http://www.personalinvestingbooks.com Personal finance, investing and managing your money Mon, 05 May 2008 02:34:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What's a man to do when one has $43 billion dollars? How about building a $2 billion dollar skyscraper house? That's what Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is doing in Mumbai. I think it's excessive but it's his money and he has the right to do what he wants with it. Take a ... http://www.personalinvestingbooks.com/2-billion-dollar-house/ Not too long ago, I noticed that Google Finance got a makeover. The new interface seems a bit more crowded to me. I think I like the old portal which was simpler and looked "cleaner". Will it soon look like Yahoo Finance? Which do you prefer? Yahoo Finance or Google Finance? ... http://www.personalinvestingbooks.com/google-finance-gets-a-new-look/ I strongly believe that children should be taught the value of money starting from a young age. Too many times parents simply give their kids money to go to the mall or to the movies without the child understanding that the money had to be earned in some way. This ... http://www.personalinvestingbooks.com/teach-your-kids-about-money/ It looks like Noble's stock (NYSE: NE) is starting to move upwards again. The stock is inching up towards it's 52-week high of $58.09 closing at $57.46. Take a look at the key ratios here. I like the low long term debt and high return on equity numbers. [tags]Noble Corporation, NE[/tags] http://www.personalinvestingbooks.com/noble-corporation/ I am currently reading Jim Cramer's Stay Mad for Life: Get Rich, Stay Rich (Make Your Kids Even Richer) There's some good advice in there. Whatever impression I have of Cramer comes only from my occasional viewing of Mad Money. However, his voice and personality seems a lot more toned down ... http://www.personalinvestingbooks.com/stay-mad-for-life/ I just saw the news that JP Morgan Chase is buying Bear Sterns for all of $240 million which is about $2 per share. That's a bargain basement price considering that the stock closed at $30 on Friday. The news has caused Asian stocks to tumble. Is this another buying opportunity? [tags]JP ... http://www.personalinvestingbooks.com/jp-morgan-buys-bear-sterns/ Warren Buffett tops the Forbes list of billionaires this year as the richest man in the world. If you are a fan of his, you will enjoy reading the latest 2007 Berkshire Hathaway annual report. The top 3 people on the billionaire list are estimated to be worth $62 billion, $60 ... http://www.personalinvestingbooks.com/richest-man-in-the-world/ The crime of identity theft is a serious one. You can get a lot of information about how to prevent identity theft at the FTC site. 5 steps to saveguard your personal information 1. Buy a shredder. Shred financial statements before you put them in the trash. 2. Protect your Social Security number ... http://www.personalinvestingbooks.com/protect-yourself-from-identity-theft/ It seems like almost everything that relates to borrowing money requires a look at your credit score. Banks and lenders use your credit score to determine whether or not they should lend you money. Want to get a car loan? Want to get a mortgage? A credit card? ... http://www.personalinvestingbooks.com/knowing-your-credit-score/ Ben Franklin said, "In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes. " Taxes are due again in April, and there are actually a surprising number of events that can affect how and what kinds of taxes you will pay. If you got married withing the past year, you will have ... http://www.personalinvestingbooks.com/are-you-aware-of-life-events-that-affect-your-taxes/