Article Roundup: Great Articles Of The Week

July 28th, 2009 Living Off Dividends Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Here’s a round up of some terrific articles I’ve read in the past week:

Why spend $1.7 million on lunch with Warren Buffett when you already know what he’s going to say? Well if you don’t then you better read the link.
Is Goldman Sachs the equivalent of a Wall Street Mafia? Read this great piece and you’ll be convinced and maybe flabbergasted as well.
Thinking of joining a startup firm? Guy Kawaski offers great career advice that I wish I had received 8 years ago!
The specter of the subprime is still lurking! (use firefox plugin “refspoof” to read the WSJ for free)
A little bit of personal finance with everyday luxuries you definitely can do without
And finally, a link to the Christian Science Monitor’s new economic blog who discusses whether or not you should buy real estate at this time. Of course, with a link back to my site, how could I not include them!

Enjoy!

Long-Short Bond Trade: Now With Reduced Volatility! In a previous post on Deleveraging, I promised I'd talk about an interesting long-short bond trade that I entered last week. If you believe that US Treasuries are over-valued, or foreigners will lose their appetite for US debt thus forcing up the interest rates, you're probably looking to short treasuries.Â ......
Put Your Mortgage On Your Credit Card & Earn Rewards American Express has now announced that it will allow borrowers to put their mortgage on their amex cards get earn points!Its great for AMEX because some of the borrowers will be late and incur penalties of 15-28%! Of course of the savvy ones will also earn a lot more reward......
What To Do If You Hate Your Job The Wall Street Journal had an article about a person who quit her high paying job after 15 years and is starting a new career from scratch. Other Bloggers have mentioned that pursuing a given occupation because it affords a better lifestyle is better than doing what you truly love.Well......

Miscellaneous Articles to Read this Week and An Announcement I wanted to call your attention to a few things this week: My Top Ten Ways Personal Finance Blogging has Helped Me theme has started to pick up steam. Read why others blog about personal finance. I answered a Money Question about online savings accounts. Other bloggers answered it better......
Blogging – You’re Doing it WRONG! (Pt 2) This continues from part one and is part two in a two part series on what bloggers are doing wrong when it comes to blogging. Here are some more ideas for you to consider. Editorial Calendars and Patterning Audiences Chances are you donât do it. Dosh Dosh writes a fantastic......
Making Income With Articles: Banner Advertisements When you are trying to make money off from the posts on your website, it's important to effectively market your website so that you will attract customers and they can see just what a good, high quality site you've. You can find many ways so marketplace and market your website,......

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