Since I live pretty close to where I work, I decided to walk to work instead of taking public transportation. It takes me about 20 minutes to walk to work, but I think it’s a good exercise. I work in the office and I sit for long hours, so walking for 20 minutes twice a [...]
I’m starting to like dividend stocks more, because they pay a nice stream of income and their prices are more steady. This bad market makes me realize dividend-paying stocks are very important. I’m still holding PFE, and I enjoy receiving dividends from them when my portfolio was down. Other good dividend-paying stocks include Altria Group [...]
CKCM dropped from 17.00 to below 14.50 on Friday. Since CKCM was one of my major holdings, my portfolio took a big hit. I thought it hit rock bottom on Friday, so I daytraded five hundred shares and profited off the rebound. Today the price dropped a little. I bought five hundred shares again in [...]
I have an Ameritrade iZone account where they charge me only $5 a trade, however there is no streamer provided. Instead, I use the streamer from Scottrade. Normally, you would need to keep the minimum there ($500) to keep the account alive, but I found out that they don’t close your account after you [...]
I have been looking for a good vacuum for a long time. I have wall-to-wall carpeting in my apartment. I need a vacuum that would be easy to use and could do a great job at the same time. I have had a few vacuums before but they were cumbersome to move around and they [...]
I use MS Money religiously and it has been a great way of keeping track of my dozens of accounts. One of my favor features is the online update feature on MS Money to download transactions from credit cards and brokerage accounts. This gives me a central place to view all my financial transactions [...]
The market has been performing poorly this past several month. My portfolio is down a great chunk. It would have been better if those money were sitting in a high-yield savings account. I’m thinking of going more towards cash if the market continues to decline.
What’s your view on the market’s performance over [...]
I have my own LLC now. I paid $449 for legal fees to register the company. The most expensive part is the general liabilty and professional liability insurance. The total premium for both coverage is $1350.
General Liability
Coverage Amount -
$1,000,000 General Liability per Occurrence
$2,000,000 [...]
