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Triple My Money: How Long and What Does It Take?

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You are probably familiar with the Rule of 72, which tells you when the one dollar you invest today will be worth $2 once you have a rate of growth. If your annual rate of return is R%, then it will take you (72/R) years to double your money. For instance, for a 6% return [...]

DODFX — Get in Before It’s too Late

Posted by Sun on January 12, 2007 (6) Comment

If you are mutual fund investors that focus on value investment, chances are you have heard about Dodge & Cox Funds even if you may not own them. Unlike mutual fund powerhouses such as Vanguard and Fidelity which each offers a full line of funds, Dodge & Cox only operates four funds, Stock Fund (DODGX), Income Fund (DODIX), Balance Fund (DODBX), and International Fund (DODFX), with a total asset [...] Continue Reading…


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Deal: 2GB Secure Digital Card for $9.95 or Free

Posted by Sun on January 11, 2007 (1) Comment

This seems to be a good deal for a 2GB secure digital (SD) card. Buy.com now has Kingston 2GB Secure Digital Card [Buy.com affiliate link] for $9.95 after $35 mail-in-rebate (expire 01/13/07) with free shipping. In addition, if you have never used Google Checkout before, you can get another $10 discount from Google Checkout (for new customer only), making the final cost of the 2GB SD card free.


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Invest Like Bill Miller

Posted by Sun on January 10, 2007 (0) Comment

Bill Miller is the manager of Legg Mason Value Trust Fund (LMVTX), which has outperformed S&P 500 for 15 consecutive years from 1991 to 2005. His winning strike recently got snapped as LMVTX lagged S&P 500 in 2006. However, Mr. Miller is still "widely regarded as one of the brightest minds on Wall Street." Yesterday, Morningstar has an article which suggests seven ways for small investors like us to [...] Continue Reading…


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Carnival of Investing: Call for Submissions

Posted by Sun on January 9, 2007 (0) Comment

The next edition of Carnival of Investing will be held at The Sun’s Financial Diary on January 15th, 2007 (Binary Dollar is hosting the current edition). I hereby call all investors around the blogosphere for participation. This call is to solicit your posts on all aspects of investing such as your investment strategies, your portfolio managements, your stock picks, your mutual fund analysis, your comments on the economy/markets, and [...] Continue Reading…


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IGoBanking Savings Account Opened

Posted by Sun on January 9, 2007 (11) Comment

I didn’t waste too much time before getting into action to open another savings account with IGoBanking. I didn’t my own research last week and compared IGoBanking with other three online banks that also offer 5.30 % or above APY and eventually selected IGoBanking over others for two reasons:

Soft credit inquiry: though I didn’t directly gain anything, I didn’t loose anything either;
ACH fund transfer and up to 20 external [...] Continue Reading…


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