September, 2009
Daily Links: Paperback Writer Edition
At long last, work has begun on my first book. The outline is complete, the contract approved, and writing has commenced. It’s a little overwhelming. Writing for GRS everyday has taught me to create short personal pieces on a deadline. But 300 pages? Wow. That’s like Mt. Everest! As clichéd as it sounds, I’m trying ...
Obama on ‘Letterman’ Video Shows Changing Society
Obama was black before the election
Image from thewhizzer.blogspot.com.
There was a good mixture of seriousness and humor in the President Obama on “Letterman” video I dug up this morning. Last night Obama went to visit his old friend David Letterman.
Obama appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman” several times during his campaign, and I am ...
2009 Q3 Investment Portfolio Update – 9/21/09
Retirement Portfolio
Actual
Target
Asset Class / Fund
%
%
Broad US Stock Market ($64,794)
33.8%
34%
VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
DISFX - Diversified Stock Index Institutional Fund*
FSEMX - Fidelity Spartan Extended Market Index Fund*
US Small-Cap Value ($17,554)
9.1%
8.5%
VISVX - Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund
Real Estate (REITs) $18,004
9.4%
8.5%
VGSIX - Vanguard REIT Index Fund
Broad International Developed $46,820
24.4%
25.5%
FSIIX - Fidelity Spartan International Index ...
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Most States See Job Losses In August
Forty-two states lost jobs last month, up from 29 in July, with the biggest payroll cuts coming in Texas, Michigan, Georgia and Ohio. The Labor Department said Friday that 27 states saw their unemployment rates increase in August.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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