Bogleheads

[Alex Frakt]

I'd like to encourage all of our members who are authors of blogs or websites on any topic to post something about their work on this thread, including links. These do not have to be related to finance or economics; whatever you are working on, we'd like to know about it. Please note, to keep this thread manageable and to prevent abuse, moderators may delete comments by non-authors and inactive members.

This post is intended to be a companion to this Reference Library post of investing and personal finance blogs by members. You may also post to that thread if you believe you meet the posted criteria, but please note the forum Librarians have final say over inclusion to that list.

Also see Calling all book authors.

[magellan]

I guess I'll start this off. (Thanks to Alex for the opportunity)

My first website is a Monte Carlo based retirement planner that I modeled loosely on Guyton's "decision rule" based withdrawal approach.

www.flexibleRetirementPlanner.com

This project was purely for fun. I used to run a software development organization in my pre-retirement life, and this project gave me a chance to get back into coding after 15+ years in management. My ego gets fed a bit from the monthly traffic reports and from the occasional emails I get from users. Plus it was interesting to experiment with the Google advertising model and search engine optimization to learn more about that world.

I have Google ads on the site but they're mostly to cover hosting and advertising costs. For those interested, the site receives about 50-100 visitors per day and the ads bring in around $25-40 per month. From what I can tell, the site has an unusually high click-rate compared to other AdSense sites and it might be attributed to a loyal user base (I think there are several financial planners who regularly use the site). I use most of the ad money on hosting and Google Adwords advertising to raise awareness about the site.

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A second site I'm involved with is called CyclistNexus.com and it's a tool to help cyclists coordinate their cycling activities including mapping routes, coordinating rides, and tracking personal performance info.

This site is owned by a start-up business that I'm a partner in. This business is for-profit, although that goal is a long way off since the site was only recently launched and has lots of work to do to build membership. This adventure has also provided a ton of learning and plenty of opportunity to do things I've never done.

Jim

[bob90245]

[zhiwiller]

Magellan, that Cyclist Nexus site looks awesome. I've bookmarked it and intend to make use of it and explore when I get some time.

I have a personal blog at http://www.hiwiller.com. It's not really directed at anyone. I'm a game designer, and it seems that a lot of game designers keep blogs and make note of interesting things they see in the industry and elsewhere so I thought I'd hit the bandwagon running and have one of my own. I'm unsure anyone here would find it interesting at all, unless you are into games. I mostly use it to keep practicing writing.

Great topic, Alex. I like reading blogs from regular people.

[JLP]

I appreciate the invitation.

I blog over at:

AllFinancialMatters.com

I have been blogging for over 3 years now and really enjoy it.

Interestd readers can subscribe to my blog by using this link:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/AllFinancialMatters
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[Kathleen Ryan]

Our website link:

www.lookoutwallst.com

K & K Enterprises, LLC is the name of our website. My daughter Katie and I created the educational stock market board game, "Look Out Wall Street!", which Mr. Bogle was so kind to endorse as, "A fun game that teaches valuable lessons about investing."

The website is not only a place to find out about our game, but also a resource center with many links to informative investing websites in the Education section including those of Mr. Bogle, Jason Zweig, pkcrafter, and Barry Barnitz. A recommended reading list of several Boglehead authors is also included in the education section.

Bogleheads may also enjoy visiting our photo gallery with photos from the second, third, fourth, and fifth Bogehead Reunions picturing many authors whose names you have become familiar with including:

Mr. John (Jack) C. Bogle, Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Michael LeBoeuf, Dr. Bill Bernstein, Professor Ed Tower, Rick Ferri, Sue Stevens, Laura Dogu, Bill Schultheis. and Larry Swedroe.

http://www.lookoutwallst.com/a....tm#gallery

Our game is the only stock market game that incorporates Mr. Bogle's investing philosophy of investing with index funds. It also incorporates in a fun way information about : 529 College Savings Plans, asset allocation, portfolio construction, stocks, bonds, investments, interest, diversification, price-to-earnings ratio, cost-expense ratio, math, and stock market bubbles of the past.

Look Out Wall Street is listed in the Jumpstart Coalition's Clearinghouse of educational materials, but the coalition does NOT endorse the game. ("Jumpstart is a national coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the financial literacy of kindergarten through college-age youth by providing advocacy, research, standards and educational resources. Jumpstart strives to prepare youth for life-long successful financial decision-making.")

