By Andrew
This is sort of off topic but I found it interesting so I wanted to write about it. I saw a news story on CNN the other day where a mother was cited by a highway patrol officer for not having her child properly restrained in a car seat. The mother buckled the kid [...]
Entries from November 2007
Its All About Perspective
November 25th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: General
The List, Part A
November 24th, 2007 · No Comments
By Justin
Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, and Investopedia
Here’s a description of the three financial information sites I use most often with a brief evaluation.
I have developed a rating system that will be applied to all future lists.
My sophisticated, scientific, highly objective rating scale is as follows:
Total Green Light Special: This is a must have, no excuses [...]
Tags: Stocks
Biodiesel: The French Fry Fuel
November 23rd, 2007 · 3 Comments
By Andrew
Happy Turkey Day yesterday to everyone in the US. I had the pleasure of watching my Packers beat up on the Lions. I can’t wait for the game against the Cowboys next week…Go Pack Go!!
Recently on Spike TV’s show Trucks I saw a very interesting segment on biodiesel fuel. They went through step-by-step how [...]
Tags: General
The Rich Gene: Nature vs. Nurture
November 20th, 2007 · No Comments
By Andrew
I stumbled across a slightly dated, yet interesting blog post the other day while I was researching my Rich Dad, Poor Dad post. The post was on Greg Mankiw’s Blog: Random Observations for Students of Economics and discussed the issue of nature vs. nurture applied to education and income level. According to an article in the Washington Post, the [...]
Tags: General
UFC Retirement: Traditional vs. Roth IRA
November 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments
By Andrew
In honor of this past weekend’s UFC event UFC 78 Validation I decided set up my own card to settle once and for all the dispute between two of today’s more popular retirement plans. More and more Americans these days are beginning to realize that their company pension plans and Social Security will not be [...]
Tags: Personal Finance
The Rich Dad, Poor Dad Love Affair
November 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments
By Andrew
Almost anyone who has sought out personal finance advice through literature or other media has at one time or another come across the infamous Robert Kiyosaki. He is the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller Rich Dad, Poor Dad and 17 other books which have sold over 26 million copies combined. He [...]
Tags: General
Key questions for us all
November 16th, 2007 · No Comments
By Justin
I am here in Labrador City, Newfoundland writing in the midst of a foot of snowfall and a chewy piece of pork chop that cost $30, beat that Andrew!
As I was getting my lunch yesterday, an interesting topic was covered on the local CBC radio station. They were discussing the increase in home heating oil [...]
Tags: General
Welcome to FULL DISCLOSURE FINANCE!
November 16th, 2007 · No Comments
You won’t find a site like this anywhere!
Hi, we’re Andrew and Justin, 2 regular guys that share an interest in finance and investing.
Our goal is to provide a transparent medium for you to learn from our experiences – while they are happening. We’ll write about what we’re currently learning, the resources we use, and most [...]
Tags: General