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22p New Job, wrong paycheck?  05/10aa41105/16dm200
3h Portfolio Help for 28 year old  15:40accountant8519:13mnvalue
11p When to take RMD - verification  05/16aja888805/16CABob
6h Vanguard Flagship Phone Problem  05/16alan05/16alan
11p Medicare - Part B  08:48Almost there13:06bertilak
83h Is today a RBD [Really Bad Day]  page: 204/05antiqueman17:03livesoft
2c Cheaper than USPS and UPS  05/17Barefootgirl17:04MathWizard
3c Auto Paint Repair  05/17Barefootgirl05/17sashwin
3t Vanguard expands to Hong Kong:  05/16Barry Barnitz05/16stratton
13p future of medical practice - career help - physician  16:41bbqkingster11:41bbqkingster
29h Selling NQ Stock Options & Tax Brackets  05/14berg05/16grok87
10h Help with 401K in Mass Mutual & opening new taxable account  05/14blurryvision14:42Default User BR
2h 403b to IRA Rollover  07:25bornloser10:47bornloser
7p Refinance Adivice  21:10br214bh12:52tfb
15h Investment versus Debt Payoff Question  05/12br214bh14:48Watty
2h Portfolio Review & Advice for an Aspiring Boglehead  05/17BrickByBrick21:14steve roy
17c How Often Do You Change Differential and Transmission Fluid?  05/17Browser11:00Browser
1c Caller ID ?  05/16CABob05/16damjam
4h Investment advice for foreign investor  05/14cantab12:31cantab
1h Help with retirement- 401k plan  23:18cardinalfan195811:33Laura
20h Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining?  05/16casey201217:13ruralavalon
21h Drop My Financial Advisor? Assest allocation for retirement  03/29chalin432105/16chalin4321
6c Page, Arizona travel recommendations  05/17climber202005/17Blues
9h Trouble choosing a Taxable Portfolio  05/16coldman16:28lmpmd
1p WSJ: a new proposal on student debt  08:43communipaw08:53camaro327
11h How to integrate legacy investments into Bogleheads approach  05/16Copernicus16:36Copernicus
18c Refusing to pay doctor bill, consequences  10:14DAK13:31Raymond
1h Rebalancing My Portfolio  05/16dalapati05/16pkcrafter
23t Compound Interest  02:13Dan713:14red5
8h Inflation protected, VAIPX vs VTAPX vs VTIP  02/17Dan-Fl10:52G-Money
26h Which Utah 529 Age-Based Option Do You Like?  2007Dan Kohn12:52Grt2bOutdoors
5h Just Funded First Taxable Account - Right Move?  05/17dcw21314:54letsgobobby
16p Milestones for Retirement Saving  05/14dimideme08:02enderland
31c Reno/Tahoe/Yosemite Trip  05/15dixdak20:17Sunny Sarkar
18c Great new Amazon delivery option  05/16dm20006:21mike143
3c getting on to "old" gmail account?  05/15dm20005/17TheGreyingDuke
4h Roth IRA & Index Fund Transaction Fees  05/17dmb24705/17retiredjg
3t Investment Firm/Brokerage Firm Question  05/16Doc_23:16joppy
2h Investing in "Double Companies."  05/16Doc_16:08inbox788
42h Schwab vs Vanguard  03/21Don4605/16123
73p College costs, anyone else spit coffee on their monitor?  page: 205/16DoWahDaddy04:48stemikger
0p comparing your income to the median or average  05/17DoWahDaddy  
20p Academics vs Private Practice (Physician)  05/12dreamjob905/16dreamjob9
0p Is there a program that makes Gift Tax returns (709s) easy?  10:40Dr. Gaius Baltar  
3p Long term care insurance  08:57Dutchflier11:27baw703916
3t Lazy / 3 funds portfolio with ETFs for European (ITA) people  05:18eastreef13:06madinvest
22c Smartphone with just voice but no data  05/16Easy Rhino00:10manyness
8p Rental/Landlord Protection  05/13EHoops20:32bottlecap
6h 401K Early Withdrawal -- 55 and retired  05/13EHoops14:41EHoops
9c How can I find my contribution total for a Fidelity 401k?  05/16enderland12:07jjbiv
3l SE Florida chapter - July 2013 meeting  05/01englishgirl18:05englishgirl
18h to invest now or wait?  15:09enret12:13gerrym51
23p Credit score hurt because I don't borrow enough  05/16Equitius08:46enderland
