Archive for March, 2011
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Announcing the Winner of the “Quest for Alpha” Giveaway
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011The randomly-selected winner of the latest AFM giveaway was commenter # 23, Jack. Congrats to Jack. There are more giveaways to come. Stay tuned…
Dow 38,820 by 2025. Believe It?
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011I’m reading Jeffrey Hirsch’s Super Boom: Why the Dow Will Hit 38,820 and How You Can Profit From It. When I first read the number 38,820, I kind of chuckled to myself. Then I did a little math. At today’s close, the Dow is sitting at 12,279. To reach 38,820 by 2025 is a little [...]
Question of the Day: Amazon or eBay?
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011Which website to prefer to do your internet shopping: Amazon or eBay? Personally, I like Amazon 1,000 times better than eBay. I spend lots of money with Amazon but nearly nothing with eBay. The eBay site seems cumbersome, and gimmicky. And I don’t like feedback system, which seems like a joke. I’m asking this question [...]
OT: My Brother’s Music…
Monday, March 28th, 2011If you have a few minutes, please give this song a listen. My brother, Christopher Pritchard (check out his facebook Fan Page), has been writing music for about ten years (maybe more). He stopped for several years as work and family took a precedence in his life. But, he recently purchased a new keyboard and [...]
GIVEAWAY: Larry Swedroe’s “The Quest for Alpha”
Monday, March 28th, 2011I haven’t hosted a giveaway in a while. So, I thought I’d offer something that all of you will be interested in. It’s Larry Swedroe’s newest book, The Quest for Alpha: The Holy Grail of Investing*. Like all of his books, this one’s a good one. If you’d like to enter the giveaway, simply leave [...]
Video: The Boot Up Time for My Solid State Drive
Monday, March 28th, 2011Sorry for the poor quality of this video. I shot it with my BlackBerry. I wanted to show you how quickly the solid state drive is on my new computer. My 5-year old HP would take 5 minutes to fully boot up so this is refreshing.
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