I am a registered Democrat, but lately I’ve been unhappy with the policies and decisions made by the party. I think the seeds were planted during the primaries with the conduct of the Clintons. It seemed as if they were 100% confident that they would get the nomination that they didn’t need to bother with …
Tag Archives: Finance
Stimulus Money
So, I’m supposed to be getting a $600 direct deposit from the government as a part of the economic stimulus package. We’re supposed to get it tomorrow, so hopefully my bank account gets a nice bump at midnight. My basic plan is to buy the new 3G iPhone, when it gets released that is. But …
Tax Refund, Part 2
So, I finally got my NY State tax refund this morning. For some reason it took New York state almost two months to give me my money back. The federal government gave me my money much faster; it only took them a week or so.
Free Money
As a part of my pay package at work, I get to participate in a pension and retirement plan. This is basically free retirement money for us, since the company is contributing to it, and we don’t need to do anything. The money gets put into Vanguard Funds, a max of four funds. I’ve made …
The Risk-Free Rate
The risk free rate is one of the most basic concepts that you need to know. This rate is the theoretical return of an investment with no risk. In theory, it is easy to define, but in practice it becomes slightly harder. Since all companies have default risk associated with them, we can’t use any …
Finance 101
Over the next few days and weeks I’m going to write several finance based posts. These posts will cover fundamental topics in investing; things you should know before you go and invest in a company. I’ll cover basic topics like the Risk-Free Rate to the Weight Average Cost of Capital. These posts should give you …