Money Today That Matters Tomorrow
With the government hoping people will spend a majority of the $350 billion dollars allocated towards stimulus checks, they may be concerned with the way a number of folks are just going to save the stimulus payment. Â What I found interesting was how the various folks responded in line with …
[2021 update] – I came across this old article I wrote in 2009 around buying Visa and thinking I overpaid. Fast forward 12 years and Visa’s stock price sits near $240. Or almost 6 times what I paid for it. Goes to show if the company is solid, in the …
In a recent post I talked about the 5 “buy” signs for a stock. However, your portfolio should never consist of just one stock, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) or mutual fund in the long term because of the potential exposure to loss you will have. So to manage your risk, …
Recently there has been a spate of minor burglaries in my apartment complex, which prompted my wife and I to consider getting an alarm system for our apartment. We looked into this via various on-line sites and calls to security companies in our local area and found that the costs …
[Update] I wrote this article a few years ago as average national gas prices were approaching $5 per gallon. That seemed preposterous then. Fast forward a few years and $5 seems mild now as we may see $8 gas in some states as inflation spikes and supply constraints worsen due …
I work in the technology sector and so it was interesting to see the results of the latest US IT salary survey. Overall it looks like the median salaries for business technology professionals fell for the first time in 11 years. From 2007 to 2008, median base pay for IT …
Looks like Technology stocks are back in vogue, after rallying nicely over the last two days. I think the “long commodities/short dollar” trade, which has been the primary trade for the past three months is clearly reaching the end of its profit potential. This trade relied on the falling dollar …
I do in my household. Doing the household finances is something I don’t mind, apart from seeing all the bills which means money going out the door. I also do the budgeting, taxes and investments. I have a natural affinity for all things finance, a reason I write this blog, and …
When I moved here a long time ago one of the financial mysteries for me was the taxes on my paycheck. This included what would be deducted from my pay check and more importantly how much should I withhold to meet my tax obligations. I learned the importance of understanding …
Is your financial documentation clutter getting too much to deal with? Signs of this include bills piling up, statements in random piles and your desk barely visible under all the stacks of paper. Most of us have, at some point, experienced this and need to get organized. Start now by …
Expectant mothers will now be able to insure their unborn babies against pregnancy complications, birth defects and even death. This type of insurance, possibly the first of its kind, is being offered by ING Australia. It is aimed at the growing number of older mothers (who have a greater risk …
[2022 to 2023 Update] Bloomberg and Zumper recently published the most expensive areas for rentals and as expected New York, Manhattan in particular. topped the list. But as the tech industry wanes and biotech and pharma ascend, Boston jumped to number 2. The other cities are expected and continue to …
I came across an article recently about how to save money and shop on-line more effectively by taking advantage of freely available merchant discount codes. These codes can be entered at the checkout page of most on-line retailer web sites and can result in some real savings ($29 on average) …
My brother-in-law recently decided he wanted to buy some Visa shares (V) following a discussion we had around the positive outlook for the company. However he has never bought shares before and asked me about the process. So this post is for him and others new to the stock market. …