Sat, October 11, 2008
FFS Blog Post # 100
I had no idea when I began this web log in April that I'd be writing an average of four posts a week. But activity in the financial markets has been extraordinary this year; in addition to the educational posts that I had planned to write, I've written many more posts related to current events than I'd envisioned. There are a number of posts I hope to write in the near future: more on hedge funds, life insurance, charitable giving, the cost of college, buying versus renting, retirement - when I can find the time.
I definitely wasn't planning to write my 100th post right after the biggest down week in the history of the S&P 500 and the DJIA. The turmoil in the markets caused an extraordinary increase in my site traffic. According to Quantcast.com, my average monthly traffic is at 2,300 2,500 people per month and still climbing. I'm not assuming that it will stay that high after the markets calm down, but it will be interesting to see what happens next!