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Archive for April, 2009

Friday Finance Findings for April 24th

Well, it looks like my hot streak trading options is coming to an end this week. Over the past month or so I’ve been trading some puts and calls on various stocks based purely on technical analysis. I used to do a lot of short-term trading, but I don’t have the time to keep [...]

Buying High and Selling Low Continues for Many Investors

I’ve talked about this trend in the past where people do just the opposite of what they should be doing. Ask even the most novice investor and I bet they can recite the words “buy low and sell high” to you. It’s an incredibly simple concept, yet most people can’t follow through with it. [...]

Poll: Have You Refinanced Your Mortgage Recently?

I’m sure you’ve already heard the news, but mortgage rates are down significantly over the past year or so. Many people are talking about getting into a fixed mortgage with rates under 5%. That’s pretty significant when you consider that just a few years ago most people were getting 30-year fixed loans for anywhere [...]

Supreme Court Case Highlights the Importance of Keeping Your Beneficiaries Up to Date

Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont
With little fanfare, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a case back in January that highlights the importance of keeping your beneficiaries up to date. Having a beneficiary on file with one of your financial accounts can make the transition of assets upon death a very simple process. But [...]