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0h Asset allocation / holding recommendations?  18:30Sfmcfar  
3p Do you tip on take out?  17:58jimmy18:09WHL
2t Portfolio Return vs. Risk - What would you choose?  17:41vpotus17:52Taylor Larimore
2h Former student advice  16:55FredCouples17:04Laura
5t rationale for needing 80% income during retirement  15:50walker18:19DaleMaley
11h $200,000 windfall  15:24MidwestJen17:59Laura
4h First Time Posting, Portfolio Advice Please  15:09LogisticsHeel18:27archbish99
3t War or Politics?  15:02sdelear15:25LadyGeek
7h Switching jobs, how can I convert my 401k to a Roth IRA?  14:42ayounginvestor16:48Jack
6h Rebalancing with new contributions  14:29Kitkat7618:22Laura
9c 2004 Honda Accord timing chain cover leak  14:06ieee48816:13Ged
0h Adjusting My Portfolio - ETFs vs Mut Funds  13:58jimt1000  
3h Corporate Bonds Vs Gov't Bonds / Bogle vs Grok  13:25Kalo15:26Kevin M
4t S&P Return Error in Wiki?  13:19sdelear17:19nisiprius
6h Lowering Expense Ratios  12:44berg17:15Kevin M
6h Advice regarding leaving Ed Jones & taxes  12:16cdogg4418:10Laura
8t Vanguard Wash Sale Conundrum - ALERT  12:03Doc16:44Sidney
3h Portfolio for mother's savings  11:10KC198316:36tadamsmar
2h Calculating blended expense ratio, gross vs. net  11:01berg11:51berg
4t New low cost variable annuities worth a look?  10:58letsgobobby14:38livesoft
2h Life Settlements : Pacific West Capital Group  10:56fredd12:23Blues
0t S&P article on mid-cap being the "sweet spot"  09:16jkandell  
10c Riddle: What do these books have in common?  08:53nisiprius18:11jsl11
5p Questions re 1031 rollover and residence  08:01Don4617:47Jack
9h Calculating retirement needs  07:58ericd6714:52ericd67
1t Vanguard Portfolio Analysis Tool Question  07:45bytewing08:59mhc
5p Term Life Insurance  06:47massguy08:29dhodson
6h Active to Index Questions  05:55TampaTime12:13ruralavalon
9p Surrendering Whole Life Insurance, Investing the Proceeds  04:08kerrigjl15:56kerrigjl
5p NYT article: Digital Keys to Financial Lives  01:57damjam15:50Sidney
19t C'mon international rise!  00:13yukon5016:51Kevin M
1h Stock selection thread  00:04khalestorm00:24mpt follower
1p tax on house profit, help please  22:56newbees00:42Jack
5h 401k vs roth  22:56carlycdesigns09:00enderland
3h Trying to build our own portfolio  22:28Sophie8812:24Sophie88
10h Harvesting Income from Lazy Portfolio  22:01scudder17:20Electron
8p Eliminate High Interest Student Loans or PMI?  21:55jmg22914:26Mudpuppy
30h What 1% Advisor's Fee Gets me  21:41artc10:49LadyGeek
2t Interest rate on EE Bonds  21:33rocket23:10John3754
21c Year Round Living on a Sandy Beach  21:00J29518:18walnut
8p Frustration with Ally Bank  20:05AAA13:34Kevin M
2p Spot-checking your CPA on taxes  18:38johnanglemen18:54john94549
19t Mr. Money Mustache answers early-retirement doubters  05/24mcse3708:35LadyGeek
10h Investing unexpected money for recent college grad  05/24digerati133817:41Laura
2h TDirect and SB Wizzard  05/24boater0705:15KMan
16h I'm 35 with 500,000 cash how to plan for my future?  05/24ABC123Doremi14:55tibbitts
12c Attention Mac Users - Vanguard Policy on On-line fraud  05/24mucho dinero13:02tj-longterm
8t for those interested in dividend strategies  05/24larryswedroe10:15OverTheHill
17h please help with mothers retirement plan (lack of)  05/24bundy12:46IlliniDave
18p rmd and pension election decision  05/24oldnewbie16:13oldnewbie
41p Poll: Umbrella Insurance  05/24Investing is boring16:06IlliniDave
6p Umbrella Insurance  05/24Cernel14:57tadamsmar
3t Wiki Revised - Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)  05/24LadyGeek14:41abuss368
8h Looking for best mortgage refinance deal  05/24Tarabara17:03rvaboglehead
28p How Have You Been Greedy?  05/24Fallible14:13baw703916
6p Bogleheads Convert - SIMPLE IRA Dilemma  05/24gaalum07:22Frugal Al
7p New Healthcare Law on 1/1/14, but our policy renews 12/1/13  05/24robjer21:19jeffyscott
