Author: PK

PK started DQYDJ in 2009 to research and discuss finance and investing and help answer financial questions. He's expanded DQYDJ to build visualizations, calculators, and interactive tools. PK lives in New Hampshire with his wife, kids, and dog.
Parsing the South Carolina Exit Polls! (Debates Matter! Ron Paul's Hand Strengthens!)

Well, Newt Gingrich took down previous favorite Mitt Romney in a shocker in South Carolina. What can we say about the upset? These exit poll posts will continue until morale improves!

You can read the cross-tabs here.

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How Did Mitt Romney Get a $20.7 Million IRA?

You've got an IRA, right? This site has been preaching the tax benefits of both traditional and Roth IRAs since the beginning... and we aren't going to stop now. So hopefully you've been diligently saving in your IRA, with the hope that some day you'll have a couple million dollars in there (or at least a good amount of funds you can tap in retirement).

Mitt Romney, it was revealed in financial disclosure documents, has an Individual Retirement Account worth somewhere between $20.7 and $101.6 million dollars. Note that IRAs have a small limit when compared to 401(k)s and other employer retirement accounts, so this came as somewhat of a shock to people with IRAs. How did Mr. Romney achieve such an impressive sum in his retirement account?

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The DQYDJ Weekender (Week of 1/16/12)

Can you ever forgive us for blacking out the site Wednesday? You can? Okay... then hopefully you'll forgive a bit more ranting on the issue in this edition of the Weekender (most of it way below the fold.)

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Another Salary by Major Chart! (For 2011 Graduates)

That didn't take long, did it?

I gave you this rambling post on college major salaries a few months back. Today I present to you a fresh perspective from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (pdf). It breaks down the categories a little bit differently, but now that we've got some hard 2011 data you know the DQYDJians demand a graph!

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The DQYDJ Weekender (Week of 1/9/12)

Welcome to the Weekender, the highlight of everyone's week! (And isn't that what really disappoints you during the week- the fact that DQYDJ is so far away from posting another Weekender?)

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Mitt Romney in a Landslide! Also, Ron Paul Just Drew Pocket Aces...

The late William F. Buckley, founder of the conservative-leaning political magazine National Review had a very famous quote when it came to the Republican primaries: vote for the most conservative candidate who can win. Add to that little piece of advice this oft-repeated maxim: "Democrats fall in love. Republicans fall in line." (popularized by Bill Clinton). Toss those two together and what do you get? New Hampshire Primary results... at least according to the exit polls! Let's dig in...

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How Do You Define Savings?

We apologize in advance if this discussion is too concentrated on minutiae and definitions, but we'd like to clarify an issue (with the help of our readers!).

Let's just throw it out here: "How do you define savings?". It's a serious question, and you're going to get two articles with serious answers... one from yours truly and another from Cameron, our resident Economist. Let me lead with my definition: 'savings' , in my mind, is any money set aside from current earnings that is easily accessible, liquid, fungible, and have a reasonable chance for maintenance of principal and appreciation.

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The DQYDJ Weekender (Week of 1/2/12)

Okay folks, let's hit the links under the watchful eye of the squirrel...

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Stock Picks for 2012!

Ahh, New Year, new resolutions, and new stocks for stock-picking competitions. We are a web site ostensibly about Personal Finance and investing, so I'd be remiss if I didn't enter a few contest this year. I already discussed my picks for the Money Pros Stock Picking Competition, but this time I'm entering a 4-stock contest run by Nelson at Financial Uproar. As always, just because I picked stocks here doesn't mean I'm telling you to buy them - so do your own due diligence!

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The DQYDJ Weekender (Week of 12/26/11)

I know it says the 26th, but this thing will be posted on the last day of the year. You know what that means? Just like all the other web sites you read, we're going to recap our best articles from the year (in addition to our normal roundup)! Lucky you!

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