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7c Tattoo removal  06/180cean2315:20abonder
5p Retirement Income from Life Insurance  18:28mk201320:34abuss368
3p Transfer Roth IRA to TSP Roth?  18:49wormm9922:10Alan S.
2p help explaining 5304 simple vs 5305 [SIMPLE IRA]  21:45Luv2boost22:07Alan S.
8p Qualified Charitable Distributions  12:26jsl1115:04Alan S.
59c Electric cars (full electrics and plug-in hybrids)  page: 202/19BigFoot4814:56Alex Frakt
25t Requesting your help for a book on Jack Bogle's legacy  11/26Allan Roth18:50Allan Roth
4h My portfolio is out of control! Please Help!  06/18asc198209:23asc1982
17h Advice Needed  05/18peddler1219:47avalpert
3h First time tax loss harvest and wash sales-Indices  11:17juanovo12:38avalpert
1h wellesley in taxable account  06/18lazyfabs12:26bertilak
1551c What Book Are You Currently Reading? Part V  page: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 322012randomwalk18:55Blues
15h Asset Allocation Critique  06/14bobloblaw16:47bobloblaw
19h Bonds "heading for the hills"  10:07fredd21:00BolderBoy
56l Seattle Local Chapter? The answer is "Yes"  page: 22010EarlyBird22:23Boonedog
16h Do I need so much cash?  06/17poker2721:52BW1985
49t The best of both Vanguard and DFA  2007Wagnerjb15:28caklim00
15h Which bond fund for just starting in taxable acct  06/18cantchooseaname821:36cantchooseaname8
103p Poll: How much cash do you carry?  page: 2 306/13CABob14:36chipmonk
2h Bonds including Intl (BNDX)  06/19clearwater14:41clearwater
5c Venting a Cape?  06/18lucky311:31czeckers
2h Asset Allocation and RMD Advice  13:00helpneeded23:42damjam
1h Asset Allocation  14:02Copernicus14:59Day9
8h thoughts on managed payout funds  06/06Buckh15:26dbr
4h Request for Advice  06/17silverfox08:54dbr
4h Vanguard Target Retirement Fund  06/18Lynn198708:34dbr
4c Page Plus Versus Republic Wireless - Who's Better?  15:35ruanddu20:15DetroitRed
26c Help with Health Insurance  06/18fcox8522:13dianna
15p Should My Parents Keep their Lousy Longterm Care Insurance?  06/18Sec3inMD22:00dianna
0t Vanguard switch to CRSP index, how to compare across funds?  18:45dimers  
35h Vanguard GNMA and Total Bond Index  05/28alicez21:12dm200
5p Mortgage Refinance & Credit Report Problems  16:00DRILLINDK21:04dm200
38t Vanguard's New Bank Authorization Agreement  06/01jsl1115:27Doc
20c Buying New Glasses; Looking for Suggestions on What to Buy  06/17Oilburner07:31dpbsmith
18h Relative newbie Portfolio Review, please!  06/15boston201318:37Duckie
1h 401k ?  11:18lospecv14:26Duckie
25c First car options, overwhelmed  06/14stedix199108:51ensign_lee
225c Why buy expensive cars  page: 2 3 4 52011stemikger23:22epilnk
9p Social Security at 62  09:17dave_under22:21Epsilon Delta
14h What the blank is going on with bonds?  19:53Calm Man21:56etarini
75p Your worst financial habit  page: 206/14EternalOptimist17:06EternalOptimist
8h Ishares vs Vanguard ETF  06/18sfoe15:31fareastwarriors
24p Career as a trader  06/10LondonJimmy07:36fatlittlepig
11c Vespa 150 vs Genuine Buddy 170  06/18TampaTime00:11freebeer
0p employer health insurance reiumbursement on spouse's policy?  12:49freebeer  
24p Are hybrid cars cost effective?  07:24tadamsmar01:05Frengo
44t Do commodities/CCFs belong in an investment portfolio?  06/17Bradley23:33Frengo
5h When to start.  17:352bretired19:29Frengo
74t Modern Portfolio Theory  page: 206/15ngutman14:13Frengo
5h Taxable or tax-exempt bonds?  04:30johnanglemen12:37Frengo
3c How is Consumer Cellular  18:37hsfan9222:40FrugalInvestor
5h Rollover from 401k while active employee  06/17fstr07:52fstr
46t Marc Faber: Closet Indexer and well diversified  07/28hazlitt77723:17Ged
230c Premium Products That Are Worth It To You  page: 2 3 4 506/05Goodman6022:40Ged
0p Tax Question for Ex Pat (Puerto Rico)  14:46Getting Serious  
