Stock Carnival Ecstasy - June 30, 2011

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Welcome to the June 30, 2011 edition of Stock Carnival Ecstasy.We have 11 great articles this time around with Tommy John starting off with a nice post on the Billionaires Tax Bill that NJ democrats have sought to offset spending cuts that are supported by the majority of congressmen in the state. The Dividend Growth Investor takes a look at Exxon Mobile (XOM) for its appreciation and dividend paying history. And finally Maxim Kazawy has a tutorial on Mutual Fund's Fundamentals that is a good read for all beginning traders. Hope you enjoy the material this time around, bookmark, share, trackback, tweet, and like on Facebook.

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Tommy John presents H&R Block Faces Opposition Over The Acquisition Of TaxACT: Federal Antitrust Suit Filed. | 2010 Taxes posted at 2010Taxes, saying, "H&R Block wants to combine their tax preparation software with TaxAct to compete this coming year with TurboTax."

Jeff Weber presents June 2011 Report on Balance Transfer Credit Cards posted at Smart Balance Transfers, saying, "In June, the average length of balance transfer offers increased to more than 12 months for the second time in 2011 and fees on balance transfers decreased. However, many consumers still have limited options due to the lack of depth in the market."

Tommy John presents The New Jersey Millionaires Tax Bill Of 2010 | 2010 Taxes posted at 2010Taxes, saying, "To balance the budget of NJ, state democrats try to hike the taxes on millionaires through a house bill."

Jeff Weber presents How Much Has Your Credit Card Debt Cost You This Year? posted at Smart Balance Transfers, saying, "Failing to track monthly credit card interest expenses can mask what is often a major expense. With 2011 at its midpoint, now is a good time to find out how much credit card debt is costing you and seek out ways to reduce this expense."

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Dividend Growth Investor presents Exxon Mobil (XOM) Dividend Stock Analysis posted at Dividend Growth Investor, saying, "Exxon Mobil is a component of the Dow Jones Industrials and the dividend aristocrats indexes. Exxon Mobil has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1882 and increased payments to common shareholders every year for 28 years."

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Donna Cullen presents 10 Ways Married Men Cover up Their Wedding Rings posted at Top Dating Sites.

Judy Blackburn presents Is A College Education Too Expensive For American Middle Class? posted at Debt Consolidation, saying, "The middle class is having a harder time paying for college with the rate of fees outpacing the rate of inflation while incomes do not rise."

Tommy John presents Intuit Buys Platform To Bolster Mobile Banking Mobile Tax Filing | 2010 Taxes posted at 2010Taxes, saying, "Intuit is boosting their mobile tax preparation and accounting services to compete and expand its offerings."

Tommy John presents IRS Revokes Nonprofit Tax Exempt Status | 2010 Taxes posted at 2010Taxes, saying, "Make sure your charitable giving is to a certified non-profit agency and not one of the 275,000 that lost their status this year."

Tommy John presents The Consistent Decline Of The Las Vegas' Housing Market | 2010 Taxes posted at 2010Taxes, saying, "Las Vegas real estate is still weak and should be avoided."

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Maxim Kazawy presents How to Examine a Mutual Fund's Fundamentals - Price to Earnings, Price to Book, Dividend Yield & Expense Ratio posted at Best Dividend Mutual Funds, saying, "Just like how analysts like to measure a company's stock via the price to earnings ratio, price to book ratio, earnings per share growth, Beta, market capitalization & volume, dividend mutual funds can also be measured in the same manner."

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Stock Carnival Ecstasy - June 16, 2011

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Welcome to the June 16, 2011 edition of Stock Carnival Ecstasy. In this issue in additional to Wesley Snipes staying in jail we have Father's Day Gifts For Stock Market Investors by ThisIsWhyImBroke. Steve has a couple of nice stories for us including a tutorial on using your 401(k) to start a business and why it's a good time to take profits in Exxon Mobile. We have 10 Dividend Stocks for the Future from Jared H. And finally Boomer lets us know when its time to Fire Your Investment Manager. Hope you enjoy the articles, bookmark, share, tweet, and come back soon.

Pinyo presents How to Review and Update Your Homeowners Insurance posted at Moolanomy, saying, "Many people neglect to update their homeowners insurance policies as time goes on. Here are two insurance factors you must review periodically to avoid being underinsured when disaster strikes."

