Carnival of Investing Strategies #13

Welcome to the 13th edition of the Carnival of Investing Strategies. This is a carnival focused on different strategies of investing your money. If your article was included, please be sure to link back to this carnival.If you want to make a submission for the next edition, the form is here.

Ben presents IRA Vs Roth IRA posted at Money Smart Life.

Debt Kid presents No More Buy and Hold Strategy for Me posted at DebtKid.

MoneyNing presents Fees in Your 401(k) posted at Money Ning, saying, "Mind the small little fees in your 401k"

Tushar Mathur presents How to choose a financial planner posted at Everything Finance, saying, "There's retirement to plan for and college tuition for the kids. Insurance. Estate planning. And, oh, don't forget a wedding for your daughter. If all this sounds familiar, it may be time for you to start shopping around for a financial planner."

Jack Schmidt presents How To Pick A Profitable Mutual Fund posted at SectorMatic Money Journal, saying, "Personal Finance | Everything for the Big Spender on a Budget. Now you can live like a fat cat, even if you're on a money diet. Laugh all the way to the bank with Jack Schmidt and SecorMatic Money Journal. It's for you!"

Waystoinvestmoney.net presents Investing In Gold posted at Ways To Invest Money.

Manshu presents Gold ETF: iShares Comex Gold Trust (IAU) posted at OneMint.

Bank Champ presents Failed Banks Not Required to Honor CD Rates posted at Bank Champ.

Investing School presents Investor Mistakes - Constant Refresh posted at Investing School, saying, "Most of us love the real time information provided by our stock brokers but it really doesn't help us much to look at it every day (or worst yet, several times a day). This article explains why."

Jack Schmidt presents Starting Young: Teaching Teens to Save Money posted at SectorMatic Money Journal, saying, "Personal Finance - Everything for the Big Spender on a Budget. Now you can live like a fat cat, even if you're on a money diet. Laugh all the way to the bank with Jack Schmidt and SectorMatic. It's for you!"

Jim presents Buying Municipal or State Bonds posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Joe Light presents Dear index buyer, you too are an active investor posted at Invest Wisdom, saying, "Invest Wisdom is a blog about the market, investing for retirement, and mutual fund trends. This post reflects on whether or not index investing is really "passive" investing."

Caterina Christakos presents INVESTMENT STRATEGIES IN A LOUSY ECONOMY posted at Forex and Currencies Explained.

Praveen presents Combining Fundamental and Technical Analysis in Stock Trading posted at My Simple Trading System.

Four Pillars presents Transfer In Kind posted at ABCs of Investing, saying, "Learn about the "transfer in kind" option if you are transferring an investment account to save taxes and money."

Nickel presents The Best 529 Plans - 2009 Edition posted at fivecentnickel.com.

Michael Haltman presents Man, Is This A Real Bull Market? posted at The Political and Financial Markets Commentator, saying, "Why Do I Watch CNBC? I'm not sure, but if you look closely at CNBC during the day the anchors are all wearing Dallas Cowboys cheerleading uniforms. Men and women. Now it is my fault for watching it, as I have the option to change the channel, but I do like the ticker going across the bottom. Takes me back to my trading days."

Adam presents How to Get Started in Stock Trading and Investing posted at Pimp My Trade, saying, "Tips for the average Joe getting started in the stock market. Whether it be investing in your 401K or taking an active trading approach, learn to do it right."

Steve Patterson presents SSO June Calls Reentry posted at FastSwings.com - Steve Patterson, saying, "The markets are not providing much space to get back in after taking profits as each day pushes the indexes higher."

The Investor presents Crisis investing as swine flu panic spreads posted at Monevator.com, saying, "How should investors react when markets fall because of scary headlines in the newspapers?"

Zach Scheidt presents Blackstone Offers Mixed Results posted at ZachStocks, saying, "The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX) reported relative strength in the Private Equity business while the Real Estate division suffered. The company will reinstate their dividend which sent the stock significantly higher."

Mark Aucamp presents How often should you remortgage? posted at Money Saving Tips, Consumer Finance, Expert, Advice and Help | Talk Money Blog, saying, "Over the years I have come across people who have been brainwashed into remortgaging every two or three years by their Bank, Building Society or their Mortgage Broker. These intelligent people are sold the story that know body knows where the interest rates will be in two or three years time and it is better not to tie yourself into a long term fixed rate just in case interest rates fall."

Peter Maclennan presents Four Benefits of Real Estate Investing posted at Maclennan Investment Group, saying, "Investing in real estate has four benefits of cash flow before taxes, principal reduction, depreciation, and appreciation that set it apart from other investment vehicles."

Alex Fotopoulos presents RSP Chart - May 7, 2009 posted at Chart Analysis, saying, "Alex charts equal weight S&P ETF RSP for the past three months looking for an entry point."