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"Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber...
I like this one also; but the only really good recording I've ever heard was on an old glass record--which I don't know the name of. Recent recordin ...

Sometime when I turn it on, it works fine, sometime it doesn't. It's been going on like this for quite a while, which is annoying. I suspected that there are connection problems, and I took it to the ...

A Coconut Grove businessman (Todd Snyder) says he invested $2.16 million with Scott Rothstein after a (broker) friend solicited him to buy into a high-profit deal--that returned nothing."
I woul ...

Yes there's the cooling pipes down near the keel, and the handrails (or whatever they are) near to where the waterline might be. They look well placed for rescue or general use if the lifeboat is caps ...

Anybody else have this fund or offer an opinion on it?
Not Strategic Small Cap Equity, but I'm having perhaps similar sentiments about Bridgeway Ultra Small Market, BRSIX. Their strategy of excluding ...

Having googled the subject, IMO this thread is a black mark on Bogleheads.org. -- Tet

I still like the general idea that market efficiency is variable over several parameters. And whatever the EMH theory, or tautology is, the data is there for anyone to crunch at any time and see if th ...

"Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber...
I like this one also; but the only really good recording I've ever heard was on an old glass record--which I don't know the name of. Recent recordin ...

Hi Bogleheads:

A friend sent me this:
My husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning. ...
Taylor,

Thanks for the sentiment on this week before Thanksgiving. It ...

Any fees charged outside of fund costs would be dependent on the plan itself, so if you don't already have access to documentation, you'd have to check with administrators. In any case it's definitely ...

That's a neat one. You can even make sure your tea water's the right temperature. -- Tet

That one looks pretty nice, sturdy and with the nice big digital readout. I bought a much cheaper $15 multimeter for home and car use that's been fine for several years now. I had an even cheaper and ...

Are there any mutual funds that are member-owned just like a Credit Union?
Vanguard is investor owned.
Doesn't ownership imply control?

Do we control VG management in any way?
Depending on your ...

Are there any mutual funds that are member-owned just like a Credit Union?
Vanguard is investor owned.

"A perfectly simple and serviceable portfolio might be: 42% US Total Stock Market; 18% T ...

He got the acceptance in the mail quoting $47,000 but it also said he would be paid 2x/month at the rate of xxx. Well, he multiplied it out and it comes to $53,000! He signed the letter accepting. ...

To get a feel for the historical context, see if you can find a copy of:

Grout & Palisca. A History of Western Music. Norton.

Enjoy, Tet

There are widespread community based alternatives where everyone takes care of everyone else to the best of their ability. Get involved with one or more of those groups and see what it's about. That's ...

Hey DuelCitizen. If it's a good idea to not have details of my brokerage account known to my vendors, do you think that I want to let all you guys know the name of my bank? Laughing

The OP sounds ...

What surprised me was the inflation component. 3.06% seems much higher than the CPI-computed inflation rate.
Hi Paul,

The i bond inflation component is calculated from an annualized six month samp ...

There's this, "http://tinyurl.com/." While it's not exactly what your looking for, it is a way to point to files in an anonymous (or semi-anonymous?) manner.

The only other alternative I ...

I'm very puzzled by some people's concern with getting *some* real return regardless of the guaranteed nominal rates. Why would anyone possibly turn down 50-100% nominal in favor of 3-4% real? Yes, th ...

1. Continuously liquid, can add to or subtract from at any time.
Nice idea; but what good would it be to the now long-term investor if they had to give up long-term investing. It might be worth a bit ...

I continue to be shocked, though, by those in the financial community who are still riding the active management bandwagon. What more do these people need to see in order to be convinced?
For one th ...

One key challenge is that the theory uses standard deviation to measure variability or risk, but this is valid only if returns follow a normal distribution.
I think that MPT demands a little common s ...

I am interesting in buying some paper i-Bonds, but I don't have a bank. I am using two credit unions, one of which is PenFed. Does anybody have experience getting paper i-Bonds from a credit union? ...

