Last week, a frugal shopping event for an office chair satisfied me as a learner, frugalist as well as a consumer. What am I talking about? Let me explain. I’ve been discussing with my wife about a new chair for a while. Mine is old and ripped but more importantly, I was getting back pains […]
We haven’t even gotten through this crisis yet, and we have another one on the way? Seriously? That’s what John Bogle–the founder of Vanguard and the creator of the first index fund–would have us believe. And, distressingly enough, the case he makes is pretty convincing. Last month, Bogle testified before the House of Representatives about […]
Lending Club promises high returns for the average investor through peer to peer lending. With every other asset class doing so poorly during the last few years, this review takes a look at this investment option to see if it’s a better option for our money. Lending Club Sets Fixed Interest Rates Unlike other peer […]
“How do I rebalance my portfolio in this crazy market?” That was a question I received recently in a long email from James. He explained that he was a “moderate” investor. He had a good mix of assets in bonds (of various maturities) domestic & international stocks (small, mid and large cap), and natural resources. […]
This is a guest post from Manshu, author of OneMint.com who started writing articles when he was majoring in finance. With the economy reeling under a recession, the word that you read quite frequently is stimulus. But what is it? First, let’s explore a few terminologies: recession, GDP, consumption among others. A recession is characterized […]
Every once in a while, I hear a comment about work that goes something like this: I’m a nobody anyway and what I do is unimportant. Actually, nothing is further from the truth. The Story of the Proud Janitor One of my friends work in the cleaning business and he loves it. I asked him […]