0t Vanguard Funds Declaring a Quarterly Dividend in June  07:32gkaplan  
4h Temporary Asset Allocation Issue  06/17br0nd11:11G-Money
11t Article on Active Vanguard funds outdid Index - Thoughts?  06/18jonny78121:18grabiner
9c Concrete Driveway Replacement Priority  06/17guitarguy09:07guitarguy
9p What would you do with post tax income  06/18aubie9611:04hand
11h Self-directed 401k brokerage - some funds have fees  06/17prudent09:14hansp
4h Portfolio Review & Advice for Young Investor  15:27samiam090601:04Hastibe
13p apps for budgeting for daily spending  05/30dance87319:02Hexdump
33h novice physician investor, please help  06/16jsong2308:04HomerJ
4h What to do with the bonds in my portfolio?  15:39dumbttt21:35ieee488
25h Two pensions - Getting rid of bonds?  06/18priuspilot23:18inbox788
47c New Car Advice  06/15mbecker0315:53inbox788
37p How do traders make money?  06/13brianplycatu14:56inbox788
44p Can Insurance Company Reject You (post Affordable Care Act)?  06/17AndroAsc15:31interplanetjanet
2t Guidance on contributing to new 401k or not  21:42VGfan1123:16JamesSFO
55t Allan Roth says CD's  page: 206/16hoops77710:47jdb
21p Using SIMPLE IRA for First Time Home Buyer Downpayment  06/12MMc716:40kenyan
11t Time to buy bonds!  14:52letsgobobby23:42Kevin M
18h How are Bogleheads holding CD's in retirement accounts?  06/18rallycobra22:44Kevin M
2t The Fed has spoken. Now it's Joe Davis's turn.  18:44gkaplan19:41LadyGeek
1c Internet and cable needs  16:06Near retirement18:39LadyGeek
6t Does your bond fund own any stocks?  06/18larryswedroe20:07larryswedroe
6t B Bernstein on managed futures  07:26Kelly18:04larryswedroe
44t An analysis my colleague did on high yield  06/13larryswedroe15:31larryswedroe
0t understanding MOMENTUM in stock returns  15:29larryswedroe  
16t Updated Novy Marx Paper on Quality  05/06larryswedroe07:26larryswedroe
6h anybody bail on bonds in their 529 account?  14:44feh00:13letsgobobby
14h CPA thinks putting more money in 401k is a bad idea  06/18beachmom09:00letsgobobby
88p Circling vultures...advisors looking for access to residents  page: 206/10neurosphere20:32lightheir
3p Pension troubles....  01:15OnFire01:56livesoft
15h Buy ETF based on index, or mutual fund based on same index?  18:59dimers01:19livesoft
1h Newbie to retirement distribution phase  22:10cooter00:49livesoft
3p Tax Planning for a large Capital Gain  20:30DonDraper23:44livesoft
1t lower fees and more funds for Utah 529  06/18mikep09:58Luke Duke
12c Installing lightning rods - who, how much?  06/18plnelson15:37Magruder
24h Next Logical Step For My Portfolio (24 years old)  09/05Mandrale08:03Mandrale
15p Another mortgage question  05/17thorice16:17Meg77
15l Jacksonville Local Chapter?  2011ebeard23:25Mel Lindauer
18p Term Life Insurance Quote - Expensive?  06/18XtremeSki200114:08mephistophles
0h help with picking 401k for our small company  14:43MG123  
6t Correspondence goes to my wife, not me  09:29bru23:21mhalley
2p Tax question: Spec Home  06/19mlewis08:29mlewis
6h Portfolio help for a soon to be retiree  06/18rachelc21:33mnvalue
12h Portfolio Review and Reorganization  06/08inv12317:06mnvalue
2h New here -- lots of questions (profile of 26 year old)  06/18chocolate12312:20mnvalue
10h Advice for parents changing from merill to vg  06/17wrysys22:22nedsaid
29t Models better than instincts  06/17larryswedroe22:10nedsaid
19h Should I Sell my Bonds?  15:31BlueSapphire21:20nedsaid
7t 401k and investing in stocks is for idiots -Robert Kiyosaki  15:59LondonJimmy21:17nedsaid
1t Markets Sell Off -Bernanke Talks Of QE Slowdown...  16:51vpotus17:01neurosphere
64p Help create a Financial Presentation: Calling all Bogleheads  page: 206/08neurosphere10:42neurosphere
4t IBM getting on AI glidepath  12:10tadamsmar14:53nisiprius
30p If you were making a PF presentation for young professionals  06/07enderland08:29nomadgecko
