Archive for June, 2007
Picking Stocks Like a Guru
I never knew there’s a stock screening tools that identify stocks based on theories developed by the so-called investment gurus (somebody like Benjamin Graham) until I came across this article on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance last week.
Following the link in the article, I went on to check one of the tools, Guru Screener, at Nasdaq.com, which [...]
MyPoints, Plus a Funny Video
Are you using MyPoints?
Basically, it’s an online shopping portal that rewards its members with points for shopping with them, just like other sites such Ebates and Fat Wallet. In addition to earning points from shopping, they also offer the so-called BonusMail to help members accumulate points if they don’t feel like shopping with them. In [...]
Money Question: What Would I Do with a $50,000 Windfall?
What would you do if suddenly somebody gives you $50,000 to invest?
Have you ever thought about it? I never faced such a question before until last week Lazy Man at Lazy Man and Money brought it to a group of bloggers as the question for the weekly Money Question series (here are Part II, Part [...]
Zecco Promotion: Removing Account Minimum to Lure More Investors
Now it seems that everything is free at Zecco (except option trading).
I was tipped off by Joe yesterday about the change and just got an email from Zecco this morning that now you can open a Zecco trading account with no account minimum.
You asked, we listened. In response to popular demand, we’ve lowered the [...]
Investing in China with Cautions
Because of my connection with China, I always keep an eye on what’s happening 6000 miles away from my house. These days, the biggest story in China seems to be that its once relentless climbing stock markets finally hit the break. Since closed at record high on May 29th, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index [...]
My Personal Saving and Investing System
I have multiple accounts.
Not just multiple online savings accounts, but pretty much every type of account: investment accounts, brokerage accounts, retirement accounts, etc. The only exception is checking account, which I have only one. Despite the seemingly large number of accounts, the whole saving and investing system so far has worked quite well for me, [...]
Posts I Enjoyed Last Week
Ben at Money Smart Life compares online banks with local brick and mortar banks to figure out which one makes a better deal. I use local bank for checking and online bank for savings. Ben also hosted last week’s Carnival of Personal Finance.
Jeremy at Generation X Finance says you don’t have to change oil every [...]
Loading ...
