Epinions Recent Reviews for cheburashka

ADRs: Do you invest in Sony?

Wed, 21 Jun 2000 00:07:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - This review is part of my first official write-off with frazzledspice, a PF expert and a great writer and member of the Epinions community. Please check out her review as well.

Investors of the 90's know little about foreign...

Impressions of the town and the Festival

Fri, 26 May 2000 19:37:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - What time could be better to be in Cannes than in mid-May, when the most famous world film festival is attracting hundreds of stars to this magnificent place? This was exactly my thought when I was planning my recent trip to the French Riviera. Staying...

Could Nice be nicer?

Wed, 24 May 2000 16:53:41 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - Why go to Nice? What is it in this place that makes it the second-busiest airport in France and the most visited resort in the Mediterranean?

Well, a few reasons, actually. First and foremost is the climate. Nice's mild climate and the sea are...

CBOE: The Best Option for an Options Trader

Fri, 19 May 2000 19:48:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) is the world's largest options exchange, which lists and trades options of US-based companies and indices, as well as many "structured" products. CBOE.com is the official website of the Exchange. It...

The best way to invest

Wed, 17 May 2000 18:53:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - This is a reposting of my earlier review from February to the place Epinions created for the subject.

Investors Alliance is a leading non-profit organization aimed to help individual investors in areas of education and research...

Florence retreat with an Etruscan treat and a view

Fri, 28 Apr 2000 10:07:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - Etruscan civilization was a powerful force on the territory of modern Italy before Romans overshadowed it. Like many Etruscan cities, Fiesole was founded on a hill in the 7th century BC. Although a power in Central Italy around 5th century BC, by the...

Warning: Renaissance Starts Here

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 09:41:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - And so it was set, and the great competition has begun.

It was novel. It was intriguing. It was destined to become a great tradition. Artistic and architectural competitions all take their rise from this original, when the powerful Florentine...

What Customer Service is all about

Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:35:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - During my stay at Cornell University, Cornell FingerLakes CU (previously known as Cornell Federal Credit Union) was my preferred banking choice. There are several reasons why I think CFCU offers an outstanding value, especially for students.

I...

A myth of an honest auto insurance

Tue, 11 Apr 2000 20:18:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - Auto insurance in New York has never been cheap. When I was in college, under 25, or even under 21, had my car been insured in my name, I would've end up paying more every year just for the liability than the damn thing cost altogether! Of course, a...

The ultimate guide to New York

Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:23:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - In today's world of ever expanding technology, sometimes a new gadget or a new software you downloaded becomes a part of your daily routine and a few months later you can't help but wonder how did you ever managed without it. I'm sure a lot of people had...

Block Financial TaxCut Deluxe: Cut your tax preparation time

Tue, 4 Apr 2000 19:33:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - Tax software today is becoming "the way it is." Price, convenience and speed of preparation are winning the public over. I decided to give it my first try two years ago, and I have stayed with TaxCut Deluxe for the third filing now. The program...

Island: Good tool if used right

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 20:34:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - Strictly speaking, Island is not an exchange. It does not list stocks, issue licenses, etc. Yet, as far as investors are concerned, it might be the next best thing for some hard-to-find information. Let me explain.

What is Island?
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The future is here!

Wed, 15 Mar 2000 03:37:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - Revolutionary ideas have been the driving force of American economy. Since the great inventions of telephone and radio, entire industries have been changed forever. They, in turn, have changed other industries, as the new economy trends developed...

Morningstar: Your first second opinion

Mon, 6 Mar 2000 03:35:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - You've got to admit that it's a pretty slick motto for a financial research company. But you're in for a surprise: it's absolutely true. If you own a mutual fund or you're thinking about it, you must go to Morningstar for the first look. No, I don't get...

It's a guy thing

Sun, 5 Mar 2000 16:11:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - It looked like a copycat the second I noticed it on the newsstand shelf. Rachael Leigh Cook on the cover monopolized my attention, but to my disappointment the magazine was in a plastic wrap. The front said: FHM, premiere issue; and on the back, a...

Alive and kicking

Sat, 4 Mar 2000 04:50:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - Once upon a time in America, when the Internet was still young and the bull market was still just picking up steam, people invested in mutual funds. Well, some rich folks would, of course, have a brokerage account at Merrill Lynch and on occasion buy...

Guess who this magazine is for?

Fri, 25 Feb 2000 03:43:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - Individual Investor magazine is aimed at... well, the individual investor. I've been a subscriber for five full years now, and I think it's absolutely a must for any serious investor, and at $11.95 a year, or less than a buck per issue, you have no...

Yahoo's Investment Challenge: Test-drive before you buy

Fri, 25 Feb 2000 02:35:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - Would you ever buy a car without doing research first? I hope not. What about a test-drive? No way, right? Well, if you think you're ready to invest, but have never done this before, or perhaps just want to try some new strategies, investment challenge...

WhisperNumbers: Whispers Louder than Thunders

Tue, 22 Feb 2000 02:26:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - Investors who have been around for a while know that nothing drives the stock price, one way or the other, like their quarterly earnings report. It's all based on expectations of how well the company did last quarter and what the outlook for the future...

Yahoo IPO: Do you Yahoo!?

Fri, 18 Feb 2000 03:27:06 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - I love Yahoo! I think they have a great site with something for everyone. I love their Finance site (see my separate review on that). The reason I think it's so good is because it has a timely, reliable information pulled from many sources into one, but...

IPO Central by Hoovers: The IPO site of choice

Thu, 17 Feb 2000 20:41:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - So you heard about people making money in IPO's and you'd like to know more about them. Where do you look for information? Well, I have been an active investor for the past five years and although I do not claim to know or have seen it all, from my...

Smarter Jaws with a twist

Fri, 11 Feb 2000 19:02:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - Jaws is a classic. A killer shark attacks innocent people in sea, and a few courageous men risk their lives to kill the beast. You can't help but wonder why the shark is so smart, so that humans have to outsmart it.

Well, Deep Blue Sea is the...

Amazingly good. Who would have thought?

Fri, 11 Feb 2000 04:06:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - With so many disappointments in movie theaters last year, I found it hard to believe that my friends and I were going to see what was promising to be another one of those mindless, no-plot, boy-gets-girl-type high-school flicks so many of which has come...

You would expect more from Murphy and Martin

Fri, 11 Feb 2000 03:35:18 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - I was on the plane when they announced the in-flight movie to be Bowfinger. The preview said it was a comedy with my personal two favorites as far as a comedy goes: Steve Martin (especially loved him in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and Eddie Murphy (I...

Do not miss Ghent!

Thu, 10 Feb 2000 03:21:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cheburashka - While Bruges has remained a charming medieval town, Ghent has been a coolly realistic, even though still a well-preserved, medieval town. While it is more modern today, with its industrial parts and trams and buses crowding the roads, the center of the...