Archive for January, 2007
One’s Trash is Other’s Gold
Bloomberg.com today has a story about a Chinese woman, Zhang Ying, and her company Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. The article says
Zhang is the world's richest self-made woman, ahead of U.S. chat show host Oprah Winfrey and EBay Inc. Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman, according to Shanghai-based Hurun Report, which ranks wealthy people in China.
And [...]
Dumped Some NT, Bought Some PGJ
So far Nortel (NT) is the biggest loser in my stock portfolio, losing about 45% of the value on paper. The last time I bought NT shares was August 7, 2006, when I added 320 shares at $2.00 a piece (now that’s equivalent to 32 shares at $20.00/share after the reverse split). I have been [...]
IRA Transfer from Scottrade to Vanguard: The Horrible Experience Continues
The first thing I did when I came to work this morning was giving Vanguard a call, again.
When I filled out the IRA asset transfer form to move all Vanguard funds in my IRA account I had with Scottrade to Vanguard, I provided a blank check and instructed Vanguard to automatically invest $200 into [...]
The 10 Greatest Books of All Time: Have You Read Them?
Time Magazine today has an article which listed The 10 Greatest Books of All Time from J. Peder Zane's The Top 10.
There are several lifetimes' worth of promising literary leads here — 544 books in all. An 85-page appendix providing enlightened summaries of all the works mentioned is worth the price of [...]
Deal: Free Peachtree Pro Accounting 2007 After Rebate at Staples
Staples now have Peachtree Pro Accounting 2007 for free after $90 Staples EasyRebate and $50 mail-in-rebate.
In addition, the same Kingston 1GB Secure Digital Card [Buy.com affiliate link] on sale last week at Buy.com for $4.95 is now free after $45 mail-in-rebate. The deal is good till January 20, 2007.
