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4h Portfolio Review & Advice for Young Investor  15:27samiam090601:04Hastibe
12h Buy ETF based on index, or mutual fund based on same index?  18:59dimers00:56Frengo
1h Newbie to retirement distribution phase  22:10cooter00:49livesoft
6h anybody bail on bonds in their 529 account?  14:44feh00:13letsgobobby
7h Advice on 529 glide slope  06/18gordo23:59wilked
2h Asset Allocation and RMD Advice  13:00helpneeded23:42damjam
29h Are safe bonds safe enough & why wait on SPIA Annuity?  06/08Freelife23:19Quant
25h Two pensions - Getting rid of bonds?  06/18priuspilot23:18inbox788
2h Portfolio Review (& Handling School Loans)  19:49Hastibe23:00zebrafish
18h How are Bogleheads holding CD's in retirement accounts?  06/18rallycobra22:44Kevin M
8h Looking for a check up  06/17bobdaman1822:31Watty
10h Advice for parents changing from merill to vg  06/17wrysys22:22nedsaid
14h What the blank is going on with bonds?  19:53Calm Man21:56etarini
16h Do I need so much cash?  06/17poker2721:52BW1985
4h Help me invest  20:11cignamic21:43Watty
15h Which bond fund for just starting in taxable acct  06/18cantchooseaname821:36cantchooseaname8
4h What to do with the bonds in my portfolio?  15:39dumbttt21:35ieee488
6h Portfolio help for a soon to be retiree  06/18rachelc21:33mnvalue
19h Should I Sell my Bonds?  15:31BlueSapphire21:20nedsaid
35h Vanguard GNMA and Total Bond Index  05/28alicez21:12dm200
19h Bonds "heading for the hills"  10:07fredd21:00BolderBoy
17h Advice Needed  05/18peddler1219:47avalpert
3h novice physician investor [Portfolio help]  06/18onedude19:43onedude
5h When to start.  17:352bretired19:29Frengo
29h 401K Loan -- Sanity Check  08:45TheDan66619:13TheDan666
18h Relative newbie Portfolio Review, please!  06/15boston201318:37Duckie
5h Need Help in Starting 457 at Workplace  06/18donall18:30thewizzer
13h TIPS. Inflation protected sec inst. What to do  06/14snowx80017:20TomatoTomahto
12h Portfolio Review and Reorganization  06/08inv12317:06mnvalue
15h Asset Allocation Critique  06/14bobloblaw16:47bobloblaw
8h Ishares vs Vanguard ETF  06/18sfoe15:31fareastwarriors
8h thoughts on managed payout funds  06/06Buckh15:26dbr
1h Asset Allocation  14:02Copernicus14:59Day9
0h help with picking 401k for our small company  14:43MG123  
2h Bonds including Intl (BNDX)  02:53clearwater14:41clearwater
1h 401k ?  11:18lospecv14:26Duckie
18h Interest free loan?  01:42TTU14:07tetractys
3h First time tax loss harvest and wash sales-Indices  11:17juanovo12:38avalpert
5h Taxable or tax-exempt bonds?  04:30johnanglemen12:37Frengo
1h wellesley in taxable account  06/18lazyfabs12:26bertilak
2h New here -- lots of questions (profile of 26 year old)  06/18chocolate12312:20mnvalue
4h Temporary Asset Allocation Issue  06/17br0nd11:11G-Money
15h jumpstart Roth contribution, or don't take the bait?  06/18glaucus10:50WHL
14h 401k help and IRA help and other  06/16newbeee10:07ogd
4h My portfolio is out of control! Please Help!  06/18asc198209:23asc1982
11h Self-directed 401k brokerage - some funds have fees  06/17prudent09:14hansp
14h CPA thinks putting more money in 401k is a bad idea  06/18beachmom09:00letsgobobby
4h Request for Advice  06/17silverfox08:54dbr
4h Vanguard Target Retirement Fund  06/18Lynn198708:34dbr
33h novice physician investor, please help  06/16jsong2308:04HomerJ
