Archive for May, 2008
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008That is the prediction made by Goldman Sachs yesterday. According to the Business Week article, they’re looking at a window between 6 months to 2 years. Pretty vague, but keep in mind there are many factors at play here.
Questions & Answers May-6-2008
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Over the last couple weeks I’ve been inundated with questions. “Where are stocks headed? What’s up with gas? What is your allocation in 401k/TSP? Why does Microsoft want Yahoo so badly?” The list goes on and on… Here are some answers to those questions:
My Net Worth - May 2008
Monday, May 5th, 2008My Net Worth for May 2008: This is my second posting of my net worth. If you’d like to learn more about my net worth, how I calculate it and how you can too, check out my Net Worth April 2008 post.
“Windfall Profits” Farce Part 2
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Due to my inquizitive nature, I needed to find out exactly how much of taxes, profit and crude oil costs factor into the final cost of oil. After a little more digging, I found a this interesting information on the breakdown of gasoline prices.
“Windfall Profits” Farce Part 1
Friday, May 2nd, 2008With gasoline at $4/gallon and oil at $100+/barrel, these profits will only fuel politician’s focus on “Windfall Profits” taxes and gasoline tax holidays for consumers. Oil has now become the latest enemy of the American consumer, the cigarette company of the new century.
Discount Brokers
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Some readers have emailed in and asked, “Who should I use to purchase stocks and who do you use?” Well, there are many brokerage houses to chose from, especially after the advent of the internet.
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