Tommy John presents California Faces Battle Over Budget as State Runs Out of Money | 2010 Taxes posted at 2010Taxes, saying, "California legislators battle over how to balance their budget as they face a $10 billion shortfall."

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ThisIsWhyImBroke presents Gifts For Stock Market Investors posted at This Is Why Im Broke, saying, "Fun gift ideas for stock market and wall street enthusiasts and investors!"

Jeff Weber presents 3 Reasons You Should Do a 0% Balance Transfer Now posted at Smart Balance Transfers, saying, "Credit card companies are offering some of the most generous 0% interest deals in history. This, as well as economic fatctors, make now as good a time as any for consumers to evaluate this expense reduction option."

Tommy John presents US Congress Urged By A Group Of Patriotic Millionaires To Increase Their Taxes to Reduce the National Debt | 2010 Taxes posted at 2010Taxes, saying, "Patriotic millionaires request the Bush Tax cuts be reversed to pay down the US debt on the bills 10 year anniversary."

Tommy John presents Blade star Wesley Snipes to Stay Incarcerated For Failing to File Taxes | 2010 Taxes posted at 2010Taxes, saying, "Blade star Wesley Snipes failed to pay his taxes during a profitable period of movie making and his now paying the price."

Steve presents Key Saver Secrets: Being a success at saving. posted at FastSwings, saying, "Saving can be easy if you understand some of the basics of planning and controlling your income."

Carlos Sera presents An Inflationary Tale | Financial Tales posted at Financial Tales, saying, "This tale will be particularly important to those that are no longer working and must live off of their capital for the rest of their lives."

Steve presents Tax Refunds and Bankruptcy; Don't Give your IRS Refund Away | 2008 Taxes posted at 2008 Taxes, saying, "Filing for bankruptcy prior to receiving a tax refund will result in the loss of that refund."

Steve presents How to Use 401(k) Funds to Start a New Business posted at FastSwings.com - Steve Patterson, saying, "Using your retirement account to fund your small business could earn you the best rate of return possible."

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Maxim Kazawy presents 5 Best Dividend Paying Mutual Funds with High Income posted at Best Dividend Mutual Funds, saying, "you know dividends make a very important part of any investor's portfolio. Dividends provide an instant cash flow return on your investment and also act as a downside protector in bear markets."

Steve presents Exxon Mobile Corporation (XOM) Keeps Value posted at FastSwings, saying, "Exxon has held steady as the market has declined over the past 4 weeks. But it could be time to take profits."

Maxim Kazawy presents Stocks that Pay High Dividends - June 2011 Edition posted at Best Dividend Stocks, saying, "Stocks that pay high dividends can be an effective way of building long term wealth by re-investing dividends to buy more shares of stock of the underlying companies. Investors should particularly invest in those stocks that are growing their dividends year over year"

Darwin presents 10 Dow Stocks Yielding over 3% – But How’s the Performance of Dow Dogs? posted at ETF Base, saying, "With 10 Year Treasuries dipping below 3%, here are the Dow stocks yielding over 3% worth a look."

Dan presents Two Divergent Approaches to Dividend Investing posted at High Yield Edge, saying, "Here are two divergent approaches to high yield investing. Which one do you prefer?"

jared h presents 10 Dividend Stocks for the Future posted at RICH AS CHOCOLATE, saying, "Article on dividend stocks by Jared at Rich As Chocolate."

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Tommy John presents Republicans Repeal Tanning Business Tax posted at 2010Taxes, saying, "The Tan Tax is on the way out if republicans in the US house can have their way."

Mike presents Why your investment returns suck posted at Planned Freedom, saying, "You invest like everyone else. You buy companies the market loves, and you overpay. You sell out of fear when the market is down. You buy out of exuberance when the market is up. You hardly make any money, and you probably lose more than you make. Sounds familiar? Sure it does."

Tommy John presents Turbo Tax Voted the Best Online Tax Software | 2010 Taxes posted at 2010Taxes, saying, "Turbo Tax has been voted the best tax preparation software in 2010 by a number of respected organizations."

Judy Blackburn presents Paying for Big Purchases with a Low Interest Loan posted at Debt Consolidation, saying, "Using low interest loans, you are able to purchase quite a bit more product."

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Boomer presents When To Fire Your Investment Manager posted at Boomer & Echo, saying, "When it comes to dealing with a portfolio manager, investors frequently err in one of two ways. They fire managers they should keep and keep managers they should let go."

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