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:

• Carnival of Personal Finance published: Who is Charles Mangum and Why Should We Listen to Him?


• Festival of Stocks published: Asset Allocation Model


• Carnival of Financial Planning published: My Favorite 5 Stocks for Today

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

Dividend Articles

• Dividend Money presented Emergency Fund Cash: How Much Is Enough?
• moneygardener presented still pulling the dividend sled
• Dividend Growth Investor presented Dividend Achievers Watchlist
• Financial Jungle presented Dividend Increases: Steady Income Without Market Volatility
• The Div Guy presented Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Announces Dividend Increase of 10.8%
• The Dividend Guy presented Sector Allocation of my Portfolio

Other Articles (covering a wide and diverse spectrum)

• How I save Money presented Had a Job Interview But I Will NOT Be Taking the Position
• Free Money Finance presented The Spending Smart Philosophy: Controlling Spending is the Key to Building Wealth
• Saving for a Home of My Own presented Am I becoming an early bird?
• Alpha Consumer presented Debunking the Money Myth
• Living Off Dividends presented Earn Passive Income From Domains
• Dollar Frugal presented Make the Mundane Special
• Just Personal Finance presented Laying Down The First Law
• Her Every Cent Counts presented Travel Light, or Pay the Price

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