May 2010

Defining the Terms of the Stock Market

May 28, 2010

Over the next few months, we are going to be diving into the stock market.  Today, we’re going to talk about the terms spoken everyday on the trading floor.  As the weeks progress, the topic will become more and more advanced.  Hopefully, you’ll have completed a crash course in understanding the stock market, which will [...]

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25 Factors That Affect Auto Insurance Premiums

May 27, 2010

There are a lot of factors that affect how much you pay for auto insurance. Some of these factors are in your control, some are not. Auto insurance companies use a process called underwriting to take your information, assess the risk they believe you present, and then quote a premium. While insurance companies do not [...]

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The Ins and Outs of Becoming a Bartender

May 27, 2010

If you’ve ever been to a bar and thought the bartender didn’t seem like the bartending type, you won’t be surprised to learn that many bartenders have day jobs.  Some are software designers, others are teachers and the rest have the same jobs you and I work on Monday-Friday.  For many, free time means extra [...]

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Zap Trade Launched By Zecco

May 25, 2010

For the last ten years, making trades online has been the same old story.  You set up two browsers, one for your online discount broker and the other to check news on the stocks you’re researching.  After finishing up your reading on one browser, you log in to your discount broker with another and execute [...]

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Yodlee Review – Online Budget Tool

May 25, 2010

A lesson I learned early in life was not to judge a book by it’s cover.  Yodlee is an excellent online budget tool that is certainly more serious than it sounds. In fact, you might already have used it because in addition to Yodlee MoneyCenter being a free online budgeting tool, Yodlee was the software [...]

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Why You Shouldn’t Lie on Your Resume

May 24, 2010

I’m sure at one point or another in your life, you’ve lied on your resume to increase your chances of nailing the job you’re after.  Some of you make little white lies, which give you snazzy titles or increase your former job responsibilities a little here and little there.  Then there are others who are [...]

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50 Unbelievable Things You Can Buy For $5

May 22, 2010

Five dollars doesn’t go as far as it use to. Or in the words of Yogi Berra, “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” But it turns out that you can buy (and sell if you are so inclined), some unbelievable stuff for just $5. The following list of 50 items for sale for $5 [...]

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Mortgage Rates Fall Again–Is it Time to Buy or Refinance?

May 21, 2010

Just when you think mortgage rates can’t get any lower, they continue falling. As the Wall Street Journal reported today, mortgage rates have hit their lowest level in years. Here are the details: The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.84% for the week ended Thursday, down slightly from last week’s 4.93% average but up a hair [...]

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WTDirect Offering a $500 Bonus For New Accounts!

May 21, 2010

Update: WTDirect has discontinued this promotion, effective Monday, May 24th 2010 at 8:45 am ET. There is currently NO sign-up bonus for new accounts. WTDirect has made a serious play to become the best online bank with a one time bonus of up to $500 for new accounts.  While other online banks out there are [...]

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