Ready for the next new investing start-up idea? It's "customer stock ownership plans” from Loyal3. Basically, companies encourage consumers to buy shares of their stock with only three clicks of the mouse, in the hopes that this will ownership … [Read the rest]
Loyal3: Easily Invest In Brand Name Company Stocks
June 3, 2011 By 13 Comments
Last updated: June 2, 2011
Chart: The Household Debt Bubble?
June 2, 2011 By 17 Comments
Economist Paul Krugman says that fragile banks are no longer what's holding back economic recovery, it's housing and household debt. We already saw that housing prices are dropping again, and yesterday he pointed out another chart of household … [Read the rest]
Last updated: June 2, 2011
$10 for $20 of Old Navy Clothes on Groupon
June 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
Groupon has a new national deal today: $20 worth of stuff at Old Navy for only $10. Over 45,000 have been bought already. Gotta love cheap and at least temporarily-fashionable clothes! :) Limit 1 per person. Purchase of Groupon may take up … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 11, 2018
How’s Your Retirement Portfolio Doing?
June 1, 2011 By 9 Comments
You may or may not believe me, but even though I blog daily about money I only check my investment portfolio balances every few weeks. It's part of my selective information restriction diet. I found it curious that the S&P 500 is now at ~1350. … [Read the rest]
Last updated: June 1, 2011
Home Price Index Update Shows Double Dip
June 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
The S&P Case Shiller Home Price index was updated yesterday with data through March 2011, or 2011 Q1. Here is the press release [PDF]. Here is the chart: Click to enlarge. Sources: S&P Indices Nationally, home prices are back to their … [Read the rest]
Last updated: May 31, 2011
Thinking Of Switching To A Smaller Car To Save On Gas?
May 31, 2011 By 18 Comments
With the arrival of summer and gas prices at around $4 a gallon, the water cooler conversation has turned again to fuel efficiency. One important thing to remember is that the MPG number is not directly proportional to how much money you're … [Read the rest]
Last updated: September 27, 2015
Infographic: How We’re Preparing For Retirement
May 27, 2011 By 12 Comments
The Onion shares their scientific poll results for the ever-important retirement question: Some quick online research reveals that what I thought was just another funny option is all too real - lotto tickets. According to a 1999 survey by … [Read the rest]
Last updated: October 24, 2011
Reader Poll: Do You Still Have a Landline Telephone?
May 26, 2011 By 42 Comments
A recent government study found that over 25% of Americans now rely solely on a cellular phone for calls. In some states, over a third of people were wireless-only. This is a growing trend, and I wonder if you readers are any different? If … [Read the rest]
Last updated: May 26, 2011
Fidelity App now has BillPay, Funds Transfer, & Remote Check Deposit
May 26, 2011 By 3 Comments
Fidelity Investments has just added some handy new features to their Apple iOS and Android OS apps. You can now use their BillPay service, transfer funds between accounts, and deposit checks remotely via camera. Before, you were limited to … [Read the rest]
Last updated: May 26, 2011
American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Review – The Numbers Behind The Non-Profit
May 25, 2011 By 44 Comments
I've been getting letters from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) for years now, and another one arrived yesterday. Their stated goal is to "assist individuals in becoming effective managers of their own assets through … [Read the rest]
Last updated: August 9, 2018
Crunching The Numbers & Looking Into The Crystal Ball
May 24, 2011 By 9 Comments
While catching up on some reading over the weekend, I found two articles that both dealt with large issues that we'll have to face over the next few decades. Predicting the future is always difficult, but sometimes the numbers can seem very … [Read the rest]
Last updated: October 1, 2011
Chase Sapphire Card 10,000 Points = $100 Cash w/ No Annual Fee
May 20, 2011 By 12 Comments
Previously, I posted about the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, which is currently offering 40,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 in purchases within the first 3 months. This is quite a good deal, as 50,000 points can be redeemed for $625 in … [Read the rest]
Last updated: November 16, 2015
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