The Power of Passive Investing Book Review and Links

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The Power of Passive Investing

As a personal finance blogger I get the opportunity of receiving books about well, personal finance from time to time. I don’t always get to read them all (yet) but some I do while others are moved to the front of my reading list for when I get a chance.  I wanted to tell you about one that’s on my short list to read.

The Power of Passive Investing by Rick Ferri

I haven’t read this book yet but I will soon.  In The Power of Passive Investing, Ferri makes the case for owning only low-cost index funds and ETF’s.  I’ve heard a lot about how active funds tend to not beat the market and that most of us would do better with low-cost index funds (Warren Buffet and Tom Gardner come to mind).

I certainly don’t want to have my returns eaten up by commissions and taxes.  Investing in ETF index funds is something I’ve slowly been doing but I want to learn more.  I was excited to get a copy of this book and start expanding my investing knowledge.
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Save With eBillme Shopping and Gift Cards and Links

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Have you heard of eBillme? I keep hearing about them but wasn’t sure what they are.  I looked into it and it seems like a pretty neat site.  For people who don’t want to use their credit cards to pay online, you have an alternative with eBillme.  eBillme allows customers to use their bank’s online bill/pay option to pay for online transactions.

Here’s how the process works – You go to the eBillme site and look for the retailer you want to buy from.  You buy through the eBillme site.  You then get a receipt code from eBillme.  Open up your bank’s bill/pay option and use the code you were given to pay for what you bought.  Done!  No credit card.  No giving your account information to a retailer.  Pretty neat, huh?
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