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8t TBM vs. Treasuries  12:06gc52716:07Rodc
27h 100 year investment  19:32soccerdad1216:04soccerdad12
2h Roth contribution question  08:17effillus16:01itslate
50t Playing It Safe as a Long-Term Strategy  page: 202/08bobcat215:53bob90245
3h Am I stuck with AXA? / Starting out questions  12:28MattD15:53fandango
14p Help lower AGI, 1757% marginal tax  12:06NightHeart15:51pshonore
14p Buffett Says Bonds Among Most Dangerous Assets on Inflation  13:26Greenie15:49fandango
21h Vanguard Ascensus 401K plan - Opinions  01/05SJG15:47Swamproot
0h Vanguard/Ascensus vs. Employee Fiduciary?  15:46Swamproot  
4h Pay off or save  14:32twentytwenty15:46mptfan
5p SSA Handling of DRCs for final year  13:51Alan S.15:43sscritic
0t Placement of Stock Funds for tax efficiency  15:43lazyfabs  
10h Bonus into 401K pre-Tax and avoid withholdings?  08:23GenoImp15:38sscritic
0h how much is the Vanguard name worth?  15:36sorcabul  
5h Restless to change my AA and other things  19:08SGM15:34yobria
1t About to buy into US market.....  15:11MasonSS15:33bottlecap
13p Amex Blue Preferred 6% back on groceries  20:25tbradnc15:32momar
12p Where to put money: business loan, student loan, or mortgage  22:38simpleidiot15:32riverguy
7p Insurance  10:44alanf5615:31FabLab
108t Facebook IPO will be the biggest disaster in IPO history  page: 2 302/02natureexplorer15:30ladders11
3h which bond should i choose  14:19raf191915:29hsv_climber
9h Young and Inspired  02/08usmccurran15:22YDNAL
27t What a terrible bet  02/06rrosenkoetter15:15Lumpr
31p Calculated Risk calls bottom of US housing market  02/08Valuethinker15:13hidesert
13p University of Chicago...Jack Bogle  20:37riskonoff15:12Lumpr
17t Poll: What's your plan for international bonds?  11:46magellan15:11FabLab
24h Have you ever had analysis paralysis with investing?  02/08icedtea15:09Lumpr
21p Basic Tax Education  02/07serocs15:07fishnskiguy
25t Value averaging and MYR -A safer approach to margin?  2010jcw15:01nisiprius
50p Home lease/landlord dilemma  page: 202/05nonnie15:00retiredjg
6h Roth, Rollover and SEP IRAs: Fund Selection and Placement  02/03kendra1715:00Default User BR
13h VUSTX vs. VIPSX  02/07mud14:59Clearly_Irrational
17h TIPS  21:14adunca0314:56YDNAL
28t Are there skilled individual investors?  02/08evilsteff14:52frose2
20t Nisiprius quoted by Christine Benz  02/02HueyLD14:49sscritic
0h Allocation Questions - N00bie  14:37n00bie2finance  
4h Why would a hedge fund reduce minimum investment?  10:35prudent14:35chaz
0h 401k Help Requested  14:31gatornick79  
76p Turning wealth into health  page: 202/03Sleepless14:25stoptothink
40h thoughts on owning gold stocks  02/08raf191914:19actor10
5t When it's good to rebalance, and when it's not  03:22JeffL14:17chaz
3p Google drops Mortgage Calculator  08:09vested114:13vested1
3p Refinancing options  13:35Ryebrook14:12Ryebrook
0h Rebalancing my Portfolio  14:11NotJen  
6h Portfolio Advice for newly married couple  18:01bvw14:10bvw
2t Stay-the-course  12:34Taylor Larimore14:09CaliJim
7h 401k Help  02/08quotequeen14:08ruralavalon
3h Rebalancing scenario  13:53max1237714:02max12377
4h Portfolio Review  10:56mn_fred14:01retiredjg
45p Economics of eating out  18:26roamin survivor13:55sscritic
8p SS Question about Delayed Retirement Credits  07:23Carl5313:46sscritic
