Today I bring you : The State of the Llamafolio. For the newcomers out there, the Llamafolio is my stock portfolio. Currently I use Zecco as my brokerage, and I’ve been very happy with them. What I haven’t been happy with, of course, is the performance of my stock purchases. Stocks haven’t exactly had a [...]
Welcome to the January 28, 2009 edition of the carnival of net worth – the first edition since October of last year. There are a ton of great submissions. Take a few minutes to check some of them out. Don’t forget, you can submit your article for next week’s edition via the links at the [...]
As I mentioned in my last post, I decided to invest a little more in my Zecco account. The two stocks I chose were GE and BAC. GE was easy – it’s a long-term winner which has been battered due to the recession. It’s pretty much a no brainer at the current levels – I [...]
Things have been tough lately, that’s no secret. For those who have lost their jobs, investing is no longer a concern so much as finding a new job and putting food on the table. Those of us lucky enough to still be employed have to remain focused on our futures, though. Normal rules of investing [...]
A new year brings new challenges,and new goals. So, just like I did last year, I’m going to set a few personal finance goals for myself. Hopefully I can manager better than a D+ this year. Without further adieu, here are my goals for 2009: Increase my savings account to $20,000. Stretch goal: $25,000. That’s [...]
On the last day of 2007, I set 9 2008 personal finance goals. These were to be my financial focal points for the year. Since 2008 is finally over, with all its ups and downs, it’s time to revisit that list, to see how I did with my goals. Let’s take a look: Pay off [...]
