IBN Festival #13

I'm proud to host this edition of the Investors Blog Network (IBN) Festival! The IBN Festival is a bi-weekly showcase of the very best articles submitted by IBN members. I hope you enjoy the articles in this edition.

Investing & Stocks

Silicon Valley Blogger presents A Collection of Investment Portfolios: How Some Money Savvy Bloggers Are Investing » Money and Personal Finance Blog In Silicon Valley posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Some real-life investment portfolios showing various asset allocations."

WBL presents Should You Choose Value or Growth Stocks? posted at Wealth Building Lessons, saying, "Should you avoid value stocks that pay a dividend?"

Dax Desai presents Fundamental Rule of Day Trading: Preservation of Capital posted at Dax Desai, saying, "Explains the importance of Discipline in day trading and gives examples of winning and losing methods."

Josh presents Option Premium Valuation: Time and Intrinsic Value posted at The Mad Money Analyst, saying, "A good review of how to effectively evaluate options premiums. This gives investors a clearer view of what exactly effects prices and premiums of options. Markets have lately been increasingly volatile and this will help you find those right entry points and calculate volatility profitability. Make more on your investments."

Eric Peng presents Stock Investing Basics: Understanding the Stock Market - Crowd Psychology (Part 1) posted at The Fresh Trader, saying, "This is the first of a three part series on crowd psychology and how emotions affect you and the stock market."

George Courtney jr presents Despite Volatility, Stocks Are a Good Deal posted at The Authentic Bartender Blog.

KCLau presents Investment Replacement Feature in Investment-linked Policy that Beat Unit Trust posted at KCLau's Money Tips, saying, "Investment-linked plan (ILP) is probably the first life insurance policy you buy in Malaysia if you are below age 30 this year. The new business premium collected for ILP will exceed traditional policy in the very near future. In this article, I will show you a special add-on rider that makes ILP stands out as the most wanted policy by young people. This feature is called “investment replacement“."

The Trader presents Stock Tips: Be Wary posted at My Trader's Journal.

Steve Faber presents - Can the U.S. Government Help Make You Rich? posted at DebtBlog.

stubsy presents Make money from forex trade the news posted at Financial Independence, saying, "The best way to make money trading is with fundamental announcements".

Trent presents RMIX: Dare I Hope for a US Concrete Buyout? posted at Stock Market Beat.

Super Saver presents 8/6/07 Stock Purchase Update - The Pain Continues posted at My Wealth Builder.

The Dough Roller presents Asset Allocation in Action–Why Bother? posted at The Dough Roller, saying, "Understanding why asset allocation is the key to balancing risk and returns."

FMF presents Illustration of How Costs Can Greatly Hamper Your Investment Returns (And Why Index Funds Do So Well) posted at Free Money Finance, saying, "Costs can greatly impact your investing results."

Personal Finance

KCLau presents When Should We Review Our Life Insurance Coverage? posted at KCLau's Money Tips, saying, "From time to time, there are certain changes in our lives that may have a significant impact on our insurance needs. We should think of it as a checkup. Most of us go for medical checkup once a year. It might be a simple blood test or a full body examination. Our financial security also need preventive medicine as maintenance. Needs change over time, sometimes it is much more rapidly than we realize."

Ryan Russell presents OSAs are MVPs posted at My Money Thinks, saying, "Online Savings Accounts (OSAs) have become one of the most popular offerings of online banks. In some ways, they seem too good to be true. In others, they seem to be the smartest and safest place to store and grow cash."

FIRE Getters presents 5 Simple Identity Theft Protection Tips! posted at FIRE Finance.

FIRE Getters presents Top Five One Year Certificate of Deposits! posted at FIRE Finance.

Real Estate

WBL presents Why Getting A Home Loan Might Become More Difficult posted at Wealth Building Lessons, saying, "How the recent stock market issues will affect your ability to get a home mortgage".