24h Next Logical Step For My Portfolio (24 years old)  09/05Mandrale08:03Mandrale
5h Rollover from 401k while active employee  06/17fstr07:52fstr
0h Portfolio Assistance  01:52rv11  
0h Traditional IRA- Transfer Portion  01:13cooldude_nn  
15h Medical Resident  06/18Nomadix06/18EmergDoc
5h 3-Fund v. 3-ETF v. Target Retirement Funds  06/18MrBigglesworth06/18Blues
11h Fidelity 401k managent costs  06/18Gringo06/18mickcris
2h estimating value of TIPs bonds  06/18barefootjan06/18#Cruncher
20h Amana Portfolio Allocation  06/18Nomadix06/18retirementandpf
2h Tax-loss harvesting from Vanguard's tax-exempt funds?  06/17chipmonk06/18grabiner
5h index fund convert seeks tax advice  06/17mrh06/18grabiner
17h 2nd set of eyes needed on newbie plan before implementation  06/18bcham200606/18RNJ
2h Switching to withdrawal phase & asset allocation  06/17Statch06/18Statch
22h Should I invest in TIAA Traditional in my 403b?  06/17neurosphere06/18tibbitts
16h Bond Market Timing  06/15kwan206/18G-Money
3h Three Fund Portfolio - bond question  06/18burgrat06/18burgrat
4h Fixed Interest Stable Value Fund  06/17docjay106/18Default User BR
1h General Portfolio Review  06/17slimpickens06/18Default User BR
7h Asset Allocation for 529 with 2-3 years horizon  06/18ssquared8706/18inbox788
6h What would you do? Advice please  06/17azfi2006/18ruralavalon
2h Pls help with Investment plan  06/17Murog06/18ruralavalon
9h 23 year old investment help.  06/15followthereaper06/18ruralavalon
0h Accuracy of domestic/foreign classification for Asset Alloc  06/18GreeningDr  
14h John Hancock 401K/Annuity  06/13sandman06/18sandman
8h Is 3-Fund now 4-Fund with new Int. Bond Fund?  06/17fillol06/18nisiprius
22h Guidance with my portfolio- new to this...  06/12Luv2boost06/18Luv2boost
1h Best CD with small early withdrawal penalty?  06/18boggler06/18G-Money
43t A thought on net worth 'skewedness'  10:25glaucus00:54OnFire
14t Help explain how QE works  14:08Mill00:40Oicuryy
49t Bonds Investors running for the hills  05:43dozer183e23:56stemikger
11t Time to buy bonds!  14:52letsgobobby23:42Kevin M
44t Do commodities/CCFs belong in an investment portfolio?  06/17Bradley23:33Frengo
6t Correspondence goes to my wife, not me  09:29bru23:21mhalley
20t Would you buy Total World index if it had Admiral Shares?  15:23Day923:21pascalwager
46t Marc Faber: Closet Indexer and well diversified  07/28hazlitt77723:17Ged
2t Guidance on contributing to new 401k or not  21:42VGfan1123:16JamesSFO
12t YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE EXPERTS PANEL  06/08Mel Lindauer22:35Scooter57
11t CD investor vs Boglehead  06/18tadamsmar22:26Scooter57
29t Models better than instincts  06/17larryswedroe22:10nedsaid
3t Planning to leave an inheritance  05:04stemikger21:44grabiner
54t Vanguard - Increasing International Equity %  page: 206/14abuss36821:22pascalwager
11t Article on Active Vanguard funds outdid Index - Thoughts?  06/18jonny78121:18grabiner
7t 401k and investing in stocks is for idiots -Robert Kiyosaki  15:59LondonJimmy21:17nedsaid
31t What does it take to become a Boglehead?  06/13Rick Ferri20:14Scooter57
6t Does your bond fund own any stocks?  06/18larryswedroe20:07larryswedroe
2t The Fed has spoken. Now it's Joe Davis's turn.  18:44gkaplan19:41LadyGeek
25t Requesting your help for a book on Jack Bogle's legacy  11/26Allan Roth18:50Allan Roth
