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Hi all, It looks like Dell will de-list and cease being a publicly-traded company. What will happen to the investors who hold Dell stocks? MT They sell their shares for cash. How does this work for the individual investor having a brokerage account? Shares are automatically sold and the cash goes i...

Hi all,

It looks like Dell will de-list and cease being a publicly-traded company.

What will happen to the investors who hold Dell stocks?

MT

In today's WSJ there is an article called

2012 Was Good for Stocks, Bad for Stock Pundits

It's online.

They mention JC.

MT

Hello Bogleheads, This is an excellent paper from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2965 It explains bonds and the 30-year bond bull market. How this bull market came about, implications for bond holders if rates do rise and in...

Hi all, I presently hold VEU (FTSE all World Ex US) and VSS (FTSE all World Small cap Ex US) for my int'l stock exposure. I want to simplify and go all into VXUS (Total int'l), one fund for int'l exposure only. My question: I have always bought ETFs over the years but never sold. How exactly should ...

Thanks for the feed back and explanation.
MT

Hello, I consider buying some VT because of its diversification. In Dec 2011 Vanguard had announced that they will include small-caps and the new benchmark would be FTSE Global All Cap Index. The benchmark index contains over 7'200 stocks but VT so far only 3'800 stocks (as per VG website). My quest...

I haven't posted for ages (but lurking daily) because I don't have much to contribute and once my portfolio was set-up boglehead-style there is just no need to tinker with it anymore and ask questions. You guys are all unbelievable and I've learnt so much from you. Nisiprius is the personification o...

Hello Bogleheads, Facebook share price at IPO will be $38 and they issue 484.4mio shares which means they will $18.4b. So far so good. Their market value at IPO is supposedly $104b. How do they calculate that? The above numbers are from WSJ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527023034484045774...

I find the new format a bit difficult to view. Posts and signatures and then again the next post somehow overlap. But I guess it's just that I need to get used to the new format. As usual change is difficult.

Anyway, thanks to the administrators of this forum. Best place on the internet.

MT

Thanks for your input to this forum Rick. Your post titled 'Tips on answering the question - What should I do' dated 10/24/2008 is an alltime-classic and it deservedly became a sticky. It may be of interest to you that I saw one of your books here in a bookshop in downtown Saigon not too long ago! I...

Thanks for posting this video. Always good to hear from the man himself. Investing boglehead-style in itself is like watching paint dry. Really, what Mr. Bogle said here has been said many many times before, by himself. Actually they could just run a tape of what he said the previous time because it...

I had my kitchen built over a year ago and was given bad advise. I ended up with a soft material, I think sandstone. Not suitable since it absorbs water. I now have redwine and water stains on it.

Will be taking it out shortly. Replace it with granite.

MT

'That used to be us' from Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum

MT

Earlier in the year I asked for advise in this forum. It was about my bonus which came in and had to be invested. According to my AA (50/50) it should have gone into TBM but I held onto it. I asked here 'with everybody predicting that stock markets will go up and interest rates go up (and bond funds...

Vietnam doesn't have Visa on arrival, opposed to Thailand or Cambodia. As such the airlines will not even let you board your flight if they don't see the visa sticker in your passport. Lately they have relaxed visas for certain countries, eg. Japan and others. I think this has to do with 'rewarding'...

I think the 'secret of the success' of this forum is that it is civilized and overall polite in tone thanks to its policies (eg. no politics allowed) and the level-headed approach of its moderators. Bogleheads = No drama I think every user who tunes in regularly will make up his own mind about someo...

I'd do just that. Unless your daughter is being bullied, singled out or physically threatened, if it were me I would not say anything to the coach or the other girl's parents. In my experience, there are usually almost always one or two kids like that on every team. Instead of trying to stop their ...

I think that the right person to talk to is the coach. If he is a good coach he should have observed by now that Miss Little Soccer Player's behavour isn't good for the team spirit and performance. Talking to her parents may be sensitive. Also, can't blame Miss Little Soccer Player. She may just be ...

Wow you are in good shape! Having such a large lump sum is a bit scary. To me you are like a running back in the Super Bowl with a lead in the 4th Qtr and you have a choice of trying to get a few extra yards or run out of bounds. Don't risk a fumble. Reduce your investment risk, make sure you have ...

Montblanc Meisterstuck for me.

Only the refills are almost $20 a piece.

But hey, some people have $5'000 watches.

MT

True bogleheads don't go the dentist. They fix their teeth themselves!


MT

Hi all,
I would like to share the following link with you which is superb for tracking tropical storms, hurricanes, etc.

http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/

It shows you the expected path, category, etc...

You can zoom in to see areas affected

Stay safe!

MT

Buy a new one! No wonder the economy is in the toilet when people want to fix up their 15-year old refrigerator!



No seriously, I think a new fridge which is more energy-efficient is the way to go.

MT

I'm going to buy my parents some computer speakers so they can listen to music in their living room. What should I look for and what would your recommend? My budget is ~$35 but I could spend more if the difference is significant. I bought a set of Logitech speakers recently. $10 only but the sound ...