ALSO, emergencies aren't always minor. An emergency could be so substantial that it will quickly consume all of one persons retirement accounts. This happens often, leaving wards of the state and othe ...

The concept of an emergency fund within a Roth is an interesting concept; however, I tend to disagree with saving an emergency fund this way. A large part of this has to do with my more conservative ...

According to my computer, in the economics sense it is, "a general increase of prices and fall in the purchasing power of money." But there's also deflation, and generally fluctuation in the ...

I think this page needs some updating. The judgments labeled "advantage" are overly subjective and paint some false pictures. Maybe those judgment calls should just be removed. -- Tet

T ...

Here are a couple of older newsletters from Bill Gross at Pimco. He obviously felt that CPI understates real inflation and he makes a pretty good argument.

http://www.pimco.com/LeftNav/Featured+Ma ...

I think this page needs some updating. The judgments labeled "advantage" are overly subjective and paint some false pictures. Maybe those judgment calls should just be removed. -- Tet

Your not alone in your concerns. This question has been addressed on this forum many times. My suggestion would be to go to the various sources, and do your own research. Since I believe the horses he ...

Can someone explain to me why the MDX requires premium gas in basic terms that I can understand?
Higher octane gasoline burns slower and more even, as opposed to lower octane gasoline which burns fas ...

EFF: The premise of the Fox book is that our current economic problems are largely due to blind acceptance of the efficient markets hypothesis (EMH), which posits that market prices reflect all availa ...

Ten years seems to be a danger area. It seems to be a very common delusion that a ten-year holding period not only makes the risk of stocks all negligible, but all but guarantees actually getting thos ...

I'm working on a column on the costs of indexing and would like your opinion:
From what I've seen, fee only advisers are pretty open with their costs. Why not ask a few of them what's involved? -- Te ...

Sure would be nice if this was available for Mac. There is the online version that's platform independent, and provides a nice savings bond list in HTML. But there's no way to export values to a sprea ...

The US is not charging 2% to invest in Brazil - Brazil is charging 2% to invest in them. Vanguard is merely passing this cost on to investors.
Come to think of it, it's the specific fund managers pas ...

I think since brazil is charging me a load for investing in brazil via emerging, the US should charge brazilians the same load for investing in the US.
Are Brazilian's being charged also? And, is thi ...

Actually, the Boglehead method or discipline of investing fits quite nicely with behavioral economic tides. Even with today's broad evolution in economic theory, no better method of investing has been ...

Retcaveman is correct. I bonds never go down in value. They can sit at 0% interest for a while, like they are doing now because of deflation; but they can never go down. They are a type of savings bon ...

Is there any software I can get that will automatically do this for me, including pulling the information from our accounts, adding everything up, giving me the option to display the information as I ...

I just consulted my account values for Oct 30th. The prices that Vanguard lists for my TIPS bond valuations appear to be wrong.
Just wait a day or so and they'll be right again. This concern is raise ...

Deferred income. -- Tet

However, the more I think about it the more I think rebalancing during accumulation is not so important since the goal is to build a baseline of shares to keep for at least 10-15 years.
Thoughts? ...

So each $1000. I-bond purchased 4/01 is now worth $1703.20 and each $1000. I-bond purchased 5/01 is now worth $1598.80

What is my average yearly return on these as of today?
Anikat,

6.40% and 5 ...

Tet

I just registered for the event and wasn't asked for any money. What happened when you registered?
Didn't register for either the webinar or the 30 day thing, so nothing happened. -- Tet

Your answer may lie here: http://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Category:Tax_Considerations
Best regards, Tet

Everybody who gambles believes they they have some special insight into the future.
ok. Razz

I told him I'm a believer in the sound/boglehead principles. But could we have a bias on this forum? (I ...

the amount of risk you take (your asset allocation)
I'm stuck on this bit ... .... ...... ................................
Well, we've all thought in endless circles at times, and suffered the ensui ...