1h Can I invest in a local bond?  07:25ericd6707:35Sheepdog
36p Retiree poll: When did you retire?  05/15EternalOptimist18:14hicabob
11t Is Capital Loss on Premium Bonds Reflected in Pricing?  19:58fdeanw11:19tfb
9h portfolio review for tax efficiency  05/17feh08:302beachcombers
2p gifting money to foreign parents  20:51fh200002:16worknut
8h Are Short Term Bond Funds My Answer  05/16Firewood4210:37gerrym51
8h Need help with selling stocks to buy index funds  05/15fjelly05/16fjelly
3p Obama 2014 budget could limit tax-deferred pension amounts  15:33fpkng16:06LadyGeek
1h Impact of future earnings on portfolio mix?  05/17freeforlife05/17DaveS
20t Will 1,666 be the high?  14:47ge107:56YDNAL
4h IRA to ROTH rollover in retirement  13:58Ged12:07Ged
2c Moving Across USA  05/16Gemini05/16Johm221122
15h opinion on cd  21:06gerrym5110:24Blues
2t another what is this guy saying thread  09:23gerrym5110:00gerrym51
4p younger seniors burning up iras  05/16gerrym5105/16Scooter57
36c Help! Car won't start this morning!  2010grap001305/16Rodc
14t Grok's tip #14: Avoid long-term corporate bonds  05/16grok8710:30grok87
131t Grok's tip #7: Skip foreign bonds!  page: 2 32011grok8723:26Dieharder
102t Grok's tip 5:To keep real wealth skip Gold, buy TIPs  page: 2 32011grok8705/17Clive
153t Grok's Tip #11: Take Grok's pledge!  page: 2 3 42011grok8705/16LadyGeek
60t Grok's Tip #13: But Vanguard will tell you that...  page: 211/20grok8705/16rustymutt
41t Grok's Tip #12: "Press on, regardless" [of the past 5 years]  10/16grok8705/16grok87
63t Grok's Tip #10: Get Real (Returns)!- the 3% solution  page: 22011grok8705/16grok87
52t Grok's Tip#9: To Manage Risk Well, Use a Bar-Bell  page: 22011grok8705/16grok87
119t Grok's Tip #8:Retire Worry-Free with TIPs as a foundation  page: 2 32011grok8705/16grok87
58t Grok's tip #6/10: Be Aligned: Buy This, Not That!  page: 22011grok8705/16grok87
50t Grok's investing tip #4/10: Rebalance early and often  page: 22011grok8705/16grok87
46t Grok’s Investing tip #3/10: Index, Index, Index, But...  2011grok8705/16grok87
58t Grok's investing tip #2/10 Use cash to dampen portfolio risk  page: 22011grok8705/16grok87
112t Grok's investing tip #1/10 Take your risk on the equity side  page: 2 32011grok8705/16grok87
20c Method of Selecting: What Book are you reading now?  05/09Grt2bOutdoors00:33manyness
33p College - The new scam  05/17Grt2bOutdoors16:01LadyGeek
8t Article: Brokers going the way of the Horse n Buggy  05/14Grt2bOutdoors05/16afan
1h Bond returns prior to 1980 [non-US]  17:33Hallman18:23LadyGeek
0t Retiring Wall Street Exec Gives Investment Advice  13:21HardKnocker  
7h Simple(r?) plan for 529 plan for future 2 kids?  05/17harikaried19:51inbox788
13h Help understanding fees, please  05/16hellothere22:19hellothere
34c When to get an oil change?  05/16HogsAndApples12:06HogsAndApples
9p How can I work 4 days a week?  05/16HomerJ13:02leonard
51t Hussman: Now is one of the worst times in history to invest  page: 205/14HomerJ07:54midareff
9t Total Bond or combination  05/16hoops77714:53hoops777
4h Help with funds.  15:51identitycrisis10:26Laura
16h short term investment options question  05/14inthedesert05/17shersch
12t Vanguard Cafe Coffee  05/14investingdad05/16missybon
67t Gold  page: 205/16Investing is boring13:17avalpert
6t How to think of Restricted Stock?  09:32Investing is boring13:11dbr
5h VNQ vs VNQI  05/17Investing is boring05/17Investing is boring
1f Propose "like" feature  05/16Investing is boring05/16MathWizard
22p mortgage question  04/13jabroni10803:48jerrygarcia1
0c Estate planning attorney in Orlando  03:17Jane  
14p Uncertain of cost burden from out-of-network surgeon.  05/16jasc1511:27pheleven