4h Newly converted 22 year old Boglehead seeking advice!  05/24lennerd13:05Laura
26p Homeowner "Appliance" Insurance  05/24cheapskate14:14Mudpuppy
42t "There is a rebalancing bonus ... false"  05/24boggler17:03bmdaniel
19p Misleading advice on IRA and 401(k) beneficiary designations  05/24Browser12:19Artsdoctor
6h Question about re-allocating funds between Roth and taxable  05/24WolfpackFan20:59WolfpackFan
0t Mankiw suggests Vanguard Total World Stock ETF  05/24boggler  
0t a look at endowment model of investing  05/24larryswedroe  
8h Help with my 81 Year old Mother's portfolio  05/24TodB06:31dickenjb
2p Retirement Plan going forward.  05/24SteveNet08:55SteveNet
44t Do Commodities Hedge Against Inflation?  05/24Rick Ferri14:15bmdaniel
2h 401k plan changing for the worst  05/24Brent S23:26zhiwiller
3p Healthcare Bridge - COBRA or HDHP+HSA  05/24C8H18Engineer05/24C8H18Engineer
2h Hypothetical retirement scenario  05/24khalestorm05/24awval999
4t RGD(really good day)  05/24LH05/24core5
1c Best medic alert device?  05/24LH05/24Sam I Am
10t Categorizing EE and I bonds in "Balances and Holdings"  05/24marathonwmn21:05Blues
11t Giving Investment Advice  05/24Call_Me_Op05/24Fallible
3h Investing a long term trust with tax issues  05/24Sud-arhn12:23Sud-arhn
8p Role of a Notary  05/24PaleHorse14:15TerryDMillerMBA
0p Insurance Primer  05/24PaleHorse  
11t So what is the history of INTL with regards to DIVIDENDS??  05/24longview20:24grabiner
2h Need advice on this Portfolio  05/24stalflare05/24stalflare
9p Do I sell off Aetna shares to pay student loans?  05/24boglebogle08:21pennstater2005
23c Unbridled Consumerism?  05/24Barefootgirl17:06Rodc
15h Gift for children  05/24Streptococcus21:46Laura
6p Thoughts on career plans? 26 year old.  05/24Kevin2105/24playtothebeat
27p Didn't save enough for retirement, what would you do over?  05/23thebogledude18:08backofbeyond
9h Please help with redoing my portfolio - Age 26  05/23jonny78117:50Laura
7h 80 year old dad needs investing advice on home sale  05/23zzzwow20:14grabiner
3h Diversification help?  05/23phydeaux05/24G-Money
0p Negotiating medical bills and Medicare  05/23nonnie  
59p Why do you do it? [POLL] [High savings rate for retirement]  page: 205/23schuyler7416:23mickeyd
4p Date or not date the Medallion signature guarantee  05/23dance87305/24Van-Guard23
10h Why is Total Int'l Lagging So Much?  05/23BetaBreaker05/24EmergDoc
1h Determining When To Rebalance (% bands vs style box)  05/23CougsHouse05/23livesoft
26c Free Books  05/23xram11:19chaz
1p Credit cards, credit scores and income  05/23nonnie05/23WHL
4p Bank with a good APY for savings account  05/23temwil13:32OAG
9h Fund Review - 457b Options  05/23Banana05/24Banana
3t Vanguard receives Morningstar's top "Stewardship" rating  05/23Taylor Larimore05/23LadyGeek
5h Best Bank 5-year CD with low withdrawal penalty  05/23db5505/23john94549
5h Asset Allocation  05/23stalflare11:10Peter Foley
8p CIT Bank?  05/23convert94905/23JamesSFO
15h Vanguard Slow to Process Rollover  05/23steadyeddy05/24Default User BR
15p Refinance: 30 yr fixed to 15 yr fixed  05/23mystika05/24rvaboglehead
8h Difference between tot international and FTSE all world  05/23tc10105/23momar
60p California affordable care act rates for 2014 released  page: 205/23hicabob14:42Kevin M
36t My thoughts on the drop in bond prices after Bernanke talk  05/23larryswedroe02:48yukon50
4h Portfolio help  05/23bsperr05/23bsperr
19p Using inherited IRA to pay off mortgage  05/23wageoghe05/24Bob's not my name
23t New T Rowe Price target date retirement funds  05/23Groundhog07:26gerrym51
25c Advice on Highlander/Odyssey purchase  05/23thenameishersch05/24Gnirk
30h New in investing, advice greatly needed.  05/23lecky710811:56ruralavalon
2h Account w/ Securities: Schwab -> Vanguard  05/23TimesAWastin05/23jjbiv
12c Dr. Web security software  05/23nonnie17:56Mudpuppy
