Archive for September, 2007
Poll: Passive or Active
Last week I posted an entry on what it means to be a better investor nowadays after reading an article from Jason Zweig. The main message Mr. Zweig is sending is that investors will gain more by reducing investment costs. For average Joe and Jane, the simplest way to achieve that is using index funds. [...]
Do-Not-Call Registration to Expire
If you have entered your home phone number in the national Do Not Call list to block the annoying 7:00 pm marketing calls four years ago, your number will become available to telemarketers next year as the registration is effective for only five years.
It’s time re-register!
A couple of days ago, there was an article on [...]
Posts I Enjoyed Last Week
Silicon Valley Blogger listed a dozen ways to fight the inflation. In the long term, the simplest way is to build a portfolio that generates positive net return after inflation.
Jeremy at Generation X Finance took a look at asset transfer related issues in a series of posts. It’s a very informative discussion on the means [...]
Mattel Issued “Extraordinary Apology” for Damaging Reputation of Chinese Products
When something bad happened, it’s not unusual for the party who’s responsible to find a scapegoat to take the blame. The convenient scapegoat in Mattel’s massive toy recalls this summer is obviously the Chinese manufacturers. They are thousands of miles away and can’t defend themselves here in the US amid media frenzy of the [...]
Around the PF Blogosphere: September 20, 2007
Articles hope you will enjoy:
Wise Bread talks about how dollar-cost averaging can ease your nerve in a choppy market. However, DCA may not be the best investment strategy as you may think.
Personal Finance Advise asks the priority between paying off credit card debt and building an emergency fund. It didn’t go well with me last [...]
