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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 292012randomwalk05/17Sid
454t The Three Fund Portfolio  page: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 102012Taylor Larimore05/17Taylor Larimore
252c How Much Did You Spend on Your Engagement Ring??  page: 2 3 4 5 605/07LFKB01:51JonLuskin
186t Rick Ferri's Portfolio  page: 2 3 42010petrico21:08jkandell
153t Grok's Tip #11: Take Grok's pledge!  page: 2 3 42011grok8705/16LadyGeek
150t The new profitability factor, US and int'l evidence  page: 2 3 405/14larryswedroe08:05larryswedroe
138t 100% equities, anyone?  page: 2 305/10jay2219:13FinancialDave
131t Grok's tip #7: Skip foreign bonds!  page: 2 32011grok8723:26Dieharder
119t Grok's Tip #8:Retire Worry-Free with TIPs as a foundation  page: 2 32011grok8705/16grok87
112p I [messed] up - Now what? ($200k in student loan debt, etc.)  page: 2 305/14whoopsy17:08lostInFinance
102t Grok's tip 5:To keep real wealth skip Gold, buy TIPs  page: 2 32011grok8705/17Clive
101c can i buy my sportscar?  page: 2 303/28sambb15:04sambb
96c Whart smartphone should I get?  page: 203/21Petrocelli12:49inbox788
89p Whole Life - Mess - Any way out?!?  page: 205/13Novafett16:56bluemarlin08
84p College costs, anyone else spit coffee on their monitor?  page: 205/16DoWahDaddy17:23lostInFinance
84t $600M Powerball Jackpot - take cash or annuity?  page: 205/17MnD09:27mike143
83h Is today a RBD [Really Bad Day]  page: 204/05antiqueman05/17livesoft
81t Do you adjust your AA based on valuations?  page: 205/08Sammy_M15:28lazyday
75t Emerging Market Bond Fund is available  page: 205/14Sheepdog05/17asset_chaos
72t Gold  page: 205/16Investing is boring16:00TO39
68t Google Invests $125 Million in Lending Club  page: 205/02LFKB05/17Phineas J. Whoopee
64t Buffet says no to bonds - recommends equities and cash  page: 205/06William Million15:42Qtman
63t Grok's Tip #10: Get Real (Returns)!- the 3% solution  page: 22011grok8705/16grok87
60t Grok's Tip #13: But Vanguard will tell you that...  page: 211/20grok8705/16rustymutt
58t Grok's tip #6/10: Be Aligned: Buy This, Not That!  page: 22011grok8705/16grok87
57c Tesla S  page: 207/23Offshore05/17hicabob
57p Fidelity has the best customer service I know of  page: 205/13tc10105/17tetractys
53t How Would Mr. Bogle Calculate Expected REIT Returns?  page: 205/06wbern05/16LadyGeek
52c Does anyone own a Hyundai?  page: 22012veritas1019:52gws1964
52p Single and Social Security decision  page: 205/14Near retirement05/16bobcat2
52t Grok's Tip#9: To Manage Risk Well, Use a Bar-Bell  page: 22011grok8705/16grok87
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: 204/18Jebediah06:24Roy
50p Anyone with experience with Carmax?  page: 22012milestogo05/17fidelio
48h What were the little things that led you to index investing?  05/17Robert C F16:53jginseattle
45p Emergency Room Visit -- HDHP  05/15runnergirl05/17deanbrew
44t Jack Bogle on International Investing at Bogleheads 11  10/25Noobvestor15:49t0x1n
41t Grok's Tip #12: "Press on, regardless" [of the past 5 years]  10/16grok8705/16grok87
39p Move back w/parents or sign 1 year lease  05/14ssquared8715:51pryan
39l Anyone in the New Orleans area?  2007Kevinm198605/16Mel Lindauer
38c Airfare keeps going up. Buy now or wait?  05/16VictoriaF15:19midareff
36p Retiree poll: When did you retire?  05/15EternalOptimist18:14hicabob
35c Refusing to pay doctor bill, consequences  10:14DAK17:24nisiprius
35c When to get an oil change?  05/16HogsAndApples16:58WHL
34p Roth... to convert or not to convert?  05/16SteveNet15:38Electron
34t disregarding ''daily noise"  05/16selftalk23:55leonard
33p How to file for divorce?  05/17seionage14:06Boglenaut
33p College - The new scam  05/17Grt2bOutdoors05/17LadyGeek
31c Reno/Tahoe/Yosemite Trip  05/15dixdak20:17Sunny Sarkar
30h Using Ayres/Nalebuff leveraged strategy (Lifecycle Inv.)  05/09marketeer05/16marketeer
29t Do other countries have very low cost index funds?  06/11Bfwolf17:06JuanZ
29p Can I retire - single person version  05/13jingo09:51enderland
29t Another look at Jim Cramer's stock picks  05/15larryswedroe01:10graveday
29p Fiancee Got Into Med School: Should I Rent or Sell My Condo?  05/14wholeinone0417:32wholeinone04
29h Selling NQ Stock Options & Tax Brackets  05/14berg05/16grok87
