Recent Posts Tagged With 'finance'

• A Clarification Worth Noting

  Posted on Monday February 23rd, 2009 at 19:40 in finance, Government, us, central bank, federal deposit insurance corporation

  Image via WikipediaOk, something came to my attention today and I think it merits a blog post. If you already know this, I apologize for boring you.Deposit-taking institutions are where you SAVETechnically, you INVEST with licensed securities dealer...

• FREE Online Personal Finance Courses

  Posted on Wednesday February 4th, 2009 at 05:32 in education, business, investing, finance, personal finance, investment, saving, distance learning, financial services, online courses, money management, colleges and universities

  Image by Omega Man via FlickrCheck out this article in today's Wall Street Journal about the sharp increase in online personal finance courses: A Boost in Online Money Management.What's the trend? People are arming themselves with knowledge to make...

• Guess What Americans Are Doing? Saving More!

  Posted on Monday February 2nd, 2009 at 18:54 in jamaica, home, finance, personal finance, saving, debt, us, credit rating, great depression, economic, money management, federal deposit insurance corporation

  Image by Daniel Y. Go via FlickrToday's news was interesting. In the last few months, there has been a steady increase in savings rate in the US. At one point in recent years, it had been negative. See an article here in the New York Times: Consum...

• Plan to Take Action in 2009

  Posted on Sunday February 1st, 2009 at 21:31 in home, money, business, investing, finance, personal finance, credit card, saving, debt, money management, suze orman

  Image via WikipediaI remember watching the opening bell on the first day of trading. Trading is a speculative activity, involving risk with the hope of reward. And here was perhaps the most famous personal finance expert/author, Suze Orman - someone ...

• More Money - The Basics

  Posted on Monday January 26th, 2009 at 17:50 in jamaica, money, finance, personal finance, credit card, saving, credit rating, interest rate

  Image via WikipediaTo get you started, there are 3 basic things you need to remember about money management.1. SAVE, SAVE, SAVE. No matter what, you HAVE to save; you MUST save. Saving is not - I repeat not - investing. This is saving - take money...