Accumulating wealth is like building The Great Wall, one brick at a time
By Sun on Jan 31, 2008 in Credit cards, Personal finance | 5 Comments
I usually don’t read too much the Costco Connection magazine I received every month as part of the benefit of being an Executive Member, because more than half of the magazine are ads while the rest are articles about stuff Costco offers . But a piece in the February issue did get my attention last […]
By Sun on Jan 31, 2008 in Review, About me | 3 Comments
When I posted our total passive income in 2007 in the middle of the month, one item missing from the calculation was interests earned from our purchases of 4-week T-bills in the first half of the year. Though I can go through all the transactions and figure out myself how much I have made, it […]
By Sun on Jan 30, 2008 in Random thoughts | 0 Comments
Since the Federal Reserve’s 75 basis points emergency rate cut on January 22nd, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained more than 500 points in 5 trading sessions ended yesterday. The rally was partly fueled by speculation that when policy makers conclude their 2-day meeting this afternoon, another 0.50% rate reduction will be handed out […]
By Sun on Jan 29, 2008 in Personal finance | 5 Comments
Nowadays, you can get a lot of stuff for free, news, music, movie, as long as you read/listen to/watch the ads that come together with the free stuff. You can even monitor your credit score for free, says CreditKarma.com, a newly launched credit monitoring service that promise free access to their own version of credit […]
By Sun on Jan 28, 2008 in Mutual fund, Investing | 3 Comments
Around the new year, many previously closed mutual funds reopened their doors to new investors, including such well-known names as Fidelity Magellan (FMAGX) and Oakmark International (OAKIX), after a rough second half of 2007. For investors who had an eye on these funds, but were denied access due to the closure, the reopening […]
By Sun on Jan 27, 2008 in Pfblogs | 1 Comment
What’s Regulation D fee? I have no idea until I read the post on Generation X Finance, where Jeremy explained what transactions could trigger the elusive Regulation D savings account fee.
If you are interested in investing in real estate, be sure to check out the post, 7 Things to Consider As a First Time Real […]
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