Personal finance
Performance of 20 Largest Stock Fund Firms
Morningstar.com today has an article on the performance of 20 largest stock fund firms. The stock funds mainly invest in domestic stocks and one firm may have multiple offers in this area. If that's the case, the author noted that the performance of all these funds may approach average as it's difficult for all of [...]
Money: Women vs. Men
This is yet another interesting story I found on Kiplinger. The author, Janet Bodnar (author of the book Money Smart Women) highlights some key differences between men and women when it comes to investing, managing their money, and being financial independent:
Women often have doubts about their ability to invest. Thus, many either don't invest at [...]
Another $25 Citibank e-Savings Account Offer Code
Got this in the email.
Use this link to open a Citibank e-Savings account (which currently pays 5.00% APY) before December 31, 2006 and get $25 in your account within 90 days. The fine print in the email says:
$25 offer is only available for first-time Citibank deposit (checking or savings product) account customers, and will [...]
Captial One’s Dirty Trick
Capital One's "What's in your wallet?" commercial already made me sick (that's why I don't have any their no-hassle card), this story on MSN Money about Capital One's dirty trick to collect more fees disgusted me even more.
When Brad Kehn received his first credit card from Capital One Financial in 2004, it took him only [...]
Identity-Theft Insurance: Why You Don’t Need It
Actually, I never knew such thing as identity-theft insurance till today when I read an article on MarketWatch.com, which named ID theft insurance "Stupid Investment of the Week." Though a little surprised, it isn't that hard to imagine why such products exist: there must be demands. After all, we insure everything deemed valuable: life, health, [...]