I'll spend half day in the office on Sat morning then speed home to see my family and play with my 4-month old daughter. I'll do the grocery shopping and plan the cooking for Sunday. On Sunday, after a family breakfast and more playing time with my daughter I'll start cooking, opening up a bottle of...

Asia closed - dark red. Europe now in free fall with DAX at -4%. US stock futures already 2% off. Looks like we're in for a rough Friday. Investors are getting punched in the face. The speed and power at which all that is happening is gut-wrenching. The other day I bought equities to rebalance back ...

'You've worked hard to get where you are. Now make your money work hard for you'

'You deserve better'

MT

I just tried hotelscombined.com to find a hotel in Athens, TX and compared it to the hotel's online booking process. Both rates were identical. So, what's the big deal about using these so called "best deal" sites? Holiday Inn Express in Athens was $104.99 vs several sites shown by Hotels...

Because of the current stock market (August 2011), I exited my blended stock/bonds mutual fund for 80% bonds + 20% Prime Fund. The has yielded 0, while the bond funds have gone up and down every day with the end result of a 0.5% gain. Why all the volitility? Why only a small gain? Do bond funds yie...

Ford Mustang from the 70s
MT

Here is an excellent article from WSJ from today titled 'Which Way To Retirement?' http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904823804576504144023095026.html It's for subscribers only but you can access by googling 'Which Way to Retirement'. David Ziser, a 62-year-old professional photographer i...

Well, I guess the easiest and safest would be to get a list of superbowl winners 2012 to 2029 and place your bets accordingly.

But if you keep on winning year after year they'd get suspicious and you may end up in jail!

Not easy, is it?
MT

Thank you all.
MT

Assume someone is single, in their mid-20's with salary of 100k, debt free, and maximizes their 401k. They want to invest as much as possible in the early years and (hopefully) let compounding take care of the rest. 1. How much should they target to invest in 10 years? 2. After these 10 years, what...

No. I've never considered it.

I learnt to take risks on the equity side and keep bonds 'safe'. Well, then again, what is 'safe' nowadays?

MT

6-8 cans per day.

8x365days that's almost 3'000 cans per year or 125 carton boxes (24x cans each).

We are talking serious quantities here! And serious $$$!

MT

Kind of stupid but can't get it out of my head. Time Machine Assume you would be given the unique opportunity to travel to Year 2030 for 10 seconds only. Sitting at a computer which is connected to the internet in Year 2030. After 10 seconds you will travel back to today, Year 2011. During these 10 ...

Recently in my office:

Me: Strange smell in here. Don't you think so?
Co-worker: I can't hear the smell

TIPs are up 9% year to date. Can someone please explain to me why? Also dividends are much higher this year.

Is it because inflation is up?

30% of my fixed income is TIP (ishares).

Thanks
MT

The implicit assumption of your post is that the only way to solve your problem is through financial investing. I suggest that you broaden your search and think outside the box. Posters to this forum will point out from time to time that the best way to make money and improve your standard of livin...

Greetings To All: The Munchkin Man has now gone five (5) days in a row without drinking a single Diet Coke, or any other carbonated diet beverage. The Munchkin Man has had a major Diet Coke addiction for years and years and years. The Munchkin Man was drinking 8 to 10 cans per day. The Munchkin Man...

Boglenaut wrote:Mekong Trader, I see you have a new icon...what's rhe significance of it?

Boglenaut,
it's the insignia of MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam) headquartered in Saigon.
MT

Are there any Bogleheads left on this forum? :D Indeed. :lol: Isn't it fun how we sometimes debate how to slice and dice, small-cap value, Reits or not, how much int'l and whether to overweight EM or not... we love to tinker around in up-markets. Trying to construct the perfect portfolio. Add a lit...

I had some cash that I've accumulated for about 6 months and decided to invest in VSS (Vanguard FTSE All Wld Ex USSml Cap) 2 weeks ago. This was a week before the deadline for the debt ceiling. I thought about holding off the purchase for a bit just in case the market plunges and I can get a bargai...

It's all a crapshoot. I'm tired of seeing the color red. U.S. futures are bright green right now. Who knows. Hi guys, just saw this on the internet: Dow Futures sore 311 points. I think the correction is over, markets were clearly oversold and as per some analysts I saw on TV we will be seeing the ...

I'm down 11.27% total since August 1st. Small cap stocks apparently don't particularly like bad economic news, haha. In my short investing career, I have seen far more red days than green days. Not how I would have preferred to started, but it is what it is. For most young people my age, green days...

I had some cash that I've accumulated for about 6 months and decided to invest in VSS (Vanguard FTSE All Wld Ex USSml Cap) 2 weeks ago. This was a week before the deadline for the debt ceiling. I thought about holding off the purchase for a bit just in case the market plunges and I can get a bargai...

Morning everybody!

I took a 8-hr nap to wake up this morning and see my portfolio shrink by $10K!

Honey, I shrunk the portfolio!

I need a double espresso now.

MT

Mr. Market: Is this all you got?!

EmergDoc wrote:Stay the course.

http://whitecoatinvestor.com/stay-the-course/

Thanks for posting this. Putting things into perspective during these times is important.

MT