This investopedia article lists out the major financial news sites : http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/112514/top-sites-latest-stock-market-news.asp# I use Yahoo Finance . I recommend spending a bit of time on each site to see which one works for you.
I was watching a documentary on Netflix called ‘Rise of the Hackers’ , and came across this engineered computer virus called stuxnet. It was designed to slow down Iran’s nuclear weapon development. I found the design of the virus to be fascinating. Take a look if you guys have time ! If you dont have Netflix, this article is a good read as well. http://www.wired.com/2014/11/countdown-to-zero-day-stuxnet/ The virus is designed to infect PLCs ( Programmable Logic controllers ) . Everything from…
As an independent contractor you have the option of being a Sole Proprietor or an owner of a Partnership. A friend of mine recently became a contractor, and he had the option of registering as a business and billing as a business. My friend and I decided to do some investigation to understand how this worked and what some of the processes involved are. Sole Proprietorship First Step, you must understand the benefits of registering as a sole proprietorship. This…
One of my reasons for visiting Iceland in the winter was to visit the beautiful Glacier Caves of Iceland. I had seen photos of the blue caves and had become fascinated. Visiting Iceland would solve two items I had really wanted to do. See the Northern Lights and Visit a Glacier Cave. I wrote a post on shelter/food and transportation in Iceland if you require some information the post is here . We had originally planned to visit the Glacier…
The financial markets are affected by many different events. Events such as a Central Bank’s decision on interest rates, government releasing different type of numbers such as unemployment rate, major companies reporting earnings, events that affects large countries such as a recession in China, and events that affect specific sectors such as OPEC’s decision to cut oil supply. In addition to the specific news stories that come out throughout the day, the markets are affected by specific events. See below…
I visited Iceland in 2015 with a group of friends. I wanted to visit Iceland in winter for two main reasons. One to see the Northern Lights, and the second to visit the Glacier Caves. We were there for a week starting on February 24th 2015. I am from Canada and most of the flights to Iceland from Canada is directly to Reykjavik Airport, Iceland. Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland and about two third of the population of Iceland…
My job is filled with phone and in person meetings in the mornings. I don’t normally get a chance to check online till about 11 am EST. About an hour and half after the US and Canadian market opens. I am also rarely at my desk. I am more of a long term investor than a short term trader. So I don’t always need real time data during the day. I do however want to be able to receive alerts…
One of my goals for this year is to make $50k in addition to my income. Having a goal is nice, but like most people if you don’t have a plan you are not going to get there. There is only two ways I believe that I can get there. Starting a company or investing. I believe I don’t have enough passion to start a company. After spending some time understanding entrepreneurs and what drives them to start companies I…
I had bought the San Francisco City pass that includes the 7 day Muni pass. I really shouldn’t have, since I had a car and parking wasn’t an issue for me. I wrote a post about parking in SF. The City Pass included the option to visit the Aquarium at Monterey Bay. On the third day of my trip it was raining, so I decided to drive to Monterey Bay from San Jose. That drive took about an hour and…
Palace of Fine Arts This place is the only place I have seen in San Francisco that reminded me of the buildings in Europe. I wanted to go here because it looked pretty in the photos and I remembered it from the movie The Rock. One of my favorite movies. I made it here on my last day in San Francisco. It is near Crissy Field, and I was able to find free parking. It is a beautiful building. I…