More than a few times, I’ve mentioned that I enjoy calculating my net worth on a regular basis and using that to see how my personal financial situation has improved over time. It’s pretty easy to do this - just create a little table with two columns, one being the date and the other [...]

Lately, I’ve been listening to a wide variety of podcasts and talk radio stations while writing, mostly in order to expose myself to thoughts and opinions across the spectrum. A few days ago, a host on one of these shows (I believe it was Colin Cowherd) complained quite specifically about personal finance advice in [...]

Just in case you might have been on an extended vacation in another galaxy or maybe you really do live under a rock, I thought I would let you know that it would seem we really are in an economic recession.  The symptoms are all over and new symptoms seem to be appearing daily on [...]

Million Dollar Journey had a great summary on international dividend etf’s earlier this week. What struck me more than anything else was the fee creep in certain ETF’s. Three of the ETF’s he listed had MER’s equal to or greater than 0.60%. I also noticed that one of Claymore’s newest ETF’s- the NYSEArca Airline ETF [...]