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March CPI down 0.2%: May I Bond Rates Announced

April 21, 2013 – 5:46 pm | 9 Comments
March CPI down 0.2%: May I Bond Rates Announced

On Tuesday, the labor department announced the latest CPI-U numbers.  With these numbers, you can calculate the upcoming inflation portion of I bonds and determine whether it’s better to buy your bonds now or wait until …

Get a Guaranteed 4% Return on $5,000 thru Sharebuilder

March 17, 2013 – 6:56 pm | 3 Comments
Get a Guaranteed 4% Return on $5,000 thru Sharebuilder

I’m on a quest for higher returns(similar to TFB’s double bond movement) and so far I’ve explored peer to peer lending, binary options & REIT’s to name just a few.  There seems to be a …

What Credit Cards Will Work Abroad in Europe, UAE, Asia?

December 20, 2012 – 9:21 am | 17 Comments
What Credit Cards Will Work Abroad in Europe, UAE, Asia?

Traveling abroad and paying for everything has gotten a lot easier over the past 10 years.  I’ve never had the pleasure of using a travelers check but I hear they were quite the adventure.  Nowadays …

September CPI up 0.6%: I Bonds Rate Announced

October 17, 2012 – 11:41 pm | 25 Comments
September CPI up 0.6%: I Bonds Rate Announced

Tuesday was a big day at the bureau of labor statistics; they released the news that we’ve all been waiting for.  The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers(CPI-U) increased 0.6 %!  Ok I have …

Keep Your CD’s Liquid and Still Earn a High Rate of Return

July 8, 2012 – 6:42 pm | 8 Comments
Keep Your CD’s Liquid and Still Earn a High Rate of Return

Most investors probably don’t have too many high yielding ‘safe’ investments lying around from the high interest rate days.  The 5% CD’s that we all took for granted in 2007-2008 are a thing of the …

Making the Switch to an Online Bank: Ally Bank Review

March 28, 2012 – 10:10 pm | 9 Comments
Making the Switch to an Online Bank:  Ally Bank Review

Update: See my update on why you should use Ally to hold all your cash in 5 year CD’s and get the highest rates possible. It should make sense for 99% of all people to …