Dear Son, Happy birthday! On Sunday you turned 6 years old. What a joy it's been to watch you grow over the past year. It's hard to believe you're almost done with kindergarten. You're really starting to understand the…
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MoneyPros Index Fund Challenge Leader
So, back in December I was invited to take part in the MoneyPros Index Fund Challenge hosted by the fun folks over at MoneyPros. The game was simple. Just choose 3 stocks that you think are going to do the best…
Sharebuilder $5 Stock Trade
I received an email today from ING Direct Sharebuilder incenting me to download their mobile app. The deal works like this: Download ShareBuilder's mobile app for iPhone®, BlackBerry® or Android™ then make a trade using the app between today and October 28. Once…
Stocks For Your Kids: Year 1 Update
Dear son, Happy anniversary. Today your ShareBuilder.com account is roughly 1 year old, and in a few days you will be 5 years old. We're just getting started on your path to financial freedom. I can't wait for the day…
When is a Stock Split Important?
photo © 2009 Lars Christopher Nøttaasen | more info (via: Wylio)A couple of days ago I was reading an article by Matt Krantz over at USA Today entitled, “When will Apple’s stock split again?” In it he correctly notes that:…
Stocks For Your Kids: How to Choose
Thanks to a generous donation from my mother and a nice bonus from ShareBuilder.com, today I had $1500 to buy stocks for my soon-to-be 4 year old. A nice problem to have, but what do you buy for a 4…
Roth IRA Portfolio Change VWO
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have been sitting on the sidelines as this market seems to go from bad to worse. Well, today I got off the sideline and took a nibble. I added 20 shares of…
