Does God Want You to be Rich?

July 8, 2007

Does God want you to be rich? Before reading any further, post a comment to this article answering that question. I’ll wait . . . . Ok. I imagine the answers to this question will range from “Yes, He does” to “No, She doesn’t” to “God? There is no God.” [...]

The Dough Roller Roundup (Going on Vacation Edition)

July 7, 2007

Here are some money management resources I found interesting or helpful over the past week. Enjoy!

Using an IRA Before Retirement @ Advanced Personal Finance: Describes when you can spend money from your 401(k) before retirement without the 10% penalty.
Reader Comment–Should You Share Your Debt Situation With Your Family @ Blogging Away [...]

The Morningstar’s Instant X-Ray Tool

July 6, 2007

The Morningstar User’s Guide is a series of articles discussing how to make the best use of the tools, research and analysis available at Morningstar.com.
Morningstar’s X-Ray tool, as the name suggests, allows you to look through your portfolio of mutual funds to see exactly what you own. This tool is great way to view [...]

Festival of Frugality # 81

July 5, 2007

The Festival of Frugality #81 is posted at Tight Fisted Miser. My article about how to save money on a Mac, monitor or iPod was included in the festival. Thanks, Mr. Miser! Here are some articles I found particularly interesting:

Smart Estate Planning Strategies for the Average Joe @ My Estate Planning Career [...]

Beginner’s Guide to Asset Allocation–Foreign vs. Domestic Mutual Funds

July 5, 2007

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I remember a time when “Made in China” stamped on a product was a novelty. Not [...]

5 Money-Saving Reasons to Buy an Apple iPhone

July 4, 2007

Let’s get real. The iPhone looks great, but at $500-$600, it’s a big budget-buster. So I’ve come up with 5 excuses justifications rationalizations sound financial money-saving reasons to buy an iPhone, just in case you need to feel better about the money you’re going to spend. Here you go:

iPod is so yesterday: [...]

Savers Will Be Losers, says Rich Dad

July 3, 2007

Here he goes again. In his latest installment on Yahoo!Finance (Yahoo!, please move his articles to the entertainment channel), Rich Dad tells us that the dollar will crash, busts are easier to predict than booms, and that “savers will be losers.” And then he sings the praises of gold as he exits stage [...]

Growth vs Value Mutual Funds

July 3, 2007

The last article in this series covered the market cap of funds, asking whether size matters. Today we look at the difference between growth vs value mutual funds.

Value Funds: A value stock is one that is undervalued according to some measurement. It may be undervalued because it’s in an industry that is [...]

Number 9, Number 9–Carnival of Money, Growth and Happiness

July 2, 2007

The 9th edition of the Carnival of Money, Growth and Happiness is available at Credit Card Lowdown. Lowdown included my article on Stocks v. Bonds, which is part of the series on Asset Allocation. Thanks, Lowdown! Here are some other articles in the carnival that I thought were particularly interesting:

Why Invest in [...]

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