How Would You Grade Your Money Management Skills?

Each Friday I highlight the Carnivals I participated in over the past week, along with any notable articles that I came across. For those readers not familiar with carnivals, it's where personal finance bloggers submit their best articles of the week with one blog serving as the host. The entries are separated into various categories such as Investing, Credit, Debt, Budgeting, Frugality, Wealth Building, Money Management, Financial Planning, Insurance, Taxes, The Economy, Real Estate, et. al.

Below are the carnivals that I participated in this week, along with a link to my article:

• Investing Carnival published: Stock Analysis: PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG)
• Festival of Stocks published: iStar Financial Inc. (SFI) Update
• Carnival of Financial Planning published: Stock Analysis: Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)
• Carnival of Money Hacks published: The Perfect Dividend Stock [Editor's Pick]
• Carnival of Everything Finance published: Stock Analysis: Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW)

Articles I enjoyed reading included (in no particular order):

The DIV-Net Featured Articles

• Dividend Growth Investor presented The importance of investing for retirement as early as possible
• The Div Guy presented Dividends: How to Get Paid Regularly
• Disciplined Approach to Investing presented Dividend Focused Equity Portfolio Maintains Real Purchasing Power In Retirement
• Dividends4Life presented Stock Analysis: Stanley Works (SWK)
• The Dividend Guy presented My Best Investing Mistake
• the moneygardener presented The Future of Canadian Dividend Growth I
• The Stock Market Prognosticator presented Barrett Business Services (BBSI) – A Follow Up

Articles From DIV-Net Members

• The Dividend Guy presented Keeping Investing Simple: Only 2 Real Reasons Why We Invest
• Dividend Growth Investor presented My Dividend Growth Plan - Diversification
• the moneygardener presented added more Sun Life
• Stock Market Prognosticator presented Quote of the Day - Centex Corp. (CTX)
• The Div Guy presented Dividend Stock Update: American Capital (ACAS)
• Disciplined Approach to Investing presented Dividend Aristocrats Holding Up Well In Tough Market
• Living Off Dividends & Passive Income presented Lessons From WCI’s Bankrupcy
• Old School Value presented Recommended Reading - August 1, 2008
• The Dividend Investing Blog
• Triaging My Way To Financial Success presented Taking Stock in IGM, Part I:
• Dividend Money presented How To Invest Profitably In Undervalued Stocks
• Bullish Dividends presented Dividend Stock Analysis: Finning International (TSE: FTT)
• The Digerati Life presented How Would You Grade Your Money Management Skills?

The Wealth, Money & Life Network Featured Articles

• Dollar Frugal presented A Cheaper Way to Diet - Part Deux
• Her Every Cent Counts presented Moving on Down, and Saving My Pennies
• How I Save Money presented Money In the UK
• Saving For A Home Of My Own presented August Goals

Other Articles

• Deep Value Dividends presented Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund ETF (DVY) Analysis
• FIRE Finance presented Digging for Gold - Online!
• Contrarian Profits presented Ride Out the Market Storm with Cash and T-Bills
• Money Blue Book presented List Of the Best Online Discount Brokers
• MagicDiligence presented Manitowoc (MTW) - 30% Growth, P/E of 9
• Circle of Competence presented A couple of bargains
• Street Capitalist presented Joel Greenblatt on Finding Bargain Stocks
• Contrarian Value Investing presented Fairholme Fund 2008 Semi-Annual Report Released

There are some really good articles there, please take time and read a few of them.

(Photo: Sachin Ghodke)