Archive for September, 2007

Posts I Enjoyed Last Week

Ben at Money Smart Life discussed the necessary elements for generating passive income. My definition of passive income is a little different. If I have to be very active in generating the income, it won’t be passive any more.
Golbguru at Money, Matter, and More Musings took a look at vehicles of financial frauds. Phishing, vishing, […]

Video: Reuters Business Recap for the Week of September 24, 2007

The last trading week of the month ended on the up note despite the moderate decline on Friday. With the lack of other significant economical and policy news, the contract agreement reached between GM and the labor union grabbed the headline last week and was hailed as a landmark contract that could bring competitiveness back […]

CGM Focus Fund: My New Performance Leader

For quite some time, Dodge & Cox International Fund (DODFX) was the top performer in our mutual fund investments. Less than two months ago, our investments in the fund have returned more than 100%. However, the market downturn since then has eroded some of the gains. Now the overall return of this fund is down […]

Around the PF Blogosphere: September 27, 2007

Interesting articles today:

AskDong says now may be the time to buy TIPS, Treasury inflation protected securities. The argument is the recent rate cut by the Federal Reserve could spur inflation, making TIPS appealing.
Everybody Loves Your Money shows your net worth and your age. Looks like I should be in my 50’s now from the […]

Give Me Some China. Give Me Some India. Give Me Some Chindia!

There are many ways to invest in emerging markets, led by two most populous countries China and India. You can buy them as part of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) countries with State Street’s SPDR S&P BRIC 40 ETF (BIK) that I have discussed before. Or you can invested in ETFs that are […]

Hurry! ING Direct $50 Bonus for New Account Before 09/30/07 [Expired]

Found this deal on FatWallet today and thought it’s worth mentioning.
If you still want an ING Direct account, despite their mediocre interest rate (currently at 4.30% APY), you can net $50 bonus if you open an account and fund it with $250 initial deposit before September 30, 2007.
Interested?
Use this link and promotion code NY3 to […]

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