Archive for February, 2007

New Diehards in the Vanguard Forum

[Update on July 19, 2008]: The URL of the forum has changed to http://www.bogleheads.org/forum.
I have been a member of the Vanguard Diehards forum at Morningstar for a long time. People there help each other with investment related discussions. The forum however has a weakest link — it’s hosted by Morningstar which runs a ton of [...]

Book Review: Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People

Today I’m reviewing the book Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People by Jane Bryant Quinn. It’s the #1 book on my Recommended Reading List in the Basics category. See my other book reviews. You can browse the book’s table of contents through Amazon reader. This book is also available as an unabridged audio [...]

Was It a Bubble, Or Was It Just Early?

One of the often used excuse for having ventured into something that didn’t materialize is “I wasn’t wrong. I was just early.” There is some truth to that statement although timing is every bit as important as the action itself. I’m seeing a number of things derided after the late 1990s stock bubble coming back [...]

Carnival of Personal Finance #88

Carnival of Personal Finance #88 is now up at Stock Market Beat. I’m so honored that my submission What Happens When a Bank Goes Out of Business was selected as the Post of the Week. Thank you Mr. Trent! Be sure to check out the host’s bio — impressive.