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Sounds like the Ilmanen text is a good place to start, then I can start my way through the rest.

Stats and data analysis are part of my school curriculum, I'll skim over the Ruppert book and see how much overlap there is.

I'm looking to get a little more into the theory side of investing in my "free time". Can anyone suggest some good books on investing theory, ideally self-contained? I'm competent in math and can handle more applied-math texts as well.

Thanks for your help.

I'd like to add my interest. I live in Ann Arbor.

Dave Ramsey has already responded to all those who criticize something he has written: After selling over three million books, I’ve decided if you criticize something I’ve written, you are the moron (laughing and giggling). I mean, what have you done? http://www.kahlerfinancial.com/financial-planni...

Has anyone run the numbers on Dave's advice for the last eight or ten years, since a little before the downturn until today, and compared the results to a 60/40 AA of, say, V's total stock market index fund and total bond fund? That would be the acid test in my opinion. Thanks to winning the real e...

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You aren’t kidding. Here is his humble little abode. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1239&bih=597&q=dave+ramsey+house&oq=dave+ramsey+house&gs_l=img.3..0j0i24l9.846.3336.0.5304.17.16.0.0.0.0.183.1736.5j11.16.0...0.0...1ac.1.5.img.p...

While on the subject, one other program I've been meaning to learn, but which has seemed prohibitively expensive is SAS. It's popular in the US government. Does anyone know about an open source version for it? I will note that a really good alternative to Matlab is Octave , but it's only native on ...

Just for reference, here is Simba's spreadsheet.

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This data complements of Damodaran is a great place to start building your free historical database :D http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/ Click on "updated data" and then find the link that has bills, bonds, and stocks historical returns. I think the OP is looking for something broken ...

Replying not because I have an answer, but because I'd like to know if this is available somewhere. Ibbotson has its SBBI data available through Morningstar, but I assume it's quite expensive.

Hello Bogleheads, I was wondering if anyone had a retirement savings simulator in the R stats computing software they'd be willing to share. I'm not very well versed in R (I use it more for data visualization) and would like to get a base code that I could play around with and build off of, since th...

I've been irresponsible with my credit cards (currently digging out of that whole) so I no longer carry any of my cards. Once I am out of debt I would like to get something like that AMEX blue cash (or whatever it's called) that offers 5% cashback on groceries.

It will be a while though.

After that I'll start saving into my emergency fund. Only unfortunate thing about being a PhD student is that our stipend is not eligible for ROTH IRA contributions. Wait a sec... are you sure you're not eligible for Roth IRA? Apparently there are some weird gray areas here. If you have a "fel...

As I get further along in my studies I'm hoping to be able to do a little consulting (maybe a months worth a year) in order to get some income that's eligible for an IRA contribution, but I've got some more important things to take care of before then :happy Is there a possibility of paid summer in...

This thread makes me feel (slightly) better about where I am. I'm turning 26 within the week. I am currently working on my PhD in an engineering field and have a net worth of about -50k. That's split about 70/30 between student loans/credit cards. Currently paying down the credit card debt with an e...

Do you start your Ph.D. program in August or September? If you start in August, you won't be eligible because you were a student for five months of 2012. If you start in September, you will be eligible unless you were also a student earlier this year. I start in September. Unfortunately, I was also...

ETA: I believe you will be able to contribute to a Roth IRA after you are married. So, all is not lost on the Roth front while you're in school. http://fairmark.com/rothira/spousal.htm You are absolutely correct. I forgot about the spousal Roth. Thanks again! If I am reading things correctly, the c...

1. Get rid of the credit card debt ASAP. If push comes to shove, I might consider taking out either a Stafford or private student loan to avoid that high interest credit card debt. Actually, the variable-rate private loans have a low interest rate right now for those with good credit, and if you pa...

Thanks for the response. Something I did not mention in my original post that is worth noting. I am working as an intern this summer and am making approximately 50% more than my stated income until I start the program. I fully plan on having the USBank card paid off by the time I start the program, ...

Hi Bogleheads, I've been a lurker on these forums for a long time, and am finally coming for advice. I'll be starting my PhD program (engineering field with an emphasis on scientific computing) in the fall. I'm fortunate because my program provides five years of guaranteed funding at a minimum stipe...

Has Quicken for Mac improved? I remember it being awful not too long ago.