A couple of my co-workers have noticed something out of the ordinary about me in the past week. They’ve characterized me as being lovesick or lovestruck. According to Urban Dictionary: LovesickSo deeply affected by love as to be unable to act normally. You awake every morning, thinking on your love, having dreamt of them all…
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock ETF (VWO) is an ETF that seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets index. VWO holds 823 securities (as of June 30, 2008) and is fully invested in common stocks of companies located in emerging markets worldwide. The ETF is passively managed with an average annual turnover of…
[I got a forwarded email warning me regarding a stolen cell phone. I think the scenario presented is very plausible, though I’m not sure if it actually occurred. I guess it’s a bit of common sense when you read it, but as I did, you’d probably be unaware of the potential fraud that can occur…
[In light of my postings on my Facebook FSX application, I’ll also do the same here for my other portfolios (with real money as opposed to FSX’s virtual money). Though I won’t put the amount here, I’ll still put the position I have or currently targeting. I do have several portfolios, though I am still…
Manga Mark Mobius – An Illustrated Biography of the Father of Emerging Markets Funds by Kaoru Kurotani My review rating: 3 of 5 stars[My review is based on the Bahasa (Indonesian) translation of this book] Certainly not the first economic/finance book I’ve read using a comic style. But, the manga style proved to be the…
Go Green, Live Rich: 50 Simple Ways to Save the Earth and Get Rich Trying by David Bach My review rating: 3 of 5 starsDavid Bach is the writer of the popular Finish Rich series. I haven’t read his other books, so I can’t comment on the series yet. In Go Green, Bach starts with…