138t 100% equities, anyone?  page: 2 305/10jay2219:13FinancialDave
9p Negotiating Job Offer in Europe  05/16jb905/16FoolishJumper
4h ING 403(b) Or Taxable Investing?  05/15jbk05/16grabiner
11h ING or Ameriprise? [for 403(b)]  05/06jbk05/16StormShadow
51t Is Low-Vol Anomaly really explained by Value factor?  page: 204/18Jebediah06:24Roy
3h Investing in luxury condo  04:18jerrygarcia112:36playtothebeat
5h How do I find a good investment adviser in MA?  09:12jim4710:52ObliviousInvestor
50h Another worried bond investor  page: 205/15jim4705/16LadyGeek
5p Do I need a Bypass? [Trust]  05/16jimmy22:45MN Finance
29p Can I retire - single person version  05/13jingo09:51enderland
6t The Lending Club?  05/16John375405/17SSSS
4p Need attorney for estate administration - Charlotte  05/17johnep11:43chaz
42h Fund Advice from Advisor - S&P500 Performance  05/10jstar3205/16shersch
20t Mountain America Credit Union 5-Year IRA CD  05/12Kevin M11:42Kevin M
39l Anyone in the New Orleans area?  2007Kevinm198605/16Mel Lindauer
9h At what point does a fund become tax inefficient?  05/15Kitkat7621:41grabiner
8t Tax-Efficient Asset Location  05/15klj178919:41grabiner
0h Question on re-allocation strategy  11:23koala52  
12c smart phone with no "plan", can be use on wifi ?  04/29kwan205/16kwan2
150t The new profitability factor, US and int'l evidence  page: 2 3 405/14larryswedroe08:05larryswedroe
29t Another look at Jim Cramer's stock picks  05/15larryswedroe01:10graveday
10f Proposal: Philanthropy & Volunteering sub Forum  06:02lazyday10:01lazyday
13t Vanguard Should Have Passive Funds, Without Indexes  05/17lazyday05/17shersch
4t NYT: US could learn from other countries' retirement systems  05/16lazylizzy05/16LadyGeek
24t taxable acct: tilt anyway?  05/12learning_head05/16grabiner
4h Merrill Lynch  05/16LeeAlan05/17Qtman
2p overseas jobs (esp for physicians) - esp Singapore  05/16letsgobobby05/16letsgobobby
252c How Much Did You Spend on Your Engagement Ring??  page: 2 3 4 5 605/07LFKB01:51JonLuskin
68t Google Invests $125 Million in Lending Club  page: 205/02LFKB14:31Phineas J. Whoopee
13t Bond Duration change in regards to interest expectation?  05/17LH05/17kenyan
9h Moving from Bond Fund to Stable Value Fund in 401K  05/16longhorn05/16telemark
0h STRS Ohio reducing annual fees  15:26lovenox11  
25h Fidelity Defined Maturity Funds  05/15lovetogolf05/17lovetogolf
1f Jabber field non-compliant  23:31manyness13:19LadyGeek
30h Using Ayres/Nalebuff leveraged strategy (Lifecycle Inv.)  05/09marketeer05/16marketeer
2h Allocation Check - Move to simpler portfolio  05/13markwarren6609:56retiredjg
2t Retiring Wall Street Strategist...Indexing  14:46matjen15:03nisiprius
2t Fund Offer  05/15mcblum05/16mcblum
21h Protecting Gains  05/16meebers13:34meebers
2l New Des Moines IA Local Chapter  05/17Mel Lindauer05/17dogbo
2l New Orleans Local Chapter News  05/16Mel Lindauer05/16NOLA Rob
2p Bill of sale contract in condo negotiation  05/17michey31205/17Honobob
3h What to do for short/med term money, and mtge considerations  22:05mikeportfolio12:09stan1
50p Anyone with experience with Carmax?  page: 22012milestogo05/17fidelio
84t $600M Powerball Jackpot - take cash or annuity?  page: 205/17MnD09:27mike143
12h Portfolio Review  05/11mnvalue05/16retiredjg
21p How do you keep all your important documents?  05/14Momus05/16Stash
10p What if not Fixed Income?  05/15mpt follower05/17Johm221122
5c Uh, Oh, possible termites on concrete garage floor!  05:37Mrxyz13:17zebrafish
10h Portfolio Review and How am I doing?  05/15msj1623:31Duckie
11p what to do with unsellable land  22:39Naikansha10:38dm200
3l Des Moines Iowa local chapter?  05/09NAVigator05/16Mel Lindauer
