The Sun’s Financial Diary The Sun’s Financial Diary My personal experience of saving, investing, and living frugally. Articles
Firstrade Black Friday Promotion: Get a FREE iPod Nano
2008-11-26 18:27:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Firstrade Black Friday Promotion : Get a FREE iPod Nano You should put this on your Black Friday shopping list if a low-cost brokerage account is also what you have on your mind. Firstrade (my Firstrade review), an online discount broker that I talked quite a lot on this blog, is going ... Related posts:Free iPod Nano for Opening KeyBank Student Checking AccountFree iPod Nano From Bank Of AmericaFirstrade Referral Promotion: $50 Referral Bonus Sharing ProgramFirstrade Triple Bonus PromotionOpen a BoA WorldPoint Platinum Credit Card and Get a 1GB iPod Nano More About: Ipod , Brokerage
Get Your Free EASEUS Partition Manager Pro
2008-11-26 06:53:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Get Your Free EASEUS Partition Manager Pro If you are looking for a good software to manage your hard drive’s partition, here’s your chance to get the EASEUS Partition Manager Pro (short review on PCWorld) for free (Source: LifeRock2.0). For a limited time, WinVistaClub is giving away free unlimited download ... Related posts:Get Your Free ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall TodayFree eBook Download: Vulnerability Management for Dummies$5 Free Money ReceivedFree Schick Quattro ShaverFree Schick Quattro Titanium Razor
FDIC Problem Bank List Now Includes 171 Banks
2008-11-25 18:31:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary FDIC Problem Bank List Now Includes 171 Banks In just three months, the number of problem banks has gone up from 117 to 171, an increase of 46%! When the FDIC released its second quarter bank profile in August, the agency said it has 117 banks on its watch list, a ... Related posts:FDIC Problem Banks List Grew to 117 Last QuarterBanks Taken Over by FDIC in 2008The Growing List of Failed BanksMore Disturbing Facts on BanksHow Safe Are My Banks? More About: Banking
Safest Cars from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
2008-11-25 16:54:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Safest Cars from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) today released its top safety picks for 2009. The reward is given to vehicles that do the best job of protecting people in front, side, and rear crashes based on good ratings in Institute tests. Winners also ... Related posts:2007 Safest Cars from IIHS2007 Safest Cars: No American MadeLeast Reliable Cars: Not American Made, Not Japanese Made, but European MadeHonda Safety Recall: 2005 Accord and OdysseyExperience With Brand Institute
American Express $20 Cashback for Shopping at Walmart
2008-11-25 03:27:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary American Express $20 Cashback for Shopping at Walmart American Express, together with Walmart, is offering its cardholders a $20 statement credit when spending $40 or more twice at Walmart stores or online at walmart.com (Dealsea.com). The cashback is offered via American Express Network. To receive this $20 credit, you will need ... Related posts:American Express TrueEarnings Card $25 Bonus American Express, I am Disappointed!American Express to Allow Cardmembers Pay Mortgage with Their CardsFidelity 529 College Rewards American Express Card $25 BonusAmerican Express My Wishlist Starts Tomorrow
Quicken Online New Features and Demo Video
2008-11-24 21:08:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Quicken Online New Features and Demo Video A little over a month ago, Quicken made Quicken Online free for everybody who wants to use it. Quicken Online is a online tool that allows you to perform some basic money management functions such as tracking you expenses, making a budget, reminding ... Related posts:Quicken Online Review: A FREE Online Money Management ToolQUICKEN COUPON CODES QUICKEN PROMOTION CODESUpgrade To Quicken 2007TradeKing Review and Promotion Codes: A Discount Broker with Loads of FeaturesHSBC Introduces New Online Payment Account
Update on DollarSavingsDirect Account
2008-11-24 16:42:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Update on Dollar Savings Direct Account It has been two weeks since I opened an account at DollarSavingsDirect. Since the account has been verified and it’s up and running. Here are a few updates on the account. Trail Deposits I opened the account on Sunday, November 9th. During the application process, I was told ... Related posts:DollarSavingsDirect ReviewsDollarSavingsDirect: A High Yield Version of Emigrant DirectAccount Transfer from ShareBuilder to Zecco Update: The Missing InformationCapital One Online Savings Account OpenedWaMu Online Savings Account Now 4.00% APY More About: Banking
Weekend Linkage - November 23, 2008
