Archive for July, 2007

Deal: TRENDNet 54Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter for $4.99

Posted by Sun on July 4, 2007 (0) Comment

CompUSA has TRENDNet 54Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter (802.11g/b) for $4.99 after $20 mail-in rebates with free shipping.
Buy.com has U.S. Modular 1GB QuikDrive USB 2.0 Flash* for $4.95 after $23 mail-in rebate (expires July 7, 2007). Shipping is free.
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June 2007 Highlights

Posted by Sun on July 4, 2007 (0) Comment

Following are some highlights of June 2007 in case you missed them.
1. First Trading Experience with Zecco
It’s great that Zecco doesn’t charge commission for stock trading, but they still have a lot to do to make their system reliable and less confusing.
2. My Personal Saving and Investing System
Though a little bit complicated with so many [...]

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Around the PF Blogosphere: July 3, 2007

Posted by Sun on July 3, 2007 (2) Comment

Interesting personal finance articles you might like:

The Money Mythos posts an entry on the less obvious risks of Prosper.com. I am not really concerned about the risk the author mentioned (if I am in the P2P lending business), but the overall risk vs. reward of lending money to total strangers.
Money and Such discusses new 401(k) [...]

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Making the Case of Having Alternative Investments in Portfolio

Posted by Sun on July 3, 2007 (15) Comment

In the July issue of Financial Planning, there’s an article about including alternative investments such as energy, precious metal, real estate, etc, in portfolio and how they will impact the overall returns of portfolios with and without these assets. This isn’t the first time I read papers that argue the case of having commodities, even [...]

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June 2007 Score Card — Part I: Net Worth

Posted by Sun on July 2, 2007 (4) Comment

June turned out to be another solid month as our nest egg continued to grow in the past month, most of them coming from investments in our taxable accounts, despite a down month for the equity markets. For the month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 219 points, or 1.6%, to close at 13,408 on [...]

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