Archive for July, 2007
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Tuesday, July 31st, 2007Inc. Magazine published its list of 30 Under 30 – 30 of the nations coolest young entrepreneurs. I looked through the each of the profiles and was amazed at how simple some of the ideas were. I mean really, cookies in the middle of the night? The entrepreneur who impressed me the [...]
Day 3’s Larry Winget Signed Book Giveaway (and Day 2’s Winner)
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007Day 2’s randomly-selected winner of the second of six Larry Winget signed book giveaways was commenter #43, Brenna. Congrats to Brenna.
There’s still four more days of giveawasy but today is the last day to win a signed paperback copy of SHUT UP, STOP WHINING & GET A LIFE – A Kick-Butt Approach to a [...]
JLP’s Weekly Roundup (Week of July 23rd, 2007)
Monday, July 30th, 2007Here’s a quick roundup from last week:
MBH with some options for Roth IRAs.
Is an MBA worth it?
Nickel wants to know how you keep track of your finances.
Flexo talks about the minimum wage.
Jim on fake engagement rings.
A MUST READ Article on Credit Card Debt
Monday, July 30th, 2007We’re all familiar with the statistic that claims the average American has $9,000 in credit card debt. Well, according to this Liz Pulliam Weston column, it’s a lie. From the article:
The majority of U.S. households have no credit card debt, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest Survey of Consumer Finances. About a quarter [...]
Day 2’s Larry Winget Giveaway (and Day 1’s Winner)
Monday, July 30th, 2007I hope everyone had a great weekend. The randomly-selected winner of the first of six Larry Winget signed book giveaways was commenter #4, Jeremy of GenerationXFinance (you don’t have to be a blogger in order to win). Congrats to Jeremy.
Now, to enter today’s giveaway, simply leave a comment. I only have two [...]
I Have 6 Larry Winget Signed Books to Give Away!
Friday, July 27th, 2007For the next six days (today included) I will be giving away one signed copy of a Larry Winget book. I have three signed paperback copies of SHUT UP, STOP WHINING & GET A LIFE – A Kick-Butt Approach to a Better Life and three signed hardback copies of IT’S CALLED WORK FOR A [...]
The Original Dow Jones Industrial Average Thirty Components
Friday, July 27th, 2007Although the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been published since 1896, it didn’t have 30 stocks until October 1, 1928. Those original 30 stocks were:
October 1, 1928
July 27, 2007
Allied Chemical
3M Corporation
American Can
Alcoa Incorporated
American Smelting
Altria Group Incorporated
American Sugar
American Express Company
American Tobacco B
American International Group
Atlantic Refining
AT&T Incorporated
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing Corporation
Chrysler
Caterpillar Incorporated
General Electric Company
Citigroup Incorporated
General Motors Corporation
Coca-Cola Company
General [...]
JLP’s Tip of the Day
Friday, July 27th, 2007This one’s for all you newspaper delivery people out there.
On days when it is either raining or looks like it is going to rain, either double bag the paper or throw it in the grass rather than the driveway. Most driveways are slopped so that they carry the water to the street. When [...]
A Comprehensive List of Retirement Planning Tools and Calculators
Thursday, July 26th, 2007Today’s Wall Street Journal Cranky Consumer column was about Calculating Your Retirement Nest Egg. They tested the following five online retirement calculators:
Ballpark Estimate (ChoosetoSave.org)
Retirability Check (Nationwide) – I profiled this calculator last October.
AARP’s Calculator
myPlan (Fidelity) – Only 5 questions
myPlan Retirement Quick Check (Fidelity) – Takes 30 minutes!
To their list, I would like to add:
TIAA-CREF:
Retirement [...]
A Funny Story About Stock Splits and Options
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007I was just reading a post over on GenXFinance about stock splits. Jeremy’s post reminded me of something that happened several years ago. My wife’s employer had given their employees some stock options with an exercise price of around $70 per share (I don’t remember the exact amount). At the time, the [...]
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