0t Vanguard switch to CRSP index, how to compare across funds?  18:45dimers  
1t Best paper trading website?  17:38boggler18:34zaboomafoozarg
6t B Bernstein on managed futures  07:26Kelly18:04larryswedroe
98t Dividends Are Different?  page: 206/17umfundi17:29ogd
1t Markets Sell Off -Bernanke Talks Of QE Slowdown...  16:51vpotus17:01neurosphere
56t 30 year TIPs auction on June 20th, 1.25% real yield???  page: 206/05grok8716:23Rosebud
101t How Would Mr. Bogle Calculate Expected REIT Returns?  page: 2 305/06wbern16:02zaboomafoozarg
21t Seriously? Vanguard recommends 80% equities?  06/17muntz15:46Phineas J. Whoopee
44t An analysis my colleague did on high yield  06/13larryswedroe15:31larryswedroe
0t understanding MOMENTUM in stock returns  15:29larryswedroe  
49t The best of both Vanguard and DFA  2007Wagnerjb15:28caklim00
38t Vanguard's New Bank Authorization Agreement  06/01jsl1115:27Doc
4t IBM getting on AI glidepath  12:10tadamsmar14:53nisiprius
6t does indexing effect way stocks trade?  11:27Buckh14:39ogd
74t Modern Portfolio Theory  page: 206/15ngutman14:13Frengo
2t advantage over Wall Street: the long term vantage  12:19Beagler13:26ogd
115t Bogle: Too Much In Bonds  page: 2 306/13BetaBreaker11:09tylerherman
55t Allan Roth says CD's  page: 206/16hoops77710:47jdb
1t lower fees and more funds for Utah 529  06/18mikep09:58Luke Duke
3t The sky is falling! The sky is falling!  08:08protagonist08:30protagonist
0t Vanguard Funds Declaring a Quarterly Dividend in June  07:32gkaplan  
16t Updated Novy Marx Paper on Quality  05/06larryswedroe07:26larryswedroe
99t Bond Funds Tanking  page: 206/14Senin06/19stlutz
16t SEC’s Definition of an Index Is Outdated  06/18Rick Ferri06/18LadyGeek
83t Do you overweight emerging markets?  page: 210/08Investor206/18Noobvestor
6t Keep VEU ETF or exchange for VFWAX (Admiral shares)  06/18Gringo06/18RNJ
3t Survivorship bias essay  06/18Spades06/18Spades
0t Comparing methods/tools to estimate value/size load  06/18michaelsieg  
1t Should Treasury FRNs be included in my portfolio?  06/18patriciamgr206/18scone
9t Serenity Prayer for Indexers  06/17Garco06/18baw703916
4t Total "International Bond Index Fund: Why and how we hedge."  06/17gkaplan06/18ogd
6t Surprising 10 yr performance for VWEAX  06/16Bradley06/18Bradley
10t 401(k) and 403(b) fee disclosure  08/16fcirullo06/18meowcat
5t Blodget/Yahoo Finance Gets Animated About Indexing  06/17matjen06/18poundwise
4t whole portfolio allocation versus mirroring asset allocation  06/17shanegela06/18dbr
5t Geometric Mean calculation  06/18CPA_RIA06/18CPA_RIA
54t Larry Swedroe's " The Right Financial Plan"--A Gem  page: 22010Taylor Larimore06/18larryswedroe
24p Are hybrid cars cost effective?  07:24tadamsmar01:05Frengo
0p Taxes - Can I write off used garden equipment for rental?  00:00squirm  
3p Tax Planning for a large Capital Gain  20:30DonDraper23:44livesoft
10p DayCare Flex Spending issues  06/18supertreat23:40wilked
13p Best way to legally pay a baby sitter  19:45sunnyday23:27wilked
9p Social Security at 62  09:17dave_under22:21Epsilon Delta
167p What age did you reach 100K networth?  page: 2 3 406/14techcrium22:18zaboomafoozarg
3p Transfer Roth IRA to TSP Roth?  18:49wormm9922:10Alan S.
2p help explaining 5304 simple vs 5305 [SIMPLE IRA]  21:45Luv2boost22:07Alan S.
