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Identity Theft
What are the primary causes of Identity Theft ... read more
PSAU - Wrong Trades
Dear Readers,
At times traders/systems make mistakes. Sometimes the mistakes are small and something they are large. Those who might recall, there was a large mistake a while bac... read more
DA Mentioned In Consumer Reports
Deposit Accounts continues to get ink in major publications;
the current, June 2013, edition of Consumer Reports (CR) in
an article titled "Get a better return on savings" contains... read more
Precious Metals / Miners
Dear Readers,
Precious Metals took a tumble last week. Week before that Gold was around 1610. I bought a small amount last week when it was below 1560, and I bought a few m... read more
Internet Slowed By Cyber Attack On Spam Blocker
A DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack against Spamhaus, a non-profit group which publishes blacklists used by internet service providers (ISPs) to weed out spam in email tr... read more
Heads Up For RCA Accountholders Re AT&T Payments
Many of us who use Reward Checking accounts to earn higher interest rates on deposits routinely verify before the account cycle closes that the required number of transactions have... read more
Bond Etfs (For Yields A Little Better Than 1/2/3/4 Year Cds)
Dear Readers,
Quite a few Debt Instruments from Emerging Markets have done well in 2011 and 2012.
One example is the ETF that is collection of such debt. It is "Powershar... read more
Hackers Using Java To Install Malware On Many Mac Computers
Same hackers who used Facebook to hack into people's computers recently are now reported to have hacked malware onto many Macs via other Websites!:
See the story on it here.
It ... read more
Indus American Bank Spammers?
Ok, what's with the sudden lovefest for Indus American Bank on here? It's ridiculous and off-putting, alright? Can we please get rid of those moronic posts that are nothing but spa... read more
Congrats To Shorebreak On The 1K Posts Milestone
Thank you for all the interesting posts and comments, and every good wish as you make your way towards 2k. ... read more
Investors Hurt Themselves Through Poor Timing
From yahoo.com
"The recipe for successful investing sounds pretty simple: have
reasonably good timing over the long haul an... read more
World Economic Seminar.
Today i wrote the report of last world economic seminar and in which countless reasons are mentions for the possibility of unemployment and taught situation of economic situations.... read more
Rates Reported Are Inaccurate
I was checking the rates for 5 year CD in our state of WV. The rates for STAR USA credit union listed on your site are wrong. I went to their bank prepared to get a CD at the rate ... read more
Check Your Accounts Frequently
I have numerous online banking and credit union accounts. Generally speaking, I have them send me paper statements if I don't have to pay for the service. I do this because I know ... read more
Emergency Reserve Fund Planning
From MerrillEdge:
Sorry, cannot be published. Some quotes below:
Calculate how much you may need: "An emergency fund should be large enough to cover at least six mon... read more
US Homeland Chief Warns: Cyber 9/11 Could Happen Imminently
It's not just the security of our financial transactions, credit cards, etc. that is of concern.
From Reuters via Yahoo:
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warne... read more
Search Function Needs Work
I cannot find any of Sheryl's articles easily. I cannot search by "estate" and find anything even though there are articles with that word in the title.... read more
Alliant CU Online Outage Saturday 1-26-13
On Saturday, January 26th, from 2:00 AM CT to 5:00 AM CT, Alliant Credit Union
will be performing system maintenance. During this time, Alliant Online and
Mobile Banking and Self S... read more
Tax Filing...
It's this time of the year (from AP/Boston.com):
Tax filing season starts Jan. 30 for most filers - Business - Boston.com... read more
Slow And Steady (Won The Race)
Just for fun, I just compared the growth of $10,000 over the last six years if (a) 100% invested in VTSAX (Vanguard's low-cost total stock market fund) or (b) 100% invested in a CD... read more