PARA BLOG

I just posted a bit about the Characteristics of Empowering Mission Statements on Man on a Mission . It might inspire you to write your ow...

Tom Peters Has Been Blogging a Year

I was just over on the Tom Peters blog and noticed that today marks his one year blogging anniversary. If you haven't ever checked out...

The Power of Dividends

I like dividends. I suppose that's why I like TheDividendGuy , a blog written by a guy who also like dividends. Go check out his blog...

The Deal That's Not Really a Deal

Temmuz 25, 2005 Add Comment Edit

This is kind of humorous. My wife received a magazine subscription offer from Better Homes and Gardens. It was for a two-year subscription...

Carnival of Personal Finance - Week 6

Week 6 of the Carnival of Personal Finance is up at FreeMoneyFinance. Stop by and give it a look. I'll add it to the Carnival list on...

Carnival of the Capitalists is up

Temmuz 24, 2005 Add Comment Edit

Political Calculations is hosting this week's Carnival of the Capitalists . Lot's of interesting links to check out. Have fun.

Prudent Portfolio Updated

The PrudentPortfolio has had another good week. The portfolio was up 1.95% for the week and 6.67% since its June 13 th inception. Meanwh...

Emigrant Direct Has Raised the Yield Again

The Emigrant Direct American Dream Savings Account is now paying 3.50%, which is up .25% from the 3.25% rate.

Exchange Rates - A Really Simple Example

I am not an exchange rate authority. My goal with this post is to simply show you how exchange rates work and their impact on trade. We all...

Chinese Yuan Revaluation

I was going to write a post today about the Chinese Yuan Revaluation, but I saw this post on SeekingAlpha and decided that I don't nee...

The Kinds of Businesses Warren Buffett Avoids

Warren Buffett doesn't like businesses that are price-competitive. These businesses are easy to spot because they usually sell a produc...

How to Determine if You're Wealthy - Part 2

Wealthy, as it is defined in the The Millionaire Next Door , is determined by one's net worth. The authors define the threshold level o...

How to Compete Against the Big Boys

Tom Peters has a list of 16 Musts for competing and succeeding against the Wal Marts and Starbucks of the world. It's an interesting l...

Brain Damaged People Make Better Investors

I bet that title got your attention. There was a study done recently by a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the Stanford...

Unocal Says no to Cnooc

Just saw this on the Drudge Report. Apparantly Unocal is going with Chevron. Oh, and I just figured out that this is my 400th post!

What Are Your 43 Things?

We all have things we want to accomplish in life. They can be anything from climbing Mt. Everest to reading the classics to saving for reti...

How to Determine if You're Wealthy

Have you ever wondered if you were "wealthy?" There is a rule-of-thumb formula used in The Millionaire Next Door for determining ...

Warning Signs of Too Much Debt

I saw this in an article (free registration required) on the Dallas News website. The American Bankers Association advises consumers to rev...

Another Blog to Check Out

I found this blog a while back and meant to tell you about it but forgot about it. Anyway, it is this cool little blog called K's Finan...

Clash Action Lawsuit Against Dupont

I saw this on the USA Today website. Two law firms in Florida are bringing a $5 BILLION class action lawsuit on behalf of 14 clients again...

Money Math

Recently, I have been posting about personal finance math. If you haven't had a chance to read the posts, you can check them out here: ...

Understanding Mutual Funds Fees

Temmuz 18, 2005 Add Comment Edit

With so many mutual funds available and so many different ways to buy them, it is important to understand the different ways fees are charge...

A Look Back at Index Returns

Way back in February, Murray over at the CapitalIdeas blog made reference to The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns , which lists...

Carnival of the Capitalists is up

Temmuz 18, 2005 Add Comment Edit

You can read the latest Carnival of the Capitalists at The Club for Growth . There's a lot of good stuff there!

Personal Finance Roundup - July 18, 2005

Temmuz 18, 2005 Add Comment Edit

Good morning! Here's a little of what's going on in the world of personal finance: Carnival of Personal Finance - Week 5 It is hard ...

Understanding the Time Value of Money

Temmuz 17, 2005 Add Comment Edit

On Friday, I showed you how to calculate the present value of an annuity . Today, I hope to show you how to make choices regarding your mone...

How to Become a Millionaire

Temmuz 16, 2005 Add Comment Edit

I saw this on the MS Money website today. It is nine stories on how various people from varoius backgrounds became millionaires: Firefighter...

Prudent Portfolio Update

Temmuz 15, 2005 Add Comment Edit

I updated the PrudentPortfolio to reflect today's closing prices. So far, the portfolio is up 4.62% since its June 13th inception, whi...

How to Calculate the Present Value of an Annuity

Temmuz 15, 2005 Add Comment Edit

It is amazing how the math we all thought was useless back in high school is really pretty useful today. Understanding mathematical concepts...

I Love a Bargain

I took the kids to the library today. Our library has a little room with a few shelves of books for sale for $1.00 each for hardbacks and $...

World's Greatest Investors

The August issue of Smart Money magazine profiles The World's Greatest Investors: Warren Buffett, Bill Miller, Peter Lynch, Sir John Tem...

Personal Finance Roundup

There's a lot going on in the world of personal finance. These are some of the interesting things I found today: Careers The Wall Stree...

What's a Wrap Account?

Basically, a wrap account is an account that can hold mutual funds from different mutual fund families. Full-service brokerage firms like w...

Questions to Ask Your Broker

Information is key to making sound decisions. Too often, people make investment decisions with too little information. Why? Because they ...

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