Investorial

Quick post this morning as I’m working on a project that will be a treat for Investorial readers in the upcoming week! The blogging trio at InvestorGeeks are opening up their site and looking for more geeks to join them. Chris, Jason and Frank are not only Investorial readers, but I also feel that they themselves write some of the best investing articles that I have seen on PF blogs.

I remember a long time ago when a small site started with a vision to build an investing community and has since blossomed into the popular Motley Fools. Nowadays, Motley Fools seems more like an infomercial with frequent noise about promoting their investment newsletters. But I feel InvestorGeeks has that potential to be the next Motley Fool, sans the noise.

Chris is following through with the InvestorGeeks mission of creating a community of investors who share what they learn with one another. If you love learning about investing and love to write, then consider becoming an InvestorGeek! These openings are available to bloggers, non-bloggers, pros and amateurs alike. There are no restrictions.

I’m stunned by what I’ve just read; all I can say is WOW!

Recently, the blogosophere has been on all cyclinders talking about buying vs. renting, and many calculator spreadsheets have also popped up. But my vote has to go to Julie Ali who is guest-blogging at Jim’s Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. Her writing is absolutely terrific in its depiction of the emotional issues of buying vs. renting.

[...] There is a rental cycle that is the diagrammatic opposite to the house buying cycle. When people are madly engaged in a love affair with the purchasing of their first, second or final upscale home, they turn their nose down at even the mere plebeian thought of dating a rental house. Even the sensible arrangement of renting for a few years in order to acquire a down payment for said house is refused. “Why should we make the landlord richer?” they sniff as they run to their local banking casino of choice and throw down their chips to lose a fortune on the turn of the mortgage interest wheel. [...]

Julie hit it right on the nail with that assessment. When you hear (more…)

As a PF blogger, I also read many PF blogs out there to stay current with news. I also find many interesting blogs and information through this exploration. This afternoon, I’ve been going through my archived RSS feeds to find some of the interesting entries and submitting to PFDigg!

What is PFDigg?
PFDigg is to personal finance news what Digg is to tech news. I believe it will be a good idea to submit stories to PFDigg and hope that a community can be built. PFDigg is just starting out, so only time will tell if it takes off.

Why Bother?
PFDigg may prove to be another alternative to PFBloggers using carnivals and PFBlogs aggregator. There is a different aspect of social networking / interaction with the voting system used to promote news to the front page of the site. A lot of networking can also be done with using PFDigg,. I saw a “friends” feature where you can find people who are discovering great pfDiggs and follow their suggestions via RSS feeds.

I received a private alpha invitation to check out SocialPicks, a new Web 2.0 / Social Web application seeking to be the new way for people to share stock picks and research. Users can get investment ideas from friends, see who else follow their advices, and see everyone’s performance over time. Members can also recommend stocks, and let your track record speak for themselves.

InvestorGeeks had previously blogged a positive informative preview of the service so I will defer to it rather than rehash all the details. You’ve come here for the Investorial point-of-view and that’s what I aim to deliver! (more…)

After my previous blog on Jim Cramer, you may feel that I have a strong opinion of the person and the show. I thought I should perhaps sit through an entire show of Mad Money to justify my decision, and guess which show I saw? It was funny watching the students at the University of Michigan egg on Jim; turning the show into a financial version of Jerry Springer with all the hooting, hollering and let’s not forget the booyahs.

Obviously my opinion has not changed regarding Cramer. But I realized that Cramer is like a durian. For those who don’t know, the durian is a tropical fruit I loved eating as a child. You won’t find anybody without a strong opinion of it. Fans will call it the king of fruits, while others will call it the stinkiest thing they’ve ever smelled. There are simply no middle-ground opinions.

If I’m blogging negatively about Cramer, some people must be liking him right? I searched and found Frank Barnako’s blog about 3 Cramer fan sites. For those who don’t know Frank, he is a CBS MarketWatch editor/exec. I am a long-time reader of Frank’s MarketWatch columns and was one of the first bloggers to (more…)

When AOL bought Weblogsinc. from Jason Calacanis, we saw the media company’s intent to step into the blogosphere in a big way. Performancing’s Nick Wilson blogged a piece on AOL’s powermove into the financial blogging arena - Blogging Stocks.

Before today, I had no idea of the (more…)

Steve Pavlina published an interview he conducted with millionaire, Marc Allen. There were some interesting question and answers regarding becoming a millionaire and about money in general. A terrific quote, written by Kent Nerburn was thrown out that I’d like to share:

So true!

Of all that days that I receive an offer from CBS Marketwatch to buy Investorial, it had to be April 1st! I’m so happy! I can’t disclose the details of the deal as yet but suffice to say I’ll be selling out my soul from here onwards.

Why is CBS Marketwatch buying me? Because I made 2 glorious reviews of one of their star columnists Herb Greenberg here and here. Simple ain’t it?

Sorry Canadian Capitalist and Investing Intelligently! I’d say I’ll watch out for an opportunity to get you a deal as well, but I don’t want to. LOL

By the way, hope you are having a wonderful April Fool’s Day!