6h Exchanging Funds and Tax Implications  05/23bluegrassinvestor05/23Scooter57
8h Portfolio Advice - Undoing Tilts  05/23sherk19:48grabiner
7h Asset Allocation Across Companies (Fidelity, Vanguard, etc.)  05/23berg05/23bluelight
19t Global markets in turmoil  05/23jwa16:52Valuethinker
5h Three Simple Index Fund Portfolios  05/23Rick Ferri05/23joe8d
15t Straying from 'Staying the Course'  05/23EternalOptimist22:50backofbeyond
18p When dying  05/23NCBound05/23tom0153
4p Financial Check & Advice  05/23massguy05/24massguy
31t RBD (Really Bad Day)  05/23gkaplan05/24og15F1
10c Drywall Paste and Basement Floor Repair  05/23cheese_breath05/24cheese_breath
2t Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield ETF  05/23cjking07:04cjking
28h Bogle on Soc Sec/Fixed Income and Asset Allocation  05/23IlliniDave05/24IlliniDave
11p The costs of moving house.. bid offer spreads  05/23Valuethinker05/24avalpert
9h how to max 401(k) mechanics question  05/23beachmom05/24gtaylor
33h Creative Planning Inc?  05/23ORatz14:24Raymond
3h Help with Bogleheading in Hong Kong  05/23P1005/23HongKonger
7h Advice Needed for Investment (401K) Account  05/23Frosty501105/23Laura
20p issue with liability only insurance  05/22Mitdac05/24Mitdac
19p How much home? Home Value - net worth ratio  05/22Btc05/24spotty_dog
45h Need opinions about my broker's strategy  05/22Sfmcfar07:05jlhod1
10h Tiered Emergency Fund  05/22Rammer17:30Kevin M
38h Just finished a draft of my IPS, critiques?  05/22brokemedstudent19:28tadamsmar
10t Cash + LT Bonds = TBM?  05/22connya05/23grok87
4h Portfolio Review before Medical School  05/22medstudent1222:13relentless
15h Savings bonds -- current interest rate & value  05/22MB722:51Clever_Username
12p Kid on the way - financial decisions  05/22playtothebeat05/24runner9
37c How much does water weigh? [Swimming pool]  05/22Retired Finally05/24LadyGeek
31t Is This Correct About International Equities  05/22OverTheHill22:33Blues
15t How Commodities Can Help a Portfolio  05/22larryswedroe17:20James2
8h Portfolio Review and Taxable account help  05/22ugaDAWGS0905/23Duckie
14p Refi Considerations  05/22Middle05/23buckstar
8h 401K Advice  05/22passionit05/24passionit
20h Funding from 52.5 to 59.5  05/22nun05/24nun
5c Liability For 19 yr Old Son Driver  05/22Leesbro6322:32fidelio
10c Automatic ice maker -- no ice!  05/22Liam05/24SnapShots
22h Should I sell Taxable TSM to pay off 15 year Mortgage?  05/22Tarabara05/24Tarabara
10h Help with choosing funds for ADP 401k  05/22ProfessorPlatypus05/23Laura
13h Taxable Portfolio help  05/22brobinson200010:09brobinson2000
7h Portfolio Review & Advice…1 yr after finding bogleheads  05/22SnowSkier19:14SnowSkier
83t I'm Bullish on Bonds  page: 205/22Rick Ferri05/24epilnk
17p Say Hello to a new Vanguard client!.....  05/22swong05/23thebogledude
14c Price on Amazon.com yesterday? (Pre-order Guarantee)  05/22runner905/24VGSailor
10h Advice on loans vs. investing for two married physicians?  05/22will3405/24awval999
8h Moving forward with Investing...Your thoughts Please!  05/21casey201205/24casey2012
26t The Best 529 Plans - Allan Roth  05/21Grt2bOutdoors05/23xram
19h Bond Fund Question  05/21AAA05/23Artsdoctor
36t Roth vs traditional ira poll  05/21Johm22112217:32NorCalDad
74f reloaded [Forum and wiki were offline]  page: 205/21mingstar14:06mickeyd
18c Do you pay for access to www.nytimes.com ?  05/18jupiter_man22:27fidelio
6h 6-year Boglehead Requesting Reality Check  05/18RTR200613:03RTR2006
10h Advice Needed  05/18peddler1222:14MN Finance
42p What's the point? [job frustration]  05/18tphp9905/24thebogledude
28p Long term care insurance  05/18Dutchflier18:262stepsbehind
14t Lazy / 3 funds portfolio with ETFs for European (ITA) people  05/18eastreef03:46stalflare
18c Spotify Mobile: A great deal!  05/17Petrocelli22:41fatlittlepig
34t The trickiest question?  05/17umfundi05/24YDNAL
31c Does Vinegar kill weeds?  05/17snyder6615:12Joe S.