Our game is also for sale at the gift shop at the Museum of American Finance on Wall Street: http://www.moaf.org/shop/products/S-10355

Thank you Alex for giving us the opportunity to post about our website. I hope readers will find it informative.
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Best wishes,
Kathleen

[Raybo]

I have created the bike touring website www.biketouringtips.com.

It is a way to combine two things I greatly enjoy doing: bike touring and computer programming.
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Click www below to visit my Bike Touring Archive at biketouringtips.com.

[Ted Valentine]

I set up this site for my wife to start a business for her hobby. If you know anyone who's having a baby, get them a nice homemade gift here!

http://www.baby2bnashville.com/
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“A bear market is an extended period of time during which people who think this time is different sell all their investments to people who understand that this time is never different.”

[Regal 56]

Okay, I'll bite. I'm a classical guitarist and teacher. When I'm not tinkering with guitar or financial matters, I'm tinkering with my web site:
http://www.pooretom.com/

I've also tinkered with composing--here's my best shot:
http://www.pooretom.com/fugue.html

I hope this makes me famous. My surname would fit nicely between Ponchielli and Poulenc in the Grove Dictionary of Music.

Tom Poore

[cfs]

I am guilty as charged. I am responsible for The Lowest Rated Blog - my blog is all about political satire and war talk [it is of no use to Bogleheads]. I use a sardonic style because life is too short; but from time to time you will see a serious post. Here is the link:

http://www.lowestrated.com/
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[pkcrafter]

Alex, thanks for the invitation.

My blog is Investing Essentials

http://investingessentials.blogspot.com/

This online "book" is intended to be a short introduction to the fundamentals of Bogleheads/Diehards investing. Additional reading of one of the Bogleheads recommended books is suggested.

This Investment Guide was accomplished with much-appreciated help from Bogleheads/Diehards Mel, Taylor, Bob 90245, Barefootjan, TimDex and most recently, coachz.

The site has averaged about 1600 readers/month since it's inception in 2004. I will be updating it in the near future.

Paul
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[Barry Barnitz]

Outside of my "hobby" investment blogs, I have a blog centering on my primary passion, the arts. Currently I am working on a concise data base on the six major Operas of Mozart's adult life.

Literary Musings.

regards,
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blb
December Birthday Celebration: Ludwig van Beethoven

[LHerr]

Alex,

I recently learned about this Bogleheads site and I found your post regarding Bogle types writing their own blogs. You will find my rather new blog at this site. I see I cannot post links to my blog. However, you can find it if you Google Lowell Herr.


Since the day after Christmas (12/26/2007), I've been walking beginning investors through the process of building a portfolio around the philosophy of asset allocation. The latest performance update of this portfolio is available on my blog. The portfolio is an infant so one should not get all that excited about the IRR results.


I define a mosaic portfolio to be one that uses all types of investments. In the case of the AA-Mosaic Portfolio, I am only using stocks and ETFs. One could easily add bonds, index mutual funds, etc. The majority of the investments are Vanguard ETFs. I think this qualifies me as a Boglehead.

The philosophy for this investing approach is based on academic research as I understand it. Authors I use to support my conclusions are Brinson, Beebower, Hood, Singer, Surz, Bernstein, Gibson, Ibbotson, Ferri, Swensen, Swedroe, Evensky, Sharpe, Hebner, Fama, French, Bogle, Malkiel, etc.

I hope a few readers will enjoy my photographs as well as my writing.

Lowell Herr

[yobria]

Hi Alex,

My site is www.easyallocator.com , an asset allocation tool known to many Diehards. I've been flattered by the press it's received, many user kudos, and the influence it's had on other such sites since I created it in 2005.

It's something I update in my spare time, which seems to be less and less these days...

Nick

[Petrocelli]

[LHerr]

Readers wanting to click on the "easyallocator" link need to remove the comma at the end of the link. Then it will work. Fine site, BTW.

Physlab

[I fixed the link - admin Alex]

[RTR2006]

Wow! I just tried the "easyallocator" tool and actually ended up less than 2-3% points away from the 'per fund' asset allocation I developed with Laura's (et al) help last year.

Brilliant!

RTR

[foodnerd]

[cfs]

Lots of good sites! Thanks for the info and thanks for the updates.
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[ljblgb]

I have a website about my noncancerous prostate enlargement (BPH). To access it, type "ljblgb", then a dot followed by "com"

I wish I could post the site address as a link but because this is my first post, I am not allowed to do this until I have posted 3 more times.

