Archive for January, 2008

2007 Year End Review (II): Net Worth

This is the second part of my 2007 Year End Reviews. In the first part, I took a look at the financial moves we made last year. Now I want to see how what we did put where we are in the new year.
December 2007 update
Our net worth saw second consecutive monthly decline in December […]

Changes are Coming to Fair Isaac’s FICO Credit Score Calculation

According to an article on MSN Money published today, Fair Isaac, the creator of the popular FICO credit score, will adjust the way it calculate a person’s credit worthiness to better reflect “who’s a good risk and who’s a bad one” at the time when people intend to have, and use, more credit cards than […]

2007 Chinese Stocks (ADRs) Return

2007 was a great year for Chinese stocks. For investors who own Chinese stocks traded in the US (the ADRs), chances are good money were made last year. Even if you invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the returns were also very impressive. For example, iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (FXI) returned 58.7% in 2007, PowerShares […]

Holiday Giveaway Final Result

So the holiday is almost over and  it’s time to wrap up the giveaway started before the Christmas. Winners of the second part of the giveaway are selected randomly from 151 participants including email subscribers who automatically entered the contest. The two recipients of the two $50 Amazon.com gift cards were chosen by Random.org today […]

Zecco, TradeKing, OptionsXpress, ING Direct Referral Bonus and More

Update: More bonus for using my referral links!
I have accounts with many banks, brokers, and online shopping rewards sites, etc., and some of them offer benefits for referring a new customer. If you need a referral for the following programs, please use the contact form to send me an email with a valid email […]

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Wish You a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous 2008!

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