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Topic: Do major home improvements make sense as good investments? |
zaga21
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Views: 1588
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Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing) Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:55 pm Subject: Do major home improvements make sense as good investments? |
| We upgrade things that we want to live with. Recently that's been a new roof (that is all one color with no patches), new windows instead of the 50 year old single pane ones, paint in a few rooms, an ... |
Topic: HDHP/HSA and Spouse/Dependent with non HDHP |
zaga21
Replies: 9
Views: 1021
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Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing) Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:14 pm Subject: HDHP/HSA and Spouse/Dependent with non HDHP |
| I was under the impression that you can't have funds in an FSA and an HSA at the same time. That was what my job told us when HDHP's and HSA's were introduced last year. Also that if I have an HSA m ... |
Topic: Just getting started |
zaga21
Replies: 7
Views: 645
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Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:38 am Subject: Re: Just getting started |
Tax Rate 28% federal, 3.07% state
Age 29, husband is 40
Desired Asset Allocation 20% bonds, 80% equities
International Allocation Not sure, maybe as much as 25% of e ... |
Topic: Just getting started |
zaga21
Replies: 7
Views: 645
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Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:26 am Subject: Just getting started |
| 1) Question on the B shares: If you sell this week, you will also pay a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), right? So you will pay this now or you will pay this waiting. If you wait, there is ... |
Topic: Just getting started |
zaga21
Replies: 7
Views: 645
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Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:53 am Subject: Just getting started |
| Hi! I'm pretty new to investing and I only recently read about index funds. My husband and I are starting to invest a significant amount for retirement, before this we have only been contributing to ... |
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