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    Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Investment Update: March 2008 (2 clicks)
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April 2, 2008 at 11:45 am ET April and the 1nd Quarter of 2008 started off with bang. All three major U.S. Indexes were up well over 3%. My investments were up as well, just not quite as much. My portfolio given the hedges has a better relative performance when the market is down. However, I won’t complain too much about the [...] ... (more) Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Orange County - All That Ails America (12 clicks)
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April 1, 2008 at 12:12 pm ET After reading this article on CNN, I felt sick in my stomach about the current state of American values. As the current mortgage crisis continues to unfold, I’ve become more cynical. I had my reservations around the bail out of Bear Stearns, especially after JP Morgan quintupled it’s offer to [...] ... (more) Orange County - All That Ails America (3 clicks)
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April 1, 2008 at 12:11 pm ET After reading this article on CNN, I felt sick in my stomach about the current state of American values. As the current mortgage crisis continues to unfold, I’ve become more cynical. I had my reservations around the bail out of Bear Stearns, especially after JP Morgan quintupled it’s offer to [...] ... (more) Friday, March 28, 2008 From AskDong - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 28, 2008 at 12:25 pm ET Larry Page, and Sergey Brin of the I will do no evil folks of Google and Megalomaniac Steve Jobs have one thing in common. All three of them of earn a lot less than me in wages. Too bad that isn’t really saying something about me. All three of them take [...] ... (more) From AskDong - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 28, 2008 at 12:24 pm ET Larry Page, and Sergey Brin of the I will do no evil folks of Google and Megalomaniac Steve Jobs have one thing in common. All three of them of earn a lot less than me in wages. Too bad that isn’t really saying something about me. All three of them take [...] ... (more) Thursday, March 27, 2008 Why Live In The City? (8 clicks)
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March 27, 2008 at 11:44 am ET I realize where you live is a deeply personal choice, and many people have good and great reasons for living where they do. I myself and am unabashed of urban living, and urban living in larger more expensive cities. The reasons most often cited by people is culture. Personally, I’m [...] ... (more) Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Yield Chasing (4 clicks)
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March 26, 2008 at 11:43 am ET I just got an email from HSBC indicating that they were reducing their rate on online savings accounts from 3.55% to 3.05% to better reflect the drop in rates from the Fed. I’m not much of rate chaser, but given how low rates are getting I need to give some thought into making my [...] ... (more) Tuesday, March 25, 2008 A 750 FICO Score isn’t What It Used to Be (18 clicks)
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March 25, 2008 at 11:18 am ET Apparently having a top notch FICO score doesn’t cut it anymore, according to this article in the Boston Globe. During the housing boom, anyone with a pulse and a FICO score above 620 was rubber stamped for a home loan. 620 being the cutoff between prime and the dreaded subprime. I [...] ... (more) Monday, March 24, 2008 Fantasy Sports, NCAA Drafts = Vegas ? (6 clicks)
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March 24, 2008 at 12:17 pm ET Last night I just finished by draft for my Fantasy baseball team from which I taken a year hiatus. Earlier in the week, I had a NCAA draft. In the fall I have fantasy football. I’m not even a huge sports fan. Yet, I spent quite a bit [...] ... (more) Thursday, March 20, 2008 Music, Rent vs. Buy (2 clicks)
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March 20, 2008 at 4:53 pm ET The Financial Times had an article about a rumored iPod that would “come with” music. This would be a big step for Apple as Steve Jobs has been habitually opposed to the subscription model for music. I’ve personally been opposed to the idea of subscriptions as well. I’ve always thought that [...] ... (more) Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Socialization of Risk (7 clicks)
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March 19, 2008 at 12:20 pm ET The recent of bailout of Bear Stearns have fanned the flames of class warfare. Personally I’ve yet to make up my mind if the bailout is a good thing or a bad thing. I don’t know enough about how Bear was tied up with other firms, and what it’s failure would’ve implied [...] ... (more) Tuesday, March 18, 2008 From AskDong - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 18, 2008 at 1:32 pm ET I’ve been thinking about how I need to take more risk, and more risk specifically related with money. This is not to say I avoid risk. I don’t. Many people who know me think I take too much risk, but in truth I don’t.