2008-11-23 16:42:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Weekend Linkage - November 23, 2008 Market Recap U.S. stocks fell for the third straight weeks this week as concerns over the fate of Citigroup and Detroit’s Big Three weighed on stocks. On Thursday, the S&P 500 index even closed at its lowest level in 11 years after a report ... Related posts:Weekend Linkage - November 16, 2008Weekend Linkage - November 9, 2008Weekend Linkage - November 2, 2008Weekend Linkage - November 11, 2007Weekend Linkage - November 18, 2007
Citi Closed My Dividend Platinum Select Card
2008-11-22 22:27:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Citi Closed My Dividend Platinum Select Card A couple of days ago, I received a letter from Citi, informing me that my Dividend Platinum Select card will be closed soon due to inactivity after a routine account review. It’s true that I haven’t used that card for a long time. In ... Related posts:Citi Dividend Platinum Card Upgraded to Dividend World MasterCardNew Citi Dividend Card Reward Program Starts TodayFirst Trust Introduces New Dividend ETF: Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index FundTwist & Turn with Citi Driver’s Edge CardApply for a Citi Professional Card and Receive a $100 Gift Card More About: Credit Cards
The Growing List of Failed Banks
2008-11-22 06:56:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary The Growing List of Failed Banks I am not really worried about Citi right now, despite that investors who question the bank’s ability to sustain mounting losses from toxic loans and bad investments have pushed Citi stock to below $4 a share on Friday, the lowest in 16 years (hope ... Related posts:FDIC Problem Bank List Now Includes 171 BanksFDIC Problem Banks List Grew to 117 Last QuarterMore Disturbing Facts on BanksAIG Failed, Taken Over By FedBanks Taken Over by FDIC in 2008 More About: Banking
iShares 529 Plan: Save for College with ETFs
2008-11-20 21:06:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary iShares 529 Plan : Save for College with ETFs I have heard some time ago that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will be available in 401(k) retirement accounts. Not sure whether plan participants can trade ETFs in their accounts already, but in general I think it’s a good news not only because it ... Related posts:Changes to Fidelity UNIQUE College Investing PlanUPromise’s eCoupons Help You Save Money and Save for CollegeVanguard Launched Four Bond ETFsShop and Save for College: UPromise vs. BabyMintModel Portfolios Built with ETFs (I) — Couch Potato Portfolio More About: Personal Finance
Dow, The Near 6-Year Low
2008-11-20 05:04:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Dow, The Near 6-Year Low The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below the 8,000 point mark for the first time since nearly 6 years on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 after dropping 427.47 points to close at 7,997.28 points. The last time the index closed blow 8,000 points was March 31, ... Related posts:Stock s Saved the Worst for the Last, Closing at 5-Year LowThe Dow: Worst Start of The Year Since 19292007 Year End Review (II): Net WorthMid-Year AdjustmentYear-to-Date Passive Income More About: Investing
Transfer A Brokerage Account: How Much Does It Cost?
2008-11-19 19:40:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Transfer A Brokerage Account : How Much Does It Cost ? I have in the past transferred my brokerage account from one broker to another twice. Once from ShareBuilder to Zecco, and once from Firstrade to TradeKing. I also did an IRA transfer from Scottrade to Vanguard a while ago and had ... Related posts:ShareBuilder Lowers Real-Time Trading Commission and Firstrade Account Transfer$100 OptionsXpress Bonus Received, Zecco Referral Bonuses Distributed, and Account Transfer to TradeKing CompletedAccount Transfer from ShareBuilder to Zecco Update: The Missing InformationAccount Transfer from ShareBuilder to Zecco: The Information You NeedShareBuilder Account Transfer Completed
ShareBuilder Educational Account Promotion: 3 Free Trades
2008-11-19 03:59:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary ShareBuilder Educational Account Promotion : 3 Free Trades Just a quick note. If you want to use ShareBuilder (my ShareBuilder review) to open a custodial or educational savings account, you can get 3 free real time trades when using promotion code 3FREETRADES. This offer is only good for educational savings account and ... Related posts:Scottrade Promotion: Get Seven Commission Free TradesShareBuilder Promotion Codes for up to $90 Bonus for Costco MembersWhat to Do with All the Free Scottrade Trades?Another $50 ShareBuilder Promotion CodeZecco Gives Unlimited Free Trades in October More About: Investing , Brokerage
China Life Insurance: 5 Years on NYSE
