Archive for February, 2008

Are You Using Direct Deposit?

Posted by Sun on February 9, 2008 (8) Comment

I am and I can’t think of any reason why not using it as long as I have a bank account. It’s safe (I don’t have to worry about losing the check) and it’s fast (there’s no delay for the money to show up in my account). However, it appears that not everybody is using [...]

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The Dog of the Chinese ADRs (1) — GSOL

Posted by Sun on February 8, 2008 (3) Comment

I have had this idea on my mind for a while, but only implemented this month.
The idea is to buy last month’s worst performing Chinese stock (ADR) at the beginning of the month and hold it for one money. At the end of the month, sell the stock and buy again the worst performer of [...]

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Happy Chinese New Year!

Posted by Sun on February 6, 2008 (1) Comment

To those who celebrate The Year of Rat!

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Random News: Lower Cost at CollegeAdvantage, Earn Free Trades at TradeKing Community, and Win a Share of Google at Cake Financial

Posted by Sun on February 6, 2008 (3) Comment

Yesterday, I received a letter from CollegeAdvantage, the Ohio 529 college savings plan, regarding lowered cost for the Vanguard portfolios. The letter says starting February 1, the total administrative cost for the Vanguard options will be reduced by 0.02%. This is a welcome news, though the reduction is tiny. I set up a CollegeAdvantage account [...]

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