Archive for December, 2007

Happy Holidays!

Posted by Sun on December 25, 2007 (0) Comment

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Latest Online Bank Savings & Checking Rates

Posted by Sun on December 25, 2007 (10) Comment

After the latest rate cut by the Federal Reserve early this month, we are seeing many banks followed suit in the past by lowering the interest rates of the online savings accounts. As of today, UFB Direct offers the highest savings rate at 5.22% APY among banks I tracked.

Bank
Savings APY
Minimum
Checking APY
Minimum

UFB Direct
5.12%
$1
1.00%
$50

AmTrust Direct

5.11%
$1
N/A
N/A

FNBO Direct
5.05%
$1
N/A
N/A

E-Trade
5.05%
$1
4.00%
$5,000

Savings [...]

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Oakmark to Re-open International Funds

Posted by Sun on December 24, 2007 (0) Comment

Investors will soon be able to invest in Oakmark’s two international funds again.
I received an email from Oakmark Fund yesterday which announces that two previously closed international funds, International Fund I (OAKIX) and International Small Cap Fund (OAKEX) will re-open to new investors on January 2, 2008.
Both funds are managed by David Herro, who was [...]

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Weekend Linkage - December 23, 2007

Posted by Sun on December 23, 2007 (0) Comment

Silicon Valley Blogger at The Digerati Life had some tax questions answered.
Jeremy at Generation X Finance discussed Fed’s plan on curb shady mortgages.
Ben at Money Smart Life talked about making money from selling on eBay after the holiday.
Lazy Man at Lazy Man and Money asked your own definition of retirement.
Jim at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity [...]

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Daily Giveaway’s Over

Posted by Sun on December 21, 2007 (0) Comment

and we have our last two winners!
It was a fun week and the volatile market made the guess game even more fun. Yesterday, Chuck made a perfect a guess of the closing number of the S&P 500, 1460.  Then today, when everybody least expected it, the Dow surged 200+ points. However, Steve did give his [...]

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