News came that Microsoft withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo! Microsoft originally offered $31 a share. They were willing to raise to $33, but Yahoo! was looking for $37. What’s another $4 a share? You’d think Microsoft can shake loose another $4 a share from somewhere given its size and its desire to compete with [...]
I mentioned in my Netflix vs. Blockbuster post that I don’t subscribe to cable TV. I use Netflix for entertainment and podcasts for keeping up with the news. Podcasts for radio programs are like TiVo for television or RSS feeds for blogs. You download the programs’ podcasts, load them onto a mp3 player, and listen [...]
Since JLP mentioned my post about quickly estimating your personal rate or return, this blog had a surge in page views. Thank you JLP for bringing my post to your readers’ attention. To all AllFinancialMatters readers, welcome! I hope you will find my posts helpful. Please feel free to explore other posts, leave comments or [...]
I’m surprised to find out that this blog was named as one of the Top 100 Blogs to Watch in 2007 by CreditCard.org. Considering the fact that this blog is fairly new and not many people know about it, I’m very happy about the recognition. I also started reading some blogs on the list I [...]
