This is the 27th edition of the Carnival of Making REAL Money Online, and the first one in 2009! I’m proud to offer this limited list of top quality articles from the original list of submissions. It’s always a pleasure to read through these submissions.

Recommended

This articles takes you through some of the bet online financial and investing resource sites on the web. Well worth the read.

• Investing School presents 9 Terrific Investing Websites That is Sure to Suck Up Your Time posted at Investing School, saying, “If you are into investing at all, you need to take a look at these great websites for your research needs!”

Investing

There are many opportunities these days for hardier investors looking for better than average returns.

• Jim presents Bull Moves in Bear Markets by Peter Schiff posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity noting that “… Schiff outlines multiple ways to take advantage and build wealth in what seems like a wealth-destroying environment.”
• One Family presents CanRoys (ENT, AAV, BTE, HTE, PVX, PGH, ERF, PWE) – A Comparative Analysis posted at One Family’s Blog, saying, “A comparative analysis of Canadian Royalty Trusts that provide a way for energy exposure along with high monthly dividends, but comes with a caveat.”
• Relax presents Let’s talk about money posted at The Wise Curve, saying, “The good news is that being rich is not really difficult because it is just a state of mind.”
• Ripe Trade presents Best asset allocation posted at Ripe Trade, saying, “When constructing a portfolio for a balance of maximum reward and minimum risk its best to find the asset classes that have a low correlation to each other. Historically, since 1972 an optimal asset allocation mix for high returns and low risk would have averaged 14.82% in returns annually with a low 10.89% standard deviation”
• Zach Scheidt presents Focus Media Holding Limited (ADR) (FMCN) – Signs of the Times posted at ZachStocks, saying, “Focus Media is likely to trade higher in coming months as investors gain confidence in the Chinese economy. The stock is lower, discounting low advertising rates in China, but investors can now buy this profitable company on the cheap.”

Personal Finance

These days, personal finance is playing a bigger role in people’s perceptions than before, so we are including this special section of posts that cover the gamut of articles from debt to inspiration.

• ChristianPF presents Another thing I didn’t know about credit cards posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog.
• financefanatic presents Planning For The Future – What To Buy For My IRA? posted at Crash Market Stock – Stock Tips To Make Money During A Recession, saying, “The basics and good strategies for investing in your IRA.”
• Investing School presents 25 Ingenious Ways to Spend Your Time in the Current Financial Crisis posted at Investing School, saying, “A fun piece during these trouble times!”
• Joe Manausa presents Real Estate Supply And Demand | Tallahassee Real Estate Blog posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, “It really isn’t that hard to tell where the real estate market is heading. All we need to do is take a quick re-examination of Economics 101 and realize that Supply and Demand actually do matter in the real estate market.”
• MoneyNing presents Value Added Tax Refund (VAT) for Vacation Shopping posted at Money Ning, saying, “Remember not to leave money on the table!” – wish I had followed that advice!
• JCL presents Why Real Estate? posted at The Real Estate Investing Journey, saying, “A primer on why real estate is still the premier investment vehicle.”

Web 2.0

• Amanda Dry presents How I Make Money On the Internet posted at Ashley’s Picks, saying, “Ways to earn online. Lots of jobs available for making money on the internet.”
• Buck Weber presents Selling Through A Consignment Shop posted at THE BUCK LIST, saying, “I wrote this post detailing how I sell through a consignment shop.”
• Enigmatic Enquirer presents Chinavasion posted at Wholesale Dropship Reviews, saying, “A review of Chinavasion, a provider of wholesale and drop ship electronics.”
• Eras Mokei presents Create Your Elevator Speech posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean, saying, “Creating your elevator speech is essential to marketing what is unique about your website or web business.”
• Darryl Kimball presents Just Give Me a Home Based Business that Makes Money! posted at Just Give Me a Home Based Business That Makes Money, saying, “This article takes an honest look at the home based business industry and some of the pitfalls waiting for the person starting a new home based business. Many of us have started a new home based business filled with excitement and hope, only to be left with frustration and dismay. After all, we just want a home based business that makes money.”
  

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Update: In an effort to create something more useful, I’m reducing the number of articles in each issue by providing as much variety of content. With so many articles on “making money online blogs”, sales and letter writing, I’m now reducing the number presented to balance the other content. So make sure your writing is sharp and to the point if you want to submit! Articles on how to blog, how to write sales copy, etc. are best suited for other carnivals. Read the rest of the carnival policy, too!

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Kenneth from Carnival of Making REAL Money