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By Max Ming
Continued from page 30 september crossword puzzle

rarely compels you into action.

THERE ARE IO TYPES OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD -
Most financial problems are caused THERE ARE 10 TYPES OF PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD
THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND 30-ACROSS, AND THOSE WHO DON’T
by debt: I have met people who Those who understand 30-across, and those that don’t
earned several hundred thousand
dollars yet struggle to save for their 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DOWN
future and will probably need to 13 1 Togo poison, to go

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work well into their ‘70s. I know 2 “All ___ ho” – Boatswain
others who never earned more than 15 16 17 3 A bit, a trit or a hartley
$50,000 a year but have retired 4 Committed words
comfortably on their own terms. The 18 19 20 5 Thinker’s conclusion?
only substantive difference between 21 22 6 Stalemate
7 .org and .gov, for

the two is that one exploited debt example
to live beyond their means while 23 24 T 25 26 27 28 29 8 Court document hearing
the other avoided it and accepted a 9 Nashville ‘house’
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realistic standard of living. Income 30 31 32 10 Dog tags and SSNs

and wealth aren’t as correlated as 33 34 35 11 ___ flash (Without delay)

people think. 12 Observer
Forget about past performance: 36 37 38 39 13 ‘Ledger’de main dept.
One of the worst (but most 40 41 42 17 Elevates

common) ways to size up an 19 Not an outsy
investment’s potential is by looking 43 44 45 22 Data transmitting device
at past returns. In fact, investments • 23 Is consistent with
that have done exceptionally well in 46 47 48 49 50 51 24 Blue dye shrubs
the recent past should be a red flag, 53 54 55 25 Hangs over
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as they have a higher likelihood of 27 Bring to mind
being overhyped and overvalued. A 56 57 58 28 Meal not to ‘pass over’
29 Metals – weight for it!
proper investment strategy looks at 59 60 61 30 Augur

the merits of an investment looking 31 A Beautiful Mind actor
forward and how it fits into your 37 Overturn
plans for the future. ACROSS ACROSS 38 Starting ‘blocks’
Lastly, find someone you can talk to 1 ___ Dalmatians (or 5) 35 “Nothing ___” - idler 39 Western neckties?
about your money: Investing isn’t 4 Neville’s Richard (or 7) 36 Noon time stop 44 Proverbs 6:6 hard worker
easy. It can get emotional. It can 7 TV ad uses amount (or 9) 37 Splat or pretzel button 45 ● 7-Down sch. address
make you angry, nervous, scared, 11 Senseless word 40 ‘Tiger in your tank’ co. 46 Precedes as, for instance
excited, and confused. Most of the 13 Bit the dust? 41 Mild protests 47 Toodle pip
time you make a decision under the 14 Blue from ’93 to ’05 42 Bird in the bleachers? 49 Roger
fog of these emotions, you’ll do 15 Comical bats 43 Collar spot 50 Delightful cry
something regrettable. 16 1613 bean counters and 45 ● 7-Down bus. address 51 Unlike Windows, it’s only
So talk to someone before making a Turing machines 46 Shakes up single-tasking

48 Made an attempt
18 Of a ‘fabled’ storyteller

52 Mideast shrub stimulant
big money move. A trusted friend. 20 Imitative behaviour 52 Converted from analog 53 Trimming tool
A fellow investor. Better yet an 21 Cabal to digital 54 In the style of: Suffix
experienced advisor. Just discuss 22 ‘Address’ for Yves 55 Power PC instruction, for
what you’re doing with someone. 23 Name of two apostles an old farmer? A ‘NUMBER’ OF JOKES
Disclaimer: Equity Associates Inc. 25 ___ Alamos 56 Start of ‘play’ * A techie walks into a bar, holds
is registered as a Mutual Fund 26 Breeding ground 57 Actor ‘Pitts’. Not him up two fingers and says, “Could
Dealer & an EMD Dealer in 30 In this system IO = 2 58 Obstacles I have five beers, please?”
selected provinces. The opinions 32 For keeps 59 Follows take or fancy * “I heard a scientist was frozen
expressed in this communication 33 ‘Passing’ notice, briefly 60 ___ file (Program opener) to absolute zero. How’s he doing?”
are those of the writer and do not 34 These eggs are fishy 61 Library ‘word’ “Apparently he’s 0 K now!”
necessarily reflect those of Equity
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