For the past couple weeks, Jim Cramer's been talking up the stock of the Canadian mining company Crystallex International Corporation (AMEX:KRY) on his radio and TV shows. The thesis on this company is based around Las Cristinas, a gold mine in Venezuela owned but not yet mined by the company. But...

Financial planning is a rapidly growing and desirable field that recently made #3 on Money magazine’s 50 Best Jobs list. As defined contribution plans grow in popularity, so will the number of financial planners as more and more Americans seek guidance in understanding their investment options....

As of Monday, April 10th, 2006, Phil Town will no longer be responding to direct emails from his Gmail account. Each Monday, Phil will answer a randomly selected homework or question submitted to his site RuleOneInvestor.com. I've much appreciated Phil's help these last few months and wish him well...

John Rhodes over at WebWord.com recently wrote an article on How Web 2.0 Killed Microsoft. The article points out a lot of the hurdles and challenges facing Microsoft as they try to keep up with the movement from desktop-based applications to online services. It's a long article; here are some...

The carnivals of investing and personal finance are up. - 4/3/2006 Carnival of Investing - 4/3/2006 Carnival of Personal Finance You can see a list of past week's carnivals at the Blog Carnival site.

I was watching Deal or No Deal on CNBC last night and, being the numbers guy that I am, couldn't help but think about optimal strategies and risk-reward evaluations. I thought about writing something down to enlighten the masses, but it seems someone has already spelled out the basis for an optimal...

Becoming wealthy is a full-time job. Successful entrepreneurs have worked for years to build a deep knowledge base in areas as diverse as sales, marketing, accounting, stock investing, real estate investing, leadership, team building and personal finance. For someone who is still laying his...

I am the proud owner of 25 shares of Microsoft Corporation stock (MSFT: Google Finance, Yahoo! Finance). These shares were purchased on 3/23/2006 at a price of $27 per share. After selling my SIRI stock last week, I was itching for somewhere to put that money. MSFT had been on my radar for a while...

Google Finance has just been launched in Beta! A must see! <http://finance.google.com>

You can't deny the popularity of investing guru Jim Cramer. He's become an icon. But should you read his book Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World? I think you should. First off, fans of Jim Cramer should read this book no questions asked. I mean who wouldn't enjoy a book that...