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This and That: Follow me on Twitter

March 19th, 2009 · 9 Comments

  1. I think Twitter has exciting possibilities as a micro-blogging platform. I’ve just signed up and you can find my profile here. I’ll be integrating the Twitter feed with the blog shortly.
  2. Jeremy Grantham suggests investors lucky or smart enough to be sitting in cash should have a battle plan for reinvestment and stick to it.
  3. Would the option strategies that look good on paper, look as good in real life? Maybe not because, as Michael James finds out, the frictional costs of option trading turn out to be quite substantial.
  4. The Riscario Insider has three tips for surviving an income tax audit.
  5. Canadian Financial Stuff has a valuable tip for homebuyers: if possible, avoid buying the model home.
  6. Thicken My Wallet has a list of don’ts for job searchers.
  7. Frugal Trader suggests tracking and recording net worth on a regular basis.
  8. Larry MacDonald notes that the methodology used by CREA to report house price changes is very misleading. Larry prefers the Repeat Sale Price Index (RSPI) reported here.
  9. The Dividend Guy debated adding precious metals to his portfolio.
  10. While there have been some dividend cuts, the vast majority of companies in the S&P Dividend Aristocrat Index have increased their dividends, reports the Dividend Growth Investor.

The snow has almost melted and the robins have arrived. Spring is (almost) here. Have a great weekend everyone!

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9 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Michael James // Mar 19, 2009 at 11:49 pm

    Thanks for the mention. I hate to throw a wet blanket on the excitement about spring, but more snow before spring is likely.

  • 2 Million Dollar Journey // Mar 20, 2009 at 8:03 am

    Thanks for the link!

  • 3 Big Cajun Man // Mar 20, 2009 at 8:25 am

    Thanks for the mention, I am now following you on Twitter as well. Have a great weekend.

  • 4 Phil S // Mar 20, 2009 at 11:26 am

    A friend of mine and I recently had a debate over the subject of cash on the sidelines as I have a fairly sizeable “rainy day” fund. My friend’s opinion is that cash should be deployed in the market now as he believes that this is the time to buy. While I think that this might be the time to buy, for my main source of income, I am employed in the suffering manufacturing sector of the economy and don’t think that it’s going to stabilize in the foreseeable future. So, it was more of a “buy and live on the edge” vs. “comfortably having cash to survive on the sideline” debate…

  • 5 Dividend Growth Investor // Mar 20, 2009 at 11:30 am

    CC

    Thanks for the link. I have been focusing on dividend increases and could tell that the situaton is not as bad as the media portrays it :-)

    Have a great spring weekend!

    DGI

  • 6 Thicken My Wallet // Mar 20, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    Thanks for the link! I am following you on Twitter as well.

  • 7 Canadian Capitalist // Mar 20, 2009 at 12:10 pm

    Phil: I think there is a lot to be said for the comfort of cold, hard cash in this economic climate, esp. if you work in a vulnerable industry. I think stocks are good value here (from a longer-term perspective) and keeping in mind that anything could happen in the short term. Having some cash will also afford us the luxury of taking a longer term view of the portfolio. Personally, I’d prefer a safety-first strategy too.

  • 8 Squawkfox // Mar 20, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    Yay! So happy you joined Twitter! I’ve been tweeting for a while and it is amazing. Feel free to follow me CC: @squawkfox

  • 9 Riscario Insider (@riscario) // Mar 21, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    Mystery solved. I was wondering why my traffic jumped. Thanks for the mention.

    I was also late to Twitter (@riscario), but early enough to find CC there before the announcement ;) If you’re not sure what the fuss is about, read Why Twitter (Finally) Makes Sense For Building Your Business (also applies to nonbusiness users).

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