Discover Card 5% Back at Chevron and Texaco Gas Stations

Posted on February 11, 2014 // 4 Comments

Just saw this today while filling up at a Chevron. Discover cardholders can get 5% cashback at Chevron and Texaco gas stations from now until March 31st, 2014. Subject to a cap of $250 in purchases. Must sign up first by going to … [Read the rest]

Beware Recurring Preapproved Payments on PayPal – Skype Account Hacked

Posted on February 10, 2014 // 47 Comments

Tonight, I got several email confirmations for separate €25 Paypal payments to "Skype Communications Sarl". Thing is, I haven't used Skype in years. At first I thought it was just another phishing attempt. But the domain on the e-mail checked … [Read the rest]

Free eBook: The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles

Posted on February 10, 2014 // 3 Comments

I saw that a book called The Science of Getting Rich was temporarily free at the Amazon Kindle store, so I checked it out as with most financially-related titles. Surprisingly, it had over 300 reviews with a 4.3/5 star rating, quite rare for a free … [Read the rest]

The Importance of Calculating After-Tax Returns

Posted on February 6, 2014 // Leave a Comment

Gus Sauter, former CIO at Vanguard, talks about the need to focus on after-tax investment returns in an interview with the WSJ (found via Abnormal Returns). He answers the question What’s your most important tax advice for mutual-fund … [Read the rest]

Index Fund vs. Hedge Funds: Buffett $1,000,000 Bet Update

Posted on February 5, 2014 // 4 Comments

Carol Loomis of Fortune has just posted the 6-year update in Fortune of the $1,000,000 index fund vs. hedge fund bet between Warren Buffett and a successful hedge fund manager. The hedge funds were in the lead early on, but started lagging behind … [Read the rest]

New myRA Retirement Accounts Quick Summary

Posted on February 3, 2014 // 38 Comments

Now that the dust has settled a bit, here's a quick breakdown of the newly-announced myRA based on the description "simple, safe and affordable starter retirement savings account". Simple = Direct payroll deduction. myRA will be funded … [Read the rest]

Financial Advisors Can Improve Portfolio Performance by 3% a Year?

Posted on February 2, 2014 // 1 Comment

At a major ETF industry conference, Vanguard CIO Tim Buckley shared a preview of an upcoming report from by Vanguard Research. The general idea is that a good financial advisor should be able to affect the performance of client's portfolio by three … [Read the rest]

Best Free Scanner Apps for iPhone and Android

Posted on January 29, 2014 // 10 Comments

One of the more useful apps on my phone allows me to take a picture of documents and receipts and convert them instantly into a PDF file. The apps automatically detect page corners and "flatten" the raw images into a high-quality scan with results … [Read the rest]

PaperKarma App: Take A Photo Of Your Junk Mail and Say Goodbye

Posted on January 29, 2014 // 14 Comments

I totally missed this app the first time around, but PaperKarma is an iPhone/iPad app and Android app that helps you stop junk mail. Catalogs, magazines, coupon books, flier, credit card offers, yellow books, etc. You just snap a photo of any … [Read the rest]

Citi Executive AAdvantage Card 100,000 Mile Bonus

Posted on January 29, 2014 // 1 Comment

(Update: The offer below has expired.) The premium co-branded Citi Executive AAdvantage MasterCard has a special offer link that is showing a sign-up bonus of 100,000 American Airlines miles after you spend $10,000 within the first 3 months of … [Read the rest]

Economy of You Book Review: Stories About Starting Your Own Microbusiness

Posted on January 28, 2014 // 4 Comments

Microbusiness. Nanobusiness. Solopreneur. These new terms were created to describe the one-person businesses which Kim Palmer profiles in the new book The Economy of You: Discover Your Inner Entrepreneur and Recession-Proof Your Life. Some people … [Read the rest]

TradeKing $50 Referral Bonus 2014 + Transfer Fee Rebate

Posted on January 27, 2014 // 9 Comments

Updated.  If you are looking to open a new TradeKing stock brokerage account, don't forget to grab both a $50 opening bonus and a $150 transfer fee reimbursement if moving money from another broker. TradeKing offers $4.95 trades with no … [Read the rest]

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