I’m relatively young at 32 and am in [...] ... (more) Monday, March 17, 2008 From AskDong - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 17, 2008 at 8:19 am ET I’m sure many of you noticed the nice “blip” up in the Market on Tuesday March 12th, and the subsequent tumble on Friday. Wall Street reacted with joy and elation to the Fed’s most recent move. The Fed has been trying to pump money into the financial institutions over the last [...] ... (more) Friday, March 14, 2008 From AskDong - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 14, 2008 at 11:53 am ET Citibank is no Eddie Money, but they are offering two free airline tickets for opening an account with at least $25,000. I first heard about this at My Money Blog, but didn’t think much of it since I already have a Citibank Account with a full complement of savings accounts. [...] ... (more) Thursday, March 13, 2008 Damn Ethanol! I Want Cheap Beer (8 clicks)
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March 13, 2008 at 11:10 am ET Unlike many Americans, I’m not all that personally concerned with rising crude prices and the inevitable higher gas prices. I’m lucky I don’t commute to work, and probably fill my 14 or so gallon gas tank a little over once a month. At $2 a gallon I spend a bit more than [...] ... (more) Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Mutual Fund Historic Performance Charts (5 clicks)
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March 11, 2008 at 11:40 am ET Last week in my February Investment Update I had a chart similar to many a chart found in Mutual Fund advertising. Unlike charts referred to most advertising, I haven’t been beating the indexes since inception. I’ve been mostly lagging until this most recent market downturn. As I created the chart [...] ... (more) Friday, March 7, 2008 Overcoming Personal Finance Snobbery (31 clicks)
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March 7, 2008 at 1:48 pm ET I’ve commented in the past how some personal finance bloggers can across smug. However, given the audience, this smugness is not a big deal. The fact is the writers of personal finance blogs reflect the attitudes of the readers. I’m both a writer and reader, and I can personally attest to the fact that I [...] ... (more) Thursday, March 6, 2008 Email Scams, They Need Consultants (3 clicks)
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March 6, 2008 at 2:57 pm ET Yesterday, I received yet another inquiry from a certain wealthy individual seeking help with “a large sum of money”, $28.5 million to be exact. I’m not sure who they think they’re tricking with these emails, but I certainly don’t plan on being one of them. Normally I wouldn’t think too much of the email, but [...] ... (more) Wednesday, March 5, 2008 From AskDong - view blog entries - visit this blog
March 5, 2008 at 12:05 pm ET I came across this article on CNN on black police officers in Georgia were only getting percentage of what white police officers who had similar lengths of service. What I found incredulous is not that we are still feeling the impact of historic racism today, but that it wasn’t until 1976 that black officers became [...] ... (more) Tuesday, March 4, 2008 I thought Muni’s Were Safe? (5 clicks)
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March 4, 2008 at 3:08 pm ET I am an owner shares VMATX which is the Vanguard Massachusetts Tax Exempt Muni Fund. I don’t have it for any sexy reasons. It’s just safe place place for me to park some cash and earn some tax free interest. However this year, it’s gotten hammered (relatively speaking), down over 4 percent for the year. [...] ... (more) Monday, March 3, 2008 Investment Update: February 2008 (4 clicks)
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March 3, 2008 at 12:00 pm ET February was not quite the month that January was. Still all three three major indices (NASDAQ, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average) finished lower at the end February than they started. They still finished above the lows hit in the middle of January, but only slightly so. My portfolio performance [...] ... (more) Friday, February 29, 2008 When Shoes Have To Go (4 clicks)
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February 29, 2008 at 1:12 pm ET I’m not very good about throwing my shoes away. This partly because I’m cheap, and partly because I find old worn shoes extremely comfortable. At any given time I usually own 4 pairs of shoes - sneakers, brown shoes, black shoes, and some boots. However, I almost always [...] ... (more) Thursday, February 28, 2008 Turbo Tax: What Version? (10 clicks)
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February 28, 2008 at 12:06 pm ET I have a question from a reader of AskDong.
i’m doing my own taxes this year for the first time in my life. what is the best software to help me? i would like to download turbotax, but want to get the right one. my taxes should be very simple. i have one salaried job, and [...] ... (more) Wednesday, February 27, 2008 From AskDong - view blog entries - visit this blog
February 27, 2008 at 12:18 pm ET In the last part of this series, I covered what stock was. Today I cover Mutual Funds. While mutual funds are actually more complex conceptually than stocks, they are also a more appropriate investment vehicle for beginner investors.
Most people have heard of mutual funds, and a good percentage [...] ... (more) Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Personal Finance Bloggers Going Pro (11 clicks)
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February 26, 2008 at 12:44 pm ET Worry not readers, I’m not becoming a professional blogger anytime soon. However, it seems many of my more successful compatriots are. I read the other day that Trent at The Simple Dollar turned in his letter of his resignation. Who would’ve seen that coming? <END SARCASM> I thought [...] ... (more) Items 51 - 75 of 156
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