Archive for December, 2007
« Previous EntriesMy Final Post For The Year
Monday, December 31st, 2007Happy
New
Year
Everyone!
Use Your Predictive Powers to Win a Subscription to Barron’s and Lunch With Andrew Bary
Monday, December 31st, 2007I saw this in this week’s Barron’s and thought I would pass it along. Good luck!
WANT TO PRETEND YOU’RE a bigtime wall street strategist? Then take our seventh annual forecasting quiz. The 2007 contest drew well over 1,000 responses. We’ll announce a winner for that one in January. Circle your answers; only one answer [...]
From Larry Swedroe: Predicting Emerging Markets Performance
Monday, December 31st, 2007I received permission from Larry Swedroe to post this.
The performance of emerging market equities has attracted the attention of individual investors. From 1989 through 2005, while the S&P 500 Index returned 11.7 percent per annum, large-cap emerging market equities returned 13.5 percent per annum. In addition, the small-cap and value stocks of the emerging [...]
OT: A Few of My Thoughts on the 2007 NFL Season
Sunday, December 30th, 20071. I’m sick of the Patriots. I’m sick of Tom Brady. I’m sick of Bill Belichick.
2. Shannon Sharpe’s voice pains my ears.
3. My beloved Raiders stunk it up again this season. Will they ever be good again?
4. Although the Raiders are my team, I find myself rooting for [...]
To The Tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down”
Friday, December 28th, 2007Housing prices are going down, going down, going down,…
In some markets, the picture looks pretty grim:
Of course the markets that are down so much are the same markets that were going through the roof just a few years ago. Things are fairly normal in my boring old town. How about your locale?
You can [...]
The 1% Difference: The Importance of Setting the Right Withdrawal Rate During Retirement
Friday, December 28th, 2007Let me start this post off by saying that this idea isn’t for everyone. Some retirees are comfortable spending down their assets during retirement and would therefore find this idea to be way too conservative. I’m not necessarily against spending down assets, but I do think it is important to exercise caution because [...]
Share With Us: What Are Your Goals for 2008?
Thursday, December 27th, 2007Christmas is over and now 2008 is upon us. The beginning of a new year is a great time to do things like rebalance your portfolio, re-configure your budget and set goals. Today, we’re going to talk about goals. I would like to know what some of your goals are for 2008. [...]
Investment Basics: What’s An “Index?”
Monday, December 24th, 2007Ryan over at UncommonCents has written a pretty good post titled Working Backwards: What’s an Index? What’s getting confusing about indexing is the sheer number of indexes that are now available. For instance, here’s a list of some of the MANY indexes that are available:
Dow Jones
FTSE
Lipper
Morningstar
MSCI Barra
Russell
Standard & Poors
Wilshire
Wisdom Tree
I’m sure there are [...]
Credit Card Defaults Are Soaring
Monday, December 24th, 2007Here’s some “lovely” news on the credit card front:
According to Money, credit card defaults are alarmingly high. According to the article credit card delinquencies are part of the fallout from the subprime mess. So, this really shouldn’t be a surprise to any of us.
All of this bad news has hit the financial sectors [...]
Top 8 New Years Resolutions For You and Your Wallet
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007Don’t know what your New Year’s Resolution is going to be yet? Here are a few great ideas:
Quit Smoking. You might think this doesn’t have anything to do with finances, but you would be wrong. Let’s say you smoke 2 pack a week and pay $4.00 a pack. Quitting will [...]
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