Here are some interesting articles. Some are from last week which I didn't have room to include.
What Moves Mortgage Rates? (HSH Associates) - Excellent article from HSH Associates on what determines the mortgage rates. If you are in the market for a mortgage, their free weekly e-mail newsletter Market Trends is very helpful.
Things Can Always Get Worse (MFI Diary) - Magic Formula Investing is doing very badly since last year, but this blogger is still hanging on with discipline. In his own words,
- "Not much to say, it has been a bloodbath in the markets and my portfolio continues to do worse than the benchmarks. I can't even bear to look or print the graphs. If it was possible to drop straight down, that is what you'd see."
Will it pay off in the end? I sure hope so. Here is his graph as of Feb. 1, 2008. Click on it for a larger picture.
Wells Fargo To Offer Retail Banking Customers a Personal Online Safe (Payments News) - Will an online safe deposit box gain consumers' trust even if it's offered by a bank?
Why Don't More Employers Provide Independent 401k Advice for Free? (FiLife) - Why don't more employers provide breakfast to all employees for free? Survey shows 70% of them don't have breakfast before they come to work. :-)
Should I Contribute To A Non-Deductible IRA? Part 1, Part 2 (My Money Blog) - Excellent write-up on contributing to a non-deductible IRA. If you are not eligible for a Roth IRA, contributing to a non-deductible IRA is still worthwhile after maxing out the 401k.
1 comments:
His breakeven is a flat line. Shouldn't it be a tax-exempt money market or treasury bond yield or the rate of inflation?
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