Archive for August, 2008
Reduce Your Holiday Stress by Saving and Planning Today
It’s only August and I’m bringing up the holidays. I must be crazy, right? While the holiday season doesn’t really kick into gear for another three and a half months or so, you know as well as I do that it will be here before you know it. Late November will roll around and you’ll [...]
Friday Finance Findings For August 8th
I’ve always considered getting the CFP designation, and this week I just heard that it might be easier for me than before. Since I already have the CRPC, the College for Financial Planning is now offering a 3 week bridge course that covers the retirement module of the CFP education requirement. This means that in [...]
How Correlation Between Asset Classes Affects Your Portfolio
Proper Asset Allocation Requires Understanding Correlation Coefficients Correlation coefficients? What on Earth does this have to do with creating a diversified portfolio? If this sounds foreign or complex to you, don’t be alarmed. It isn’t nearly as scary as it sounds. You’re probably picturing high school or college math classes, but correlation coefficient is just [...]
Hackers Steal 40 Million Credit and Debit Card Numbers – Has Your Number Been Stolen? Store List
Even If You Practice Safe Credit and Debit Shopping Habits, You Could Still be a Target of Fraud Today, 11 people were indicted for stealing more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers. The 11 people were part of a crime ring that spanned across the globe. Three people were from the United States, [...]
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