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Yes, thank you Alex.

Munchkin Man!
Congratulations and welcome back. Delighted to hear from you again!

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So glad the forum is back! I can't believe how much I missed it. Thanks to everyone who works so hard to provide this great site.
Hope the rest of the Northeast gets back on its feet soon too.

The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan." -- Jack Bogle

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"The Secret of Life" by James Taylor

Thanks everybody. I'm willing to do a lot of the footwork since over time mom's needs will increase and so also will expenses.
I spoke with a payroll services rep who was very informative and nice but as you've pointed out, services can run over $1000/yr.

Hi All,
We've reached the stage that we need to hire one full time employee for our 88yo mother and are looking into payroll services vs do it yourself.
Anyone had experience they'd like to share?
Thanks,
pvj

You;ll probably get a faster response if you initially use fund names rather than symbols.

Be aware that although there may be no commission, there is a transaction fee for almost all the Vanguard funds. Check out the other funds you're considering and make sure they are "NTF" no transaction fee.

Good luck.

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I don't know if these would grow well on the East Coast, but I've fallen in love with SunGolds, a golden yellow/orange cherry tomato that has a rich, sweet wine-like flavor and fruits from mid-summer to November in the Bay Area. I have limited space; I don't know how small a space you're working wit...

I'm with you Mesaverde. 300% turnover is a little too much "active management" for me.

I consulted with them for 2 years when it was offered for free when my mother's assets were first transferred over from a broker. The first guy told us to sell ALL her stock holdings and go into TSM with no regard for tax consequences. The second guy was more personable but still didn't have anythin...

Have you considered Elder Hostel (now known as Exploritas)? They have group travel to Mexico and Costa Rica that include daily classes based on your language level. Haven't tried it myself yet, but it sounds interesting and fun.
Good luck.

Ouch...I looked right past that on the Treasury Direct site.
Thanks for the help even though it's bad news!

Hi All, My son is ready to cash in his EE savings bonds to pay grad school expenses but would like to apply the money to his student loans since this is his last semester and most of his qualifying expenses are already paid (by the loans). Can anyone tell me if repaying student loans is a qualifying...

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I certainly am.

So, I'm just curious: why did you post? What were/are you looking for from the forum?

Sorry, but if you get pregnant outside of marriage, you get nothing for yourself. You can always choose to abort or give the baby up for adoption.

Wow! So I take it that women have learned how to get pregnant all by themselves now?

If you're interested in a 4hr drive up the coast, Mendocino in Humboldt County is a lovely coastal town with a New England feel, great restaurants and crafts, and hiking. A little further north to Avenue of the Giants to see the sequoias is an unforgettable experience. East/inland to Yosemite, also ...

Hey MarketTimer, this one's for you!

In the Bay Are but don't have earthquake. I'm required to have flood insurance even though the only part of my property in the flood zone is my back fence; having both is more than I can afford, especially given the 15% deductible for earthquake coverage. I've put my money into making the building a...

Pay off my HELOC, and start a vacation-savings bucket.

it is a fact that many people make bad decisions. this is evident all around us in every facet of our modern lives, with people choosing fast instead of fresh food, making savings and consumption mistakes, etc. broadly speaking, a key goal of civilization is to create institutions that help people ...

I'm almost certainly going to get flamed for this, but some of the whining on this thread is just utterly stupid and childish. I'm only 20 years old, and I sure don't make a lot of money. If this stuff is what some people in the higher tax brackets choose to complain about, then I will pray to the ...

I've used it as part of my emergency fund for 10 years, but never has the share price fluctuated more than +/-50 cents until the past year.
Since my time frame is 10-20 more years, I'm continuing to DCA into it quarterly.

5 year old Camry; previous car 10 year old Camry.

Thanks so much for all you done to help so many. Wishing you good health, happiness and "Enough"!

Pesto and tomato

One of my concerns with PTTRX is that it has a turnover rate of over 200%--pretty high trading costs! I opted to go with Vanguard TBM for that reason as well.

I'd like to say the Golden Gate Bridge but what's really closest is San Quentin.

I've enjoyed all of Elizabeth George's mysteries--great character development and plot twists. Currently half-way through With No One As Witness.

Looks like capital gains and dividends were posted today.

I love it!!
Thanks for the post.

To all the wonderful people that make up this forum: Thank you all!

Are you sure your Contrafund is still being run by Danoff? Last fall many subclasses of FCNTX were handed off to other managers. I learned this about my 457 account through ING...

Thanks, Bob. I'll just see what happens next and start tracking down the cost basis info for these last 12 stocks... My dad put so much time and energy into building his stock portfolio I still feel a bit guilty about dismantling it :( but individual stocks just don't seem wise. Wish he had lived lo...

My real question is what happens to share value if a company is bought/sold/merges. I understand that with bankruptcy all is lost, but in other cases...?

Hi All, I put off doing anything with my mom's Citibank holdings because I dreaded trying to figure out the cost basis for TLHing shares bought ages ago. If someone actually steps forward to buy/merge with Citi, will her shares still have any value? Under what circumstances would holding onto the sh...

And thanks for the link to Garfield. I'll bookmark it for future use.

Thanks everyone. When my dentist returned it to me he joked about it possibly being as valuable as any stock market investments I had; that left me wondering, so having a real idea of its worth is very helpful. Yes, he and his staff are good people...I think I'll just leave the crown in its envelope...

Hi All,
Recently my dentist returned a gold crown to me when I learned I needed further dental work and suggested it had value.
Any thoughts as to where I might be able to cash it in? Do dental labs buy and recycle gold?
I'd feel a bit strange walking into a jewelry store or coin shop...
Thanks.

Thanks for your input and glad I was of help to others as well.
I'm outta there!

Greetins all, I've just signed on as a Boglehead but have been enjoying this forum for many months. Hope I'm providing enough info: I recently learned that my 457 which contains Fidelity Contrafund as ING VIP Contrafund is no longer managed by Will Danoff, but by a team headed by Robert Stansky. Hav...