Personal Investments • IUL Pros and Cons?
There are only cons. There are no pros.Statistics: Posted by Brianmcg321 — Thu May 30, 2024 10:34 pm — Replies 15 — Views 847
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Novel? (at least to me) Identify Theft -...
I thought freezing Chex prevents new bank accounts from being opened... maybe I misunderstood. I'd check your security freeze status on Chexsystems again, just to be sure.ChexSystems is a paid...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Customer Service Expectations
Should I rethink my expectations for empathetic customer service?The ratio of empathetic customers to atrocious human beings who think it's okay to verbally abuse service reps instead of pay for...
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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Fidelity as a one stop shop
Is there any more "evidence" of this being an actual issue at Fidelity?So far, one Reddit post has been offered. And we have no way of validating if we got an accurate version of it. Maybe there's a...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Expectancy of selling options
The standard in options pricing is the Black-Scholes Model followed by the put-call parity formula.For US options?Statistics: Posted by bd7 — Fri May 31, 2024 10:59 pm — Replies 6 — Views 596
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • How much do i need to pay extra to pay...
. . .Thank you man … so basically $35,000 a year if i round off to $5kYes i know not the best financial decision but i have other reasons.Well you know, i paid off my 2.75% mortgage a little early...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Selling a house with unpermitted basement?
What bothers me the most is that the undisclosed improvements should result in additional property taxes but don't. The rest of us that don't cheat pay more than our fair share to make up for it. This...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • FTC and 1116: How to do it with...
I meant to say I had $30k in total dedutions including the $6000kSoLine 1a $20kLine 2 $1kLine 3a, 3c $30kLine 3d $20kLine 3e $100kLine 3f 0.2Line 3g $6k (my mistake, I had said $15k)Line 6 $7kLine 7...
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Personal Investments • New to Bogleheads! But Excited! To be here : Personal...
1. What would be good a good international index/etf to look at it? and what account would you put it in?Any of the total international funds that are identified in the Wiki under 3-Fund Portfolio...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Birthday Gift?
Honestly, if this is a new friend, I don't think a present is at all necessary. If anything it will be weird to give a gift.Maybe offer to buy the lunch.Statistics: Posted by dukeblue219 — Fri May 31,...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • What Movie Have You Recently Watched?
The Caine Mutiny (1954) with Humphrey Bogart.Masterpiece!Statistics: Posted by retireIn2020 — Fri May 31, 2024 11:15 pm — Replies 11385 — Views 2173536
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • cell phone taxes
It seems normal. The taxes and government fees with the service that I use in decreasing amount order, with the amounts not included here are: Public Safety Communications Surcharge (presumably for...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • What to do with a fully depreciated vehicle??
I am going by memory on this and not going back to look up the actual amounts.But I dealt with something like this for the 2023 tax year.A business vehicle that had been fully depreciated was given to...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Selling strategies -- sell entire position at once? Or...
.. What is the collective wisdom on strategies when selling a substantial position in an individual stock... Just sell it all in one transaction? Or spread out over several days?In this case the...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Annette’s Excellent Real Estate Adventure
oh! well if they prefer month to month, and so do you, i don't understand why you hesitate. no need to figure out their inner motivations. just read the contract and sign if it works for...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Parent being catfished - steps to take?
oh damn sorry for all of it but you absolutely do not need to believe this person lives in your town. probably not even your country.he probably mentioned you first and she said "oh wow that's close...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Agency Bond Call Dates 5 vs 20 Year
I like them and now will continue to seek out ones that have call dates going out 2 plus years unless I have a specific purpose for a shorter term.The tradeoff is lower interest rates and state...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Question for cord-cutting sports fans
Try a small television antenna. They are flat and can be painted and mounted on your wall in an unobtrusive manner. It’s Boglehead inspired.Again though, that does nothing for OP's need for MASN.If...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Crazy Uber Story - Sponsorship I-130
So my Uber Driver, who’s from Africa, and I struck up a conversation a month ago. He shared his life story. I listened. On my way out, I offered to help with the application for his son to gain entry...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Saver-Spender marriage, single-income,...
Hi all, thought I'd check back in. Anyone wondering how we're doing?Yes, please!Statistics: Posted by srt7 — Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:59 pm — Replies 106 — Views 13962
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