Monthly Archives: February 2008

Roth IRA: When’s the Best Time to Start?

The best time to start or fund your Roth IRA is – NOW! If you haven’t started your Roth IRA, you should seriously consider opening an account ASAP! If you have a Roth IRA and haven’t funded it yet for … Continue reading

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RSS Dashboard

I’m hoping that I’m not the last one to know this and that this post will be valuable to a lot of my readers. Most of you know what an RSS feed is and how important it is in getting … Continue reading

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What’s a Penny Worth?

One Penny = $632,500 or 1 + 1 = $1,265,000 How do you like that math? That’s how much a collector won at an auction last Friday in Texas. The total amount gained from the auction? $10.7 million dollars. I … Continue reading

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Median Home Prices Decline – The Positive Perspective

“WORST IN NATION: AREA HOME SALE PRICES PLUMMET IN 4TH QUARTER” (from the Lansing State Journal, 2/15/08) This was on the front page of our local paper. Why do the news makers report the most outrageous stats? It’s probably because … Continue reading

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FHA vs. Conventional Loans

The FHA has been in the news a lot lately. More recently because of the pending conforming loan limit changes. Just a word on that, especially those of you in Michigan – don’t expect much if any change in our … Continue reading

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