Inside a recent Vanguard article was a nice graphic of the current glide path for all Vanguard Target Retirement funds, which shows how the fund's asset allocation will change over time. The fund will automatically rebalance towards these … [Read the rest]
Vanguard Target Date Retirement Funds Glide Path
May 5, 2011 By 2 Comments
Last updated: May 4, 2011
British Airways Visa 100,000 Mile Bonus (Expired)
May 3, 2011 By 46 Comments
Update: This card offer is now expired. A final reminder that this offer is scheduled to end on Friday actually more specifically on Thursday night 5/5/11 at 11:59PM EST. It is not being extended. This is the highest credit card mileage bonus I … [Read the rest]
Last updated: September 28, 2011
Ally Bank Rolls Out eCheck Check Deposit: Scan Your Checks Online
May 3, 2011 By 17 Comments
The Ally Bank blog recently announced that they are gradually rolling out their eCheck Deposit service, where you can use a scanner and submit your deposits over the internet without having to visit a branch or mailing anything in. This is another … [Read the rest]
Last updated: April 27, 2015
Bank of America Raises MyAccess Checking Account Fees 5/24
May 3, 2011 By 19 Comments
My very first big boy bank account was with Bank of America, opened when I first landed at college nearly 15 years ago. I realized today that even though I have probably opened and closed nearly a hundred (yes, 100) bank accounts since then and … [Read the rest]
Last updated: May 2, 2011
AutoSlash.com Review: My Car Rental Experience
April 28, 2011 By 46 Comments
I just got back from my trip to Orlando, where I tried the new car rental website AutoSlash.com to book, and previously wrote an introductory summary of their features. To briefly recap, the website takes advantage of a unique feature of car … [Read the rest]
Last updated: July 23, 2015
How Often Should I Rebalance My Investment Portfolio? Updated
April 27, 2011 By 9 Comments
Here's a slightly updated and revised version of an older post I had on rebalancing a portfolio to maintain a target asset allocation. What is Rebalancing? Let say you examine your risk tolerance and decide to invest in a mixture of 70% stocks … [Read the rest]
Last updated: November 23, 2011
Prosper $104 New Lender Bonus – First 200 Only
April 26, 2011 By 7 Comments
Person-to-person lending site Prosper is offering new lenders a $104 bonus for the first 200 people to complete a new lender application, starting at Noon Pacific on Wednesday 4/27. You must reinvest the bonus into Prosper loan notes, which you can … [Read the rest]
Last updated: January 20, 2016
British Airways 100k Miles Promo – Booking Award Tickets On American Airlines Using British Airways Miles
April 23, 2011 By 32 Comments
Update 5/6/11: The 100k mile card promotion is now expired. The information on using British Airways miles should still be accurate. First, a quick reminder that the British Airways 100,000 mile promotion mentioned previously is scheduled to … [Read the rest]
Last updated: May 6, 2011
Finding Shadow NAVs for Money Market Funds
April 22, 2011 By 3 Comments
Money market funds always seek to maintain a published stable net asset value (NAV) of $1.00. If it drops even to $0.99, known as "breaking the buck", people start to panic. Funds are allowed us book values and then round to the nearest penny … [Read the rest]
Last updated: August 19, 2012
Groupon: $8 For Domino’s Pizza, $20 For General Mills Combo
April 20, 2011 By 12 Comments
Update 4/21: There is a new national deal for a General Mills sampler pack that include a whole bunch of random goodies like cereal and sn.acks, along with a coupon book. Over 1,000 bought already, partially I guess since cereal is so darn … [Read the rest]
Last updated: February 11, 2018
Building Sample Portfolios With Commission-Free ETFs
April 20, 2011 By 6 Comments
Inside this Wall Street Journal article about the recent phenomenon of brokers offering commission-free ETFs, portfolio manager Rick Ferri constructed some sample portfolios from the available offerings of Fidelity, Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and … [Read the rest]
Last updated: March 14, 2013
Firstrade Commission Free ETF Trades List (First Trade)
April 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Discount stock broker Firstrade.com announced that they will join other brokers in offering a limited number of free ETFs to be traded with no commission. You must hold them for 30 days. If you sell an eligible ETF within 30 days of purchase, their … [Read the rest]
Last updated: December 4, 2011
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