Interesting Reads 31st October 2009

I finally wrapped up: Too Big To Fail. The book was great, and was more like a fiction novel rather than something that really happened.

Reading that book took a lot of my spare time this week too, and I didn’t get a chance to look at many posts. So, here is a relatively short list of interesting reads this week.

Posts

Announcing Astute Actions Inc @ Money Ning

Economic growth is up, what now? @ The Digerati Life

Baseline Scenario October 30th 2009 @ Baseline Scenario (This one is a must read)

Dear Motley Fool: Please stop spamming Yahoo Finance @ The Reformed Broker (Very funny)

GMAC: Bottomless pit watch @ Rolfe Winkler

Some people are better than others @ Seth Godin

Chase blueprint payment program review @ Bargaineering

Looking back at Indira Gandhi @ Ajay Shah

Small business financing: How to fund your venture @ The Smarter Wallet

Carnivals

Twenty Something Finances

Money Hacks Carnival

Interesting Reads 24th October 2009

There are a lot of blogs on my reader and keep starring things that I find interesting throughout the week. Then I use those starred posts to compile the list of my interesting reads. This week I don’t have a big list because I didn’t get to read much. Among other things – I was absorbed in Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Too Big to Fail in my free time. I had written about reading its excerpt last week, and the book hasn’t disappointed me so far. It is a book about the financial crisis but has more to do on the people and stories behind those people. So far, I haven’t read that stuff anywhere else and it’s certainly quite gripping. Will have more about the book later, in the meantime, here are some great reads from the blogosphere this week:

Posts:

Best 0 APR Credit Card offers @ The Digerati Life

HSBC Direct Savings Account @ The Smarter Wallet

How to use credit cards without bankrupting yourself @ The Canadian Finance Blog

Top 100 Investment Lessons @ The Dividend Guy

The Benefit of Not Including Bonuses in our budget @ My Wealth Builder

A buyer’s guide to rent homes @ Dough Roller

Hawkins Cooker: A stock for long term investment @ Tip Blog In

Carnivals

Carnival of Financial Planning

Festival of Frugality

Festival of Stocks

Interesting reads 18th October 2009

By far, the most interesting thing I read last week was: Wall Streets’ Near Death Experience, which is an excerpt from an upcoming book — Too Big To Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin. It is an account of the days following Lehman’s collapse and was a very absorbing piece.

The other thing I’d like to highlight from last week — is the baby week going on at the Canadian Finance Blog, which was rounded up with a post highlighting other great posts from the blogosphere on baby and child raising.

Here are the other articles I enjoyed this week, and also the carnivals One Mint participated in.

Articles

MyFICO Promotional Code and Review @ The Digerati Life

How to build good credit and clean up bad credit @ The Smarter Wallet

Galleon’s Edge @ Matthew Goldstein

Roach and Soros at Buttonwood @ Rolfe Winkler

Dividend vs Growth ETFs @ ETF Trends

Seven things you should know 10/16/2009 @ The Reformed Broker

World’s Largest Diversified Mining Companies @ Money Energy

Arguments for big banks @ Rorty Bomb

Review of great and all powerful Netflix @ Dough Roller

Chamber of Commerce has it backwards @ Baseline Scenario

Weaky # 18 Saudi Reparations @ Weakonomics

Salary Negotiations @ Five Cent Nickel

Is an FHA Loan better than a conventional loan @ FHA Mortgage Blog

Diana Farrell and the White House Theory of Bank Size @ Baseline Scenario

Apparent risk and actual risk @ Seth Godin

Citi’s other prop desk @ Matthew Goldstein

Net worth calculator says dealing with emergencies is easy @ Vilkri

Carnivals

Money Hacks Carnival

Carnival of Financial Planning

Festival of Frugality

Carnival of cash-flow consciousness

Interesting reads 10th October 2009

Before I get to this week’s great posts, I’d like to congratulate fellow blogger – Tom from the Canadian Finance Blog on the birth of his first child.

And, now, as I do not know how to make a cool transition to the weekly links, here is an abrupt one.

Articles

7 Lessons Learned From a Failed Attempt to Refinance a Mortgage @ Dough Roller

21 Financial Lessons Learned from the Economic Events of 2008 – 09 @ Moolanomy

The truth about the economics of investment help @ Bad Money Advice

Is this all there is? @ Simple Dollar

A Wynning strategy of betting on VIPs @ Wei Gu

Relationship between tattoos and income @ Weakonomics

Do high yield stocks mean lower returns? @ The Dividend Guy

The problem with securitization @ Baseline Scenario

Shareholder value for beginners @ Baseline Scenario

Bankers leave little upside for new Hong Kong IPO @ Wei Gu

Best high interest savings account in online banking @ The Digerati Life

Compare credit card offers: Find the best credit cards for you @ The Smarter Wallet

Apartment therapy @ Jessie’s Money

Carnivals

Festival of Stocks

Money Hacks Carnival

Interesting Reads 3rd October 2009

I’ve been using the Kindle App on the iPhone a lot this week. I used to read a lot of Sherlock Holmes stories in school, and found a free book on Kindle, which had a collection of Holmes short stories. I read the first one late Sunday, and have been reading almost one every night since then. They get over in about half an  hour or so, and though not as much fun, as they used to be, I still enjoy them. Much better than reading prospectuses and annual reports in any case.

Now, on to some interesting stuff I read this week, which doesn’t involve a murder or mystery.

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Interesting Reads 19th September

OneMint got a new logo this week and I don’t know whether email and feed subscribers visit the website very often or not, so if you haven’t seen the new logo yet, get to the site now, and let me know what you think.

Now on to some great posts I browsed through this week:

Articles

How to consolidate debt: Ways to reduce debt load @ The Smarter Wallet

Scotttrade Review: Top Brokerage for small investors @ The Digerati Life

Can the stock market save the economy? @ The Reformed Broker

Discover card brings back the 12 month balance transfer offer @ The Dough Roller

Early Retirement Forum @ My Wealth Builder

Historical investment returns  of asset classes over the last decade @ Investing Toolkit

Nostalgia @ The Simple Dollar

A house is a great way to save money – really! @ Vilkri

Avoid overdraft fees with a balance buffer @ Five Cent Nickel

Things to do before you redo your website @ Seth Godin

Why didn’t the major bank CEOs show up on Monday @ Baselinescenario

BRIC Master @ AFFINE Financial

Carnival of Twenty Something Finances

Photo credit: Jukka Vuokko

Interesting Reads: 6th September 2009

This week’s post of the week is Paul Krugman’s longish article (7,000 words) titled: How Did Economists Get It So Wrong? If you don’t have time to read 7,000 words on economics, then here is a summary type post from James Kwak on that article.

Other interesting articles:

Why ETF Marketing is hurting investors by The Dividend Guy

How to Stop Printer Ink Cartridges from Smearing Your Budget by Dough Roller

Ever Bank Review @ The Digerati Life

How to get a credit card that’s right for you @ The Smarter Wallet

When will I be a millionaire @ Banker Saver

Debt Reduction: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish @ Five Cent Nickel

11 Dumb Ways to Get in Debt @ Financial Highway

Interesting Reads 29 August 2009

Here are some great reads from the blogosphere this week:

What are your guilty pleasures @ MoneyNing

How to sell your house fast @ Moolanomy

Are financial planners just good salespeople or also good planners? @ Vilkri

401 (k) Limits to Decrease in 2010 @ Five Cent Nickel

Repair bad credit , avoid the scams @ The Digerati Life

Lending Club Review @ The Smarter Wallet

Can you afford to stay at home @ Jessie’s Money

Carnival

Money Hacks Carnival