4p Help w maternity leave disability check calculation (dm200?)  12:32NCgirl13:22NCgirl
3h Former 403-B plans, roll to Roth?  07:59Near retirement11:18MN Finance
52p Single and Social Security decision  page: 205/14Near retirement05/16bobcat2
14t Christine Benz picks the time for pickers  04/29nisiprius21:02grok87
22h Edward Jones to Vanguard?  05/13nmlegere18:59Taylor Larimore
2t treasuries vs. online savings accounts  11:12north star12:16stan1
86p Whole Life - Mess - Any way out?!?  page: 205/13Novafett07:50dhodson
6h Portfolio Check-Up  08:38novatrixs11:05retiredjg
57c Tesla S  page: 207/23Offshore16:46hicabob
23c Timing buying a (future) classic Muscle car-Mustang BOSS 302  05/15OnFire08:48mike143
8h Help Managing 1M IRA Account for a Retiree  16:30Osme0216:52MnD
4c New Carmax Question  05/16OverTheHill20:46LadyGeek
19h CFP or straight to Vanguard?  08:41pchoden13:22mickeyd
7h Advice Needed  09:17peddler1210:41FactorsOf2
186t Rick Ferri's Portfolio  page: 2 3 42010petrico21:08jkandell
9c Spotify Mobile: A great deal!  22:20Petrocelli12:56c.Alvin
96c Whart smartphone should I get?  page: 203/21Petrocelli12:49inbox788
11h I need help with CAP rates  05/03Petrocelli00:34playtothebeat
5h Paralyzed by portfolio indecision  05/16pickles105/17Dandy
13c climbing rope recommendations?  05/16plato's caveman08:53ObliviousInvestor
3h 401k and roth allocation  14:17playtothebeat19:39connya
20h How aggresively should I invest leftover 529 money?  05/13Q8505/17bayview
1437c 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 292012randomwalk14:41Sid
22c I think I'm getting phished  05/13rfburns07:22tadamsmar
22t You probably know a person like this  05/16Rick Ferri13:44Fallible
17p NYC to Miami (r/t) in August  05/05rjbraun05/16rjbraun
13h VG ex-US Small-Cap Fund or ETF in IRA?  05/16RNJ22:06wander
43h What were the little things that led you to index investing?  15:25Robert C F13:25dhodson
4p Any Tax Loss Harvesting Experts?  15:07rosenbaga09:11rosenbaga
0h 6-year Boglehead Requesting Reality Check  13:27RTR2006  
45p Emergency Room Visit -- HDHP  05/15runnergirl05/17deanbrew
4p Problem canceling term life insurance  05/15runnergirl05/16BruDude
3h Is a 529 Plan a good choice for me?  14:49RyeWhiskey16:21Tortoise
80t Do you adjust your AA based on valuations?  page: 205/08Sammy_M12:59Scooter57
0p Getting Approved for Credit Card  05/17Savvy  
20t 63yo moved 401k to 100% cash, how/when to restore AA?  05/17schuyler7410:41YDNAL
4t Who is the next Jack Bogle?  20:19schuyler7423:02momar
13c Contractor invoice double the estimate, what are my options?  05/17scottyja14:54investingdad
6h Bond Fund Duration, NAV & Return After Interest Rate Increas  18:10sdvan22:24john94549
32p How to file for divorce?  05/17seionage11:17The Wizard
34t disregarding ''daily noise"  05/16selftalk23:55leonard
23h 2 fund portfolio  05/11selftalk05/16joe8d
2l Baltimore MD boglehead chapter?  05/16selftalk05/16CyberBob
14t Devil's advocate [Investing for the longterm]  16:45sharx09:45staythecourse
75t Emerging Market Bond Fund is available  page: 205/14Sheepdog16:15asset_chaos
0h RAFI Revisited -- Bond Funds  05/16shersch  
18c Does Vinegar kill weeds?  14:57snyder6612:36frugaltype
23t yet more on the 4% rule as research incrreses  05/16sometimesinvestor07:38YDNAL
4h Diversification Question  05/15SpaceSashimi05/16LadyGeek
38p Move back w/parents or sign 1 year lease  05/14ssquared8712:32frugaltype
6h Allocation in Multiple Accounts + Emergency Funds  05/16Stan Dup05/16Stan Dup
12h Credit Union or Roth for Emergency Funds?  05/15Stan Dup05/16Stan Dup
5h Allocation in Multiple Accounts - Portfolio Review  05/16Stan Dup05/16Stan Dup
3p Retirement contribution  05/16Stash15:24Stash
