Welcome to the March 25, 2009 edition of the carnival of net worth. This is #15 in the series, and one of the biggest ( maybe the biggest ) yet.  Take a few minutes and read some of these great articles: The Shark Investor presents Strategies For Raising Funds: Borrow Your Way To Wealth posted [...]

In case you hadn’t heard, the president asked Rick Wagoner – the CEO of GM – to resign, and he complied.  The President of the United States of America basically forced the CEO of a publicly traded company to resign his post.  What in the world could you and I possibly learn from this?  Two [...]

Everyone has that someone in their family or circle of close friends.  You know, the guy ( or gal ) who is always looking to borrow some cash.  I can see you nodding your head.  Whether it’s your brother, sister-in-law, great uncle, best friend from grade school or whatever, there’s always someone who needs some [...]

Waiting until the last minute to do your taxes?  Well, wait no more.  Llama Money is giving you the chance to win a free copy of TaxCut Premium Federal Software.  Thanks to H&R Block for providing the software.  How do I enter to win? Very, very simple.  Just follow @llamamoney on Twitter, and tweet this [...]

Welcome to the February 18, 2009 edition of the carnival of net worth.  This is #14 in a long line of ( somewhat ) weekly postings all about net worth.  Enough yammering, check out some of these great articles: BankMan presents Why You Need a High Yield Savings Account posted at High Yield Savings Accounts, [...]

When it comes to investing in the stock market, the most sound peice of advice there has ever been is this gem: “Only invest in the stock market that which you can afford to lose.”  It’s been said a hundred different ways – but the message is very clear, and always the same.  If you [...]

If you’re planning to do any stock trading with your Zecco account, remember that the new fee structure goes into effect today.  Buying or selling stock will cost you $4.50 each time.  Generally speaking, you don’t want your commission fees to be larger than 1-2% of your trade.  In the case of Zecco’s fees, a [...]