17t Dividend stocks are not bonds.  02/06Taylor Larimore13:26MP173
2h Moving Stocks to 529 plans?  11:54ddelapasse13:24ddelapasse
0h Carry Back OR Carry Forward for Foreign Tax Credit Excess  13:13ajc8688  
6p K-1 Reporting  10:58southerndoc13:09deathb4disco
0f Boglehead contest site not working  12:48CABob  
0h Dilemma - High Taxable Balance and Mortgage  12:39taico  
9h Trying to determine my needed portfolio size  10:37understandingJH12:29Simplegift
6h Where to Invest for Short/Mid-Term?  22:23mziauddin12:24mziauddin
1h I need a Boglehead portfolio review  07:35straykat12:09damjam
426t Spreadsheet for backtesting (includes TrevH's data)  page: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 92007simba12:07RaleighStClaire
3p A very bad credit card  10:11Tom_T11:57tfb
8t Buffett hates half my portfolio  09:47actor1011:54billjohnson
11h roll over investments?  02/06snapper5711:51retiredjg
13t Compound interest and maths  02/06M B11:47Abe
18p i-bonds or pay down mortgage  02/08bungalow1011:18bombcar
7p Seller Contract for Deed Question  16:52kurtdahl11:12PreserveCapital
15h Considering purchasing parent's home and helping parents  23:59MortgageOnBlack11:07bottlecap
33p How best to help brother financially  02/08SMV10:52DAK
22h Putting $ Into Various Bond Funds. Am I Stupid?  19:26Van10:45BigD53
23p Bing search  02/07itypefast10:39Radnog
4h W-9 Request  09:47sscritic10:29HueyLD
15h Lots of cash, help defining a new plan  02/07icedtea10:11Default User BR
6h AA with both SEP and ROTH IRAs  02/07ploldo10:08DSInvestor
86p Home is a Consumption Item, Not an Investment  page: 202/01natureexplorer09:59Rodc
4h Here's my plan for the (near) future  02/06NeoBogler09:58DaveS
24t vanguard total bond versus intermediate bond  06/02boglethis09:56steadyeddy
3f Should I worry about clicking on post links?  09:10Lbill09:51livesoft
3h Variable Annuity transfer to Vanguard  19:44xtisparky09:48xtisparky
1t Warren Buffet article in Fortune.com  09:18lazyfabs09:45KyleAAA
1t Yahoo Finance now Guided by Bogleheads  09:30lawman396609:34sscritic
27h Man in the Browser Malware defeats 2-step bank authent  02/08Pacific09:32AQ
62t Which bank do you use?  page: 22009DualCitizen09:28Sbashore
7p Calculating Business Mileage  17:17CGX09:27jared
7p How is the Vanguard Brokerage today?  02/07tj-longterm09:23indexfundfan
24h Need help and advice organizing Roth and 401k  02/03twiddledee09:16retiredjg
38t Why is it so darn hard to be a "Couch Potato" investor?  02/07investor.saver109:11GregLee
5t A few questions about Commodity/REIT allocation  22:26Mortgasm08:56staythecourse
29h paying extra on mortgage  01/25raf191908:32damjam
2h SS521 Withdrawl of applica or suspension & 1099  07:52Paulie08:19sscritic
3t Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2012  17:31Stryker08:13bobcat2
4p College planning  22:00jbrenn08:01riskonoff
10p Arrgghh...Filing Single vs Married Filing Jointly  02/081210sda07:45pshonore
1p Limit on charitable deductions  06:57trudy07:20sscritic
12h Stock Picking Contest  02/03cjackson007:06cjackson0
4h Tax implications of selling Fidelity fund to buy Vanguard?  02/08TwoLeftFeet06:52TwoLeftFeet
4t would you buy I-bonds with a negative fixed rate?  00:43letsgobobby06:45Mel Lindauer
0h My New Start to Investing- Help me with Portfolio  02:20uga2vegas  
