Get Started with Options Trading 101 if you need an Introduction to Options Trading. Options Trading 102 Here I want to explore a couple of strategies for building equity in your accounts, and how I went a little to enthusiastically into the land of Options Trading and (be careful as I lost $12,440 in a single […]
Archives for January 2013
Free $10 Amazon Gift Card with UFB Direct Mobile App
I received an email this morning from UFB Direct, my current favorite online Bank offering me $10 at Amazon to just download their App and log into Online Banking – who am I to say no to free money? I’ll outline the steps below, but before I do I think I should mention why I […]
Saving Money on Cable
I recently cut the cord on cable and am sitting here this morning watching NBC Live HDTV, the picture is actually a little better than when I had cable, the price is a LOT better. Here is an update on life without cable and what worked best, and what wasn’t so effective in my new setup.Our […]
We’re buying a house in the Country!
When I kicked off 2013 I wanted to Get my Ducks in a Row and was thinking of ways to make sure everything on a daily basis was well structured so that as we went forward from here we would keep the maximum amount of money in the family ecosystem and have the most capital […]
Tablet Challenge Update
Earlier I posted on how I am trying to get a new Tablet for free, using Staples rebates and rewards, a quick update on this is that one of my methods failed – the Binders FAR I outlined in this initial post Tablet Challenge – Getting a new tablet for Free from Staples Did not yield […]
Tablet Challenge – Getting a new tablet for Free from Staples
I have sat on the fence regarding getting a Tablet for over a year now, I simply cannot seem to be able to justify the cost of one, and further to that I cannot decide which to get. I like the quality of an iPad, but I dislike Apples closed system and DRM as I […]
Free Cash from Citibank for a new Savings Account!
I love me some free money, oh yes I do! Citi just offered me $25 to put $100 in a savings account for a week – that is such an incredibly high rate of APR that my brain cannot actually calculate the ROI – it is like figuring out PI to the 23rd decimal at 7am without any coffee.Yesterday I did […]
Alternative Investments – Altruistic Loans
Earlier this week I heard about a new loan program called Zidisha. They are a micro loan facilitator with the goal of reducing costs and increasing the impact of lending to the borrows by reducing the middlemen. I’m going to sign up for them and report back as a follow up to this post on […]
Alternative Investments
As I look forward in 2013 chasing Alpha for my portfolio I have started exploring Alternative Investments. One that really caught my eye was Prosper.com, they are a P2P lending site where you get the opportunity to own Notes on Consumer debt.People sign up with Prosper as a borrower to for a multitude of reasons, […]
Capital Loss Harvesting and the Perils of Wash Sales
In my introduction to Capital Gains I talked briefly about carrying a Capital Loss forward and the Wash Sale. In this post I’ll go into more detail on this and how to leverage it for your portfolio.You can find the full facts of the Wash Sale Rule from the IRS Publication 550 it is located in Chapter […]