Weekend Reading 3/12/2010

Happy Friday, Dear Reader. A short collection of my favorites from this week:

Investing Articles

• The Bad Example of the Secret Millionaire from Bad Money Advice
• The File and Suspend Tactic for Social Security Benefits from Financial Ducks in a Row
• Initializing a 401k Rollover is a Breeze with Vanguard from Amateur Asset Allocator

Other Money-Related Articles

• How and Why to Diversify Your Income from Five Cent Nickel (post written by Matt)
• Resisting the Time Suck from Get Rich Slowly
• The Harm and Failures of “Amazon Tax” Laws from The Tax Foundation

Blog Carnivals

• Carnival of Financial Planning hosted by The Skilled Investor
• Stock Market Fast Swings hosted by FastSwings.com
• Carnival of Personal Finance, Women in History Edition hosted by Simply Forties

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy your respective weekends.

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