15p Should My Parents Keep their Lousy Longterm Care Insurance?  06/18Sec3inMD22:00dianna
1p How to determine the worth of a rental  21:43Loon1121:53Watty
2p Move Student Loan to 0% Credit Card  18:08SenatorSquires21:53Texas hold em71
5p Mortgage Refinance & Credit Report Problems  16:00DRILLINDK21:04dm200
5p Retirement Income from Life Insurance  18:28mk201320:34abuss368
88p Circling vultures...advisors looking for access to residents  page: 206/10neurosphere20:32lightheir
6p 1031 exchange...what would you do?  17:48awarelife20:03ResearchMed
13p apps for budgeting for daily spending  05/30dance87319:02Hexdump
1p Insurance questions  17:11jerrygarcia117:43TomatoTomahto
51p Downpayment Money from In-Laws  page: 205/30atlantaCPA17:31Ted Valentine
17p Emergency Fund for Single Income Household  10:57mlipps17:14Quickfoot
75p Your worst financial habit  page: 206/14EternalOptimist17:06EternalOptimist
21p Using SIMPLE IRA for First Time Home Buyer Downpayment  06/12MMc716:40kenyan
15p Another mortgage question  05/17thorice16:17Meg77
44p Can Insurance Company Reject You (post Affordable Care Act)?  06/17AndroAsc15:31interplanetjanet
8p Qualified Charitable Distributions  12:26jsl1115:04Alan S.
37p How do traders make money?  06/13brianplycatu14:56inbox788
0p Tax Question for Ex Pat (Puerto Rico)  14:46Getting Serious  
103p Poll: How much cash do you carry?  page: 2 306/13CABob14:36chipmonk
18p Term Life Insurance Quote - Expensive?  06/18XtremeSki200114:08mephistophles
0p employer health insurance reiumbursement on spouse's policy?  12:49freebeer  
130p California affordable care act rates for 2014 released  page: 2 305/23hicabob12:44snowman
9p What would you do with post tax income  06/18aubie9611:04hand
64p Help create a Financial Presentation: Calling all Bogleheads  page: 206/08neurosphere10:42neurosphere
15p Impropriety in linking accounts  06:57Wading Ashore09:44Wading Ashore
2p Tax question: Spec Home  02:13mlewis08:29mlewis
30p If you were making a PF presentation for young professionals  06/07enderland08:29nomadgecko
33p Lease vs Buying a Car  06/17BetaMax07:44rallycobra
24p Career as a trader  06/10LondonJimmy07:36fatlittlepig
10p Finding the best interest rate for deposits  06/16boglerocks01:12boglerocks
1p Where to put modest amount of money for niece and nephew  06/18dsanders7906/18nedsaid
0p Health Insurance Recommendation for Independent Contractor  06/18SirOvlop  
22p Any good credit card sign on bonuses lately?  06/16squirm06/18jeffyscott
10p Medicare BCBS HD Plan F premium increase  06/18lethean4606/181530jesup
3p Traditional IRA versus Inherited IRA  06/18bsquared06/18MarkNYC
3p Over Contributed to Roth IRA in 2012 - Tax Implications?  06/18NNate06/18NNate
11p help with disability insurance plan  06/12desai999906/18BruDude
10p Percentage of income toward first house  06/16investor106/18MathWizard
29p Jump in price in my electricity bill?  06/17Gardener06/18spencer99
27p First Time Landlord: Am I Doing It Right?  06/17wholeinone0406/18leonard
7p Best Way to Finance a Home Remodel/Addition?  06/17smackboy106/18Meg77
21p Should we shop around for a mortgage rate?  06/17mlipps06/18Easy Rhino
10p Whole life guaranteed returns  06/18mbecker0306/18BruDude
61p Renting - The Boglehead Way  page: 205/07Gemini06/18robby152
6p How do (or might) real estate tax deferrals affect mortgage?  06/17dm20006/18mikep
4p Applying for EIN forces ETFPS enrollment?  06/17mikep06/18englishgirl
6p PSLF/IBR/AGI [How to reduce Adjusted Gross Income?]  06/17backuppmb06/18EmergDoc
