Archive for March, 2008

Jonathan Clements’ Rules of “Getting Going”

Posted by Sun on March 10, 2008 (2) Comment

Jonathan Clements, who writes the Getting Going column on The Wall Street Journal, recently celebrated his 1000th column. In his milestone piece, Mr. Clements reflected his journey of the past 1o years for writing the Getting Going and summarized what he has observed from the developments in the financial industry in the past decade.
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Weekend Linkage - March 9, 2008

Posted by Sun on March 9, 2008 (3) Comment

Do you file your tax return yourself? Or you get a pro to do the job for you? Ben at Money Smart Life wondered whether the cost of expert tax advice worth it. If they can lower my tax bill, then Yes.
How do you like the idea that IRS plans to spend $42 million sending [...]

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RevolutionMoneyExchange Review Plus $25+$5 Bonus

Posted by Sun on March 7, 2008 (4) Comment

When I wrote about the RevolutionCard back in last September, I didn’t pay much attention to the other product, RevolutionMoneyExchange, from the same company. The reason for me not feel excited by the new product was 1) I didn’t use a lot person-to-person fund transfer and 2) I already have a Paypal account which is [...]

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From Rich Dad’s Increase Your Financial IQ: What’s your Financial IQ?

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

Over the weekend, I received a copy of Robert T. Kiyosaki’s new book, Rich Dad’s Increase Your Financial IQ: Get Smarter with Your Money from Jeffery Anderson, a publicist from FSB Associate. Kiyosaki is no stranger to many people. He is the author of the popular book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I myself never read [...]

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Platinum is Surging, but Why no Platinum ETF?

Posted by Sun on March 5, 2008 (8) Comment

Gold isn’t the only hot precious metal in town these days.
Spot silver surpassed the psychological $20 an ounce today to its highest level since October 17, 1980. Currently, silver is traded at $20.80/ounce (Kitco.com). So far this year, silver has gained more than 39%.
Then, there’s platinum which is also on fire since the beginning of [...]

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