Archive for October, 2009

• Buying Your Own Health Insurance, Part Two
  barrieabalard, October 8th, 2009 at 12:01 am, Comments: 0

  (Note that explanatory material provided via links in this post does not imply a guarantee of complete accuracy, nor does it imply I endorse the provider of the material.) In part one of this series, I provided some definitions and basic information you’ll need to buy your own health insurance. Today we’ll tackle HIPAA and [...]

• Mr. Market Gives Me a Beat Down
  Tickerville, October 6th, 2009 at 11:25 am, Comments: 0

  I ran into Mr. Market last night while walking home. I always considered him a happy person but when I said hello, for no apparent reason he popped me in the mouth. Startled, I took a step back and asked him what was the problem, I hadn’t done anything to him. He simply remarked, ‘get [...]

• But Dave, I don’t know ANYTHING about stocks? What do I do?
  IRON100, October 2nd, 2009 at 12:00 am, Comments: 0

  The title of this post is the quintessential question that plagues new investors of any age, whether it is the young ambitious teenager (me, many eons ago when papyrus and stylus were used) or the widow who might have inherited the assets of her recently passed life partner, who handled every financial matter.

• Buying Your Own Health Insurance, Part One
  barrieabalard, October 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am, Comments: 0

  I can’t think of a hotter topic for personal finance than health insurance. If you have none and want some, or think you will lose your employer-provided insurance in the future, this post is for you. Brief personal history and disclosure: my husband and I both pay for our own health insurance. He lost his [...]