2009
What is the Current Inflation Rate?
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 18-05-2009
Inflation is one of the perennial pests which eats away the purchasing power of our hard earned dollars. For those of us who are thinking about reaching FIRE we have to always keep an eye on inflation. So the next question is how do we find out about the current rate of inflation in USA. Here is a nice resource which updates the inflation rates in US every month.
2009
KL Composite Index: Up trend starts to weaken
Filed Under (Finance Help) by Admin on 17-05-2009
The bullish momentum in the equity market has started to ease last week after the KLCI went to a high of 1,037.81 points on the 7th of May. The market was in a trading range. I mentioned last week that the KLCI resistance is at 1,040 two weeks ago the KLCI has not broken above this level. Last week, the KLCI closed at 1,014.21 points on Thursday. The KLCI is down 12.57 points on week. Trading volume continues to increase another 35% on week with a daily average of almost 3.1 billion shares. Average daily trading volume in the past week and the week before are 2.3 billion and 1.7 billion shares respectively.
The market sentiment has started to be divided now. The market was bullish for the past 8 weeks. Despite having stronger volume, the KLCI has not gone up. This shows that there is a selling pressure that prevents price from going higher although there is still strong buying. The selling pressure is generally caused by profit taking activities by short term traders as the market has given them good profits from the 8 weeks rally. Other markets in the region faced similar situation with higher volatility.
2009
Chrysler Dealerships Closing List - 800 Dealerships to be Eliminated!
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 15-05-2009
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JetBlue Airways Deal - $50 OFF
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 14-05-2009
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2009
Restaurant.com - Special Discount 70% OFF
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 14-05-2009
May 13, 2009: Today we came across a great deal from Restaurant.com. Since we are frugal diners this special discount on their dining gift certificates is a welcome break for us. Hope it helps in saving some dining dollars.
- Beginning now, Restaurant.com is offering 70% OFF on their dining certificates!
- This means that their $25 dining gift certificates that normally sell for $10
have been reduced to $3 ONLY. - Promo Code: Enter TASTY at checkout.
- This offer is valid through May 16th, 2009.
2009
TRADING/INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND TACTICS
Filed Under (Finance Help) by Admin on 13-05-2009
Strategy is understanding the season. Tactics are deciding if we need to take an umbrella today or if we should put on sunscreen. Often strategy and tactics are in agreement using an umbrella in Autumn. Sometimes they are less compatible which is why people in Autumn are also prepared for quite warm days. The market condition is similar. The strategy messages are sounding caution, but tactically there are many opportunities. Part of this confusion comes from the difference between a rally and a trend.
But first, here is a chart that continues to frighten us. The first is the DOW performance during 1929-30. It shows the fast rally rebound that lifted the market 48% before dumping it again into the collapse of 1930 and 1931. The market also rose again with rallies of between 23% and 35% on several occasions in 1930 and 1931. Great trading, but shocking investment opportunities. This type of situation remains a possibility even in these apparently ebullient times where many public figures are pronouncing the end of the recession. These are in many cases the same figures who were unable to identify the start of the recession.
2009
FREE MP3 Music Downloads via Amazon
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 13-05-2009
2009
Stock Market News Wednesday
Filed Under (Finance Help) by Admin on 13-05-2009
Share prices on Malaysia stock exchange closed marginally lower Tuesday as buying activities in the afternoon session limit the earlier losses.
The benchmark KLCI eased 2.48 points or 0.24% to 1,023.02 points. It opened 5.32 points lower at 1,020.18 points, and traded between 1,013.36 and 1,023.73 points during the day.
Share prices on the Singapore stock exchange closed marginally higher on lower volume Tuesday following buying activities in the afternoon session that pulled the market out of the red.
2009
Top 7 Energy Saving Tips for this Summer
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 12-05-2009
May 12, 2009: Every summer as the heat steps up so does our utility bill. This year we are planning ahead on cutting back our energy consumption for the summer. It will do good to our environment and help us pocket a nice saving as well. After all, it makes sense to invest our hard earned dollars rather than giving them away to utility companies.
At present, the US economy is in a recession. So it makes all the more sense to maximize savings and optimize our energy footprint. Each dollar saved can help us go a long way if a rainy day comes along.
2009
The Winner of "YNAB Pro Personal Finance Software" is …….
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 12-05-2009
The winner of our giveaway of a pro version of YNAB (You Need A Budget) Personal Finance software is the entry with comment #8 - Brandon. Congrats Brandon! We will email Jesse (who has created YNAB) and he’ll get in touch with Brandon for his free copy of YNAB Pro worth $50 :).
Heartfelt thanks to all who participated in this contest and made it such fun. We shall be conducting more giveaways at regular intervals. So stay tuned to our site by subscribing to our RSS Feed and keep winning. Cheers!