I've been waiting for some good graphics about the performance of various asset classes for 2011. Got any? I'd try and make one myself, but I'm exhausted from year-end festivities. Below is one from Scotty Barber of Reuters (click to … [Read the rest]
Daily deals site KGBDeals has a national deal of 4 Fandango.com movie tickets for $24. Each ticket has a maximum value of $12 (total $48). Deal is scheduled to run through the New Year's weekend, over 7,000 sold so far. If you use eBates ($10 … [Read the rest]
Update: Here are some good investment books that you can get for free or cheap with this discount code. Check out the top-selling Kindle e-textbooks for ideas, but I like The Ivy Portfolio and the classic Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits. … [Read the rest]
On December 29th, Verizon Wireless announced via official press release that "Starting January 15, a new $2 payment convenience fee will be instituted for customers who make single bill payments online or by telephone." A day later, on December … [Read the rest]
Despite the Treasury's obvious dislike for the small investor, Series I Savings Bonds still offer a relatively good interest rate. As of January 1st, 2012, you will no longer be able to buy paper savings bonds other than a small window using your … [Read the rest]
I've written a little bit in the past about including small-value stocks to your investment portfolio. "Small" means companies with a relatively smaller market cap (total market value) - definitions vary from being the bottom 10% by capitalization … [Read the rest]
Discount stock brokerage Sharebuilder is offering a $75 cash bonus as long as you open a new account with $100 by December 31st with promotion code EXTRA75. It doesn’t appear that you even need to make a trade. Fine print: ** You must open a new … [Read the rest]
Winner Announcement! The contest is now over. Congratulations to Devin A. and Julia D., the lucky winners of $2,500 and an iPad 2. You should have received an e-mail notification to your registered e-mail address. Thanks to all who entered, I … [Read the rest]
UPDATE: The Citi ThankYou Premier Card $500 bonus is now expired. The Citi ThankYou Premier Card is now offering 50,000 bonus ThankYou Points after $2,500 in purchases within 3 months of account opening. That is enough to redeem for $500 in gift … [Read the rest]
Free calling within the US and Canada through 2012 has also been confirmed on the Official Google Voice blog. It has been reported that Google Voice and Gmail will continue to offer free calls to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada for all of 2012. … [Read the rest]
Groupon is again offering $20 to spend at Old Navy for $10. 100,000+ sold already, with days left so it may sell out. I guess the idea is for some last-minute Christmas gifts. You can buy one for yourself and also one as a gift. … [Read the rest]
My post yesterday about the varying performance of different asset classes reminded me about a Businessweek article called the IRA Monte Carlo. This is a tax-saving trick for those who wish to convert their Traditional IRAs or old 401ks to Roth … [Read the rest]
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