Archive for November, 2006
The Brown Bag Experiment
My wife and I are busy people, and generally our only option for lunch while at work is to pick up something at a restaurant, or in my case, the cafeteria here where I work. We always knew it was an expensive habit, but the fact that it is so convenient and there are a [...]
You Don’t Need To Use Credit To Earn Rewards
Most of us are aware of the various credit cards out there that provide rewards for using them. Some provide cash back, others offer airline miles or points to purchase gifts from a catalog. These can be great tools for those who use the credit cards to make purchases and then immediately pay off the [...]
Vanguard Reopens, Makes Changes to Funds
Vanguard is reopening the Strategic Equity Fund (VSEQX), which should be good news to investors. This fund was closed back in April to new investors because it was attracting a tremendous amount of new assets due to strong performance. It may seem odd that a fund company would close a fund because it is performing [...]
When U.S. Automakers Can’t Compete, They Beg For Government Assistance
Why are companies like Toyota and Honda gaining more of the market, building new factories and adding more jobs to the economy when the domestic companies are losing market share and having to constantly cut back workforce? A better question would probably be, why can’t the domestic automakers fix their own problems by looking at [...]
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