Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life (Book Review)

Posted on June 25, 2010 // 7 Comments

"Terrorist attacks. Natural disasters. Domestic crackdowns. Economic collapse. Riots. Wars. Disease. Starvation. What can you do when it all hits the fan?" Sounds like great travel reading, right? Well, it was, at least for me. Emergency: … [Read the rest]

VEIEX Fund vs. VWO ETF Performance Comparison

Posted on June 24, 2010 // 4 Comments

The bottom line for converting to the ETF version of equivalent mutual funds: lower costs = greater returns = more money. To illustrate this, I ran over to Mornginstar.com and compared the 5-year returns for VEIEX and VWO, the mutual fund and ETF … [Read the rest]

Vanguard Mutual Fund to ETF Share Conversions

Posted on June 24, 2010 // 9 Comments

If you are invested in Vanguard mutual funds, you might have been confused by their recent announcement of free trades for Vanguard ETFs for in-house brokerage customers. One consequence of this is that it makes it more attractive for many folks … [Read the rest]

Vanguard Mutual Funds vs. ETFs: The Decision Process

Posted on June 23, 2010 // 5 Comments

You want index funds. You want Vanguard. Should you buy them in mutual fund form, or ETF form? There are several pages on the Vanguard website dedicated to help you learn the differences between their ETFs and mutual funds. Check out their … [Read the rest]

Google Voice Now Available To All In US

Posted on June 22, 2010 // 10 Comments

Google Voice announced today that it is now available to everyone in the US, with no need to track down an invite. Here's a nice, quick intro video for the service for the unfamiliar: For more tips, see my previous post on how to save money … [Read the rest]

Total Stock Returns = Fundamental + Speculative Returns

Posted on June 21, 2010 // 7 Comments

Another theory of predicting future stock market returns states that there are three main components to long-term stock market performance. Amongst many others, I learned this from authors and investors Jack Bogle and William Bernstein. Part 1: … [Read the rest]

Skype World Cup Promo: Free Calls For a Month

Posted on June 20, 2010 // 2 Comments

Want to talk World Cup trash with your international friends and family? Skype is offering a free month of calls to landlines to countries with teams playing in the World Cup, including the USA. (Skype-to-skype is always free.) You have to sign up … [Read the rest]

Ohio 529 College Savings Plan Bonus Ends June 30th

Posted on June 19, 2010 // 8 Comments

This is just a reminder that the Ohio 529 College Savings Plan is still offering a $25 bonus if you are referred to open a new account and deposit at least $25 by June 30, 2010. You can apply for and fund the account all electronically, so you … [Read the rest]

Deluxe Rent-a-Car of LAX: Worst Car Rental Agency Ever?

Posted on June 17, 2010 // 18 Comments

I need to rent a car in Los Angeles next month, so I went onto Kayak.com and ran a quick search. The cheapest option at LAX was through a place called Deluxe Rent-a-car, at only about $20 a day including all taxes. It seemed so cheap, I … [Read the rest]

Grantham/GMO 7-Year Asset Class Forecast

Posted on June 17, 2010 // 5 Comments

Jeremy Grantham is the head of GMO, an institutional asset management company that has more than $100 billion dollars under management. According to Wikipedia, he started one of the first index funds? He's built a reputation as a market genius, … [Read the rest]

myFICO Coupon Code: 20% to 30% Off

Posted on June 17, 2010 // 3 Comments

Update February 2011: Use coupon code FICO25 for 25% off! I am not a big fan having to purchase credit scores. I can understand why a lender would pay to get a calculation of your likelihood of defaulting on your loan, but if it's based on our … [Read the rest]

Portfolio Solutions 30-Year Stock/Bond Market Forecast

Posted on June 16, 2010 // 2 Comments

Every year, the low-fee investment advisor Portfolio Solutions, LLC founded by Rick Ferri provides a 30-year market forecast based on their analysis of several factors. In their own words: Each year, we analyzed the primary drivers of asset … [Read the rest]

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