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13h Is VTIP better than VIPSX? [Short-Term vs. (longer) TIPS]  05/16wish2bCFP06:24nisiprius
7h Bond returns prior to 1980 [non-US]  05/17Hallman05:34lazyday
4h Investing in luxury condo  05/18jerrygarcia105:10Qtman
19h I'm thinking of this Allocation (Any suggestions?)  05/15vpotus03:05Valuethinker
2h Can I invest in a local bond?  07:25ericd6703:03Valuethinker
8h Allocation Check - Move to simpler portfolio  05/13markwarren6602:06mnvalue
6h Roth IRA contributions  15:13dvr200101:53kaneohe
13h So how are bonds affected by taxable account  05/16ugaDAWGS0923:15Hastibe
6h How do I find a good investment adviser in MA?  09:12jim4722:59BL
15h Advice on firing parent's investment advisor  15:12InfamousAngel22:43MN Finance
25h to invest now or wait?  05/17enret22:12Jebediah
3h Trad/Roth TSP, 401k, IRAs -- Please Help with Allocations  05/18Xonim22:11Xonim
28h CFP or straight to Vanguard?  08:41pchoden22:02parsi1
2h Betterment investments  20:57mystika21:37xram
8h Do we qualify for Roth IRA?  05/17yolli7121:28dickenjb
5h Question on re-allocation strategy  11:23koala5221:25koala52
17h What to do with this 401(k)  05/15sunvalley20:41ruralavalon
11h Pay down 2.75% 15 yr mortgage vs invest in taxable accout  16:30trihiker20:07grabiner
3h 6-year Boglehead Requesting Reality Check  13:27RTR200619:49Laura
24h Is there anything to be gained by talking to advisor?  05/15tc10119:29wilpat
4h Help with retirement- 401k plan  05/17cardinalfan195819:29Laura
11h portfolio review for tax efficiency  05/17feh19:02stan1
12h At what point does a fund become tax inefficient?  05/15Kitkat7618:20grabiner
11h Inflation protected, VAIPX vs VTAPX vs VTIP  02/17Dan-Fl18:12Taylor Larimore
48h What were the little things that led you to index investing?  05/17Robert C F16:53jginseattle
4h Former 403-B plans, roll to Roth?  07:59Near retirement16:27ElJay
9h Help Managing 1M IRA Account for a Retiree  05/17Osme0216:23Osme02
8h Portfolio Check-Up  08:38novatrixs15:35retiredjg
28h Which Utah 529 Age-Based Option Do You Like?  2007Dan Kohn14:25Grt2bOutdoors
10h Are Short Term Bond Funds My Answer  05/16Firewood4214:20Blues
4h What to do for short/med term money, and mtge considerations  05/17mikeportfolio14:15mikeportfolio
5h IRA to ROTH rollover in retirement  05/17Ged13:34Electron
4h Investment advice for foreign investor  05/14cantab12:31cantab
2h 403b to IRA Rollover  07:25bornloser10:47bornloser
7h Advice Needed  09:17peddler1210:41FactorsOf2
4h Help with funds.  05/17identitycrisis10:26Laura
15h opinion on cd  05/17gerrym5110:24Blues
5h Help adjusting my 401k  05/17ugaDAWGS0905/18pingo
11h I need help with CAP rates  05/03Petrocelli05/18playtothebeat
10h Portfolio Review and How am I doing?  05/15msj1605/17Duckie
6h Bond Fund Duration, NAV & Return After Interest Rate Increas  05/17sdvan05/17john94549
13h Help understanding fees, please  05/16hellothere05/17hellothere
13h VG ex-US Small-Cap Fund or ETF in IRA?  05/16RNJ05/17wander
2h Portfolio Review & Advice for an Aspiring Boglehead  05/17BrickByBrick05/17steve roy
7h Simple(r?) plan for 529 plan for future 2 kids?  05/17harikaried05/17inbox788
3h 401k and roth allocation  05/17playtothebeat05/17connya
22h Got Engaged, Now to Plan (Portfolio Review)  05/15TimesAWastin05/17LadyGeek
3h Portfolio Help for 28 year old  05/17accountant8505/17mnvalue
4h Muni Bond ETFs -- No Vanguard options?  05/16tj-longterm05/17DaveS
22h Edward Jones to Vanguard?  05/13nmlegere05/17Taylor Larimore
7h VTSAX vs VTI  05/17ugaDAWGS0905/17stan1
20h Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining?  05/16casey201205/17ruralavalon
83h Is today a RBD [Really Bad Day]  page: 204/05antiqueman05/17livesoft
11h How to integrate legacy investments into Bogleheads approach  05/16Copernicus05/17Copernicus
9h Trouble choosing a Taxable Portfolio  05/16coldman05/17lmpmd
3h Is a 529 Plan a good choice for me?  05/17RyeWhiskey05/17Tortoise
2h Investing in "Double Companies."  05/16Doc_05/17inbox788
