The Library is Open!

If you look on the sidebar at the right of this site, you’ll see “William Wallets’ Library.” If you look in the library, you’ll see some of my favorite books about personal finance, economics, and investing. I will be writing my reviews for the books and making recommendations in the coming months! […]

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A Change of Plans for A Financial Revolution

Hey Folks,
I wanted to apologize for not posting for such a long period of time. Life circumstances have prevented me from being the prolific blogger that you all have come to know and love (I hope).
Unfortinately, I no longer have the time to post a few times/week, but I think that AFR can […]

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The Carnival of Investing #62: The Oscars of Investing

Welcome to the 62nd Carnival of Investing, the first Carnival ever hosted by A Financial Revolution. You are about to join us for an exciting experience during which we will present the 5 Oscars of Investing to the bests posts of the week. I am your host, William Wallets. The staff and I […]

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A Financial Revolution - The Features

I wanted to take this Sunday afternoon opportunity to present some of the features that A Financial Revolution has to offer. If you notice on the right sidebar, there is a section called features. I’ll be giving some brief descriptions of these features in hopes that the readers will find them at least […]

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Carnivals for February 12th, 2007

Carnival of Investing #60 is up at FIRE Finance and features AFR’s article on the Efficient Market Hypothesis.

Carnival of Personal Finance #87 is up at My Journey to Financial Freedom and includes a little primer on building a credit history.
The Festival of Frugality #61 is up at Hustler Money Blog and features the ATM at […]

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Carnivals for February 5th, 2007

This week, tune into the Superbowl Edition of the Carnival of Investing (#59)! You can read AFR’s suggestion to Use Limit Orders When Purchasing Stocks. The Carnival is hosted by MoneySmartLife.
If stocks aren’t your thing, then maybe you’re looking to save some money by Converting your IRA During Low Income Years, featured on […]

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Carnivals for January 29th, 2007

Carnival of Personal Finance #85 is hosted by FiveCentNickel and includes AFR’s discussion about cash flow management, namely How to create a fixed income ladder.
Carnival of Investing #58 is hosted by The Digerati Life and includes AFR’s deconstruction and explanation of Beta. Hmmm, What the Hell is Beta?.
For all you loyal readers out […]

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Carnivals for January 22nd, 2007

Carnival of Personal Finance #84 is hosted by Blueprint for Financial Prosperity and includes AFR’s continuation of the Investing Basics Series, Investing 105: Investing Strategies.
Carnival of Investing #57 is hosted by A Journey to Financial Freedom and includes AFR’s deconstruction and explanation of the Compound Annual Growth Rate.

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Carnivals for January 15th, 2007

Carnival of Investing #56 is hosted by The Sun’s Financial Diary and includes AFR’s post on Diversification. Well presented Carnival on MLK day!
Carnival of Personal Finance #83 is hosted by Young and Broke and includes AFR’s post on Getting Your Tax Refund Early.

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Carnivals for January 8th, 2007

I have to say, I am particularly impressed with the work J.D. Roth (Get Rich Slowly) has done to put together a Super Hero themed Carnival of Personal Finance #82. A Financial Revolution’s submission this week was my colleague, Benjamin Frankbling’s post, Cost Benefit Analysis - A Real World Application.
Additionally, I submitted a little […]

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Carnivals of the Week!

A Financial Revolution appears on 2 Blog Carnivals this week. Check it out!
You can read Investing 103: Isolating Your Investing Habits. This post is the 3rd post in a series about the basics of investing. These posts cover the basics about asset allocation, how to invest, and what to invest […]

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My Guest Post: The Beauty of Penny Stocks

Who: This post is for people looking to invest in penny stocks or those who have considered it in the past or are considering it now.
What: This post will discuss some important information about penny stocks.
J.D. Roth, author of the blog “Get Rich Slowly” graciously offered me the opportunity to post a guest article last […]

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2006 Ends - Suggestions for 2007?

I began this site a few months ago with only my own personal finance knowledge. An individual’s information, knowledge, and skills can only go so far. I want the future of A Financial Revolution to be rooted in collective knowledge sharing. I would love participation from as many readers as possible in […]

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The Year in Review

I want to thank everyone that has read, followed, and participated in A Financial Revolution over the course of it’s first few months in existence. I hope that 2007 will bring more readers, ideas, and personal finance knowledge to each and every one of us.
I want to take this opportunity to highlight my favorite […]

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AFR on Carnival of Personal Finance #80

This week, My Personal Finance Blog hosts The Carnival of Personal #80.
A Financial Revolution’s contribution this week is Make the Most of your Roth IRA.

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Multi-Part Series Section Added

Check out the new Multi-Part Series link added to the right-side navigation bar. There, you will find links to some mini-series that I have posted over the course of the past few months. Many of the series’ are still in progress. Stay tuned for more!

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AFR’s First Blog Carnival Submissions

A Financial Revolution has busted on to the Blog Carnival scene.
The first AFR articles to be featured on Blog Carnivals are *drum roll please*:
Carnival of Personal Finance #77: The Basics III: Opportunity Cost and Risk/Reward
Carnival of Personal Finance #79: Uncle Sam’s Revenge Part 1: Tax Basics

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AFR Goes Interactive!

To spur some user interaction, A Financial Revolution will respond to questions from the readers. Any finance (or quasi-finance) related topic is fair game. We’ll pick the coolest questions and post the question and answer(s) to the question once in awhile!
Have a question you want to ask? Let us know at:

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A Financial Revolution

Dear Readers,
I want to take this opportunity to welcome everyone to the site. My name is William Wallets and you can read about me on the author page.
“So why, William, should I bother giving a damn about your site?”
Simple. You should give a damn because I will cut through as much bullshit as I […]

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