Guess what the guys at Wikinvest have been up to? They have added an amazing new feature in which they pull sections out of Company’s Annual Report and match them up. This enables an investor (ones like me, which are not really interested in reading the whole report) quickly understand as to how the company has changed its policies over time.
Let us take for example how a company has changed its definition of Fair Market Value over time from the following three companies:
Lowe’s Companies (LOW) Fair Market Value
Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Fair Market Value
Adobe Systems (ADBE) Fair Market Value
I have stocks of Adobe and I didn’t know their policy on Fair Market Value has changed so much over time. I probably never really bothered to check the changes in accounting policies and comparing them to previous versions.

But now thanks to this feature I can quickly check out the vital policies and their changes. Seriously, I thank the guys at Wikinvest from my heart for this. This is another step closer towards being a better investor.

If you guys are not users of Wikinvest, I recommend you people to check it out. It has certainly stopped me from making disastrous decisions. After all, an informed investor is a better investor.

We have all been there. Yes, you know what I am talking about. Looking at the bill in the mail, and realizing that your payday is still far off, you think whether or not you should dip into your savings. I am now lucky enough to financially secure, but I wasn’t always so. I still remember the time after college where bills came before paydays and you didn’t have a huge saving account. Well, at that time, I used to borrow from my friends, but you know how things get once money gets into friendship. So to avoid all this inconvenience and embarrassment, my friend told me about payday loans . It is funny that they have been around for decades, but I never really knew of them, and now when I am financially secure, I come across something which could have helped me a great deal.

But, anyways, if not for me, then for all those who need it out there, payday loans provide you same day, short term cash advances. That helps you pay your bills in time, and you can return the money on your payday. Seems too simple? Well, it is. Look online for a cash advance lender and you’ll be surprised at how easy the whole process. Sure, you have to pay a little interest, but that’s reasonable too. They are many great payday loan companies out there and I recommend them to almost everyone who needs cash early in the month. So, let me know how your experience with them went.

Have you ever tried online trading? No? Well, then you must.

I used to be a casual stock market player a while back, but when I got introduced to the concepts of IRA accounts, I was fascinated at how much the technology has improved.

I immediately became more regular in my Stock Trading. As I traded more, I made a lot of mistakes, but the more mistakes I made, the better I got. Now, I almost earn my entire living off through an online broker! But this is not for everyone!

But I also recommend that if you are serious at all about Mobile Trading, you absolutely must try out http://www.firstrade.com

This website has everything that you need to become a successful trader. It has all the tools, all the analysis and every possible trading option ready for you at your fingertips!

So, the ages of trading through phone are gone. http://www.firstrade.com has revolutionalised the way people trade online!

So, the final verdict of http://www.firstrade.com is a definite YES! Please, do check this website out before you buy your next stock! You may be putting your hard earned money at risk otherwise. Seriously, this website is more precious to me than gold!

So, my friend recently purchased a new car (I know! I never seem to purchase any cool stuff anymore.) and was wondering which insurance company to go with.

We checked up on the internet but were bombarded with stupid advertisements. And then we finally hit gold, http://www.americancarquotes.com/

Yup, this amazing compare car quotes website not only provides us with everything we need, but also suggests which ones are the best according to our requirements.

Whether it is for safety insurance quotes or collision insurance quotes, a simple form filling opens the doors to thousands of quotes from hundreds of company. Then we can choose which cover the most and give us the best bang for the buck.

Without this website my friend would have to check up with all insurance companies and get annoying phone marketing calls and fill out many forms and what not.

But thanks to http://www.americancarquotes.com/, all that is now history.

So, if you are looking to insure your car, in fact any type of vehicle insurance, I highly suggest you to take the help of http://www.americancarquotes.com/. Looking for quotes was never this easy!

My friend got a nice quote (thanks to the website) and is now risk free!

So, I was talking to my friend yesterday – who by the way is a big sport fan. We got around to discussing how good his knowledge is at sports. He said that he regularly reads blogs and watches a lot of sports channels too. And that he uses
this knowledge and does some online sports betting.

I was very curious about this and asked him whether I should try it too. He said it was as easy as a pie as long as you don’t get greedy and make illogical decisions. But since I am such a perfectionist when it comes to doing something, I asked him about which blog he reads.

And he gave me the link to http://sportsbettingspot.com/ and WOW! This blog is like… a pool of information about sports betting. It gave me a nice introduction to sports betting which made me familiar with the basic terms and everything I need to know to start up. It also has a lovely sports betting tips and tricks section, which I urge you to read. Then there are specific categories for different sports.

Overall, if you are looking to bet online, http://sportsbettingspot.com/ is a blog you MUST read.

I’ll let you know how my experience in sports betting went. Why don’t you tell me yours in the comments?

