The Sun’s Financial Diary

A Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous 2007!

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Here's a complete chart of the 4-week T-bill rates of 2006. Overall, the rates were on the rise throughout the year. It was just above 4.0% when 2006 began, gradually moved up and peaked at 5.263% on November 30th, and ended the year with a 4.742% APR, a 17.6% annual increase in rates.
 
The sharp [...]

According to Dealsea.com, Staples currently has some 99 cents items for in-store purchase only:

Avery 1" durable binders
3M 3" x 3" Post-it Super Sticky Notes, 5-pack (limit 2 per customer)
Scotch Magic tape with dispenser, 3-pack
Oriole No. 2 pencils, 12-pack
Major Accent highlighters, 6-pack
Staples writing pads, 8.5" x 11", 4-pack
Staples 6" x 9" bubble mailing envelopes, 12-pack
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Yesterday, an article on Kiplinger suggested some steps to secure your financial future, though I don’t agree with all the suggestions (especially the “pay cash for everything else”).
1. Invest in yourself
Your own earning power is the most valuable asset you’ll ever own, and it can’t be wiped out in a market crash. Keep your earning [...]

As 2006 is winding down, it’s time to look back and examine what we did, how we did this year and where we will be when 2007 begins.
In the first part of this year-end review, I summarize the moves we made in 2006 that affected us financially.
Mutual fund investments
In 2006, we continued our regular investments [...]

I received a $10 Staples coupon this morning that I don't think I am going to use it. If anybody wants it, please leave a comment with your email address so I can send you the link. The coupon is good for in-store purchase only with a minimum of $50. It will expire on January [...]

According to Briefing.com, China Life Insurance (LFC) will conduct a 2:1 stock split when the trading begins on December 29th. There have been some rumors on Yahoo! Finance discussion board lately about the split, but this is the first official announcement. Closed near $140 yesterday, the price after the split will be much more affordable. [...]

Legg Mason's Bill Miller, the manager of Legg Mason Value Trust (LMVTX), has beaten S&P 500 for 15 consecutive years since 1991. His winning streak, however, is about to come to an end as LMVTX returns only 6.71% as of yesterday compared to the 16.5% gain of S&P 500. According to a Bloomberg.com article, the [...]

PayPerPost announced today that it is acquiring Performancing LLC, operator of Performancing.com. According the press release,
PayPerPost gains a number of powerful blogger support tools including Performancing Metrics, the leading, free blog analytics service, and Performancing Exchange, an online "classifieds" for bloggers.

However, PayPerPost doesn't "acquire the Performancing for Firefox blog editor technology and the [...]