0h STRS Ohio reducing annual fees  05/17lovenox11  
5h Just Funded First Taxable Account - Right Move?  05/17dcw21305/17letsgobobby
15h Investment versus Debt Payoff Question  05/12br214bh05/17Watty
10h Help with 401K in Mass Mutual & opening new taxable account  05/14blurryvision05/17Default User BR
6h 401K Early Withdrawal -- 55 and retired  05/13EHoops05/17EHoops
4h Portfolio review request  2011stupidkid05/17stupidkid
4h Help me understand BND  05/17ugaDAWGS0905/17livesoft
21h Protecting Gains  05/16meebers05/17meebers
9h Calculating How Well/Poorly I've Done  05/16tomd3705/17tomd37
16h short term investment options question  05/14inthedesert05/17shersch
9h Vanguard for institutional investing  05/14zargnut05/17skylar
5h VNQ vs VNQI  05/17Investing is boring05/17Investing is boring
4h Roth IRA & Index Fund Transaction Fees  05/17dmb24705/17retiredjg
1h Impact of future earnings on portfolio mix?  05/17freeforlife05/17DaveS
25h Fidelity Defined Maturity Funds  05/15lovetogolf05/17lovetogolf
5h Paralyzed by portfolio indecision  05/16pickles105/17Dandy
21t Grok's tip #14: Avoid long-term corporate bonds  05/16grok8706:27learning_head
79t Gold  page: 205/16Investing is boring05:13aac74
5t Lazy / 3 funds portfolio with ETFs for European (ITA) people  05/18eastreef05:01eastreef
26t The trickiest question?  05/17umfundi03:54umfundi
22t Inverse DCA vs. Lump Sum  05/15VictoriaF03:41umfundi
2t Questions about Vanguard Advisor & Large Index Fund Purchase  00:46Shilo77702:21umfundi
45t Jack Bogle on International Investing at Bogleheads 11  10/25Noobvestor00:44Noobvestor
0t Blackrock's Role in Corporate Governance  23:58jidina80  
1t Investor Analysis of Index Annuities  20:40ThePrune23:07MN Finance
6t Vanguard Mobile "Portfolio Analysis" is awful  09:59VennData22:41leonard
44t Chinese CD's  2011wshang22:26Ged
82t Do you adjust your AA based on valuations?  page: 205/08Sammy_M20:53Ged
3t treasuries vs. online savings accounts  11:12north star20:44Johm221122
22t 63yo moved 401k to 100% cash, how/when to restore AA?  05/17schuyler7420:42pkcrafter
24t Mountain America Credit Union 5-Year IRA CD  05/12Kevin M20:31FrugalInvestor
27t "Staying the Course"  05/17Taylor Larimore20:17peppers
24t Compound Interest  05/18Dan720:15john94549
14t REIT vs other sector funds for rebalancing  05/17tc10119:07telemark
66t Buffet says no to bonds - recommends equities and cash  page: 205/06William Million19:02jupiter_man
13t Emerging markets bonds: what happened in 1998?  13:43nisiprius18:50grabiner
13t Is Capital Loss on Premium Bonds Reflected in Pricing?  05/17fdeanw18:39grabiner
7t When transferring... best way to deal with taxable equities?  05/03StormShadow18:38umfundi
151t The new profitability factor, US and int'l evidence  page: 2 3 405/14larryswedroe18:30baw703916
11t Look at all the pretty colored [BOND] boxes.  05/17xram18:10Johm221122
31t Do other countries have very low cost index funds?  06/11Bfwolf17:55Hallman
86t $600M Powerball Jackpot - take cash or annuity?  page: 205/17MnD17:49umfundi
3t WSJ discussion on retirement [Self-directed IRA]  15:30VennData17:35gerrym51
4t Retiring Wall Street Exec Gives Investment Advice  13:21HardKnocker14:36livesoft
6t How to think of Restricted Stock?  09:32Investing is boring13:11dbr
2t another what is this guy saying thread  09:23gerrym5110:00gerrym51
14t Devil's advocate [Investing for the longterm]  05/17sharx09:45staythecourse
20t Will 1,666 be the high?  05/17ge107:56YDNAL
51t Hussman: Now is one of the worst times in history to invest  page: 205/14HomerJ07:54midareff
51t Is Low-Vol Anomaly really explained by Value factor?  page: 204/18Jebediah05/18Roy
0t Would you have been one of the Buffett Bunch  05/18stemikger  
29t Another look at Jim Cramer's stock picks  05/15larryswedroe05/18graveday
34t disregarding ''daily noise"  05/16selftalk05/17leonard
131t Grok's tip #7: Skip foreign bonds!  page: 2 32011grok8705/17Dieharder
3t Investment Firm/Brokerage Firm Question  05/16Doc_05/17joppy