So, my friend called up the other day saying that he needed some help setting up his new business website. And since he is not that much a geek as me, he thought it’d be a good idea to ask me about some web hosting tips.

We decided that he would come over to my place later that day. Well, I just had the basic idea about the webhosting industry and so, we searched in Google for more information. And sure enough, we found what we were looking for. It is a great blog with a goldmine of information – http://www.webhostingfan.com/

Not only we found some informative articles about the webhosting industry, we also got spot on knowledge about Control Panels, CMS and other related webhosting terms.

My friend, who based on the information collected on the blog, is now a subscriber to the blog to keep up with the web hosting industry trends.

If you are looking for information about web hosting, I highly recommend you read http://www.webhostingfan.com/. This blog knows what it is talking about. And along with your web hosting news you also get to read other webmaster related stuff which I am sure you will like.

So, check out the blog and let us know how you found it.

Are you reading from a place which is not your home? Well, then, this post is definitely for you!

My friend, who had recently moved in New York, was a bit of a minimalist. But after seeing the powers of the internet (seriously! From games to movies to information to projects… the list is endless), he was finally convinced to get an internet connection.

Now, we both wondered about which one to go for, because of so many internet services around. We first had to decide whether we want dial-up or a dsl service (which is much faster).

We made a list of pros and cons, but the one thing that factored the most was internet usage. Me, an internet buff, cannot live without a dsl but on the other hand for an occasional user dial up might be the better option!

But since my friend was so excited about exploring the world (quite understandable), we thought we would go for a dsl connection rather than a cheap dial up one.

A quick search on the internet and we were talking to the representatives of www.copper.net and boy are they good. The installation went flawless and the rates were very reasonable too.

So, if you are looking for an internet connection, anywhere in USA, you must give copper.net a look! They were very good in their service and my friend hasn’t had any problems with his shiny new dsl connection.

Let us know how your experience went with them and which one did you go for, dial up or dsl?

There are many shopping websites out there, from Ebay to amazon to buy, but I recently found one which stood apart. Yes, it is quite revolutionary.

The website is shopwiki.com and it is like a shopping search engine. It crawls(technical term for searching) the internet looking for websites which sell goods and list them out for you.

So, what is the difference to you? Well, normal shopping websites list only paid listings but this one lists all listings of items! So, this means, you can get the cheapest buy available.

And boy, do they have a variety, from grills to barbeque tools, to outdoor furniture, they have them all!

So, if you are an avid shopper (or your companion is one!) then this site is definitely for you. It has everything you may need for shopping and who are your vendors? Well the whole wide world!

If you are a casual or an occasional shopper, hey it doesn’t hurt to save a few bucks. So, give the website a try and see if there is a shop selling the same product cheaper.

I must say I am hooked to this online shopping portal, whether it is purchasing new games for xbox or searching for a gift. Shopwiki.com is a website worth bookmarking!

If you have not tried Direct TV, you really are missing on something! I along with two of my really close friends recently got together for a nice little party. One of them is a big tech buff and the other one on mostly on the conservative side and believes in minimalistic living.

Since we are all deeply related in business, the conversation got on how businesses can increase value for their customers. My tech buff friend who had recently purchased a Commercial Satellite TV from http://www.directsattv.com/business from his Direct TV Business Account was saying that his customers are more happy than before (He owns a bar and had some of his customers say that to him).

My conservative friend argued that everything else is okay, but the main selling point of the business should be the product.

After a huge discussion, which ran into hours, we finally came to the conclusion that even though the main selling point is the product, but giving customers more value for their money like installing a Business Satellite TV in a business where entertainment has value has a much better customer retention rate than just giving the product.
What do you guys think of it? Also, http://www.directsattv.com/business is a site to check out, my friend speaks very highly of it.

Every one of my cousins is angry with me because I do not visit them often. But hey, I specially took out time this holiday season for my cousin in Los Angeles and so me along with three friends, decided to make a nice five day vacation in LA.

And as usual it was put on me to get tickets in cheap flights. And I searched online but I got confused with so many websites claiming to be providers for cheap tickets. But, I called up a friend (an internet buff like me) and asked him from where he buys his tickets.

He referred me to a brilliant website called www.lowfares.com. Apart from selling Airline Tickets, lowfares.com also provides bookings for hotes (which I ended up using!), car rental and other packaged deals too.

I sure checked them out and wow, they really provide the cheapest airline tickets! We quickly booked three tickets and two hotel rooms for us, and the whole process was very smooth.

The whole trip went fantastic and my cousin was really surprised to see me! Get cheap flights

So, if you are looking to buy your tickets at a very economical rate, do visit www.lowfares.com, I found them to be one of the best.