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This and That # 112: Credit Crisis Firefight Edition

October 2nd, 2008 · 7 Comments

  1. The New York Times takes an in-depth look at the four weeks of financial turmoil and why the authorities are worried about it.
  2. The national do not call registry finally went online this week. It is very simple to register and telemarketers have one month to remove your number from their call list. The registration is valid for three years.
  3. The Globe and Mail’s Derek DeCloet lays the blame for runaway executive compensation where it belongs: the shareholders who failed to bell these fat cats.
  4. CNN Money reported on Warren Buffett’s take on the credit crisis and the importance of finding a quick solution.
  5. Million Dollar Journey took a look at a recent Merrill Lynch report that said that Canada faces a real estate crash.
  6. Larry MacDonald finds that mutual fund investors are hitting the panic button redeeming mutual funds at a record clip.
  7. The Dividend Guy explains that his approach is to continue investing through these tough times.
  8. Preet generated a nice graph to show the trade off between risk and return.
  9. Michael James on how panicked investors get whipsawed by market volatility.
  10. With the major equity markets deep in bear territory, Dividend Growth Investor took an instructive look at past bear markets.

Personal Finance Network roundup will be posted tomorrow. Have a great weekend everyone!

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7 responses so far ↓

  • 1 brad // Oct 2, 2008 at 8:30 pm

    Thank you for posting the link to the Do Not Call list…I never even knew this was in the works and am very glad to hear about it! I registered all my phone numbers.

  • 2 WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com // Oct 2, 2008 at 8:58 pm

    Thanks for the mention CC - have a great weekend!

  • 3 3Kids // Oct 2, 2008 at 10:17 pm

    “I don’t worry too much about pointing fingers at the past,” he said. “I operate on the theory that every saint has a past, every sinner has a future.”

    Impressed again by what Warren Buffett said and did. He is not only a great investor, also a great man.

  • 4 Michael James // Oct 2, 2008 at 11:45 pm

    Thanks for the link. Enjoy your weekend.

  • 5 Dividend Growth Investor // Oct 3, 2008 at 9:12 am

    CC,

    Many thanks for the link. Hopefully this weekend we won’t have any bank failures.

    Best Regards,

    Dividend Growth Investor

  • 6 Forone // Oct 3, 2008 at 4:54 pm

    In the spirit of “this and that” I noticed that Scotiabank is promoting the new Tax Free Savings Accounts but when I asked about it on a call to the SM brokerage, the rep said she there has been no announcement and wasn’t aware of plans. Similar result from an email to Etrade. I’d rather set up my family’s TFSAs within brokerage not a bank - would be interested in any scoops on this. (You’d think the first brokerage out of the blocks on this will pull in accounts hand over fist.)

  • 7 Cool Checks // Oct 4, 2008 at 10:59 am

    Thanks, I appreciated the heads up on ” CNN Money reported on Warren Buffett’s take on the credit crisis and the importance of finding a quick solution.”

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