4t Who is the next Jack Bogle?  05/17schuyler7405/17momar
186t Rick Ferri's Portfolio  page: 2 3 42010petrico05/17jkandell
14t Christine Benz picks the time for pickers  04/29nisiprius05/17grok87
8t Tax-Efficient Asset Location  05/15klj178905/17grabiner
138t 100% equities, anyone?  page: 2 305/10jay2205/17FinancialDave
22t yet more on the 4% rule as research increases  05/16sometimesinvestor05/17Frugal Al
75t Emerging Market Bond Fund is available  page: 205/14Sheepdog05/17asset_chaos
17t Is this actionable information about a fund?  05/16stevewolfe05/17Robert C F
2t Retiring Wall Street Strategist...Indexing  05/17matjen05/17nisiprius
9t Total Bond or combination  05/16hoops77705/17hoops777
68t Google Invests $125 Million in Lending Club  page: 205/02LFKB05/17Phineas J. Whoopee
22t You probably know a person like this  05/16Rick Ferri05/17Fallible
13t Vanguard Should Have Passive Funds, Without Indexes  05/17lazyday05/17shersch
454t The Three Fund Portfolio  page: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 102012Taylor Larimore05/17Taylor Larimore
13t Quick question about withdrawing retirement assets  05/13stemikger05/17fedsocprof
7t Annuity Feature in the Vanguard Balanced Index  05/17stemikger05/17fedsocprof
13t Bond Duration change in regards to interest expectation?  05/17LH05/17kenyan
6t The Lending Club?  05/16John375405/17SSSS
102t Grok's tip 5:To keep real wealth skip Gold, buy TIPs  page: 2 32011grok8705/17Clive
2p backdoor roth ira and form 8606  19:59grapeape06:02ThePrune
1p BOA - Bill Pay  04:28quizzer05:49jimmyrules712
32p What's the point? [job frustration]  09:04tphp9905:29Qtman
16p future of medical practice - career help - physician  05/17bbqkingster04:25frugaltype
13p Another mortgage question  05/17thorice02:54Valuethinker
92p Whole Life - Mess - Any way out?!?  page: 205/13Novafett00:50BruDude
113p I [messed] up - Now what? ($200k in student loan debt, etc.)  page: 2 305/14whoopsy23:40RyeWhiskey
42p Move back w/parents or sign 1 year lease  05/14ssquared8723:17lostInFinance
23p what to do with unsellable land  05/17Naikansha23:16heyyou
6p Income from foreign business goes on personal tax return?  05/06cheesepep23:08cheesepep
91p tax friendly states for retirees  page: 205/11pablolo22:43gerrym51
4p Is there a program that makes Gift Tax returns (709s) easy?  10:40Dr. Gaius Baltar22:41Dr. Gaius Baltar
4p gifting money to foreign parents  05/17fh200022:03wshang
6p Do I need a Bypass? [Trust]  05/16jimmy20:44bsteiner
17p Medicare - Part B  08:48Almost there18:28mur44
35p Roth... to convert or not to convert?  05/16SteveNet18:03grabiner
84p College costs, anyone else spit coffee on their monitor?  page: 205/16DoWahDaddy17:23lostInFinance
1p Todays Bond Market  13:40Toons14:15livesoft
5p Any Tax Loss Harvesting Experts?  05/17rosenbaga14:14inbox788
5p Long term care insurance  08:57Dutchflier14:14Blues
33p How to file for divorce?  05/17seionage14:06Boglenaut
2p WSJ: a new proposal on student debt  08:43communipaw13:58LadyGeek
4p Help w maternity leave disability check calculation (dm200?)  12:32NCgirl13:22NCgirl
9p How can I work 4 days a week?  05/16HomerJ13:02leonard
5p Transfer from ordinary account to ROTH  10:35wilpat12:54wilpat
7p Refinance Adivice  05/17br214bh12:52tfb
4p Need attorney for estate administration - Charlotte  05/17johnep11:43chaz
14p Uncertain of cost burden from out-of-network surgeon.  05/16jasc1511:27pheleven
2p I don't see the message center on the Vanguard page  07:44tc10111:13tc101
29p Can I retire - single person version  05/13jingo09:51enderland
23p Credit score hurt because I don't borrow enough  05/16Equitius08:46enderland
16p Milestones for Retirement Saving  05/14dimideme08:02enderland
22p mortgage question  04/13jabroni10805/18jerrygarcia1
20p Get 5% back on credit card purchases.  05/15tc10105/17joppy
8p Rental/Landlord Protection  05/13EHoops05/17bottlecap
12p Married, separate health insurance?  05/15stingray568805/17Steelersfan
