Archive for July, 2007
Around the PF Blogosphere: July 24, 2007
Articles I like:
AllFinancialMatters talk about longevity insurance and wonder whether it’s worth it. It’s an interesting topic, but probably will be the last insurance policy I will ever consider .
Get Rich Slowly share an idea on how to save on groceries: strike-point shopping, i.e., stock pile items you use often when they are on [...]
Popularity: 11% [?]
Our Investments in DODFX
have doubled
When I checked with Quicken last night, I found that our investments in Dodge & Cox International Fund (DODFX) have gained 100%, the first fund in my collection that has posted triple digits return.
I purchased my first share of DODFX on June 9, 2003 at $17.41. Since then, I have been making [...]
Popularity: 22% [?]
The Priority: Paying off Credit Card Debt or Starting Investing
In my Pay Ourselves First post, I made the argument of starting investing right away even when one is paying a credit card debt with 18% interest rate:
While it makes a lot of sense to target the debt that charges some 18% interest rate first, I feel that investing should never be delayed even when [...]
Popularity: 38% [?]
Posts I Enjoyed Last Week
Silicon Valley Blogger at The Digerati Life reveals how they build their net worth. I’d love to add some businesses into the mix of our net worth. However, that seems beyond our reach at this moment. Now, we are relying on our day job and investment.
Jeremy at Generation X Finance writes Achievement Comes From Goal [...]
Popularity: 14% [?]
Say Goodbye to Emigrant Direct
Emigrant Direct was good, for some time.
I have been using their savings account for almost two years and at one time it had all my deposit when their rate was at 5.15% APY. And they probably have the fastest ACH transfer among all the online banks I have used so far. But Emigrant Direct also [...]
Popularity: 99% [?]
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