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Tuesday, December 25th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Today's guest post is from Mark at Investment Quest. Mutual funds are a great way to get exposure to stocks. They are diversified, meaning there a lot of stocks in the ... Read more..Monday, December 24th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
Having finished off with Thailand, I'm now in India on the second leg of my vacation. Right now I'm attending a cousin's wedding. Unlike western weddings, an Indian wedding is ... Read more..Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 Posted in Business | 1 Comment »
Today's guest post is from James at DINKS finance: This posting will be on the topic of doing due diligence when evaluating investment opportunities. When I’m talking about investment opportunities, ... Read more..Friday, December 21st, 2007 Posted in Global Economy | No Comments »
Here's a very interesting video on the global trends in child survival rates and increasing prosperity of nations. You can see the correlation between health and wealth. Hans Rosling is is ... Read more..Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 Posted in Investing | 3 Comments »
Today's post is courtesy of Wealth Building Lessons. This past year, the stock market has seen incredibly volatile swings. My non-retirement portfolio has been up 20% and then down to 0%. ... Read more..Saturday, December 15th, 2007 Posted in Foreign Stocks, Forex, Gold/Silver, Investing, Real Estate, Stocks | 2 Comments »
There's always someone at a party who's claiming their investment asset of choices is the best. In 1999, it was stocks. In 2005, it was real estate. Right now, I'm ... Read more..Thursday, December 13th, 2007 Posted in Investing | 3 Comments »
This is a guest post by Dax Desai. I write at a self-named blog about daytrading, financial planning, and small business issues, and whatever invades my mind at the ... Read more..Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in Foreign Stocks, Investing | 2 Comments »
Regular readers already know my penchant for collecting Napoleon I era gold coins. Just like Napoleon Bonaparte, I too harbor a secret desire to conquer the world. But unlike Napoleon ... Read more..Sunday, December 9th, 2007 Posted in Passive Income | 7 Comments »
I'm busy getting ready for my upcoming trip and also my business school applications so I'll have to keep this short. My passive income for November was $1,679.88. As expected it ... Read more..Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 Posted in Education | 27 Comments »
I just took the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) today. Its an entrance test for admission to MBA programs at business schools. I'd been studying for it for the past ... Read more..Monday, December 3rd, 2007 Posted in Stocks | 21 Comments »
I finally purchased my first share of Berkshire Hathaway today. Yes, its only 1 share but at $4,700 per share you want to ease into this sort of investment! BRK ... Read more..Saturday, December 1st, 2007 Posted in Investing | No Comments »
Now we've seen some reasons for the Dollar's continued weakening, how do we profit from this knowledge? Here's a compendium of worthwhile investments that I've been researching. Invest in foreign currencies ... Read more..Saturday, December 1st, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
I'm going to be traveling quite a bit during December and January. I'll be going to Thailand and India and hopefully parts of Africa too. I'm leaving on the 11th ... Read more..