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By David on December 31st, 2006

Happy New Year – Make it a prosperous, safe and happy one.

My thoughts are with all of those that had a rough go of it this year, especially my new family that lost someone very special last month. May 2007 bring peace and happiness to all of you.

And Happy New Year to everyone else..hope 2007 is YOUR year!

Best to all

My Two Dollars AKA David

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By David on December 31st, 2006

Video on what is new with Google Finance

I love Google finance, can I just tell you that? And I love it even more now that they have updated it with all sorts of new features. Google has been kind enough to post a kooky little video about the new features they have.

If you don’t have the time to watch this video, here are some of the new features that make Google Finance even better:

Now, in addition to recent quotes and today’s news, your Google Finance homepage includes a more detailed market summary, market performance, and top movers modules.

  • Market summary
    The new market summary module includes performance information from the Dow, NASDAQ, S&P 500 as well as currency and exchange rate information. You can now see on the front page of Google Finance how leading currencies (USD, GBP, Yen, Euro) are performing. To see more information about a particular currency, simply click on the link provided and you’ll see a chart for currency performance along with relevant news and a converter for calculating major currencies.
  • Sector summary
    See at a glance how major sectors are performing in the U.S. financial market today. Scroll over the bar charts provided to get more detailed information about what percentage increase and decrease for a given sector. For more information on a particular sector, simply click on the name and you’ll see how it performed compared to the S&P 500.
  • Top movers
    Now you can easily see which companies are moving by price, market cap, volume, dollar volume traded and popularity—as defined by our very own Google Trends. What better way to get a glance of the market than by what people are increasingly searching for.
  • Category Pages
    You can now see at a glance, how major sectors are performing in the US financial markets. Scroll over the bar charts provided to get more detailed information about what percentage increase and decrease for a given sector. For more information on a sector, simply click on the name and you will see how that particular sector performed compared to the S&P 500.
  • Enhanced Portfolios
    Google Finance portfolios now include transactional support and functionality such as field for purchase date, commission, and a notes section for you to keep better track of your investments. In addition, you can now view your portfolio how you choose.
  • 40 years of historical stock data
    We know how important understanding stock’s performance over time is. Now you can see up to 40 years of historical stock data on a chart for US stocks.
  • Stock Splits and Dividends Charted
    You’ll never miss another stock split or dividend action when you’re looking at a stock chart.
  • Portfolio Importing
    Want to see your existing portfolio on Google Finance? No problem – try the new portfolio import feature on your Google Finance portfolio page, where you can easily copy and paste your current portfolio and have another home for your investment tracking.

    • If you are not using Google Finance, now might be a good time to check it out…start the New Year off right!

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    By David on December 30th, 2006

    Two of my favorite personal finance posts from the past 2 weeks.

    Each and every week I am amazed at the amount of personal finance posts that people come up with, so its hard to pick a few that really stand out for me. This past week, even though I was traveling quite a bit, I came across 2 posts that I really enjoyed and wanted to share with other readers.

    At Bargain Quest, Alison has her reasons for buying a fake Christmas tree..and I agree! Among her many reasons are the price of trees, the disposal of them after Christmas and the sap and mess that they make. I love real trees, but for me, the real reason that I wish more people would either A. buy fake trees or B. “rent” trees (they are replanted after Christmas) is for the environment. I know Christmas trees are harvested, but still, millions of trees being cut and used for a month is not exactly environmentally sound.

    And, over at Five Cent Nickel, FCN has a post up about becoming an Amazon Price Drop Ninja. (great post title by the way). See, Amazon has a refund policy if the price of something you just bought goes down, but most people don’t know about it. So, please, if you buy stuff often from Amazon, be sure to check out this post for more information.

    There you have it, a few of my favorite posts from this past holiday week!

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