Nov 28
Warren Buffett’s famous Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), the highest-priced stock and one of the most successful companies during the last half-century, recently announced a stock split to take place next year that would divide its Class B shares (BRK.B) at a ratio of 50 to one. The B shares currently represent 1/30th of the value of the Class A shares and have 1/200th of the per-share voting rights. After the split, this would put the B shares at a little less than $68 per share, based on the recent price. Until the split, there are other ways to invest in Berkshire Hathaway.A second way to invest in the stock is by owning shares in the Sequoia Fund (SEQUX), a mutual fund with a large position in Berkshire Hathaway.
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Nov 28
The LA Times Money Makeover: Director needs to change her financial script profiles 50-year-old freelance director and single mom Jodi Binstock. While she is fortunate to be working and making between $60,000 – $80,000 in her field, Jodi has only accumulated $70,500 in assets ($68,000 in retirement accounts and $2,500 in savings), while her liabilities total $570,700 ($454,000 in home mortgage and $71,000 in a home equity line of credit. $45,700 in credit card debt). Read more…
Nov 28
People who fail to keep up with some of their monthly payments may find that they have more than just their credit score to worry about, according to one recent report.
The Associated Press reported this week that some American Express customers have been notified that if they fail to make their monthly payment on time, they will forfeit any miles or points they earned on purchases that particular month.
The wire service goes on to say that people who want the miles or points back will have to pay a $29 fee, as well as all applicable late fees and penalty interest rates. Read more…
Nov 27
Over the last few months, I’ve given a small pile of presentations related to The Simple Dollar, my upcoming book, and other topics. Along the way, I’ve learned several things about what constitutes a good presentation and what constitutes a failure. Here are the seven key things I’ve learned, which you can take away to make your own presentations better.
1. Lots of words on the screen is bad. If you have a lot of words on the screen, people stop paying attention to what you’re saying and start reading the words on the screen. I suppo
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Nov 27
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Nov 27
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