Archive for October, 2010
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010For those who are interested, today marks my 6th year as a blogger. Here are a few of the highlights (or lowlights depending on how you look at it) from the last six years: This was my first post. This was my first “serious” post. This was my first post at AllThingsFinancialBlog.com. I went through [...]
What’s the Definition of Content Theft?
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010The other day, I noticed an incoming link from an insurance marketing company. I clicked on the link, which took me to the insurance marketing company’s blog. The “author” of the blog post wrote a short intro to my blog post and then he reposted my blog’s content in its entirety, but inserting his own [...]
Ten for Tuesday, October 12, 2010 (Blog Anniversary Week!)
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010Tomorrow marks my SIXTH YEAR as a blogger. Wow! Six years seems like forever. So much has happened in those six years… Stay tuned. To celebrate AFM’s birthday, I’ll host a special giveaway. You won’t want to miss this. Now here is this week’s Ten for Tuesday: 1. Here are five daily activities to improve [...]
YTD Performance of the 7Twelve Portfolio
Monday, October 11th, 2010I spent some time over the weekend putting together a real life 7Twelve Portfolio using exchange-traded funds. Here is what I found: Not too bad for a diversified portfolio. I don’t have a lot of history for this portfolio. I’ll try to go back as far as I can using exchange-traded funds. You can view [...]
Question of the Day – Your Biggest Financial Mistake
Friday, October 8th, 2010I haven’t asked a Question of the Day in while. Here’s today’s: What was the biggest financial mistake you ever made? Thinking about this question, I would have to say ours was piling on credit card debt after we graduated from college. It’s really bad when you consider the fact that I KNEW BETTER! Thankfully, [...]
GIVEAWAY: A Copy of “7Twelve – A Diversified Investment Portfolio with a Plan”
Thursday, October 7th, 2010I’m excited about this giveaway, which is a copy of Craig Israelsen’s “7Twelve: A Diversified Investment Portfolio with a Plan.” I wrote about the book recently (here) and I posted an interview with Dr. Israelsen. I would recommend you read both posts and then, if you think you would like a chance to win a [...]
Jury Duty Update
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010(Posted via WordPress Mobile) We were released from jury duty around 11:30 this morning. All the judge’s cases were settled so there was no need for a jury. My impatience was hasty. I liked the judge. I’m sorry if my other post came across as “whiny.” It wasn’t meant to be whiny. Anyway, I’m done [...]
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