There’s an episode of Friends where Phoebe is working in a massage parlour (real massages) but she’s not happy there because it’s “one of those chain places”. Still, she stays despite her misgivings because they help her with what she calls a “four-oh-wunk”. Cue the canned laughter, because she’s referring to a 401K which is […]
I have started the year by purchasing some more shares for my growing portfolio: healthcare superpower Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). That means in my share portfolio I now have (in order of purchase, from 2004):
Internet shares (Google: GOOG)
European fund (Vanguard European: VGK)
Emerging world markets fund (Vanguard Emerging: VWO)
Local and expanding gourmet burger chain (Burger Fuel: […]
Those three magic words ‘make money online’ appear in more places than Paris Hilton (almost). But to make money, do we need to spend money first?
I am generally reluctant to spend money online because ‘most everything is free: entertainment, information, videos of Paris’s extra-curricular activities, you name it. And there are many ways to make […]
Yesterday I announced my first AdSense check and decided to use the $114 to pay off my overdraft.
Today I un-decided that and instead invested the money back into the Internetz. I have purchased a Million Dollar Wiki page after reading about it on RyanShamus.com and JohnChow.com. I’ll tell you which page in a few days, […]
You can invest your money in shares, property, or gold. But what about wine?
I ask because a friend of mine collects wine. His collection is growing by the month. He imports wine and - get this - doesn’t drink it. He cellars it. And the other night he forced me along to a wine tasting […]
Do rich people become blasé about money?
I ask because I was reading this article about big-time CEOs and the profit or loss they make each day depending on the value of their company’s shares. For example, yesterday:
Jeffrey Bezos of Amazon.com Inc made around $25 million, with a percentage gain of 0.35% in share value, while […]
A few days ago I blogged about buying some shares in my favorite burger chain. The burger company found my post (presumably through Blogsearch or some such) and have now offered me vouchers!
This may seem unexciting to you but this is a first for me as a blogger. Today vouchers, tomorrow flights and gadgets! Maybe.
Anyone […]
You know how in Wall Street movies they always show hysterical white-collar men shouting into phones, and at each other, with numbers flashing on giant screens, bells ringing, computers buzzing and coffee flowing?
Well, my investment portfolio has been pretty much the opposite of that recently, mainly because I’ve been living on a tourist visa in […]
It looks pretty certain that Google is going to purchase Feedburner for about $100 million. It’s not clear whether rumors alone have affected stock price, but my Google shares have risen a little bit today, from $470 each to $475. I know, pricey shares. I don’t have hundreds.
I call them my ‘magic bean’ shares because […]
I enjoy reading fool.com. It makes stocks (more) fun, even a little sexy sometimes, with bite-sized articles and user comments/ratings on stocks. The Fools consistently beat the market average, so it’s worth listening to them - without following blindly, of course.
My stock portfolio is really more like a scrap of paper with a few numbers […]