2008-11-18 18:20:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary China Life Insurance : 5 Years on NYSE So it has been five years since China Life Insurance (LFC) IPOed on NYSE, which means I have own this stock for exactly five years, the longest time I have ever owned a stock. That sounds unbelievable to me. Time did pass very ... Related posts:China Life Insurance Suspended, againChina Life Surge with No Apparent ReasonChina Life to Conduct 2:1 SplitChina Life Closed at All Time HighChina Life to Resume Trading Tomorrow More About: Investing , Stock
Get Your Free ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall Today
2008-11-18 15:19:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Get Your Free ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall Today 24 hours only. ZoneAlarm is giving away a free copy of ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall on the firewall’s birthday. Use this link to download the software. All you need is a name and valid email address. Once you provide the information, the download link will ... Related posts:Deal: Get a Personal Firewall Protector for Your Notebook for FreeSunday Deals: TRENDNet 54Mbps Wireless Firewall Router for FREEDeal: TRENDNet 108Mbps Wireless Firewall Router for FREEFree eBook Download: Vulnerability Management for DummiesGet Your Free EASEUS Partition Manager Pro
IGoChecking Has The Best Interest Checking Account Rate
2008-11-18 04:14:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary IGoChecking Has The Best Interest Checking Account Rate I am IGoBanking Savings Account customer. Though the bank is no longer my everyday bank as it used to be, I still access my account there quite often. Somehow I still missed their big rate increase of the IGoChecking Checking Account that ... Related posts:IGoChecking, IGoBanking’s Checking Account, Offers 2.65% APYBest Online Savings & Checking Accounts Interest RatesOnline Savings and Interest Checking Accounts: Where are the Good Deals?Online Interest Checking Plus Savings Accounts: Who Offers the Best Deal?FNBO Direct Followed Suit, Up Interest Rate
NCUA Insurance Is As Good As FDIC Insurance
2008-11-17 17:41:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary NCUA Insurance Is As Good As FDIC Insurance I have never used a credit union before, therefore, I never paid any attention to how money is insured in a credit union. I just assume that there some some kind of measures to protect credit union customers again losses if ... Related posts:Banks Taken Over by FDIC in 2008FDIC Problem Banks List Grew to 117 Last QuarterFDIC Problem Bank List Now Includes 171 BanksProtect Yourself and Your Money Against Bank FailuresWhat Are the Different Types of Insurance and How Can They Help You? More About: Banking
Weekend Linkage - November 16, 2008
2008-11-17 06:14:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Weekend Linkage - November 16, 2008 Market Recap Another volatile week on the Wall Street ended with all three major indices slipping deeper in red, despite the nearly 900 points turnaround of the Dow on Thursday. On Friday, electronic retailer Best Buy cut its annual profit forecast, sending the stock 14% ... Related posts:Weekend Linkage - November 9, 2008Weekend Linkage - November 23, 2008Weekend Linkage - November 11, 2007Weekend Linkage - November 2, 2008Weekend Linkage - November 18, 2007
Equifax Credit Monitoring Silver Free Two-Year Subscription
2008-11-17 03:31:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Equifax Credit Monitoring Silver Free Two-Year Subscription Found this deal on FatWallet.com. The free 2-year subscription is supposed only to be available to Ocean Bank customers, but somehow it works for everyone with the promotion code, whether you are a true Ocean Bank customer or not (at least I get through ... Related posts:Credit Karma Free Credit Score Monitoring Service, Dividend Reinvestment at TradeKing, and Delivery of My Silver CoinsFree Credit Report and Fee-based Credit Monitoring ServicesFree Equifax Credit Alerts for Paypal UsersClass Action Settlement with Equifax and Fair Isaac (myFICO): Get 3 Free Months of Score WatchToday Only: One Year Forbes Magazine Subscription for $3.56
Recent Bank Findings: OnBank, ShoreBank Direct and Venture Bank
2008-11-16 14:44:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Recent Bank Findings: OnBank, ShoreBank Direct and Venture Bank I have added a few more banks to the interest rates table the other day when I updated the list. There are three of them that I think worth mentioning because they all offer very attractive rates: 3.50% APY or more ... Related posts:New Bank Findings: WT Direct and Salem Five DirectDollar Savings Direct 4.00% APY and GMAC Bank 3.75% APYFNBO Direct Review: An Online Bank Offers High-Yield Savings and Checking AccountProtect Yourself and Your Money Against Bank FailuresEverBank Reviews 2008: An Interview with EverBank Direct PresidentEverBank Direct President More About: Banking
Is Citi Stock A Buy Now?
