Archive for December, 2006
2006 Year-End Review I: Financial Moves
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 [...]
Staples $10 Coupon
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 [...]
China Life to Conduct 2:1 Split
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. [...]
All Good Things Have to Come to an End, Even Bill Miller Can’t Escape
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 Buys Parts of Performancing.com
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 [...]