0t Would you have been one of the Buffett Bunch  03:49stemikger  
13t Quick question about withdrawing retirement assets  05/13stemikger05/17fedsocprof
7t Annuity Feature in the Vanguard Balanced Index  05/17stemikger05/17fedsocprof
31p Roth... to convert or not to convert?  05/16SteveNet13:21SteveNet
28t REITS: a portfolio look  05/11steve r05/16abuss368
17t Is this actionable information about a fund?  05/16stevewolfe15:09Robert C F
12p Married, separate health insurance?  05/15stingray568820:03Steelersfan
0t MtGox’s (bitcoin exchange) Dwolla Account Seized by DHS  05/16stratton  
17h Financial advisors pep talk  05/14Streptococcus05/16umfundi
4h Portfolio review request  2011stupidkid14:21stupidkid
15h What to do with this 401(k)  05/15sunvalley09:10mike143
19t "Staying the Course"  05/17Taylor Larimore10:48The Wizard
454t The Three Fund Portfolio  page: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 102012Taylor Larimore05/17Taylor Larimore
20h Is there anything to be gained by talking to advisor?  05/15tc10112:14Kevin M
2p I don't see the message center on the Vanguard page  07:44tc10111:13tc101
13t REIT vs other sector funds for rebalancing  05/17tc10111:04louis c
20p Get 5% back on credit card purchases.  05/15tc10123:22joppy
57p Fidelity has the best customer service I know of  page: 205/13tc10114:33tetractys
12p Another mortgage question  15:19thorice13:26mnvalue
22h Got Engaged, Now to Plan (Portfolio Review)  05/15TimesAWastin19:38LadyGeek
4h Muni Bond ETFs -- No Vanguard options?  05/16tj-longterm18:59DaveS
1p Question on tax implications for beneficiaries of trust  05/16tjt201305/16bsteiner
9h Calculating How Well/Poorly I've Done  05/16tomd3705/17tomd37
14p What's the point?  09:04tphp9913:12leonard
11h So how are bonds affected by taxable account  05/16ugaDAWGS0905:19z3r0c00l
5h Help adjusting my 401k  16:22ugaDAWGS0901:51pingo
7h VTSAX vs VTI  05/17ugaDAWGS0918:12stan1
4h Help me understand BND  05/17ugaDAWGS0913:37livesoft
8h VWELX vs Three fund portfolio?  05/16ugaDAWGS0905/16Johm221122
13t The trickiest question?  22:17umfundi13:24umfundi
1t Vanguard Mobile "Portfolio Analysis" is awful  09:59VennData10:03JamesSFO
8c Summer car rental in the SF Bay area  05/15VgSince198215:40Watty
21t Inverse DCA vs. Lump Sum  05/15VictoriaF11:47petrico
36c Airfare keeps going up. Buy now or wait?  05/16VictoriaF02:51wlpotts
18h I'm thinking of this Allocation (Any suggestions?)  05/15vpotus10:02ruralavalon
15p Mint  05/15wak15:31bungalow10
53t How Would Mr. Bogle Calculate Expected REIT Returns?  page: 205/06wbern05/16LadyGeek
29p Fiancee Got Into Med School: Should I Rent or Sell My Condo?  05/14wholeinone0417:32wholeinone04
110p I [messed] up - Now what? ($200k in student loan debt, etc.)  page: 2 305/14whoopsy19:25whoopsy
57t Buffet says no to bonds - recommends equities and cash  page: 205/06William Million13:16Calm Man
5p Transfer from ordinary account to ROTH  10:35wilpat12:54wilpat
22c "Smart" TV advice?  05/13windaar00:36manyness
8h Is VTIP better than VIPSX?  05/16wish2bCFP07:35DesertOasis
4h Thought on my portfolio  05/16wizard118305/17DaveS
2h Portfolio help  05/16wizard118305/16ieee488
3p Pre approval Letter (mortgage) question  05/16writingviv05/17writingviv
2h Trad/Roth TSP, 401k, IRAs -- Please Help with Allocations  00:08Xonim12:32stan1
8t Look at all the pretty colored [BOND] boxes.  20:23xram12:34nisiprius
4c Credit report for homeowners insurance  05/15xram05/16grabiner
8p What's Next - Financial Planning  05/16XtremeSki200105/16Meg77
6h Do we qualify for Roth IRA?  05/17yolli7112:11playtothebeat
9h Vanguard for institutional investing  05/14zargnut05/17skylar

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