Carnival of Investing – July 29, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the July 29, 2008 edition of investing carnival. I am pleased to be hosting the carnival this week and appreciate everyone’s input and work they have put into the individual posts.

Editor’s Picks

Dividend Growth Investor presents Some Cheap Stocks to Consider posted at Create Rising Passive Income From Dividend Paying Stocks.

Mike Markin presents High-Dividend Stocks Will Protect You from Mortgage Mess posted at Contrarian Profits, saying, “Tom Dyson says the best way to protect your portfolio from the fallout of a failing Fannie and Freddie is to invest in high-dividend stocks…”

Dividends4Life presents Your Greatest Wealth Building Asset posted at Dividends 4 Life, saying, “So, what is your greatest wealth building asset? Everyone is born with it. Few realize its importance until they lose most of it. The asset is so valuable it can’t be bought. Your most valuable wealth building asset is …”

Investing

KCLau presents Average Monthly Household Income in 2007: Is it enough? posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “According to a survey done by the Statistic Department for the Economic Planning Unit, published in Personal Money Magazine June 2008 edition, a typical family in Malaysia earns only RM3686/month. How much this is worth and how much can be spent.”

Bootstrap presents Bootstrap Stock Analysis posted at Bootstrap Investing.

Ben Dinsmore presents Should You Borrow Money From Your 401K? posted at Trees Full of Money, saying, “If you need cash and your financial situation leaves you no other alternatives, borrowing money from your 401k might help you get your financial life back on track.”

Helen Anderson presents 4 Reasons Why Investors Should Avoid Hedge Funds at All Costs posted at Bankaholic.

Dorian Wales presents The Big Mac Index – Applying Simple Economic Common Sense posted at The Personal Financier, saying, “Simple ”quick and dirty” economic modeling can give powerful insight”

Livingalmostlarge presents To sell or hold? posted at LivingAlmostLarge, saying, “Should you sell or hold your ESPP stock?”

Alternative Investments

Lane Wright presents Three Forex Trading Strategies posted at Awesome Forex Alerts.

The Investor presents Should you swap your shares for an investment trust on a discount? posted at Monevator.com, saying, “Stock market pessimism means many investment trusts (also known as closed-ended funds in the US) are trading at heavy discounts. Would it be profitable to trade an existing portfolio of blue chips for similar holdings in a trust, then swap back in happier times? Or would trading costs be prohibitive?”

Real-Estate

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Is Investing In Rental Property A Good Move? posted at The Digerati Life.

Michael. presents Always Analyze the Value of a Triple Net Investment posted at Michael Emilio.

Maria Gudelis presents How to buy real estate at an auction tips from Bruce Norris, Bill Gatten, Maria Gudelis posted at Maria Gudelis.

Stock Analyses

Investing Angel presents I Heart Luby’s (LUB) posted at Stock Tips.

Wealth Accumulation

George Guarini presents How well do you know YOUR bank? posted at Bankers Exchange Services, saying, “How to safely invest more than $100K into one bank using the CDARS program.”

Raymond presents Is My FDIC Insured Checking Or Savings Account Safe If My Bank Fails? posted at Money Blue Book.

Other

Value Seeker presents Stock Investment Resource: Stock Market Investing Tips – Democrats and Offshore Drilling posted at Stock Investing, saying, “…the lunacy of the Democratic opposition to offshore drilling.”

Christopher Johnson presents Domain Flipping posted at CoffeeBreakEarnings.com, saying, “Domain Flipping – Virtual Real Estate”

Tammy Powell presents Who else wants to work 15 minutes rather than 8 hours? posted at Enlightened Wealth Institute student Tammy Powell.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of investing carnival using the carnival submission form.

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