Archive for August, 2006
Upgrade To Quicken 2007
I have been using Quicken to track my investments for a while. After started with Microsoft Money, I switched to Quicken in 2003. Ever since, Quicken has been my favorite (though I also use Excel spreadsheet). Currently, I use Quicken to track investments, bank accounts, credit cards, and loans.
For the 2007 version, the most noticeable [...]
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Vanguard To Offer New Dividend Fund
Good news for dividend investors. Morningstar.com reported today that Vangurad will launch Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund in the fourth quarter of this year. The fund, which tracks FTSE High Dividend Yield Index, will also be available in ETF shares. The mutual fund will have an expense ratio of 0.40%.
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Amazon.com Sales Update
Well, after what seemed to be a booming month of August, my sales on Amazon.com run into stalemate in the past week. The last sale was made on August 19th, since then all the remaining seven items still belong to me. I admit that those leftovers are not very attractive, so it didn’t and won’t [...]
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Trim Your Auto Insurance Bill
Got a heavy auto insurance bill? If you can’t change your ZIP code or build a garage for your card, you may find the following tips helpful in reducing your car insurance premiums, according to Kiplinger’s.
It pays to shop around. I believe this is the rule-of-thumb not just for [...]
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Experience With Brand Institute
I have signed up with some online survey sites, such as Greenfield Online, SurveySpot, SurveySavvy, Your2Cents, and Brand Institute, for more than a month and my overall experience with them so far was OK. Yes, many times I didn’t qualify for the paid surveys and I passed a lot surveys that only rewarded me with [...]
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