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403-B/DCP

November 14th, 2008 | No Comments | Filed in 403b

I just got paid and that can only mean that it’s time for another 403-B/DCP report. I find myself on the losing side this time as well to the tune of $57.05 which is less than my last 403-B report. Can’t seem to be able to catch a good wave but sooner or later we all will, hang in there.

403-B  
Started $1,048.58
My Contribution $     50.00
Down $     32.47 
Balance $1,066.11 Rate of return -50.5%
   
DCP  
Started $492.13
My Contribution $    0.00
Down $  24.58
Balance $467.55 Rate of return -42.5%
   
Total $1,533.66
Down $     57.05

No More Ads?

November 13th, 2008 | No Comments | Filed in Business

You might have noticed that there are no more ads in my posts anymore. I stopped using them about two months ago if I remember correctly. There are a couple of reasons why but the main one is because I was too lazy to go through the whole thing every time I posted. I had to log in to my account, find an ad and then paste it to my blog and honestly it became too time consuming for me. The second reason is that they were not making me any money, I did make about $8+ dollars with them but that is it and why keep at it if they are not working, right?. Will you ever see ads again on my blogs again?, the answer is yes but probably not in the posts themselves. I think the sidebars are a good place for them and when that happens I am sure you’ll notice and I will let you know as well just in case you miss them.

Weekly Investing Report 11/10/08

November 10th, 2008 | No Comments | Filed in Investing

Here we go again with another Weekly Investing Report. Hopefully I am going to be up just like last week but there is only one way to find out and that is to check the report. Here we go, my account was down $346.80 for the week and that is the way it has been for a while now, up one week down the next. Hey that is life, hopefully this week will be a lot better.

Scottrade Account (32)

I had no trades last week.

My investments look like this now, 10 Ford (F) shares, 10 Marvel (MVL) shares, 10 International Coal (ICO) shares, 10 Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) shares, 20 Visa (V) shares, 40 JPMorgan (JPM) shares, 40 Bank of America (BAC) shares and 70 National Bank of Greece (NBG) shares.

I start this week with a total account value of $4,169.77

Weekly Investing Report 11/3/08

November 3rd, 2008 | No Comments | Filed in Investing

November is here and hopefully the new month will mean better news for the market and all of us. Volatility has been the norm since I don’t know when and I sure don’t want to remember anything about it, the past is just that the past and there is nothing we can do about it. Anyway, time to check how my investments fared last week. Things were not as bad last week as previous ones and as a result my account was up (did I just say up?) $659.90 and that sure beats being down. I am taking it one day at a time and remember, hang in there ok. We’ll be just fine.

Scottrade Account (31)

I had no trades last week.

My investments look like this now, 10 Ford (F) shares, 10 Marvel (MVL) shares, 10 International Coal (ICO) shares, 10 Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) shares, 20 Visa (V) shares, 40 JPMorgan (JPM) shares, 40 Bank of America (BAC) shares and 70 National Bank of Greece (NBG) shares.

I start this week with a total account value of $4,516.57