December 2009

What is Value Investing?

December 30, 2009

If you’ve spent any time evaluating mutual funds, you have probably run across the concept of value investing. Mutual funds are often described as being a value fund, a growth fund, or a blend of both. Understanding what these concepts mean and applying them to your investment decisions can have a significant impact on the [...]

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Ferri vs. Swedroe: Do TIPS Protect Us Against Rising Interest Rates

December 28, 2009

When you think of controversy these days, things like Heath Care Reform and the war in Afghanistan probably come to mind. What likely doesn’t top the list are TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities). But among two well regarded investing authors, there is a debate brewing over whether we could experience rising interest rates in a [...]

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Is Ooma Free Home Service A Scam?

December 26, 2009

The other day I ran across Ooma on the Internet. Ooma purports to offer free internet phone service with the purchase of an Ooma device that connects your phones to the Internet. Then over Christmas my cousin, who works for our local cable company, asked me if I was going to get Ooma. He’s researched [...]

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Should You Add Rental Car Reimbursement to Your Auto Insurance?

December 24, 2009

In response to the article on car insurance we published last week, a good friend from college e-mailed me about rental car reimbursement. Here’s what she had to say: Loved your article on “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Car Insurance.” I was recently in a car accident and one thing I did not [...]

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Consolidate Debt with LendingClub or Prosper

December 24, 2009

LendingClub recently launched a new section of its website that lists statistics about borrowers and lenders. One data point that caught my eye is that about 50% of all LendingClub loans are for debt consolidation. Actually, at one point nearly 60% of all borrowers reported that they intended to use the loan to consolidate debt, [...]

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Are You Making Money In The Stock Market?

December 23, 2009

This guest post is brought to you by Tim Parker, a contributing writer at The Digerati Life, a site that covers all topics on personal finance, from reviews on stock brokers to the best credit cards for your needs. I don’t know about you but sometimes it seems like the stock market is working for [...]

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50 Nifty Websites That Can Save You Money!

December 21, 2009

With the holiday season in full gear, saving money online is on the minds of every consumer.  With millions of websites available today, it’s important to identify the ones that are out there to help versus the ones that are out there to hurt.  Compiled below are fifty top-notch, high quality sites that can help [...]

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OptionsHouse Updates Low Cost Options Pricing Structure and Trading Tools

December 20, 2009

OptionsHouse recently changed its pricing structure for options trading and added some new trading tools. OptionsHouse Low Cost Options Trades OptionsHouse recently announced some significant changes to its trading platform. The discount broker has updated both its pricing structure and its trading tools. OptionsHouse still offers flat rate stock trades for just $2.95. But it’s [...]

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The DoughRoller Weekly Roundup (Santa Claus Edition)

December 20, 2009

With Santa getting ready to make an appearance at every child’s home in a couple of days, I thought it would be neat to briefly discuss how financially, Santa took it on the chin this year. First, he lives in the North Pole.  Considering how the housing bubble burst, I’m certain the value of his [...]

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