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Old 02-07-2012, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by hifi875 View Post
I look at my 401k and see what little its doing and think i could just do my own mutual fund like greg said and come out the same or even better. Its really got me thinking about my money instead of my car to a certain extent. scarry!!
THE MONEY PAYS FOR YOUR CAR!

You'll feel better about putting money into your toys -- when you have REAL MONEY being earned and saved (not home equity rising - that don't count).

Just be mindful of INTEREST RATES when you're investing in Annaly (NLY) or HYG or JNK.... because these invest in interest rate sensitive product... and as interest rates RISE you'll take a hit in the capital side...

I use these to PARK money and get a great return -- so think about it this way -- you can have money in a money market account and make .025% --- or you can park money in JNK - HYG - NLY and make 7 to 12%... but you have to be ready to move. They are not "park it and forget it" names.

Since the FED has said it's leaving rates LOW.... we're looking good here - but be ready if the FED SIGNALS it's changing it's mood! Then you SELL these names quick!

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