113p I have a chip on my shoulder, but not in my card!  page: 2 311/10umfundi06/18kevinpet
15l Jacksonville Local Chapter?  2011ebeard23:25Mel Lindauer
56l Seattle Local Chapter? The answer is "Yes"  page: 22010EarlyBird22:23Boonedog
213l Suggestions for the Wiki  page: 2 3 4 52008Barry Barnitz06/18Epsilon Delta
89l New York City Local Chapter established  page: 205/26quanuec06/18donecc
2f Which forum to discuss Wiki changes?  06/18Epsilon Delta06/18Epsilon Delta
7f Q. How to save favorite posts?  06/17Mrxyz06/18Mrxyz
1c Hung out to dry.. Any advice on poor customer service?  23:58jimmy01:03OnFire
11c Vespa 150 vs Genuine Buddy 170  06/18TampaTime00:11freebeer
13c Replace car or repair, need Bogleheads advice.  06/18Radman23:32wilked
225c Why buy expensive cars  page: 2 3 4 52011stemikger23:22epilnk
230c Premium Products That Are Worth It To You  page: 2 3 4 506/05Goodman6022:40Ged
3c How is Consumer Cellular  18:37hsfan9222:40FrugalInvestor
26c Help with Health Insurance  06/18fcox8522:13dianna
13c Rules of thumb for buying a first house?  06/05umfundi22:03SomeoneWhoIsntMe
72c Wanting to spend money all of a sudden  page: 206/17southwest_stacker21:37RenoJay
4c Page Plus Versus Republic Wireless - Who's Better?  15:35ruanddu20:15DetroitRed
40c WiFi Router Recommendations?  06/17jon-nyc19:39Raven2
6c HP Printer problem  13:09CABob19:24Toons
4c Switch from Verizon to Comcast internet?  08:55protagonist18:58Toons
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
1c Internet and cable needs  16:06Near retirement18:39LadyGeek
47c New Car Advice  06/15mbecker0315:53inbox788
64c What did you give your wife on your wedding day?  page: 206/17camoaero15:40Rodc
12c Installing lightning rods - who, how much?  06/18plnelson15:37Magruder
7c Tattoo removal  06/180cean2315:20abonder
59c Electric cars (full electrics and plug-in hybrids)  page: 202/19BigFoot4814:56Alex Frakt
5c Venting a Cape?  06/18lucky311:31czeckers
9c Concrete Driveway Replacement Priority  06/17guitarguy09:07guitarguy
25c First car options, overwhelmed  06/14stedix199108:51ensign_lee
20c Buying New Glasses; Looking for Suggestions on What to Buy  06/17Oilburner07:31dpbsmith
26c Costco Natural Peanut Butter is Back!  06/14dm20006/18MIGIHIDARI
10c Do you view time/procrastination similar to money/debt?  06/17enderland06/18Fallible
11c How Much Homeowners Insurance?  2011JerryB06/18nodenuff2
3c Lower cable rates but in new neighbohood  06/16friar161006/18123
9c Auto purchase question - will own for 13 months  06/13BlueSunset06/18jlawrence01
15c Recommendations for family tree software.....  06/15Sam I Am06/18Steelersfan
12c Buying Wall-to-Wall Carpet: What Do I Need to Know?  06/18Oilburner06/18bungalow10
31c Guaranteed to Need Repair in 3-5 Years  06/10Pennybags06/18grok87
11c Some questions about personal credit  06/12Perpetual06/18entyrii
33c Observations with Amazon Prime  2012java06/18Curlyq
17c Beef brisket  06/16MP17306/18Luke Duke
7c Highlander Hybrid  06/16huxbnw06/18Luke Duke
9c Any pipe smokers here? Looking for tobacco recommendations..  04/04robby15206/18JupiterJones
13c Guy who lived in van while in grad school...  06/15Curlyq06/18Colorado13
6c Whole-House Air Filter  07/27Call_Me_Op06/18daytona084
4c Electric Food Grater/Grinder  06/17kerry7506/18kerry75
38c No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Card vs. ATM and Cash  06/07jdjd206/18Wannaretireearly

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