Entries for March, 2009

Carnival of Net Worth #15

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 [...]

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What you can learn from GM, Wagoner, and Obama

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 [...]

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Lending to Family or Friends

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 [...]

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Win a free copy of TaxCut Premium Federal Software from H&R Block

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 [...]

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Carnival of Net Worth #14

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, [...]

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Investing – a Conundrum

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 [...]

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New Zecco fee structure in effect today

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 [...]

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February 2009 Net Worth Report – $47627 +9%

The last few months have felt like a roller coaster in the financial sense – up one month, down the next.  And since January ended on a rough note, February ( fortunately ) ended on a solid one financially.  My net worth increase to $47627, a 9% jump from January.  However, I’m disappointed.  Remember, my [...]

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