Inspired by a recent article by Nickel, over at Five Cent Nickel, about his current asset allocation, I thought it might be a good time to take a look at our current asset allocation. Between us, my wife and I have five retirement accounts – two Roth IRAs, my 403(b), a SEP-IRA, and my wife’s pension. The calculations in this…
Category: Investing
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Drops Altria And Honeywell Adds Bank Of America And Chevron
I was watching CNBC and noticed a scrawl at the bottom of the television screen – Altria, Honeywell removed from DJIA, Bank of America and Chevron added The DJIA is the Dow Jones Industrial Average – a stock market index. The DJIA tracks 30 of the largest and most widely held public companies in the United States. Click here to…
Learning A Little Bit More About Dividends And Bonds
It’s always amazing what I find as I read through my favorite personal finance blogs. Recently, I’ve been thinking about dividends – what they are, how they work, how they are calculated, etc. Well, I fired up my newsreader today, and my good friend JLP from All Financial Matters has an excellent article about dividends and the Dow 30. As…