Accumulating wealth is like building The Great Wall, one brick at a time
By Sun on Feb 28, 2008 in Free stuff | 0 Comments
Got this from an email from Schick yesterday when they announced their Get Experimental Video Contest. However, you don’t have to enter the contest to receive the free shaver.
Use this link to claim your free shaver. When finishing the form, make sure you check the first and third options. The contest ends March 18th, which […]
By Sun on Feb 28, 2008 in Personal finance | 16 Comments
Early last week, I contacted Citibank to request a balance transfer check from the 0% balance transfer offer from the Citi Driver’s Edge card. I want to use the free money (yes, free. 0% APR and $0 fee) to payoff our car loan which is at 4.90% APR and will expire in May 2010.
The check […]
By Sun on Feb 27, 2008 in Stock, Investing | 0 Comments
In case you didn’t hear the news, Visa Inc., the largest credit card network, is preparing to go public next month under symbol V. According to terms filed with SEC, Visa plans to sell 406 million common shares in its IPO, plus additional 40.6 million shares that will be available for underwriters, priced at between […]
By Sun on Feb 26, 2008 in Retirement, Personal finance | 5 Comments
I know, setting up a 401(k) account should be one of the first things to do after changing employer, but I waited for more than half a year to finally get it done
When I started my current job last July, I didn’t have the chance of making contributions to the retirement plan as […]
By Sun on Feb 25, 2008 in ETF, Investing | 5 Comments
The family of dividend-paying ETFs just got a little larger.
State Street Global Advisors on February 12th launched a new dividend-oriented exchange-traded fund, S&P International Dividend ETF (DWX). The new fund tracks the S&P International Dividend Opportunities Index, which was introduced a month ago on January 25, 2008. According to the fund prospectus, the benchmark consists […]
By Sun on Feb 24, 2008 in Bonus, Free money | 0 Comments
I want to thank those who used my referrals to sign up their brokerage and bank accounts in January!
Tonight, I sent out several $20 Amazon.com gift cards to readers who responded to the referral invitations and opened and funded their Zecco and TradeKing accounts. The account opening process has been completed and I have received […]
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