My Mind on Mortgages

It’s with great pride that I post Addie’s first spreadsheet ever.  Her and I sat at my laptop tonight and she banged THIS ONE OUT. Be sure to scroll up to the top for the bulk of her work.

Just a reminder that the financial markets are closed today in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  If you find yourself with a few extra minutes you can watch his famous “I Have a Deam” Speech here:

Click THIS LINK if you’d like to download my latest newsletter.  Inside you’ll find……. *”QE2 Pushes Mortgage Rates Higher” *”Evan Passes CFP(R) Exam and Earns His Designation” along with some fun financial facts.

I was a proud father yesterday when my 7-month old daughter showed a liking for my calculator!

The trailer for the new season of “Portlandia” highlights some of the stereotypes of Portland. Pretty funny.

It feels good to be reading for recreation again.  Although, I’ve had trouble finding time to review the books I’ve read.  I completed Michael Lewis’s classic “Liar’s Poker” earlier this summer and am just getting around to posting this. If you liked the movie “Wall Street” or like reading about the greedy scum on Wall [...]

If you have been a regular reader of this blog then you may remember my newsletter back in April where I wrote about my grandmother (we called her “Gramme”) and the inspirational conversation I shared with her.  It is with great sadness & pride that I must report her passing back on November 22nd.  She [...]

I was pretty excited yesterday afternoon when I got my email from the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER BOARD OF STANDARDS with the following message: Congratulations! You are now certified by CFP Board and may begin using the CFP(R), CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(tm) and federally registered CFP (with flame design) certification marks. You are to be complimented on [...]

File this one under the “geeky numbers” category.  I was listening to the radio this weekend and caught bits and pieces of THIS RADIO show.  It was the WNYC radio show called “Radiolab” from October 9th and they had an entire episode on numbers.  Grant it, this doesn’t necessarily have to do with money or [...]

I just got done reading the third and final novel in Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Series (The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo, The Girl who Played with Fire, & The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest).  I don’t think I’ll spend anytime reviewing them on this blog since they are not financially related AND because they’ve [...]