Social Lending Arbitrage Beats Projections

Posted by Madison on August 27th, 2010

Our social lending arbitrage expert, Derek, is back! After one of my Lending Club loans defaulted, I really wanted to know how Derek’s loans were doing! We’ll check in with him and see how his strategy is working… Social Lending Arbitrage Its been six months since I first introduced my Social Lending Arbitrage method to [...]

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Are the Mutual Fund Settlements Legit?

Posted by Madison on July 19th, 2010

I received a stack of envelopes in the mail last week. I almost tossed the papers since they looked sort of like junk mail. Apparently we’re involved in a class action mutual fund settlement, but is it a scam? Honestly, that was the first thing that crossed my mind. Good thing I didn’t toss the [...]

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How to Redeem Savings Bonds

Posted by Amanda on June 3rd, 2010

This is the final article in a 3-part series on bonds. Today we’ll discuss how to cash in your saving bonds. When Paul and I moved into our new home, my mother flew down from Pennsylvania and spent a long weekend with us. As a present, she gave me several bonds she had saved from [...]

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Everything You Need to Know About Buying I Bonds

Posted by Amanda on June 1st, 2010

Series I Bonds offer a low cost, incremental, and low risk investment for your portfolio. I Bonds also protect your money against inflation, as their yield has both a fixed rate as well as a variable rate that changes every six months according to inflation and deflation. I Bonds were once only available in paper [...]

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Comparing Different Types of Treasury Securities

Posted by Amanda on May 26th, 2010

This is the first article in a series focusing on bonds. I’ll start by discussing four different types of bonds: Series EE, Series I, Treasury Bonds (T-Bond), and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). Future articles in this series will be focused on Series I Bonds and how to purchase and redeem them. With the stock [...]

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