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How Good Money Decisions Always Go Against the Grain

Making smart money decisions is about not following the heard. read more »
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Three Chinese steel producers merge

WSJ reports the co consolidation in China's steel industry took a step forward Tuesday with the announcement of a merger between three major produce[...] read more »
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Stanford researchers prove you can spend 20% less on gifts for the same result

Researchers found that expensive engagement rings weren't more appreciated and a CD can be as good a gift as an iPod. It's the thought that counts! read more »
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120th Festival of Stocks - Who Wants to Become a Millionaire? Edition

Stock markets are filled with opportunities. You will find in theses posts in order to rearrange your portfolio or better, start investing! read more »
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Madoff Victims May Have to Return Profits, Principal

The worst isn't over yet for victims of Bernard Madoff. Now those who withdrew their money early might be expected to return it. read more »
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12 Easy Ways to Sabotage Your Financial Life in College

Most people go to college to prepare themselves for the future. But If that’s not the case for you, here are 12 things you can do to sabotage your f[...] read more »
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Buying Bank Stocks or Not Buying Bank Stocks; That is the Question!

Canadian Bank stocks are very low. Since they have been voted to be the most stable and secured system; is it a good deal to buy them? Any thoughts? read more »
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Time to get into oil??

Can Oil still go down? Absolutely! Many analysts now have forecasts of 25$/barrel!But I don’t think we will have oil sitting at 30-35$ in 2-3 years. read more »
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How I bought the mortgages the banks don’t want

Prodesse Investments yields 16% and trades at a 25% discount to its $2billion of assets. The catch? Those assets are mortgage-backed securities... read more »
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To Buy or not to Buy - That is the question...

No matter how you look at it, buying a home is probably the biggest and best investment you will ever make in your life. So with all these negative f[...] read more »
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Why Major in Philosophy If You're Concerned About Personal Finance

Can you guess what undergraduate degree can help you succeed at your job and your personal finance goals? read more »
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New Credit Scoring System Ready for '09

The biggest changes discourage piggybacking and penalizing infrequent delinquencies. read more »
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Companies That Won’t Make It Through 2009 (HMC)(SIRI)(AIG)(FRE)(FNM)(RAD)(NYT)(NT)(PIR)(CHTR)(HOV)

A list and analysis of why companies like Sirius, AIG, The New York Times, and Nortel won't be around to stuff their stockings next year. read more »
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30 Shares and a Big Mac With Fries?

Did you ever expect the day when investors might see McDonald's as a safer bet than UK government bonds? Seems that day has arrived. read more »
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The Big Questions for Your 2008 Taxes

With only about three weeks left of 2008 -- a year that can't end soon enough for most of us -- investors are especially interested in ways to use t[...] read more »
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