Archive for April, 2007

Guest Article: Rare Buying Opportunity for Real Estate Investors

Posted by Sun on April 13, 2007 (2) Comment

Last week, I posted a piece on investing in real estate through REIT. The following guest article is on the same topic and is written by Tom Kerr from MortgageLoan.com.

Savvy stock market professionals know that the best time to buy is when everyone else is selling. The same holds true for real estate investing. A [...]

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More on Money Question

Posted by Sun on April 12, 2007 (3) Comment

After I posted the Money Question from a reader yesterday, several people have commented with their recommendations. For example:
Savvy Steward said: “One option is to either apply it to her mortgage so that she will be debt free sooner, or if she already has the house paid off, invest the money into a facelift/project for [...]

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Vanguard Launched Four Bond ETFs

Posted by Sun on April 12, 2007 (5) Comment

Last month while I was researching on ETFs for the Model Portfolios Built with ETFs series, I noticed that mutual fund gaint Vanguard (I guess they will soon be an ETF powerhouse as well) didn’t have any fixed income ETF offerings. All existing ETFs are equity ETFs.
Well, that has just changed as Vanguard introduced four [...]

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Around the PF Blogosphere: April 11, 2007

Posted by Sun on April 11, 2007 (1) Comment

Some interesting articles today:

The Frugal Duchess has some money-saving tips on vinegar and dishwashers
Blogging Away Debt shares with us how she decorated her son’s room with less than $60
Blunt Money says being frugal isn’t about saving money
Dual Income No Kids has a long list of tips to improve your FICO score
Wise Geek has an interesting [...]

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Money Question: Where to Put the Money?

Posted by Sun on April 11, 2007 (12) Comment

Since I started this Diary, I received quite some emails from readers on various issues, mostly related to investing as that’s the main topic here. Whenever I got those questions, I tried my best to answer them. However, I feel that sometimes I don’t know enough to give a comprehensive answer, or my background may [...]

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