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Weekend One Off: Predicting Bubbles
So here we are with another weekend that I am not in town. This time I am taking a little mini-vacation elsewhere. So that means no link love this weekend. Don’t worry, the link love will be back next week. But just because there’s no link love, doesn’t mean that I don’t love my readers. So what have I got in store for you today? … Read entire article »
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New Posting Schedule
From now on My Financial Independence Journey (I really should have come up with a shorter title) will be shifting to a two day per week posting schedule. Six months of 3 posts per week was a good run, but I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to downshift to something more sustainable. NOTE: Google Reader dies on July 1st. So if you’re reading this blog through Reader, you’ll need to switch. I’m using Netvibes. I’ve also heard a lot of great things about Feedly. … Read entire article »
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Thoughts after six months of blogging
I can’t believe I made it six months. That’s a pretty good accomplishment and I thought I’d share some of my observations about being a blogger. … Read entire article »
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Recent Transactions – Lots of Stuff
As part of my commitment to keep my readers up to date on my stock portfolio and my options, I write up short posts describing my transactions. Recently, I sold a few put options and bought a few stocks. So here we go. I’m going to rock with the narrative format since it’s fun to write and you guys and gals seemed to enjoy the last one. … Read entire article »
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General Mills (GIS) Dividend Stock Analysis
General Mills (GIS) is one of the largest U.S. producers of ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, and a leading producer of other well-known packaged consumer foods. In other words, they make a whole bunch of the stuff you probably eat every day. Don’t believe me? Some of their more well known cereal brands include Cheerios, Wheaties, Lucky Charms, Total, Trix, Golden Grahams, Chex, Kix, and Fiber One. They also own Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Green Giant, Progresso, Muir Glen, … Read entire article »
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Weekend Link Love: Nobody Loves Hasbro Edision
Some months ago I did a stock analysis of Aflac and people were falling all over themselves commenting on it. People just love the duck. This week, I did a stock analysis of Hasbro – the company that makes Transformers and My Little Pony. Comments are a graveyard. Maybe it was just a bad analysis. Or maybe you people need to get back in touch with your inner child. So that’s your assignment this weekend. Get in touch with your inner child. I’ll be drinking – because you know, I like booze. Another weekend, another collection of links. Enjoy. … Read entire article »
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Five Common Frugal Styles (pros and cons)
Frugality is just a tool for saving additional money. Almost all of us can find ways to save a bit more more money. And judging by the savings rates of people in the US, we need to be far more focused on saving money than we currently are. Below, I have briefly summarized the pros and cons of five different commonly encountered varieties of frugality. Which one are you? … Read entire article »
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Bonus Post: Striding The World Like A Magnificent Bastard
One thing that I strive for in life is to become a magnificent bastard. Given that I was born in wedlock and that I am far from magnificent, this is a very audacious goal. But today gave me two opportunities to practice. … Read entire article »
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A subjective comparison of investment strategies
I’ve been involved in investing in some form or fashion for well over a decade. Over that time I’ve tried a number of different strategies including index funds, dividend growth (current favorite), and speculating. Each different type of investment requires a different level of knowledge to achieve entry level proficiency and carried with it a different level of risk. Hopefully, the list below will help you better understand which style of investing you may be … Read entire article »
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HAS (HAS) Dividend Stock Analysis
Hasbro (HAS) is producer of children’s and family leisure time and entertainment products and services, better known as toys and games. Hasbro contains an estimated 10% of the market share of US toys in 2012 making it the second largest US toy manufactuer.Some of it’s brands include Transformers, GI Joe, Monopoly, Tonka, My Little Pony, Parker Brothers, and Magic:The Gathering. Hasbro also has licensing agreements with a number of other companies including Marvel Comics (owners of … Read entire article »
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