Twitter’s Initial Public Offering The micro blogging site Twitter has become a publicly traded company as of Thursday this week. Its price jumped from $26 a share on opening to $48 almost immediately. There is a lot of interest in this hot stock right now. TWTR ended this week at $42 a share. The Twitter IPO raised over… Read More »
One of the benefits of home ownership is the ability to secure a loan against it, other than the primary mortgage. This can be done through a home equity LOC, or a second mortgage. A few years ago I was part of the young and prudent group of people in their early twenties who bought a home in… Read More »
RIM Blackberry maker Research in Motion is doing really well this year :0) The cell phone maker’s stock price has gone up more than 100% since just half a year ago. Many people thought RIM was dead but investors are taking a second look now. As one of Canada’s most iconic tech companies I really hope they can… Read More »
Whenever someone is to receive a large sum of money they can sometimes choose to either take the entire amount right away, or have it pay out slowly over a long period of time. If someone is injured in a vehicle accident or if they’re injured at work and they are entitled to a $50,000 settlement from their insurance company,… Read More »
Let’s spend this day not thinking about money and just be mindful of those less fortunate, be grateful of the stuff and people we have, and give thanks that the world didn’t end on the 21st like some have predicted 😀 Happy holidays and seasons greetings :0)
I was recently invited to help host a big giveaway along with some prominent bloggers in the personal finance space. So in line with the holiday spirit I am happy to announce that we are giving away an Apple iPad 3 32GB wi-fi. The winner may choose the color :0) Details for the iPad 3 giveaway below. Here… Read More »