8t it's a stock picker's year  02/08larryswedroe02:13larryswedroe
2t Treasury Direct Account Access Protocol  18:30Dead Man Walking02:123504PIR
39h Investors under 35, what % of your portfolio is cash?  02/06icedtea01:44LH
11t Why is TGR so small?  02/07CrazyPete23:47CrazyPete
15h paper i bonds in the last days of 2011  02/08sometimesinvestor23:44CaliJim
22p When to file tax?  02/08AQ23:03jasonv
4t A Bar May Be the Place to Understand Markets  02/08VennData22:49pkcrafter
1h Need help with 2012 401/403 and Asset (re)allocation  16:48trekwars200022:44mhc
3t Funding Roth IRA after TIRA RMD's start  21:20Saving$22:05Saving$
46t Poll: February 4, 2012 Peak High?  02/04Daffy21:37sscritic
2f The Consumer & Recreation Forum is Locked  02/05Mel Lindauer21:11Mel Lindauer
25t Help with Muni Bond Funds  02/04mojorisin21:02larryswedroe
11p Does playing the Lottery ever have a positive Expected Value  02/08Blue20:36Liquid
169t The Three Fund Portfolio  page: 2 3 401/01Taylor Larimore20:35Gauntlet
8h Is VXUS (ETF) much more expensive than VGTSX (MF)?  02/07Postmon20:35Postmon
6h IBonds vs. CD vs. alternative investment  02/07chipperd20:33mslaw
8h 401(k) not allowed to move rule  02/08cyclinggirl20:29madbrain
13h Newbie Bond Q: Wouldnt Total Bond go up with Interest Rates?  02/08mojorisin20:27perrywinkle
87h To those that have bought a house..Are you happy?  page: 202/06tsfdma20:00fulltilt
15h Company incorrectly stated FMV of early exercisable ISOs  02/06mindboggled19:50Wagnerjb
4h 401K Choice Guidance Requested  02/07ssdivot19:36ssdivot
0t Asia, Demographics & Asset Demand  19:34CGX  
6h portfolio advice for new boglehead  02/05thisisatest19:30thisisatest
3p I finally figured it out--SSA and TD websites and phone  02/07nonnie19:29sscritic
64p Help with negotiating medical bills  page: 202/07FlyingMoose19:29tibbitts
2p Adding a cash balance plan  02/08tludwig2319:24orthodoc
10p min/maxing federal withholding for taxes?  02/07moves19:21neurosphere
68p who does "scheduled maintenance" on their cars?  page: 202/05LH19:15ElJay
2h income to high for trad ira deduction  18:22raf191918:59raf1919
12h Impact of CA domestic partnership on Roth IRA contributions  12/21madbrain18:29madbrain
14p California RDP and form W-4  01/19madbrain18:21madbrain
3p "in my mind paying for coupons is not prudent"  02/08tsfdma18:03Easy Rhino
1h Need Advice related to Mid term investing vehicles  02/08kennytib17:57Default User BR
6p Buy now or wait?  02/08GettingCloseNow17:48reggiesimpson
3h Can't figure out cost basis  02/08soccerdad1217:47Default User BR
63t [Poll]Which is better: Lumpsum or DCA?  page: 202/0555517:46Liquid
24h timing of immediate annuity purchase  02/07adlerps17:45bob90245
4h new boglehead; looking for advice!!  02/07jabroni10817:29Duckie
39t Future inflation estimates  02/07frugalhen17:20grayfox
32h Grandma Portfolio and Investment Advisor  01/13yukon5017:16dbr
35h Bubble Alert  02/08renditt17:11Liquid
7p legal costs  01/16bel88616:57pshonore
3h Anyone ever got free trades from Fidelity?  02/08mind_boggled16:52livesoft
2p Some questions about Treasury Direct  02/08Paul@16:19sscritic
3p FSA Confusion-Can someone clarify?  02/08davebo16:10MathWizard
8h Hello, new here: 403b rollover to Roth IRA?  02/08szmaine16:09szmaine

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