Archive for January, 2008

Update: 4-Week T-Bill Equivalent Yield Calculator

One year ago, I had a post discussing the return of 4-week T-bill, whether it's APR or APY, and how to calculate the equivalent yield based on the state income tax. In that post, only the formulas on how exactly the calculations should be done were given. Though it isn't difficult to put the formulas [...]

Random News: Tax Rebate Check, $900 Gold, and Falling Interest Rates

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Politicians in Washington acted pretty quickly this time to hammer out a stimulus package with tax rebates, for both individuals and businesses, as the center piece. According to the tentative deal announced today:
Most individuals who pay income taxes would get $600; working couples would receive $1,200. Workers who make at least $3,000 but don’t […]

Did You Make Money from Falling Chinese Stocks?

I didn’t.
I made a few bucks when Chinese stocks were the hottest on the street, but not lately. As a matter of fact, not just that I didn’t make any money from my investments in Chinese stocks, my brokerage account has been hit pretty hard since last November after some once high flying Chinese stocks […]

Poll: What’s Your Top Concern in Case of a Recession?

Let’s face it, what we are seeing now are not pretty: turmoil in the financial market, slumping home value, slowing consumer spending, rising unemployment rate, and falling stock prices. The talks of a possible recession, if we are not already in it as some people have argued, are getting louder and louder these days as […]

Update: Active & Passive Funds Comparison

Early this month, I read an article on USA Today with title, Index funds are never out of style. The article pointed out that for the past 10 years, the return of diversified US stock funds, which include small-, mid-, and large-cap funds, averaged at 6.7% while the S&P index returned 5.9% a year. The […]

Weekend Linkage - January 20, 2007

Relocating? Silicon Valley Blogger at The Digerati Life provided an informative post on how to control the cost of moving from one cit to another.
Have you ever heard of 401(k) debit card? I never until I read the post by Jeremy at Generation X Finance, in which he declared that it could be one of […]

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