Archive for February, 2007
« Previous EntriesYesterday’s Market Drop in Perspective
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007The 10-biggest drops in stock market history.
I have noticed a couple of bloggers talking about yesterday’s 416-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Then, this morning I see this article on the front page of MSN titled Should You Fear a Market Meltdown (titled in such a way to get LOTS of attention).
Yes, [...]
OT: Don’t You Hate it When…
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007you hide something so other people won’t find it and take it but then you CAN’T FIND it when you need it? I like this certain kind of pen. If I keep them in my desk drawers they get “borrowed” but never return. So, I bought several extras and I’m pretty sure [...]
A Giveaway For the Ladies
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007It’s been awhile since I have hosted a giveaway. I was in my local Books-A-Million yesterday and picked up two copies of Thomas Stanley’s Millionaire Women Next Door. Anyway to celebrate the fact that AFM is halfway to 1,000,000 clicks (I should reach the 500,000 mark in the next hour or so), I’m [...]
Stocks That Could Benefit From the Baby Boomers
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007DISCLAIMER – I’m not recommending any of the following stocks.
There was an interesting article in this week’s Barrons about stocks that could benefit as Baby Boomers age. The list (click on the ticker symbol to see the company’s stats):
Boomer Stocks
COMPANY
SYMBOL
RECENTPRICE
Allergan Pharma
AGN
$112
AMN Health
AHS
27
Estee Lauder
EL
48
Hartford Financial
HIG
97
Pulte Homes
PHM
32
Starwood Hotels
HOT
68
Stericycle
SRCL
79
UnitedHealth
UNH
54
Walgreen
WAG
46
Whole Foods Market
WFMI
52
Comment From a Reader Regarding My Dave Ramsey Post
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007Remember the Dave Ramsey: Give up the 401(k) Match in Order to Pay Off Debt post from a couple of weeks ago?
That post received some excellent comments, one of which was this one from a reader named John:
What I saw my dad do was keep funding his 401k and still using credit cards, [...]
JLP’s Question of the Day – Kids’ Hobbies
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007First, I’ll ask the question:
How much is too much to spend on kids’ sports or hobbies? Where do you draw the line?
I ask this becuase of this short article I read in the January issue of Money. This quote really stuck out to me:
“In the early years, lessons cost about $20,000 annually. By [...]
How About a $.41 ‘Forever’ Stamp?
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007The U.S. Postal Service is kicking around an idea of a $.41 ‘Forever’ postage stamp. Customers who buy this stamp would be able to use it even after future postage-rate increases. I guess it is kind of a hedge for those who mail lots of letters. ‘Forever’ stamps will be sold in [...]
And The BEST-Performing Stock Over the Last 10 Years is…
Monday, February 26th, 2007Hansen Natural – Symbol: HANS [Yahoo!Finance, Google Finance]
According to a special section in today’s WSJ, Hansen had an average annual return of 73.9% over the last 10 years!
Had you invested $1,000 in Hansen 10 years ago, it would have been worth $252,927 by the end of 2006!
The math:
FV = $1,000 × 1.73910
FV = $1,000 × [...]
Just How Expensive is a Payday Loan?
Sunday, February 25th, 2007Two words: VERY EXPENSIVE!
The typical payday loan is a two-week loan. The fee for such a loan is $15 to $25 per $100 borrowed (that’s for TWO WEEKS).
An example…
Let’s say times are tough and Jack needs $100 to fix his car. Jack goes down to the local payday loan company and they agree [...]
Changing Up My Blog Links
Sunday, February 25th, 2007I spent a good part of the day cleaning up my links (I’m still not quite done). Instead of the having a separate page for each type of link, I decided to make one page with all the links listed in a table. I think it looks nice and is a lot more [...]
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