Archive for August, 2007
4-Week T-Bill Looks Attractive, Again
It has been nearly two month since I stopped purchasing 4-week T-bill, once my favorite short-term investment, when its rate dropped below the rates from my online banks in June.
After touching the 2007 low of 4.422% APR on June 21, the T-bill has made a nice comeback in recent weeks. Yesterday’s auction set the [...]
Tired of Investing in the Same Countries All the Time?
Then rotate them with Claymore/Zecks Country Rotation ETF (CRO).
Last month, Claymore Securities launched a new international ETF that tracks Zecks Country Rotation Index (ZAXCR). According Zecks Investment Research, the index uses countries that are components of the MSCI EAFE Index. Currently, the index consists of 200 stocks from countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, [...]
Around the PF Blogosphere: August 8, 2007
Some fun readings:
Moolanomy has a post on 6 cool financial math tricks and rules. However, I am not sure saving 10% of salary is enough for retirement.
Advanced Personal Finance comes up with a radical tax idea: paying taxes once a year. For whatever it’s worth, I still prefer the current method. I don’t like [...]
Next Chinese IPO: E-House Holdings
China residential real estate service company, E-House Holdings, is scheduled to debut on NYSE today under symbol EJ. From the company website, E-House’s business includes “real estate agency services, secondary real estate brokerage services and real estate consulting and information services.” Based in Shanghai, China’s financial capital, E-House employs more than 1800 real estate brokers [...]
Bank Deals: Flagstar 5.30% Money Market
According to September issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, Flagstar Bank, is currently offering a promotion rate of $5.30% APY for their Express Money Market account. The account has a minimum of $1 to open and no limit to earn interest. It also offers check writing ability for up to three checks per statement cycle. [...]
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