Investing Carnival # 4: The Dead Cat Bounce Edition

Welcome to the fourth edition of the Investing Carnival. Last week the Carnival was subtitled the "Bear Market" edition so based on the partial rebound the last few days, I will call this week the Dead Cat Bounce Edition.


KCLau presents How to Calculate Your Investment Portfolio Return? This is a solid primer on how to calculate your investment returns, which is not as easy as it sounds. His blog is called KClau's Money Tips.

Passive Income Investor presents Monthly Online Income Breaks $2,000 Barrier! Living Off Dividends has done what most of us only dream of - making a partial living off blogging. His blog is called Living Off Dividends.

Tyler presents Progressive Introduces A New Dividend Model. He discusses a new variable dividend policy introduced by one company. His blog is called Dividend Money.

Mike Markin presents Insights on Income: Foreign Markets are a Necessary Profit Play for Today’s Income Investor. Mike believes strongly in the value of investing in Foreign markets if you are a dividend investor. His blog is called Contrarian Profits.

Raag Vamdatt presents The stock market is falling - Time to invest? . Raag discusses the SENSEX, which is an index of 30 stocks trading on the Mumbai Exchange, and whether it is a good time to get back in. His blog is called Raag Vamdatt: Financial Planning Demystified.

Dividends4Life presents Which International Income ETF to Buy? posted at Dividends4Life. He discusses man different income ETF's for inclusion into a portfolio.

Erica O'Leary presents Combine Sections 121 & 1031 for Maximum Tax Benefit posted at Bankers Exchange Services. Erica talks about tax strategies that could save thousands of dollars for retirees.

Dividend Growth Investor presents Some Cheap Stocks to Consider posted at Dividend Growth Investor. His post includes a spreadsheet with more than two dozen names as a starting point to invest in what he calls bargain stocks.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents 7 Compelling Reasons Why Long Term Investing Is Better Than Short Term Trading posted at The Digerati Life. This is an excellent well thought out article.

Value Seeker presents Stock Investment Resource: Stock Market Investing Tips - Don't Overleverage posted at Stock. If only some of our best and brightest had listened to this advice.

David Templeton presents Risk Tolerance And The Estate Plan posted at Disciplined Approach to Investing. David discusses Estate Planning and Risk.

Joe Manausa presents Housing Prices Decline Slightly - A Clear Picture Is Forming posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog. Do you live in Tallahassee, and own, or are planning to buy a house? This blog is required reading.

Maria Gudelis presents Is real estate investing today like catching a falling knife posted at Maria Gudelis.

Dorian Wales presents A Look at Global Stocks Markets 6 Months into 2008 – 4 Important Lessons Learned Yet Again posted at The Personal Financier.

That concludes the fourth carnival edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Investing Carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on The DIV-Net's blog carnival index page .