The carnivals of investing and personal finance are up. - 4/3/2006 Carnival of Investing - 4/3/2006 Carnival of Personal Finance You can see a list of past week's carnivals at the Blog Carnival site.

I was watching Deal or No Deal on CNBC last night and, being the numbers guy that I am, couldn't help but think about optimal strategies and risk-reward evaluations. I thought about writing something down to enlighten the masses, but it seems someone has already spelled out the basis for an optimal...

Becoming wealthy is a full-time job. Successful entrepreneurs have worked for years to build a deep knowledge base in areas as diverse as sales, marketing, accounting, stock investing, real estate investing, leadership, team building and personal finance. For someone who is still laying his...

I am the proud owner of 25 shares of Microsoft Corporation stock (MSFT: Google Finance, Yahoo! Finance). These shares were purchased on 3/23/2006 at a price of $27 per share. After selling my SIRI stock last week, I was itching for somewhere to put that money. MSFT had been on my radar for a while...

Google Finance has just been launched in Beta! A must see! <http://finance.google.com>

You can't deny the popularity of investing guru Jim Cramer. He's become an icon. But should you read his book Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World? I think you should. First off, fans of Jim Cramer should read this book no questions asked. I mean who wouldn't enjoy a book that...

As small, inexperienced investors, we are unable to take advantage of the full range of available investment opportunities. In an effort to protect small investors, the 1933 Securities Act enacted rules about which securities must be registered with the SEC and which can be offered privately....

After getting together my full 2005 Roth IRA contribution, shortly before making the contribution I realized that I could instead use the contribution to completely pay down one of my two remaining credit cards. Getting myself further out of debt in this way, is appealing to say the least. On the...

Greetings! We're very happy to present Carnival of Investing #13! We had an excellent 22 submissions this week, and thank you all for your timely submissions. I reviewed all the previous carnivals and liked MyMoneyBlog's the best, so here we have it, with it's simple majesty. Enjoy, and see you...

Phil Town's new site is up at RuleOneInvestor.com. Check it out for podcasts, news, and calculators! Also check out FreeMoneyFinance who is holding a "Phil Town Day" with articles dedicated to Phil Town all day long.