Archive for June, 2008

Free Garmin Nuvi GPS, Oursourcing, and the Role of Speculators

Here are some links that I found interesting this week.
Free Nuvi with TD Ameritrade deposit (The Financial Engineer) - Open a taxable account with TD Ameritrade, transfer $50,000 and receive a Garmin Nuvi 660 GPS (~$330). I can use a Nuvi. Very tempting to do an in-kind transfer and just hold the [...]

TIPS Auction Step By Step: Know the Schedule

[Updated on July 11, 2008: added related posts in the series.]
There will be two auctions for Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) in July. I will follow these auctions in a series posts. This is the first post in this series. Other posts in the series include:

TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Announcement
TIPS Auction Step [...]

Book Review: The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read

This is a book review for The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read by Daniel Solin. The book has an arrogant title. The title is also a knockoff from the popular book The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need by Andrew Tobias. Andrew Tobias didn’t say his book was the smartest. He only said [...]

Who’s MERS and What Do They Have To Do With Me?

I received a notice yesterday from my county recorder’s office. It has something to do with my recent mortgage refinance. Here’s what it says:
"KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that certain Deed of Trust described below provides that the holder of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust may appoint a successor Trustee to [...]