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February 2, 2011

$50 Bonus on a ING Direct IRA Account

ING Direct is offering a $50 sign up bonus when you open an IRA (Roth or Traditional) savings or CD account and deposit $200 by February 7th. Not sure how great an idea it is to invest your IRA contributions...
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February 7, 2011

January 2011 Net Worth Update (+$15,167)

Assets Dec-10Jan-11 Change % Cash & Savings $ 38,476.06 $ 50,791.30 $ 12,315.24 32.01% Taxable Brokerage Accts $ 133,217.90 $ 135,342.73 $ 2,124.83 1.60% Roth IRAs $ 69,432.40 $ 71,562.11 $ 2,129.71 3.07% Pre-tax Retirement Accts $ 259,037.05 $...
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February 13, 2011

Replaced Our Refrigerator

A few weeks ago we noticed that some of the frozen foods in our freezer were thawing out. A cursory investigation on my part turned up little opportunity to fix it myself. Rather than call a fridge repair person it...
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February 16, 2011

Investment Performance January 2011 (+2.06%)

This is an ongoing monthly update on how our equity investments are performing. Please see this background on the investment tool I developed and how I am using it to track our performance against a benchmark to measure our progress...
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February 18, 2011

2010 Investment Dividend Income Summary

Our dividend income improved in 2010 although not as much as I anticipated. Up until 2009 I had been tracking a 30-50% growth rate in dividend income, but 2009 was the first year our dividend income actually shrank despite a...
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February 26, 2011

Warren Buffett's Annual Letter To Shareholders

Berkshie Hathaway released Warren Buffett's Annual Letter to Shareholders today on their website. As always its a very good read for nearly any investor. My Key Takeaways Additional insight into BH culture. Warren clearly creates a special culture in Berkshire...
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