Many visitors have informed me that they found the site valuable.
Lawrence

[notPatience]

Alex,

I have a website about my published novels. Is that ok to list? (Don't want to cross the commercialism/marketing line.)

I did follow your link to post at Calling All Authors.

Pat

[dothemontecarlo]

Following the lead of many other bogleheads, I created a website -- www.prospercuity.com -- to host my own retirement calculator and Monte Carlo simulator, which I named TIP$TER, for "Testing Investment Portfolio Strategies Toward Early Retirement."

It's free. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of TIP$TER is that it compares the projected risks and rewards (based on the user's inputs) of a diversified portfolio -- in terms of the retirement expenditures that the portfolio is likely to sustain -- with those of a portfolio fully invested in TIPS.

Full disclosure: Although I hope to benefit from the website by using it as an advertising medium for my IP law practice, my main motives in developing the site were (1) for the fun of it and (2) to provide a free tool to help people inform their asset allocation decisions.

[sewall]

On my blog (The Incidental Economist) I am currently running an eight-post series on investment planning for which I am soliciting feedback. I intend to turn the content into wiki material.

Other than personal finance, I also blog on topics in economics, health care (I'm a health economist by profession), and other musings.
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The Incidental Economist (blog) :::: Austin Frakt (flesh)

[DaleMaley]

Since Geocities is stopping their free web site hosting this Fall, I just redid my web site.

If you are into wordworking, you might enjoy seeing many of the projects I have built over the years. Recently I have been making small mechanical marvels, whirligigs, and locks made entirely of wood.

The 1856 railroad switch lock is pretty cool.....as well as the segmented padlock.


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Dale
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Most investors, both institutional and individual, will find that the best way to own common stocks is through an index fund that charges minimal fees. – Warren Buffett

[ObliviousInvestor]

I've been blogging at http://www.obliviousinvestor.com/ since last October. The idea of the blog is that you don't need to watch:
a) CNBC everyday, or
b) daily/weekly/monthly stock market movements

...in order to be a successful investor.
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Oblivious Investing: Diversify. Minimize Costs. Ignore the noise.

[KyleAAA]

http://amateurassetallocator.com - Musings on personal finance, investing, business news, and economics with the occasional frugal post thrown in the mix

[macclary]

Hi everyone I am long time lurker here, and decided to register to reply to this useful thread. I have a web based portfolio allocation optimizer. It generally outperforms mean-variance type optimizers in terms of controlling future risk in the trials I have run.

www riskcog com

It would be great to get feedback on this tool. Can anyone comment on if it would be kosher to start a thread about a personal project like this?

Give it a try if this sounds interesting to you, it runs in your browser and doesn't require registration or anything.

[tat2ng]

I just recently started a blog to keep track of sailing days and eventually the repairs and upkeep necessary for my 2 sailboats - a late 1960's Sunfish and a late 1960's Super Porpoise (a Sunfish knock-off, or clone). What I've posted so far is stories from the last few years - I hope to catch up to current in the next few weeks.

I've sailed my Sunfish twice this summer - both times were fantastic. The 2nd time was quite windy, and I think I probably sailed the fastest I have ever experienced.

The blog can be found at:
http://my2fish.wordpress.com/

thad

These aren't mine, but the basic type I have:

[mksanjay]

My blog is http://tenisgeek.blogspot.com

Mostly basic computer tech. stuff, though I plan to add some investing as I learn more and more about it. Particularly bonds. You might also find some Tennis stuff occassionally.



Thanks,
Sanjay.

[Sonoran]

I have a personal finance, investment, and stock market weblog that I use as an outlet for my ideas, opinions, and rants. As an amateur individual investor, I don't feel as though I'm qualified to dole out specific advice and usually refer any in-depth questions here, where I got my start about ten years ago.

However, I write about everything "I" do financially so perhaps newbie investors can learn by example while also being entertained.

Guzzo the Contrarian
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Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship - Benjamin Franklin

[CountryBoy]

If you enjoy reading history, we would welcome you joining us:

http://www.librarything.com/gr....studyofhis

[jamacq]

I have a website devoted to my astrophotography hobby. I've posted most of the images that I've taken through various telescopes ranging from a 4.3" refractor to a 16" Newtonian using specialized CCD cameras. Each of the images includes information about the object imaged as well as details on how the image was captured and processed.

http://www.astroimages.org

Jeff