Financial Carnival for Young Adults ' 28th Edition

Welcome to the twenty-eight edition of the Financial Carnival for Young Adults. My purpose with this carnival is to create an easy-to-find place for information about finances for young adults. The carnival is hosted here at 20's Finances almost week and features the most recent articles from around the web. While last week we talked about retirement and budgeting, this week's topics include investing and home ownership. If you want to learn more about these topics from some of the best personal finance bloggers, continue on.

Investing:

I have investing on the brain right now. As you all should know, I started an investing series that will probably run for a number of weeks and help those who don't know anything about investing. If you want to learn how to do it, stay tuned for more. In the mean time, here are other posts about investing that will help supplement what I have on my blog.

Steve @ The Loonie Bin writes Investing In Nothing: A Look At Investing And Social Media - I always invest in what I know and since I'm a user of social media, I know it's something I would never invest in. The great .com bubble was enough to set me straight when it comes to investing in bits and bytes, and I had nothing invested in it. It just goes to show that as long as they build bridges, there will always be someone around that's willing to buy one.

A Blinkin @ Funancials writes How To Lose Money and Hate The Stock Market - Do the exact opposite of what you find in this article and you will be on your way to riches. Find out how to lose money and hate the stock market. Don't meet with your adviser regularly. Check your brokerage account or stock daily. Watch the news. Take stock-picking advice from a friend. Buy high, sell low.

IMB @ Investing Money writes How to Get Started Investing Money - Find out how you can get started investing money. It's never too early to start.

Kanwal @ Simply Investing writes 9 Important Reasons Why Dividends Matter - I came across a great article at Dividend Growth Stocks that I would like to share with you: 'It seems that every financial adviser or financial publication is proclaiming that you should own dividend stocks. Each are proclaiming the virtues of dividend stocks from their own perspective. To that I have two questions: 1. What took you so long? 2.

Steadfast Finances writes Unusual Investment Ideas - Looking for nontraditional investment ideas? Look no further. While these may not be as safe, they could provide you with positive returns.

J.P. @ Novel Investor writes Options For Your 401k Rollover - When you leave your job, do you really want to leave your retirement savings behind? There are several 401k rollover options available so you can take your retirement savings with you and have better control of that money.

Home Ownership / Mortgages:

Eddie @ Finance Fox writes Maybe Home Ownership Isn't For You ' There is more to life than home ownership, and it isn't the only way. If you ENJOY owning a home, more power to you. But not everyone does.

PITR @ Passive Income To Retire writes Hidden Risks of a Mortgage Fine Print ' Find out how to avoid the most common mortgage mistakes.

John @ Married (with Debt) writes The Savings to be Made from Paying Off Your Mortgage Early - The savings to be made from paying off your mortgage early For most Canadians, the biggest debt they will ever have is a home mortgage.

krantcents @ KrantCents writes Home Gym on a Budget ' Would you like a home gym? All the movie stars have a home gym and you can too! Do you have to be a movie star to have one? No, not really! In fact, you can put one together for very little money.