Archive for January, 2009
Personal Finance Reviews Links Of January 16, 2009
Wise Bread reviewed book Career Renegade by Jonathan Fields: “At some point, it dawns on you that the corporate ladder is really more of a treadmill. You run faster, work harder, climb higher, sweat more blood, and push through stifling fatigue. But, in the end, all too often, you’re no freer or happier than the [...]
Firstrade Triple-Bonus Promotion
Firstrade, an online discount broker, is running a Triple-Bonus promotion from now till March 31, 2009.
Depending on the amount of deposit when opening a new brokerage account, you can get:
100 commission free trades for $2,000 or more;
100 commission free trades plus $100 account transfer rebate for $25,000 or more;
100 commission free trades, $100 account transfer [...]
2009 Federal Income Tax Brackets
Though for many people, the 2008 tax season just started, it’s never too early to plan ahead for what will happen next year. Part of the planning is to know your tax rate for 2009, so you can adjust your tax strategies for the new year accordingly.
At the end of 2008, the IRS published its [...]
John Bogle Offers His Advices For Investors
John Bogle spoke, or wrote, again. The founder and former chief executive of The Vanguard Group, has a piece on The Wall Street Journal today, offering his advices for investors after observing what happened on both the Wall Street and the main street last year.
In the article, Six Lessons for Investors, Mr. Bogle, who has [...]
Personal Finance Reviews Links Of January 8, 2009
The Dough Roller reviewed Lending Club’s Trading Platform and discussed how to buy and sell loans with LC. I also am interested in using LC as an alternative investment tool, but didn’t have time to set it up yet. Need to get my action together.
Queercents checked out the book Put Your Money Where Your Heart [...]
Flagstar Bank Checking Account $100 Bonus
Flagstar Bank Checking Account is now offering a $100 bonus for a new account. However, to qualify for the new account bonus, you will have to make recurring deposit of $250 or more every month. This shouldn’t be a big problem if you decide to use the checking account because you can simply set up [...]