I almost participated in a boycott of Amazon.com. This was almost a decade ago when Amazon filed for a patent for its 1-Click ordering process. The patent was struck down in 2007 but I didn’t notice. In the face of Amazon’s low prices and, in my state, exemption from sales tax, my convictions didn’t stand ...

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Obama's Landmark Initiative The recession credit freeze is thawing. Will banks who deigned to borrow money repay those bailouts? A year ago, most of the banking industry was knocking on the doors of the federal government for a bailout to allow them stay afloat. As we know, the government obliged, pumping in billions of dollars of taxpayer ...

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Starting today, the 2009 Plutus Awards are accepting nominations. The Plutus Awards are designed to celebrate the best in personal finance. In this event, like the Oscars of personal finance, feature categories like Best Savings Account, Best Credit Card, and Best Mobile Personal Finance Application. Additionally, a large portion of the awards put focus on ...

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This is an ongoing monthly update on how our equity investments are performing. Please see this background on the investment tool I developed and how I am using it to track our performance against a benchmark to measure our progress or lack thereof. Its still a work in progress, any feedback is appreciated and may ...

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1995 Rugby World Cup: A Contest Of Epic Proportions The Springboks. From Wikimedia Commons. Note the big man wearing #1, he was at the 95 World Cup. We've all seen trailers for Invictus.  The film stars Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman,  and centers around Nelson Mandela's adroit use of the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the ...

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