Posts tagged as:

Weekend Linkage

Weekend Linkage: Suze Orman, Clutter and Debt Collectors

As we got closer and closer to the end of the year, you'll start to see (and make) resolutions about 2010. Maybe you're going to finally quit smoking, or start getting out of debt, or spend less (or more) time watching TV.
Whatever your resolution, remember that it's up to you to get going and stay [...]

Read the full article →

Weekend Linkage: Year End Moves, Tax Tips and Financial Setbacks

With December officially underway, everyone is taking a look at the year that was — and what they can do to finish off on the right step.
Should you max out your Roth IRA? Does it make sense to cash in some losing stocks to write it off on your taxes? Are there any government credits [...]

Read the full article →

Weekend Linkage: Active Management, Kids and the World Series

It almost seems like an echo chamber in here.
We're constantly talking about how index funds perform better and cost less than actively managed funds; now, we can safely say they're less risky, too.
New research from Morningstar, which rates and researches mutual funds, has found that rarely is it worth the risk to invest in actively [...]

Read the full article →

Weekend Linkage: Good Debt, True Costs and Psychology

Is there such a thing as good debt?
If you ask someone like Dave Ramsey, debt is always bad. The Mint Blog, on the other hand, examines the possibility of good debt, such as affordable housing, education and a car to get to work.
Bottom line: The best kind of debt is debt you can afford. This [...]

Read the full article →

Weekend Linkage: Online Banking, Yodlee and the iPhone

We didn't really cover Mint's acquisition by Intuit (makers of Quicken) for $170 million, but in the analysis of the deal, there's been some interesting takes — and how Yodlee, the account aggregator used in Automatic Finances, plays into it.
TechCrunch, which covers startups and the Silicon Valley scene, calls Mint Yodlee's YouTube. Meaning, Mint leveraged [...]

Read the full article →

Weekend Linkage: Debit Cards, Debt Free and Emergency Funds

While most of the Weekend Linkage posts tend to highlight stories from personal finance bloggers, this week, we're showcasing two links from the granddaddy publisher of them all: the New York Times.
I've ragged on the mainstream media before for not knowing how to publish useful personal finance content, but the Times comes through with two [...]

Read the full article →

Weekend Linkage: Cutting Debt, Checkbook Balancing and Bad Habits

There's good news on the economic front: in July, American consumers cut their debt by $21.6 billion, the largest amount ever on record, according to Yahoo News.
Consumers' appetite for revolving credit, primarily credit cards, declined by $6.1 billion in July, an annualized rate of 8 percent that followed a 6.4 percent drop in June.
July's retreat [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries