Archive for May, 2010
Next Entries »“Why Would the Interest Portion of My Car Payment Fluctuate from Month to Month?”
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010I received this email last week: Hi, I was wondering if you could help me out and explain why each month the amount of my car payment applied to interest goes up and down as opposed to gradually going down? Does the time of the month you make your payment affect this? Or something else? [...]
The Value of Our House Went Up 7% According to Our Tax Appraiser’s Office
Monday, May 3rd, 2010It bugs me the way the tax appraisal office can just raise the value of my house like they do. I got my property tax notice in the mail over the weekend. The value of our house (for tax purposes) went up 7% for this year. As of right now, the tax rates have stayed [...]
Year-to-Date Returns for the S&P Indexes
Monday, May 3rd, 2010Here’s a quick look at the year-to-date total returns for the S&P 500, Midcap 400, and the Smallcap 600: April’s 1.58% total return for the S&P 500 was it’s worst April performance since 2006 when it returned 1.34% for the month. For those of you who like more details, I put this together:
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