Posts for "Finance"


My Best Picks Over The Past Month

From Buy Like Buffett
July 20, 2010 at 3:27 pm
US Steel (X) has had a nice bounce since I recommended that investors pick up shares in the mid $30’s at the beginning of the month. Shares are up $7 giving investors an 18% ... (more)

Still On The BofA Bandwagon

From Buy Like Buffett
July 19, 2010 at 1:56 pm
I added more shares of Bank of America (BAC) through my DRIP plan today. Shares of Bank of America trade at just $13.46. The stock has been punished due to its lackluster earnings ... (more)

The Beneficiary Crisis

From Career Girl On The Run
July 16, 2010 at 1:03 pm
This is always an interesting, yet always forgotten, problem with investors. Most of the time your basic instinct is to set your spouse as the primary beneficiary on your account ... (more)

Interesting Little Tidbit Of The Day

From Career Girl On The Run
July 14, 2010 at 1:01 pm
I had no idea, until a few weeks ago, that money laundering can occur in retirement planning. This is not something that usually comes up in conversations, but when I found out ... (more)

Rumor Concerning The Future

From Career Girl On The Run
July 12, 2010 at 2:28 pm
So what I was told a couple of weeks ago was that the government was going to make some changes regarding inheritance benefits. Usually when dealing with investments the beneficiary ... (more)

New item learned about 401K’s

From Career Girl On The Run
July 12, 2010 at 1:47 pm
So today I have discovered something very interesting about 401K rollovers. I have dealt with these quite frequently, and this is the first time I have had to answer this question. ... (more)

Declare Your Own Independence Today

From ThrillingHeroics.com
July 7, 2010 at 7:28 am
Just a quick message today before I set off on the overnight train to Laos tonight with Nikki (owner and editor of the best damn travel magazine for backpackers in Southeast Asia): 234 ... (more)

My First Savings.com Post

From Buy Like Buffett
July 6, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Check out my first post on Savings.com on Gaining Job Security via Your Own Small Business Startup. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, ... (more)

Writing For Savings.Com

From Buy Like Buffett
June 30, 2010 at 10:43 pm
I am now writing for Savings.com! Please read my posts starting next week. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... (more)

Blog Roundup

From Buy Like Buffett
June 26, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Here are 10 posts that I found fascinating reads. Enjoy! Len Penzo discusses the importance of Visualizing Your Financial Future. Financial Samurai has an interesting post on Overcoming ... (more)

Housing Prices

From The Personal Finance Playbook
June 24, 2010 at 6:00 am
My wife and I live in St. Louis.  For the most part, housing prices in St. Louis have weathered the recession better than the national averages.  A recent article, however, ... (more)

Your Financial Playbook is For Sale On Barnes & Noble and Amazon

From Buy Like Buffett
June 23, 2010 at 11:51 am
Your Financial Playbook: A Guide To Navigating The World Of Personal Finance is now for sale on Barnes & Noble and Amazon! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website ... (more)

No More Inline Ads

From Buy Like Buffett
June 21, 2010 at 2:42 pm
BuylikeBuffett no longer features inline ads. I decided to delete all of the inline ads. I never saw the inline ads before because I always log on from the same PC so they were ... (more)

My Blog Posts On The Web For The Week

From Buy Like Buffett
June 18, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Here is a roundup of my blog posts for different financial sites over the past week: Forbes article on Stocks That Warren Buffett Is Unloading Yahoo Finance article on 4 Things ... (more)

Buy Like Buffett Awarded as a Top 50 Financial Mentor

From Buy Like Buffett
June 17, 2010 at 12:00 am
June 15th, 2010, Philadelphia, PA – Buy Like Buffett has recently been honored with eCollegeFinder’s Financial Mentor Award. The Financial Mentor Award recognizes the top 50 ... (more)

Borrowers don’t panic

From lukesnedden.com
June 14, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Borrowers shouldn’t panic about the Official Cash Rate (OCR) increase to 2.75% today says ANZ chief economist Cameron Bagrie. by Jenha White He says decisions borrowers make ... (more)

June Blog Posts on Investing And Saving Money

From Buy Like Buffett
June 11, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Here are some of the best posts on the Internet on saving and investing. 20’s Money presents How To Save Money While In School Free Money Finance helps you determine Are ... (more)

The 5 Biggest Financial Blunders That People Make

From Buy Like Buffett
June 10, 2010 at 12:31 am
Check out my 1st post at Complex Search on The 5 Biggest Financial Blunders That People Make. A list of the five financial blunders that may be costing you more money than you ... (more)

How Much Money Does It Take To Be Rich?

From Buy Like Buffett
June 7, 2010 at 7:00 pm
I posed the following question to 10 different people. “How much money would you need to have to consider yourself rich?” I wanted to get different peoples responses ... (more)

New Blog: Financial Advice For Athletes

From Buy Like Buffett
June 7, 2010 at 3:54 pm
I started a new blog Financial Advice For Athletes. I got the idea to start this blog from an article that I wrote for Investopedia. The article ran on Yahoo Sports and detailed ... (more)

New Money Calendar

From Stuffing the Mattress
June 3, 2010 at 5:47 pm
The money calendar has been greatly improved. Previously it was just a bunch of text on a web page. However, that's all changed. The new money calender is now a true calendar. ... (more)

Roger Clarke, President of Ensign Peak Advisors, June 29th, Noon, Zions Bank Founder’s Room

From Young Finance Professionals
June 1, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Roger G. Clarke currently serves as president of Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc., an investment management affiliate for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He also currently ... (more)

How An IPO Works

From Guerrilla Billionaire™
May 25, 2010 at 3:38 pm
How Do IPOs Work?IPOs are incredibly complex and risky feats to pull off in today's regulatory environment. However, the following story does a first rate job of highlighting ... (more)

Is It Time To Buy Wells Fargo?

From Buy Like Buffett
May 25, 2010 at 2:39 am
While there has been much discussion about the trading practices at Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), and Citigroup (C), one of the nation’s ... (more)

Review of Jack Cashill’s Popes & Bankers

From Tim Ferro
May 21, 2010 at 3:44 pm
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana Truer words were never spoken, especially on the topic of credit and debt. ... (more)