The Carnival of Finance, Investments and Trading

8th of February 2009, 2nd Edition

Welcome to the February 8, 2009 edition!

What’s on in the Financial Markets, who are the Big Shots of the Investment Arena up-to? Who’s the New Hot Hand Trader in the Town? And more importantly, how much money are they making or… losing?

Ralph Jean-Paul presents How To Make Important Decisions Quickly posted at Potential 2 Success, saying, “Quick decision making is critical in just about every aspect of life. Every decision you make produces a result. In every line of business, quick decision making is crucial for success.”

CreditCardAssist.com presents Don’t Treat Your Credit Card Limit as Income posted at Credit Card Assist.

Destroy Debt presents It’s No Secret Keeping Money Secrets From Your Partner is Not the Ideal Way to maintain a Relationship posted at Destroy Debt.

Dave presents Why Muni Bonds Are A Bad Investment! posted at Cheapo Groovo.

debt kid presents The #1 Reason You Can’t Get Out of Debt posted at DebtKid.

Deposit Accounts presents Savings Accounts for Children posted at Deposit Accounts.

DebbieDragon presents Win a House in Hawaii Essay Contest posted at Empowering Mom.

Sarah Scrafford presents 100 Free Open Courses to Be Your Own Financial Planner posted at Learn-gasm.

apply4-credit presents Why Your Credit Card Application Was Rejected posted at Credit Card Applications Expert | Apply4-Credit.com.

Debt Free Destiny presents 3 Tips to Stablilize Your FInances posted at Debt Free Destiny.

Bonuses

Patrick @ Military Money presents Money Management and Money Saving Tips posted at Military Finance Network, saying, “Money Management and Money Saving Tips -”

Lauren Rose presents Never Use Copy Paste for Your Credit Card Number and Internet Explorer | No Debt Anymore .org posted at No Debt Anymore .org, saying, “Under certain circumstances, your clipboard contents from a copy and paste command can be stolen from the Internet. And that includes your credit card number and on-line banking!”

Finance

Credit Shout presents The Small Business Owner?s Guide to Credit Cards posted at CreditShout.

NetBiz presents Free Home Budget Software For Beginners | Free Money Management Programs posted at Money Galaxy - Make Money | Save Money | Invest Money, saying, “Plenty of options for making a budget… on a budget”

Save Money presents Save $1000 in 30 Days: My Take posted at How I Save Money.net.

MoneyNing presents How to Brighten the Path to Prosperity Even in a Dark Tunnel posted at Money Ning, saying, “The way we look at the problem IS the problem. Light up yourself, and you can navigate any dark road.”

FIRE Getters presents A Simple Budget That Works? posted at FIRE Finance.

Mr Credit Card presents More Than Enough By Dave Ramsey Book Review Part 2 | Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog posted at Ask Mr Credit Card.

The Dough Roller presents Discover More Credit Card–A Consumer Reports Rewards Card Pick posted at The Dough Roller, saying, “Arguably one of the best cards available.”

PFCreditCards presents 8 Reasons Why You Hate Credit Cards posted at PF Credit Cards, saying, “Do you hate credit cards? Maybe this is why!”

Lisa Spinelli presents Spawns of Madoff posted at Greener Pastures: Personal Finance, saying, “Is my anger showing?”

Peter Jones presents Two Books on Money for These Tough Economic and Financial Times posted at Great New Books that Are a Must Read.

Raily Arena presents Making Money Online Scams You Should Avoid posted at Make Money Easy Online.

rose presents Advantages of Internet Banking posted at Investment And Money Matters, saying, “Banking around the clock is no longer a remote possibility. But the banks don’t have to keep their branches open 24 hours a day to provide this service. This is one of the biggest advantages of Internet banking.”

David presents The Basics of Interest: Part 1 posted at Personal Finance Ology, saying, “Learn everything that you need to know about interest rates before you sign on the dotted line.”

Dividend Tree presents Pfizer and Wyeth: A Marriage of Short Term Convenience posted at Dividend Tree, saying, “The marriage between PFE and WYE is not a union of two love birds. It’s just a short term convenience driven by PFE’s need to soar the bottom line. PFE wants to repeat its buyout strategy similar to what they did with Lipitor.”

Kristjan presents Blame Keynesian Economics posted at Personal Development for Awesome People, saying, “Keynesian economics will lead the world to a depression!”

David presents What is aMerchant Cash Advance posted at Merchant Cash Advance Guide, saying, “Merchant cash advances are growing in volume, despite their high costs.”

Investments

One Family presents Dry Bulk Shipping Companies & Baltic Dry Index (BDI) – Comparative Stock Analysis posted at One Family’s Blog, saying, “An analysis of dry bulk shipping companies such as DryShips (DRYS), Diana Shipping (DSX), Excel Maritime (EXM), etc.”

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Best Online Stock Brokers For Cheap Stock Trades posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Thank you!”

Jeff Braun presents Will Gold Shine in 2009? posted at The Market Guardian.

BankMan presents Why You Need a High Yield Savings Account posted at High Yield Savings Accounts, saying, “Everyone needs a high yield savings account to keep their money while they wait to invest it for better returns.”

VC presents Savings Accounts posted at The Penny Daily, saying, “Explains investing with savings accounts, how secure they are, what the pro and cons are, and if they are the right investment for you.”

One Family presents Our Fannie Mae (FNM) Investment – A Case Of Escaping With Minor Wounds! posted at One Family’s Blog.

Robert Hazlewood presents A Potential 100% Investment Return In Weeks posted at Ways to Survive Life, saying, “Information on trading 2x and 3x ETF’s”

Livingalmostlarge presents No IRA this year yet? posted at LivingAlmostLarge.

Markets

Michael Cintolo presents Steve Jobs, Apple and AAPL posted at The Iconoclast Investor.

Jed Norwood presents Volatility And Wider Spreads posted at Forex Strategy, saying, “This article is especially for Forex traders but can be benificial for other investors also. Markets are a mystery place but they don’t have to be. Learn more about why the market is the way it is.”

Dan presents Buy the Dow posted at The Curious Investor, saying, “A historical look at Dow returns and why it may be a good time to buy.”

Joshua Dorkin presents Housing Prices, Consumer Mood and The Hope Of A Real Estate Turnaround In The Age Of Obama posted at Real Estate Investing For Real.

Joe Manausa presents Tallahassee Foreclosure Report | Tallahassee Real Estate Blog posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, “There is plenty of news in the national media about foreclosures. From everything that I have read, I suspect for every 100 foreclosures that have and will hit the real estate market during our current housing crisis, we have only seen 2 or 3. The bulk of the foreclosures have yet to hit the market.”

Raymond presents Second Stimulus Check For Obama 2009 Economic Stimulus Package? posted at Money Blue Book.

Trading

Investing School presents Zecco vs TradeKing Discount Brokerage Comparison Review posted at Investing School, saying, “Want to know whether Zecco or TradeKing is better? This is the comparison you need to read!”

Sun presents A Free Stock Analysis Tool posted at The Sun’s Financial Diary.

Stockaholic presents Nova Chemicals (TSE: NCX) – Bankruptcy, Or A Screaming Buy? posted at Traders Corner, saying, “Is Nova Chemicals looking at Bankruptcy or a turn around?”

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