Ten Baggers and Spiffy Pops
The investing great Peter Lynch in his book One up on Wallstreet tried to correlate investing success to baseball by referring to successful stocks as “baggers” Here is the definition of a …
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My Top 15 Holdings - March 2010
I’ve never really discussed any of the investments that I have before, but on occasion I do get asked what I am invested in and thought this might be useful for me as a learning tool as I look …
Read MoreEither the world is going to end or the market is going to recover. If it's the end of the world, I'm going out fully invested :)
I wish I knew the origin of this quote in the title - I heard it from someone the other day and couldn’t find the source but I think it pretty much sums up my investing philosophy right now. I …
Read More2008 401k contribution limits
The IRS has announced that the contribution limits for 2008 will remain unchanged at $15,500, which sort of sucks. Apparrently the cost of living hasn’t increased for people who contribute to …
Read MoreRetirement NestEgg Report - August 2007
Quick report this month, despite the fact that “market is crashing” and we should all have our money hidden under the mattress because the end is near, all of my accounts managed positive …
Read MoreWhy thinking you are smart enough to know where the market is going is so dangerous.
I wrote an article last week that talked about some of what I perceived as over-reaction and irrational thinking by some of the best minds in the personal finance world. Now granted some of the …
Read MoreThe market is going down and some personal finance bloggers have lost their minds
I’m sorry I have not been posting as often as I used to but with the new baby, new promotion, and weddings I’ve just not had the time to sit down and write every day. Anyway I’ve …
Read More401k Vesting Question
I left my previous employer in January of this year and have been waiting to receive my matching funds from last year (deposited June 15th of this year). I was looking at the company’s 401k …
Read MoreMy first two bagger
I was just perusing over my portfolio this weekend and realized that I have my first two “bagger”. In investing the term “bagger” was coined by Peter Lynch, which refers to an …
Read MoreHow to do a Roth 401k rollover
Seeing as how the Roth 401k has only been around for a little over a year and a half, there isn’t a lot of information out there about rolling these things over. I have a Roth 401k at a previous …
Read MoreStop crying me a river - you took on the risk now deal with the consequences.
As you may have noticed I run some advertising on my site. I try to keep the obnoxious factor to a minimum and generally only accept sponsors from sites that won’t offend me or my readers. Well …
Read MoreSad part is most people won't get the joke
Got a kick out of a recent dilbert. It’s hilarious because it’s so true, although I’ve got this nagging feeling that 90% of the Dilbert audience doesn’t truly get the joke. The …
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