Archive | May, 2008

How much is gas costing you?

30. May 2008

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Gas prices have sky rocketed in the last 2 weeks. I fill up at 4.05 a week ago, and yesterday I filled up for 4.25. What is going on? Is there any relief at the pump? With China, and India both moving towards automobiles it’s raising the demand for gas, making gas a real luxury to [...]

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Born to Be … Fuel-Efficient

21. May 2008

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Any one actialy considering getting a Vespa? Article from the WSJ Born to Be … Fuel-Efficient

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Is there any relief at the pump?

21. May 2008

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My last fill up was $4.05 per gallon! Is there any signs that gas prices are going to go down, or is it all up hill? There are a few small changes you can make to save on gas and save energy. Alternative Transportation: With the gas prices so high, it’s the first time I have seriously [...]

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REIT Funds Are the Hot Properties Now

16. May 2008

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If you don’t know what an REIT is check out my earlier post on REIT’s. A good article on REIT performance in the last year in WSJ REITs REITs took a beating last year primarily due to the under performance during the credit crunch, but they are making their way back now. “The average real-estate fund, which lost [...]

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Who is your broker?

14. May 2008

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I recently signed up for a Brokerage account. I went with Charles Schwab because the brokerage account came free with the Interest Checking account. The good thing about signing up for both together, they wive the minimum balance of $1000 and/or the $100 monthly direct deposit to the brokerage account. So far I have been very [...]

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S&P 500 Map at Finviz.com

9. May 2008

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Finviz.com is a good tool for technical analysis as well as relative value information on most of the stocks that you will be looking at. If you are looking for easy to use screenners give them a shot. The site also features a map of the S&P that orginized the different sectors of the market [...]

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Should I transfer funds in my 401K to FLSTX?

7. May 2008

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I have been looking over my options in my 401k and was wondering if anyone had an opinion on this mutual fund. FLSTX. It has a pretty high maintenance fee, and an average front load, but the fund seems to be doing every well long term. Here are two cost comparisons based on their performances in the [...]

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