Finance 101: References
Books One up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch – a good book on stock picking A random walk down the wall street by Burton Malkiel – a good book on why not to pick stocks The only investment guide you will […]
Finance 101: Table of contents
Terminology – of the terms used in other sections Type of accounts – a summary of retirement and non-retirement accounts Building towards basic plan A basic plan Credit Cards References Disclaimer: These blog post(s) are based on my perception which might […]
Finance 101: Type of money holding accounts
Money has to be held in some form or the other. It could be cash, physical gold, land, or more conveniently accounts. The blog post is only about the last one. Normal accounts (or non-retirement accounts) – held at banks […]
Finance 101: Terminology
Contributions – Money being put into an account is called a “contribution” to that account. Earnings – Money “earned” in an account. Usually, as an interest or dividend on the money contributed but can also include things like bank bonuses. As […]
Tech world’s love for letter “X”
GoogleX Google neXus Apple Mac OS X Apple Xcode HTC One X Google Solve-for-X SpaceX IBM X-force Motorola Moto X Microsoft Xbox Comcast Xfinity Sony Xperia phone Dell XPS tablet X-treme tablet Motorola Xyboard tablet Nokia X No where, outside, […]
Relocating to California for internationals – Part 3
Manage your finances Use Mint for getting a complete view of your finances. CreditSesame, Credit, CreditKarma, and Quizzle for free credit score tracking. Quizzle always tries to sell something; others are better. The score they provide is not the same as the FICO score but is highly correlated. Use Splitwise or Buxfer for […]
Relocating to California for internationals – Part 2
Buying a car Due to the deliberate destruction of public transport, driving a car is cheaper on the west coast compared to taking public transport unless your employer subsidises commute via public transport. Decide ah car you want to buy, Honda Civic and Toyota […]
Relocating to California for internationals – Part 1
This set of articles are for Internationals who have recently relocated to California for a job. I am listing a few things which I wish I knew when I first arrived here for a full-time job. Short link to this page: http://bit.ly/fotb-ca) Hunting for apartment Use craigslist.org, padmapper.com (this also […]
Personal Finance: Thoughts on peer to peer lending
A year back I decided to try peer to peer(P2P) lending (out of curiosity) will a small sum of money. My net conclusion is that peer to peer lending is not a sensible form of investing. My money is still […]
Malkiel’s Timeless lessons for Investors
(Notes from Burton Malkiel’s talk at Google in 2010) Lesson #1: Buy-and-hold is still the best strategy Not only timing the market is tough but people who are trying to time the market loose more often than not. Lesson #2: […]