Personal Consumer Issues • Is WhatsApp safe?
A WhatsApp plus I haven't seen noted is that when traveling, if you temporarily install a foreign SIM card in your phone, even though your phone number changes your WhatsApp number remains the...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • $10 MM Net worth ($7 MM Liquid, $3 MM Fixed)..But...
Do your kids have student loans, or will both enter the workforce, as highly paid professionals, debt-free? No student loans...Debt free..we paid/pay for all...out of state Ivy league/highly selective...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Car and Home Insurance
What do you guys think of AARP? does it supposed to give you a better rates if you are over55? Is there any online insurance aggregator that can provide quotes from multiple companies?AARP licenses...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • I Love TIPS—Just Don’t Go All-In -...
...2) political risk:Messing with the cpi would be considered a form of default by the bond market. If you are the USG and want to ruin your credit, are you gonna default on tips, which make up less...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Frugal Boglehead needs help: Spending more...
I used 4% of our portfolio as a starting point. Since we still work part time, the portfolio has grown and every so often I adjust to the new 4%. The thinking is that we can fully retire at any moment...
View ArticleForum Issues and Administration • Bogleheads - Cloudflare issues
I posted earlier. I logged on later today on my laptop and was blocked from Bogleheads whether my VPN was on or not. Extremely frustrating. I was able to log in on my phone, which also had VPN turned...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Comparing Zvi Bodie’s “All TIPS” and...
Discussion regarding the asymmetric risk of bond allocation: viewtopic.php?t=382830Still the most important, and misunderstood thread, of the last 5 years. Nominals are nickels in front of a steam...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Selling domain through broker and tax form
Selling a domain is taxable, at least in the US. When I sold one, I had to supply a W9 in order to complete the transaction. Not sure if foreign address implications, however.Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Paying extra towards principal on high...
Where on the Internet are you seeing an average US inflation rate of 5%? All the data I have seen says around 3%, or 3.28% at...
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Investing - Theory, News & General • Trading Treasuries (nominal and TIPS)
Schwab does not show any indication in the Positions page that the security is set for auto roll, while Fidelity shows an AR symbol at the upper right of the CUSIP:There is no indication of auto roll...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Career advice, less than 2 weeks notice or...
I don't give notice until I have a firm start date, and while giving two weeks notice is nice, it's of no real importance. My last job change I didn't give notice, I dropped the keys to the building...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • New Job and 401k & Roth 401k
Hi Folks,I am excited to shared that I've finally found a next job after almost 8 months (took way longer and bunch of bad months on confidence level).One thing that made me sleep better during these...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • "All Americans Gain Access to...
The big "problem" for me is that... looking at a recent "Confirmation of Annuity Income..." the actual payment "always" is far higher than the guaranteed amount.Specifically, the actual payment is 37%...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Researching Insurance Company Underwriting...
Does one have to be a paid subscriber to AM Best to read their ratings and evaluations? Or can you just sign up with them for that?How does one ascertain that Florida Peninsula has been underwriting...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Finance question for an unmarried couple
Maybe determine the proper rental income the home would generate and then divide in half. This is what daughter pays.There are a couple mentions of this, determining market value of the rental and...
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