2008-11-14 17:52:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Is Citi Stock A Buy Now? I heard the news this morning that Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit bought 750,000 shares of Citigroup stock (C) on the open market yesterday when the share price dropped below $9. In addition to CEO Pandit, other three executives also bought a total of 550,000 ... Related posts:Citi Won, LFC HaltedStock Market Undid Itself, Giving Up All Yesterday’s GainsMy Stock HoldingsGetting Alibaba IPO Stock: Not So FastCiti Closed My Dividend Platinum Select Card More About: Investing
WTDirect Lowered Savings Account Rate to 3.06% APY
2008-11-14 16:14:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary WTDirect Lowered Savings Account Rate to 3.06% APY Just received a note from WTDirect regarding their rate change. The bank has lowered its WTDirect Savings Account rate to 3.06% APY from the previous rate of 3.31%. Actually, I though 3.31% APY was a pretty decent rate, with the only drawback ... Related posts:ING Direct Lowered Orange Savings Account Rate to 2.75% APYHSBC Dropped Rate for Online Savings AccountFed Lowered Interest Rate in an Attempt to Halt Stock Market Free-fallING Direct Lowered Interest RatesE-Trade Complete Savings Account $25 Bonus When Opening an Account More About: Banking
USPS to Increase Shipping Costs Next Year
2008-11-14 04:14:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary USPS to Increase Shipping Costs Next Year Expect to pay more when you ship a package next year, even though the gas price has come down sharply in recent months. USPS announced today that it will increase shipping prices for Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, Parcel Return Service and some ... Related posts:Postage Increase 2008, Actively Managed ETFs, and Dow ReshuffleSocial Security Exhaustion Date, USPS Free Recycling Through Mail, and First Ever Actively Managed ETFLocal Gas Price Watch: First Increase in MonthsA Better Deal: 1GB Flash Drive for $2.20 + ShippingRequest a Credit Limit Increase on AMEX Cards: It’s Easy
Free eBook Download: Vulnerability Management for Dummies
2008-11-13 20:31:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Free eBook Download : Vulnerability Management for Dummies Don’t know how useful this book is, but if you are interested, you can download a free copy of Vulnerability Management for Dummies. Here’s a brief description of the book: This eBook explains why businesses need vulnerability management and shows you how to ... Related posts:Quicken Online Review: A FREE Online Money Management ToolGet Your Free ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall TodayThe Secrets of Successful Credit ManagementGet Your Free EASEUS Partition Manager ProZecco Trading Promotion: A FREE Book Plus $20 Bonus More About: Ebook
Asset Allocation: What It Is and Why It Is Important
2008-11-13 18:16:00 Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Asset Allocation: What It Is and Why It Is Important If you want to build an investment portfolio, what’s the first thing come up in your mind? Is it what particular stocks/mutual funds/ETFs you want to buy? Or is it a blueprint of how you want to invest your money? My ... Related posts:Mutual Fund Basics: Asset Allocation Funds and Balanced FundsHow to Keep More — The Tax Factor in Your Asset AllocationMarch 2007 Score Card ? Part II: Asset AllocationModel Portfolios Built with ETFs (III) - All About Asset AllocationSeptember 2006 Score Card ? Part IV: Asset Allocation
Boy, Was I Wrong on FRE
2008-08-21 06:12:00 Original Post on The Sun’s Financial Diary Boy, Was I Wrong on FRE A little more than one month ago, I bought 16 shares of Freddie Mac (FRE: 3.25 -0.92 -22.06%) when the share dropped nearly 50% at the opening. At that time, my thought was “How bad things could be” at these government chartered mortgage providers ... More About: Investing , Stock
Avoid These Unhealthy Kid Foods
2008-08-20 04:50:00 Original Post on The Sun’s Financial Diary Avoid These Unhealthy Kid Foods Our 3-year old daughter just loves the Fruit by the Foot snack we bought her at Costco. It’s the kind of happy food that she wants to have coming back from school, before going out for a walk, or every time we take her to ...
Suze Orman FICO Kit 20% off Sale
2008-08-19 06:36:00 Original Post on The Sun’s Financial Diary Suze Orman FICO Kit 20% off Sale myFICO is having a 20% off sale of Suze Orman FICO kit from now till the end of this month. The kit includes the following features: Debt Eliminator: Learn how to get out of credit card debt with your own personalized debt analysis and ... More About: Personal Finance
Poll: Do You Save in 401(k) Without Company Match?
More articles from this author:2008-08-19 06:17:00 Original Post on The Sun’s Financial Diary Poll : Do You Save in 401(k) Without Company Match ? We paid a sizable tax bill last April. One of the reasons was that I only made partial contribution to my 401(k) account in 2007. After changing my job middle of the year, I didn’t make any contribution to my retirement account ... More About: Retirement 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
|
 |
|
 |
