Archive for May, 2007
What I Consider When Selecting an Online Savings Account
Henry at Binary Dollar is hosting this week’s Money Question and what is being asked is
What Do You Look For In An Online Bank Account?
As I have revealed in my previous post, I have a total of five online bank accounts: ING Direct, Virtual Bank, Emigrant Direct, HSBC, and IGoBanking. Except ING Direct, which was [...]
A Sale on Amazon.com
Just as I am occupied almost entirely by this blog and totally forgot that I still have a couple of items listed on Amazon.com market place, an email came in last night, informing me that an USB flash drive that I listed a couple of months ago was sold for $20.95.
I bought the item, [...]
April 2007 Score Card — Part II: Year-To-Date Returns
For the first four months of the year, our net worth has grown at a rate of 9.81%, adding more $45,000 to our nest egg. Of course, a major part of that increase came from contributions from our salaries as well as company matches in our retirement accounts. Nonetheless, our investments in various accounts (regular, [...]
Top 20 Socially Responsible Mutual Funds
According to Wikipedia, socially responsible investing (SRI)
describes an investment strategy which combines the intentions to maximize both financial return and social good. In general, socially responsible investors favor corporate practices which are environmentally responsible, support workplace diversity, and increase product safety and quality.
In the May issue of Financial Planning magazine, there’s a special report on [...]
Free Credit Report and Fee-based Credit Monitoring Services
May 1st was the one of the three times in a year that we request a free credit report from one of the three credit agencies. We have been doing this, getting a free credit report every four months, for several years and it had worked out quite well for us. All I need to [...]
