I had the pleasure of speaking with Flexo & Tom from Consumerism Commentary the other day. We discussed the genesis of this site, The Samurai Fund, as well as various Codes of Honor. To go soon after one of my favorite authors, David Bach of the Automatic Millionaire series is a treat! Why is it always […]
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Anybody want to guess what happened on Wed, January 19, 2010 right before the market fell off a cliff? The people got rocked. If you guessed Obama delivered a politically charged speech to rally for his own support and crucify others, you’re right! On Wed, January 19th, Obama went on national TV to tell the world,
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Hi readers! My announcement in this week’s Katana is that I’m going to use advertising for a cause this year. Ready, Set, Go! From now on, all advertising revenue after operating costs will be donated to charity this year! I’ve finally got off my rump to figure out this peculiar aspect of blogging. For the past
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As one can guess, higher paying jobs leads to higher costs of living. In fact, more than half of the 20 cities surveyed by the US Census Bureau are based in California. Let’s look at where Americans pay the most to live and why. How is it that California is so dominant in the expensive costs
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If I read one more biased article pushing people to convert to a ROTH IRA I’m going to lose it! Not to be melodramatic or anything, but the lack of unbiased analysis is like seeing a sea of zombies instructed to walk off a cliff. Wake up zombies, wake up! Don’t make a decision without
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The S&P showed five consecutive days of gains in the first week of 2010 to close up 2.68%. Meanwhile, The Samurai Fund (TSF) outperformed by 200 basis points to close up 4.77%! I’m feeling good about the TSF performance this week. TSF Performance For an actual fund of 17 positions, this is absolutely huge! We are
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Your Money Ratios is a book by Charles Farrell. Your Money Ratios can help you get a better handle on your finances. Publisher: The Penguin Group. Hard cover. 257-pages. Price: $26. Author: Charles Farrell, JD., LL.M., investment adviser with Northstar Investment Advisors, in Denver. He writes the “Retirement Roadmap” column for CBS Moneywatch. Review: “Your Money
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Hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas! We spent time catching up with family and exchanging small gifts. Nobody went overboard on spending, which is exactly the way we all like it. My parents have a penchant for re-gifting things for Christmas from many years ago. And most of this year’s presents are no different. One of the
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Unbelievably, “Are Credit Cards Weapons Of Mass Financial Destruction?” won CreditCardChaser’s $500 AMEX Love/Hate challenge! I plan to use the proceeds to purchase toys for underprivileged youth. And in the spirit of personal finance discussions, I’m curious how you would spend $500 on kids if the choice was yours. I’ll share 5 possible ways to
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What is it that makes us happy? It could be a million different things. There’s no single answer. So much of it is in our mindset though. And, happiness seems to come easier to some people than others. But let’s try and narrow down what happiness really is and what it stems from. So, if
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