Each Friday I highlight the Carnivals I participated in over the past week, along with any notable articles that I came across. For those readers not familiar with carnivals, it's where personal finance bloggers submit their best articles of the week with one blog serving as the host. The entries are separated into various categories such as Investing, Credit, Debt, Budgeting, Frugality, Wealth Building, Money Management, Financial Planning, Insurance, Taxes, The Economy, Real Estate, et. al.Below are the carnivals that I participated in this week, along with a link to my article:
- Investing Carnival published: Stock Analysis: Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO)
- Festival of Stocks published: Stock Analysis: Stanley Works (SWK)
- Carnival of Financial Planning published: Dividend Stocks In the News: August 14, 2008
- Carnival of Money Hacks published: The MMA Rate Mystery Solved
The DIV-Net Featured Articles
- Dividend Growth Investor presented Dividend Growth and Earnings Per Share versus Total Return
- The Div Guy presented The Easy Way: Dividend ETFs
- Old School Value presented Jazz Technologies Merger Arbitrage
- Disciplined Approach to Investing presented Media And The Market Often Disconnected
- Dividends4Life presented Stock Analysis: Walgreen Co (WAG)
- The Dividend Guy presented What a Couple of Days Away From the Stock Market Can Teach You
- the moneygardener presented No Dividend, No Way
- Triaging My Way To Financial Success presented Value Stimulus - PFBC
- The Stock Market Prognosticator presented The Mother Lode
- The Dividend Guy presented Advice for Impateint Investor
- Dividend Growth Investor presented Is $1,000,000 enough to retire on? Is $2,000,000 enough money to retire on?
- the moneygardener presented the market's view on oil
- Stock Market Prognosticator presented Regional Economic Outlook
- The Div Guy presented The Dividends From Far, Far Away
- Disciplined Approach to Investing presented The Long And Short For Crude Oil
- Living Off Dividends & Passive Income presented Rogers Still Bullish On Commodities
- Old School Value presented Categorising Your Portfolio
- The Dividend Investing Blog presented Boomerang Fay
- Triaging My Way To Financial Success presented Taking Stock in IGM, Part III
- Dividend Money presented The Sharpe Ratio: How Risk Adjusted Return Makes You Money
- Bullish Dividends presented Relative Strength Index (RSI)
- Dollar Frugal presented Get Rid of Your Cable and Enjoy Your Freedom!
- How I Save Money presented Personal Finance Bloggers are An Incestuous Bunch :-)
- Saving For A Home Of My Own presented Space Bags & Updates
- Steve Alexander presents Book Review: The Tao of Warren Buffett posted at MagicDiligence - Optimizing Joel Greenblatts Value Stock Strategy, saying, "The Tao of Warren Buffett is a thought provoking collection of quotes and aphorisms from the world's greatest investor."
- Contrarian Profits presents How to Profit From OPEC Nations’ 2008 Windfall posted at Contrarian Profits, saying, "We’ve said it here before, but it’s worth repeating: People still have to eat, even in downturn. Adam Lass in Taipan Daily says one stock worth a look right now is Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD). He has examined its chart and says this stock could gain as much as 35% over the next few weeks. That’s because America’s wealthy “are dummying up, pulling in their horns and battening down the hatches.” And this is good news for restaurants such Buffalo Wild Wings, whose customer base is swelling as the rich go downmarket. More from Adam…"
- FIRE Getters presents How To Measure The Performance of A Mutual Fund? posted at FIRE Finance.
- David presents Investment Opportunities in Energy Independence posted at Physician Entrepreneur, saying, "Most likely, oil prices will not be going below $60/barrel, and this will encourage continued attention and investment in making America more energy independent."
- The Investor presents How a boring broker will make you richer posted at Monevator.com, saying, "You’re going to laugh. You’ll think I’m mad. But I think you want to look for an online broker with a dealing screen that’s… boring. Dull. Colorless. This article explains why."
- Dorian Wales presents How to Invest Wisely In a Bear Market? posted at The Personal Financier, saying, "Bear markets present a challenge for any investor with the end never in sight. How do we invest wisely in a bear market?"
