Index Card Challenge – Part 4

Adam Investing

This is part 4 of the Index Card Challenge. To check out the earlier submissions head over to Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 or head to the Index Card Challenge. Definitely check it out if you came over from my collaboration with J. Money over at RockStar Finance since we didn’t post all the cards there and you don’t want to miss any …

Index Card Challenge – Part 3

Adam Investing, Personal Finance

This is part 3 of the index card challenge. To check out the earlier submissions head over to Part 1 and Part 2 or head to the Index Card Challenge. Definitely check it out if you came over from my collaboration with J. Money over at RockStar Finance since we didn’t post all the cards there and you don’t want to miss …

Lorillard, Chevron and a Payout

Adam Energy, Investing

Well, our Lorillard journey has come to an end. Too bad, but we did do well playing the vices sector. I regret not buying more. I only ended up with a half position before the stock ran up beyond my buy price. Lorillard shareholders will receive, for each Lorillard share, $50.50 in cash and 0.2909 of a share in RAI …

Asset Class Returns

Adam Investing

I wanted to share an updated version of one of my absolute favorite charts, from our friends over at NovelInvestor. It’s always instructive to get a nice visual reminder of the value of diversification. As you can see, very rarely does the same asset top the charts multiple years in a row and it’s quite common for them to be …

New Purchase: Philip Morris (PM)

Adam Investing

*First an addendum. I don’t talk about most positions in my portfolio. Reading the current posts of stocks is in no way a representation of my entire portfolio. As I’ve mentioned, I’m a fan of sin businesses, that have incredible ROI, requiring exceptionally minimal capital in order to produce amazing cash flow and gains. This was evident when we talked …

Tradeking – $200 Sign Up Bonus

Adam Investing

My favorite brokerage, TradeKing, is currently running a promotion. New customers earn $200 just for signing up. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I currently keep my Traditional IRA, Roth IRA and taxable accounts with them. In my opinion: The interface is simple and intuitive Everything works really well The chat customer service has been nothing but helpful when I’ve …

My new Resource Page is Live!

Adam Investing, Personal Finance

I’m going to keep it short, but I wanted to make sure the people following on RSS see the new content added to the Resource Page. I’ve spent many hours putting together as complete a list as possible of the best of all the best tools for frugal badassity, investing, expense tracking, travel and more. Not everything has a review …