36p Retiree poll: When did you retire?  05/15EternalOptimist05/17hicabob
29p Fiancee Got Into Med School: Should I Rent or Sell My Condo?  05/14wholeinone0405/17wholeinone04
3p Obama 2014 budget could limit tax-deferred pension amounts  05/17fpkng05/17LadyGeek
33p College - The new scam  05/17Grt2bOutdoors05/17LadyGeek
15p Mint  05/15wak05/17bungalow10
3p Retirement contribution  05/16Stash05/17Stash
57p Fidelity has the best customer service I know of  page: 205/13tc10105/17tetractys
0p Getting Approved for Credit Card  05/17Savvy  
2p Bill of sale contract in condo negotiation  05/17michey31205/17Honobob
10p What if not Fixed Income?  05/15mpt follower05/17Johm221122
0p comparing your income to the median or average  05/17DoWahDaddy  
45p Emergency Room Visit -- HDHP  05/15runnergirl05/17deanbrew
3l SE Florida chapter - July 2013 meeting  05/01englishgirl05/17englishgirl
2l New Des Moines IA Local Chapter  05/17Mel Lindauer05/17dogbo
4f 250+ replies?? What's the deal?  21:20schuyler7422:31G-Money
2f Jabber field non-compliant  05/17manyness13:41tibbitts
10f Proposal: Philanthropy & Volunteering sub Forum  05/18lazyday10:01lazyday
16c Trading for a used car - arghhhhh  17:48RetiringSomeday06:19frugaltype
57c Refusing to pay doctor bill, consequences  page: 210:14DAK05:50katnok
66c Traveling to Europe for the first time...need help!  page: 203/18thewizzer05:45jimmyrules712
12c Do you pay for access to www.nytimes.com ?  17:25jupiter_man05:42Qtman
12c selling a piano or move it ?  15:02ieee48805:38linuxizer
21c Does Vinegar kill weeds?  05/17snyder6604:12frugaltype
17c climbing rope recommendations?  05/16plato's caveman23:49EmergDoc
492c That Frugal Thing You Do  page: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 102009Boglenaut22:42Ged
1438c 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 292012randomwalk22:24chaz
1c Estate planning attorney in Orlando  05/18Jane21:16Biil McNeal
3c How many days should an ebay auction for a laptop run?  17:11magellan21:10magellan
24c I think I'm getting phished  05/13rfburns20:16jupiter_man
1c Yellowstone Park/ Big Sky Resort  18:34zzcooper12319:58dickenjb
1c Are you a frugal person?  19:40investnoob1319:45LadyGeek
11c Spotify Mobile: A great deal!  05/17Petrocelli19:42Petrocelli
29c Your biggest work victory?  05/14tallgirl120419:03Carl53
20c How Often Do You Change Differential and Transmission Fluid?  05/17Browser18:48Browser
104c can i buy my sportscar?  page: 2 303/28sambb17:52Bacchus01
13c smart phone with no "plan", can be use on wifi ?  04/29kwan216:58kwan2
35c When to get an oil change?  05/16HogsAndApples16:58WHL
10c Uh, Oh, possible termites on concrete garage floor!  05/18Mrxyz16:27surfer1
38c Airfare keeps going up. Buy now or wait?  05/16VictoriaF15:19midareff
96c Whart smartphone should I get?  page: 203/21Petrocelli12:49inbox788
9c How can I find my contribution total for a Fidelity 401k?  05/16enderland12:07jjbiv
23c Timing buying a (future) classic Muscle car-Mustang BOSS 302  05/15OnFire08:48mike143
18c Great new Amazon delivery option  05/16dm20005/18mike143
252c How Much Did You Spend on Your Engagement Ring??  page: 2 3 4 5 605/07LFKB05/18JonLuskin
22c "Smart" TV advice?  05/13windaar05/18manyness
20c Method of Selecting: What Book are you reading now?  05/09Grt2bOutdoors05/18manyness
22c Smartphone with just voice but no data  05/16Easy Rhino05/18manyness
4c New Carmax Question  05/16OverTheHill05/17LadyGeek
31c Reno/Tahoe/Yosemite Trip  05/15dixdak05/17Sunny Sarkar
52c Does anyone own a Hyundai?  page: 22012veritas1005/17gws1964
2c Cheaper than USPS and UPS  05/17Barefootgirl05/17MathWizard
57c Tesla S  page: 207/23Offshore05/17hicabob
8c Summer car rental in the SF Bay area  05/15VgSince198205/17Watty
13c Contractor invoice double the estimate, what are my options?  05/17scottyja05/17investingdad
6c Page, Arizona travel recommendations  05/17climber202005/17Blues
3c Auto Paint Repair  05/17Barefootgirl05/17sashwin

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