Personal Investments • International Value - fund or ETF selection
Avantis and Dimensional are both popular on hereStatistics: Posted by ScubaHogg — Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:34 am — Replies 1 — Views 209
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • best method to pay taxes balance due
Use the electronic option. If you do send a check, the IRS converts it to ACH anyway.Statistics: Posted by slickracer — Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:35 am — Replies 9 — Views 382
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Struggling with appropriate level of...
In my experience, 1-3 hours away is too far as a single parent ages when they need regular help or have a medical crisis. Consider buying or renting housing very close by you +100Our parents didn't...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Tech forward bank recommendations: instant...
Wells Fargo of course.Statistics: Posted by livesoft — Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:39 am — Replies 12 — Views 565
View ArticleNon-US Investing • Using up wife's ISA allowance
The base cost for CGT purposes is what the husband originally bought the shares at. As with anything involving CGT, good records are key.I don't know the precise answer to this -- never been in a...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Feedback Request on providing a saving...
Thanks for all the helpful comments. I will remove the restrictions.Statistics: Posted by Dufus — Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:42 am — Replies 6 — Views 436
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Find it confusing to leverage AOTC - 529
This topic is now in the Personal Finance forum.Statistics: Posted by oldcomputerguy — Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:43 am — Replies 24 — Views 1334
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Dot.Com Era/AI Era?
I remember hearing this....in the late 90s up to 2000 +, so I feel like I've seen this movie before.We're likely in the climb phase of the hype cycle for...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Heavy Value Tilt Away from Mag 7 stocks
In the next brutal bear market, Mag 7 stocks and the tech sector as a whole are likely to fall harder than the S&P 500. My belief that value will eventually outperform comes from the belief that...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Any audiophiles on this forum?
I think it was a Denon cable for $10000. I haven’t seen it recently, so it might have been taken down. As a seasoned audio fan admit I perused it many times.It would surprise me if it was Denon. They...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Pressure Treated Decking Lumber
I'm going to be replacing the decking on my daughter's deck. It currently has pressure treated 5/4" decking and will be replacing with the same. When picking out boards at the "Big Box" retailers, is...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Explanatory Statement for 2023 Return
Paper return gets processed by clerks. They type it in and move to the next one. I doubt they bother to read anything enclosed.Statistics: Posted by jebmke — Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:59 am — Replies 12 —...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • How to deal with/spend too much money?
You mentioned a lot of things, but did you mention: Volunteering to help alleviate human pain and suffering? Maybe one can aspire to be the next Dr. Ruth Gottesman?Statistics: Posted by livesoft — Tue...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • BMW named top pick in CR overall brand rankings
I must be thinking of some controversy that happened a long time ago. I think it had to do with lying about child car seats.For me it was when they didn't get the results they wanted from rollover...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Anyone consider retiring to Vancouver, Washington?
I've never been so consistently cold as when I lived in WA. And that includes living in Boston! Endless wet, wind and no sun gets deep in your bonesTo be happy in Washington is to sense and absorb the...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Floating an Unusual 529 Strategy
I think everything is reasonable when it comes to 529 plans. That's because if one has the money to pay for college from multiple sources, then one simply adjusts where the money comes from to pay for...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • North East Heat pump + oil backup feedback
I am just starting to educate myself on this, so please take my comments for what they are worth.My understanding is that the Trane XR14/16 is a single stage system that can only run at 100%. It is...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Chances of deep in money covered...
Broader question.Why do investors ever write call options?Typically, to pocket the premium. Of course this can have a cost if you bet wrong, as op found out.I can see the argument in favour of...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • NY State tax treatment of Accrued Market...
For the NY return, TT has a section Changes to Federal Income. Clicking through there's a section, Investment adjustments - Exempt income from US government or exempt by NY law. Clicking through you...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Zelle Questions: safety, speed, uses?
Venmo and Paypal are well documented, have a consistent interface for all users, and they simply work, reliably. I cannot say the same for Zelle.I agree with this, except there is one thing I do not...
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