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Mutual Fund Guest Article on the Military Finance Network
Semper Finance | July 1st 2008 by Ryan Delany
Hey everyone, Patrick, author of the blog Military Finance Network, has been kind enough to post an article that I have written called The Only Mutual Fund You Should Invest In as a guest post on his blog. Please check it out, and peruse through the read more
Do Stocks Get Less Risky With Time?
Amateur Asset Allocator | June 26th 2008 by Kyle
Do stocks get less risky with time? That’s actually an interesting question and the answer, as with most things, is “it depends.” For most of our investing lives, it’s been beat into our head by the more responsible financ read more
Buy & Hold: A Sure Way to Wealth?
The Wealth Hunter | June 18th 2008 by Bill
I spend a lot of time reading about building wealth because it’s one of my passions. But very rarely do I give any time to thinking about that old tried-and-true strategy of Buy & Hold. Yeah, remember that? You create a plan. But your stock read more
What Are the Potential Opportunities for Your Life?
Home Based Business | June 12th 2008 by kanrich
If you focus on creating 2,000 percent solutions, you can lead a longer, happier, and more affluent life. This article explores some of the dimensions. I lead a project to telescope 400 years of normal progress into 20 years. Through the project, you read more
The 8 Levels Of Income
Amateur Asset Allocator | June 9th 2008 by Kyle
The topic of passive income has been making the rounds lately. More specifically, the blogosphere has been debating the passivity of certain forms of income, such as blogging and real estate, as opposed to dividends and interest payments. To read more
Anatomy Of A Rip-Off: Morgan Stanley S&P 500 Index Fund
Amateur Asset Allocator | May 28th 2008 by Kyle
The for-profit mutual fund industry has never been known for looking after their mutual fund investors’ best interests, but every once in a while a product so terrible (even by industy standards) you just have to sit up and notice. Enter Morg read more
Common “Misconceptions” About Variable Annuities
Amateur Asset Allocator | May 22nd 2008 by Kyle
Last week, I came across this publication (opens pdf in new window) put together by the Association For Insured Retirement Solutions (Hmmm, I wonder if they have an agenda?) rebutting what they call common “misconceptions” about varia read more
CORRECT: State Street fund manages 6.9% stake in Ambac
Investment Blog | May 5th 2008 by Admin
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Investment managers of State Street Corp.’s State Street Bank & Trust Co. reported a passive 6.9% stake in bond insurer Ambac Inc. , according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. Th read more
Vanguard Global Stock Index Fund And Why I Won’t Be Buying It
Amateur Asset Allocator | April 25th 2008 by Kyle
Earlier this month, Vanguard filed with the SEC to offer the Vanguard Global Stock Index Fund. It will track the FTSE All-World Index, a market-cap-weighted index of large and mid-cap stocks all over the world. It will be offered in both Investor read more
Warren Buffett : Buy index funds
I will be rich soon ! | April 18th 2008 by Zbych
Warren Buffett has his followers all over the world. Everybody would like to be rich like him and eagerly wants to listen to his advice.Our guru often has meetings with business students who ask him many questions.A few days ago Fortune published an read more
My First Dip - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (IEM) ETF
Nadlique's Blog of Financial Freedom | April 13th 2008 by Nadlique
In my introduction to Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) entry, I wrote that I plan to allocate some money towards Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Well, I just did. I took a position in an ETF last week. The process was rather simple. I logged onto my online t read more
Asset Bloat Isn’t What You Get After Eating Too Much Mexican Fo…
Amateur Asset Allocator | April 10th 2008 by Kyle
There are probably plenty of four letter words that come to mind when you look over your mutual fund statement for the past few months, but there are also a couple of five letter words you should watch out for: asset bloat. No, it’s not wha read more
Vanguard 500 Index Fund - Funds Review
Rich Snail | April 8th 2008 by Jacques
Funds are my favorite way of building a diversified portfolio. Many people are afraid of funds ’cause they do not know how they work or what their strategy is. There also are so many it becomes a pain to make a choice. In this category I will r read more
Exchange Traded Fund: ETF (An Alternative to Unit Trust)
Nadlique's Blog of Financial Freedom | April 4th 2008 by Nadlique
The unit trust (mutual funds) industry is such a hot industry in Malaysia. Everybody is telling their friends and families to get on board! Unfortunately, there are a number of drawbacks when it comes to unit trust investments. Some of them are: 1. A read more
Index Fund Denied
My Journey Thru Personal Finance | April 4th 2008 by MyMoneyAdventure
So apparently you have to open VTSMX with at least $3000. I could open it, but would take away from my MMA. Can't do that as the MMA is very liquid as I need the money for the wedding. I have about $7400 in the MMA account right now, but would lik read more
Buying First Index Fund
My Journey Thru Personal Finance | April 3rd 2008 by MyMoneyAdventure
I've decided it's time to get in the market. Sure I have my 401k and a simple money market account, but I am tired of waiting. I am going to buy into a very broad index fund by Vanguard VTSMX. I will do the dollar cost averaging method and put in read more
#43. Index Funds Beat 80% Of Mutual Funds (Unit Trust)
Creating Wealth The Unit Trust Way | March 12th 2008 by Carson Ding
Investment Options
environmentastic! | March 3rd 2008 by A. Caleb Hartley
For your investing pleasure, you have several options. Here is a (not comprehensive) list of some of the most common options people use to save and invest. read more
Why Do We Read and Follow Money Tips But Never Become Rich?
Money Ning Personal Finance Blog | October 15th 2007 by David Ning
Like you, I read many articles about personal finance. More often than not, there will be tips embedded in these paragraphs that talk about how we can save and earn more money. The article will say something like “do this and you will become rich read more
What is an Index Fund?
Smart Saving and Investing | July 31st 2007 by Bill Stevens
To describe an Index Fund I’ll use the classic Vanguard 500 Index fund, symbol VFINX. The VFINX fund is made up of stock in the 500 companies that the S&P 500 tracks. You would own a piece of all the 500 companies in the S&P 500. The read more
Houses and Horses
Writing True | June 24th 2007 by Just Me
Every house in my neighborhood has changed hands at least once since I moved here'one of only a few homes at the time.Some moved to opportunities elsewhere. One lady bought a new, overpriced house and sold it two months later because she didn't find read more
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