Personal Finance Review – I Have No Pension Edition

At a family gathering this weekend I discovered the employer of one relative offers a pension plan.  I thought pension plans were a thing of the past but I guess some companies still have them.  Not only that, they offer a 401k match and profit sharing.  Wow, I’m working at the wrong place : )  […]

Do Your Routines Help Create Wealth & Happiness?

Is your life full of routines? Are they helping or hindering the creation of wealth and happiness for you? Wealth Building RoutineInvesting over a long period of time and leveraging compound growth is a great way to build wealth. You’ve probably heard the saying “pay yourself first”, well a saving and investing routine can enable […]

The Best Credit Cards In Their Class

Aleksandra Todorova from Smart Money magazine put together a list of the top credit cards for students, rewards programs, cash or gas rebates, financial rewards, and low rates.  He provides a thorough comparison of the cards considered and explains the benefits of each card recommended. Here are the highlights: Student CardsThe Citi mtvU Platinum Select Visa Card […]

Happy National 401(k) Day!

Here are some tips from my HR department on using your 401k for retirement savings. Start NowTime is on your side. The sooner you start, the longer your money has to grow. It’s never too early to start saving for a secure retirement. Take ControlOnly you can ensure that you’ll have enough money saved for […]

Save Money on Kids Books, Use the Internet

How many books can your kid go through in five minutes?  Never wanting to spend more than a few seconds on a page our little guy can speed through his pile of books in no time flat.  So what do you do, buy more books to make a bigger stack?  No way, use the Internet! […]

Retirement: It’s Like Being 18 Only With Money

Would that headline catch your eye on a piece of mail?  It’s a pleasant thought to be 18, footloose and fancy free again.  No big projects at work, no mortgage to worry about, and no sense of responsibility keeping you awake at night.  Plus to top it off you’re not even broke! Back to RealityAs […]

Forbes Mutual Fund Survey Turns Up Mairs & Power Growth

When Forbes recently published its annual mutual fund survey one of the funds on its Honor Roll (top 10 funds) caught my eye.  Since I pretty much stick to index funds for our portfolio I’m not invested in any of the top 10 but I’m going to take another look at #3, Mairs & Power […]

Subprime Mortgage Meltdown Has Far Reaching Effects

Lending money to high risk borrowers then packaging and re-selling the debt in ways that were supposed to reduce the risk didn’t turn out so well for the financial markets.  A recent article in Business Week takes a look at these risky investments and Matthew Goldstein put together a list of the different areas affected by […]

Personal Finance Review – Macintosh Frustration Edition

I’ll keep this Labor Day weekend review short. I’m out of town and trying to write on an Apple laptop and it’s driving me crazy! None of the keyboard shortcuts I usually use work and I don’t know how to navigate around the operating system. Now I know how a brand new computer user must […]

eBay Domain Trademark Mistake

About a year ago, I registered a domain with the word ebay in the name. Just this week I received the email below from their legal department informing me I was violating their trademark. Luckily, I haven’t developed the site yet so no big loss to me. At the end of the email they ask […]

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