5p Need attorney for estate administration - Charlotte  05/17johnep05/24johnep
25t Bond Duration change in regards to interest expectation?  05/17LH05/24Scooter57
32t 63yo moved 401k to 100% cash, how/when to restore AA?  05/17schuyler7405/24TO39
8h Muni Bond ETFs -- No Vanguard options?  05/16tj-longterm14:10Kevin M
10c How can I find my contribution total for a Fidelity 401k?  05/16enderland18:12enderland
36p Roth... to convert or not to convert?  05/16SteveNet05/24SteveNet
24t Grok's tip #14: Avoid long-term corporate bonds  05/16grok8707:25grok87
15h VG ex-US Small-Cap Fund or ETF in IRA?  05/16RNJ10:14Default User BR
25h Is there anything to be gained by talking to advisor?  05/15tc10113:07ShortInSeattle
31c Timing buying a (future) classic Muscle car-Mustang BOSS 302  05/15OnFire05/24eucalyptus
16h Help with 401K in Mass Mutual & opening new taxable account  05/14blurryvision05/24blurryvision
39c Your biggest work victory?  05/14tallgirl120409:03bertilak
3h Vanguard and Norway  05/14retire@4511:26nun
93p Whole Life - Mess - Any way out?!?  page: 205/13Novafett05/23Novafett
64p Social Security Initiation Age  page: 205/13Rich in Michigan21:46lawman3966
7h Re-Balancing a Lazy Portfolio  05/13LTLE21:10Archie Sinclair
78p Can I retire?  page: 205/1145andout?05/24ncole1
96p tax friendly states for retirees  page: 205/11pablolo08:21Dandy
32h Using Ayres/Nalebuff leveraged strategy (Lifecycle Inv.)  05/09marketeer10:02Ranger
56h Deciding How Much to put in International  page: 205/08tr12305/24hafius500
13h Help a new investor with his finances/portfolio...  05/08Wesley17:19Laura
74t How Would Mr. Bogle Calculate Expected REIT Returns?  page: 205/06wbern18:19Rick Ferri
69t Buffet says no to bonds - recommends equities and cash  page: 205/06William Million09:17William Million
4p Roth IRA Contribution Withdrawals  05/04cantchooseaname818:18Alan S.
19h HOWTO roll your own high-level munis fund?? Help appreciated  04/29longview05/24abuss368
9p Mortgage Refinance Question  04/23zhiwiller23:32zhiwiller
11h Trustee for sister...Need help investing!  04/13ORatz05/24ORatz
17p USAA dumped me? [Homeowners insurance]  04/05ProfessorX13:39mickeyd
37p [Physicians: Are cash Medicare rates acceptable to you?]  03/30wshang05/24wshang
119c can i buy my sportscar?  page: 2 303/28sambb16:51Rodc
171c Why Can't I Bring Myself to Buy Me a Nice Watch?  page: 2 3 403/23TravelforFun21:29rocket
52c Gardening, the new year  page: 203/20MP17305/23Birdie55
9h Longtime Lurker - First Portfolio Post  03/15NewInvestor108:08WHL
31t The prudent way to increase expected returns  03/14larryswedroe12:39ge1
25p retirement planning help [Physician]  02/09npskumar15:13dhodson
39p What counts as "income" for PPACA subsidies?  02/03freebeer12:00FrugalInvestor
24h 401K contribution and bonus  01/13fnmix05/24NHRATA01
38l Taiwan Local Chapter  11/16Mel Lindauer05/24verfasser
94c Do You Haggle? If so: when, for what, how?  page: 208/21CaliJim09:02bertilak
18c Cheap & Good Wrinkle-Free/Non-Iron Dress Shirts  08/03AndroAsc20:06joe8d
68c Long Distance Walking  page: 207/08FrugalInvestor17:19halfnine
27f Tax-Deductible Donations to the Forum?  2012Simplegift14:12Mel Lindauer
25l St. Louis Chapter 2012+  2012BetaMax05/24kerrigjl
1459c 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 302012randomwalk10:30dianna
109c sunglasses  page: 2 32010letsgobobby05/24awval999
13t Target retirement fund VS. Lazy Portfolios  2008Vman14:31MitchL
46c What podcasts do you listen to?  2008bluto00:14hansp
63t "Flagship Plus"  page: 22008Gekko05/24hooo
128l Washington DC Area Bogleheads  page: 2 32007grabiner07:51VictoriaF

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