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Another question, I have a sum of money(about 23000) sitting in a bank
and earning nothing. How should I invest? I would like it to be
relatively accessible, but also not sitting earning close to nothing
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From the $23,000.00, keep about 3 to 6 months of living expenses in
your bank and use the remainder in a broad market index fund. If you
want to diversify w/in a index fund framework, put 60% in a large cap
index that tracks the entire market (e.g., SPY), 20% in a index fund that tracks mid-Cap stocks
(e.g., IJJ), and 20% in a index fund that tracks small-Cap stocks.
Check out iShares for a broad range of index funds. Vanguard also has great index funds.
For more information, check out Paul Farrell's article on indexing (from CBS MarketWatch):
http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B76FAA82F%2DF936%2D490C%2D9F4B%2D21BB0EF5E925%7D&siteid=mktw
and remember, the more you trade, the less you earn:
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