98t Dividends Are Different?  page: 206/17umfundi17:29ogd
6t does indexing effect way stocks trade?  11:27Buckh14:39ogd
2t advantage over Wall Street: the long term vantage  12:19Beagler13:26ogd
14h 401k help and IRA help and other  06/16newbeee10:07ogd
14t Help explain how QE works  14:08Mill00:40Oicuryy
3h novice physician investor [Portfolio help]  06/18onedude19:43onedude
1c Hung out to dry.. Any advice on poor customer service?  23:58jimmy01:03OnFire
20t Would you buy Total World index if it had Admiral Shares?  15:23Day923:21pascalwager
54t Vanguard - Increasing International Equity %  page: 206/14abuss36821:22pascalwager
21t Seriously? Vanguard recommends 80% equities?  06/17muntz15:46Phineas J. Whoopee
3t The sky is falling! The sky is falling!  08:08protagonist08:30protagonist
29h Are safe bonds safe enough & why wait on SPIA Annuity?  06/08Freelife23:19Quant
17p Emergency Fund for Single Income Household  10:57mlipps17:14Quickfoot
33p Lease vs Buying a Car  06/17BetaMax07:44rallycobra
40c WiFi Router Recommendations?  06/17jon-nyc19:39Raven2
72c Wanting to spend money all of a sudden  page: 206/17southwest_stacker21:37RenoJay
6p 1031 exchange...what would you do?  17:48awarelife20:03ResearchMed
64c What did you give your wife on your wedding day?  page: 206/17camoaero15:40Rodc
56t 30 year TIPs auction on June 20th, 1.25% real yield???  page: 206/05grok8716:23Rosebud
12t YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE EXPERTS PANEL  06/08Mel Lindauer22:35Scooter57
11t CD investor vs Boglehead  06/18tadamsmar22:26Scooter57
31t What does it take to become a Boglehead?  06/13Rick Ferri20:14Scooter57
130p California affordable care act rates for 2014 released  page: 2 305/23hicabob12:44snowman
13c Rules of thumb for buying a first house?  06/05umfundi22:03SomeoneWhoIsntMe
46t A thought on net worth 'skewedness'  10:25glaucus02:22SpecialK22
0p Taxes - Can I write off used garden equipment for rental?  00:00squirm  
4t Planning to leave an inheritance  05:04stemikger02:18stemikger
49t Bonds Investors running for the hills  05:43dozer183e23:56stemikger
51p Downpayment Money from In-Laws  page: 205/30atlantaCPA17:31Ted Valentine
18h Interest free loan?  06/19TTU14:07tetractys
2p Move Student Loan to 0% Credit Card  18:08SenatorSquires21:53Texas hold em71
29h 401K Loan -- Sanity Check  08:45TheDan66619:13TheDan666
5h Need Help in Starting 457 at Workplace  06/18donall18:30thewizzer
1p Insurance questions  17:11jerrygarcia117:43TomatoTomahto
13h TIPS. Inflation protected sec inst. What to do  06/14snowx80017:20TomatoTomahto
6c HP Printer problem  13:09CABob19:24Toons
4c Switch from Verizon to Comcast internet?  08:55protagonist18:58Toons
115t Bogle: Too Much In Bonds  page: 2 306/13BetaBreaker11:09tylerherman
0p Advice requested - Cashing out whole life insurance policy  02:01Van-Guard23  
15p Impropriety in linking accounts  06:57Wading Ashore09:44Wading Ashore
8h Looking for a check up  06/17bobdaman1822:31Watty
1p How to determine the worth of a rental  21:43Loon1121:53Watty
4h Help me invest  20:11cignamic21:43Watty
15h jumpstart Roth contribution, or don't take the bait?  06/18glaucus10:50WHL
7h Advice on 529 glide slope  06/18gordo23:59wilked
10p DayCare Flex Spending issues  06/18supertreat23:40wilked
13c Replace car or repair, need Bogleheads advice.  06/18Radman23:32wilked
13p Best way to legally pay a baby sitter  19:45sunnyday23:27wilked
167p What age did you reach 100K networth?  page: 2 3 406/14techcrium22:18zaboomafoozarg
1t Best paper trading website?  17:38boggler18:34zaboomafoozarg
101t How Would Mr. Bogle Calculate Expected REIT Returns?  page: 2 305/06wbern16:02zaboomafoozarg
2h Portfolio Review (& Handling School Loans)  19:49Hastibe23:00zebrafish

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