October is historically a terrible month for the stock market – thankfully the most important disclosure to investing is “past performance doesn't guarantee future results;” in other words, history means jack. In a month typically dominated by orange and black, there was an unbelievable amount of …
Sporting Events Can Suck It
I love sports. I would estimate that 20% of my time is spent watching sports. Take Fall for example – Saturday and Sunday are both consumed with football. 2 days divided by 7 days equals 28% (subtract 8% for excessive bathroom trips caused by alcohol consumption). This percentage probably holds …
PMI & PMS
It’s that time of the month. Your stomach is in knots. You’re in a horrible mood. Your underwear looks like a crime-scene. Leona Lewis can’t even describe the bleeding that’s going on. Grossed out yet? Well you shouldn’t be. It’s not what you think. I’m simply describing a 25-year-old male …
Liar’s Poker Favorite Excerpts
I just finished reading Liar's Poker, a hilarious book I would strongly recommend to any potential investors. I thought it would be useful to share my favorite excerpts from the book. Michael Lewis takes you through his adventures as a Bond Salesman working on Wall Street (Salomon Brothers) during …
Week In Review: Occupy Wall Street
There is much buzz around the recent protests known collectively as Occupy Wall Street. Most of it I get annoyed with, but this week I found 3 gems around the cause. Retireby40 goes journalistic on us and makes a visit to Occupy Portland Darwin's Money combats the "we are the 99%" with "we are …
How To Win Words With Friends
I’m not super strong and I’m not overly quick. What I am blessed with is a knowledge of numbers and a voluptuous vocabulary. Years after many lost races, I’m finally getting my revenge. I’m coming off a 17-game win streak. All I want is a quality game where I feel challenged. In the spirit of …
Ridiculous Money-Saving Tips
This is a guest post from Moneysupermarket.com. In these times of economic downturn, everyone is looking to save and every nickel and dime counts and many people try to cut back on the big expenses, such as cutting down on their living costs. Using a mortgage repayment calculator can help you to …
