MMM-099: Igniting the Superchargers
FANTASTIC TOOL: FOLIODEX.COM. Agent 99. My rant on pennies and nickels. An Obama nation? He whose name shall not be spoken wants to rally. Emailers. Guru’s new book. Save keystrokes. 1984.
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Topics in this week’s show include: 
- Show number 99 celebrated with Toto’s 99. Whoops, some of you folks don’t like music. Get Smart the movie will be out this spring.
- Get rid of pennies and nickels? Better yet: get rid of a decimal place!
- Obama thinks that when you keep your own money that what it really means is that it is taking money from social programs. They think estate taxes are great for the gobmint because, after all, the guy’s DEAD, so let’s go get his money!
- Presidential candidate HE WHOSE NAME SHALL NOT BE UTTERED wants a march on Washington to help reach the Remnant.
- Yahoo! TechTicker is up and running and Jim Rogers was an early guest. Thanks to an Email from Paul in Rhode Island for alerting me.
- Garen recommends the book The Economic Naturalist by Robert H. Frank. Fun to read especially if you don’t have a BS degree in economics. Garen also asks about Harry S. Dent, the demographic stock forecaster.
- Barry in Newfoundland wants to know how to get started in index investing for those of us who do not have the type of capital on hand to get into the game. Answer: 1) Invest in company-matched retirement plan. 2) Save money. 3) Buy VTSMX or VTMGX for a minimum of $3000.
- Our Guru, Phil DeMuth, writes Ben Stein’s recent books for him and the latest book is a doozy.
- The keyboard shortcut to save you thousands of keystrokes: In the address bar of your browser, instead of typing the full URL (like http://www.ifa.com) just type IFA and then press CTRL-Enter and magic happens! While you are at IFA, take their Risk Capacity Survey. This is absolutely the first step you need to take! Get the free 4-CD set An Audio Journey to Tradeless Nivana.
- Our Tool this week is fantastic. The kind folks at Foliodex.com notified me that they are putting together a tool to help compare lazy portfolios! Check out the current results and compare the Lazy Portfolio Smackdown entries!
- Have you read chapter 2 of Index Funds: The 12-Step Program for Active Investors? Gotta know those three factors!
- Anais Mitchell plays 1984.
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