</title>
		<link>http://financialqueen.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/roth-ira-rule-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barbaraking</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Always wanted a Roth IRA, but your income exceeds the limits? New way available soon. Income limits for converting IRAs to Roth IRAs are being removed in 2010. You have to pay the taxes now, but then it grows tax free. Why convert  in 2010? Portfolio is down, means taxes you owe will be down [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=financialqueen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7751293&amp;post=102&amp;subd=financialqueen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Misery Poker &#8211; Do you play?</title>
		<link>http://financialqueen.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/misery-poker-do-you-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barbaraking</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading through the Wall Street Journal I found an article that helps keep things in perspective during this time of economic turmoil, career stress and job loss.  I believe a lot of misery poker is happening in these key areas. Check it out and see if you play misery poker. It will help your cultural knowledge [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=financialqueen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7751293&amp;post=97&amp;subd=financialqueen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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