Assets VS. Cash Flow
Why do we go to work? Underneath the urge to be productive is the need to generate cash flow. A strong cash flow guarantees that assets can be accumulated over time. This most important dynamic is based on the time value of money and the power of compounding. Instead of investing in [...]

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As some of you know, I’ll be heading back to the East Coast –and will be doing so over the next two weeks. Going to make a trip out of the move–which, with gas prices around $4.50 or so, is going to be a costly affair. But we’re doing it and we’re doing it in [...]

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Haven’t done this before, but figured I’d point out some news that made the headlines today–all finance related, obviously, although the temptation to provide some other noteworthy (read humorous) news did cross my mind.
House bid to extend jobless benefits fails
For this broker, foreclosures spell boom
Trade deficit grows on oil imports
Doing the student loan shuffle
Time [...]

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Toyota Will Go Green in Australia–and Thailand
Something about cheaper labor in Thailand makes sense, but I guess Toyota also has its reasons for wanting to make hybrid Camrys in Australia as well. The company says it’ll make 10,000 of the green cars in Altona, a city in southeaster Australia.
That’ll make Australia one of the few [...]

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Big Brown laid a big goose egg on Saturday at the Belmont Stakes as did the stock market the day before.
As the heavy favorite to win the Triple Crown, Big Brown proved once again that there are no sure things in racing. The stock market is no different. In recent weeks, as the stock market [...]

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Are We in a Recession, or Not?
A poll released by CNN shows that a majority of Americans know we’re in dire straits right now when it comes to the economy, but that they’re optimistic about next year.
Over three quarters of CNN’s respondent’s believe the economy is poor or very poor, and the obvious culprits are [...]

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Fridays are fun days, and what better way to start the day off, especially with the economic situation we’re going through, than with some jokes.
I saw a bank that said if offered 24 Hour Banking.” But I didn’t go in. I didn’t have that much time.
A long term investment is a short term investment that [...]

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The Financial Markets, June 5, 2008
How do you succeed as an investor? According to legendary bond manager Bill Gross of PIMCO, “Investment success depends on an ability to anticipate the herd, ride with it for a substantial period of time, and then begin to reorient portfolios for a changing world.”
Essentially, Gross is saying, “find a [...]

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Yep, you read correctly.
Times are so tough that one developer has decided to give homes away to people buying one of the homes he has for sale. If you live in California, or are thinking of moving there and buying a house, you may want to think about buying from the developer.
But yes, there is [...]

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Traveling today, but wanted to share a few personal finance blogs with you that you may find interesting. Have at it! I look forward to getting back to writing my normal FinanceBlogOnline posts by Thursday!

I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Get Rich Slowly
My Money Blog
Consumerist
Violent Acres
Five Cent Nickel
My First Million at 33
The Simple Dollar
Young and [...]

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