28h Which Utah 529 Age-Based Option Do You Like?  2007Dan Kohn14:25Grt2bOutdoors
25h Fidelity Defined Maturity Funds  05/15lovetogolf05/17lovetogolf
24t "Staying the Course"  05/17Taylor Larimore16:14Blues
24t taxable acct: tilt anyway?  05/12learning_head05/16grabiner
23h CFP or straight to Vanguard?  08:41pchoden17:24StormShadow
23h to invest now or wait?  05/17enret16:45jginseattle
23t Compound Interest  02:13Dan713:14red5
23c Timing buying a (future) classic Muscle car-Mustang BOSS 302  05/15OnFire08:48mike143
23p Credit score hurt because I don't borrow enough  05/16Equitius08:46enderland
23h 2 fund portfolio  05/11selftalk05/16joe8d
22t Mountain America Credit Union 5-Year IRA CD  05/12Kevin M17:14rec7
22c I think I'm getting phished  05/13rfburns07:22tadamsmar
22p mortgage question  04/13jabroni10803:48jerrygarcia1
22c "Smart" TV advice?  05/13windaar00:36manyness
22c Smartphone with just voice but no data  05/16Easy Rhino00:10manyness
22h Got Engaged, Now to Plan (Portfolio Review)  05/15TimesAWastin19:38LadyGeek
22h Edward Jones to Vanguard?  05/13nmlegere18:59Taylor Larimore
22t yet more on the 4% rule as research increases  05/16sometimesinvestor05/17Frugal Al
22t You probably know a person like this  05/16Rick Ferri05/17Fallible
22p New Job, wrong paycheck?  05/10aa41105/16dm200
21t The trickiest question?  22:17umfundi16:46umfundi
21h Is there anything to be gained by talking to advisor?  05/15tc10115:27Dandy
21t Inverse DCA vs. Lump Sum  05/15VictoriaF11:47petrico
21h Protecting Gains  05/16meebers05/17meebers
21h Drop My Financial Advisor? Assest allocation for retirement  03/29chalin432105/16chalin4321
20t 63yo moved 401k to 100% cash, how/when to restore AA?  05/17schuyler7410:41YDNAL
20t Will 1,666 be the high?  05/17ge107:56YDNAL
20c Method of Selecting: What Book are you reading now?  05/09Grt2bOutdoors00:33manyness
20p Get 5% back on credit card purchases.  05/15tc10123:22joppy
20h Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining?  05/16casey201205/17ruralavalon
20h How aggresively should I invest leftover 529 money?  05/13Q8505/17bayview
19p what to do with unsellable land  22:39Naikansha15:18Rainier
19c How Often Do You Change Differential and Transmission Fluid?  05/17Browser14:58gerrym51
18c Does Vinegar kill weeds?  05/17snyder6612:36frugaltype
18h I'm thinking of this Allocation (Any suggestions?)  05/15vpotus10:02ruralavalon
18c Great new Amazon delivery option  05/16dm20006:21mike143
17t Is this actionable information about a fund?  05/16stevewolfe05/17Robert C F
17p NYC to Miami (r/t) in August  05/05rjbraun05/16rjbraun
16p Milestones for Retirement Saving  05/14dimideme08:02enderland
16h short term investment options question  05/14inthedesert05/17shersch
15c climbing rope recommendations?  05/16plato's caveman16:41halfnine
15p Medicare - Part B  08:48Almost there16:27dm200
15p What's the point?  09:04tphp9914:27harrychan
15h opinion on cd  21:06gerrym5110:24Blues
15h What to do with this 401(k)  05/15sunvalley09:10mike143
15p Mint  05/15wak05/17bungalow10
15h Investment versus Debt Payoff Question  05/12br214bh05/17Watty
14p Uncertain of cost burden from out-of-network surgeon.  05/16jasc1511:27pheleven
14t Grok's tip #14: Avoid long-term corporate bonds  05/16grok8710:30grok87
14t Devil's advocate [Investing for the longterm]  05/17sharx09:45staythecourse
14t Christine Benz picks the time for pickers  04/29nisiprius21:02grok87
13c smart phone with no "plan", can be use on wifi ?  04/29kwan216:58kwan2
13h Advice on firing parent's investment advisor  15:12InfamousAngel16:14JW Nearly Retired
13p future of medical practice - career help - physician  05/17bbqkingster11:41bbqkingster
13t REIT vs other sector funds for rebalancing  05/17tc10111:04louis c
13h Help understanding fees, please  05/16hellothere22:19hellothere
13h VG ex-US Small-Cap Fund or ETF in IRA?  05/16RNJ22:06wander
13c Contractor invoice double the estimate, what are my options?  05/17scottyja05/17investingdad
13t Vanguard Should Have Passive Funds, Without Indexes  05/17lazyday05/17shersch
13t Quick question about withdrawing retirement assets  05/13stemikger05/17fedsocprof
13t Bond Duration change in regards to interest expectation?  05/17LH05/17kenyan
12t Is Capital Loss on Premium Bonds Reflected in Pricing?  19:58fdeanw16:25grok87
12t Emerging markets bonds: what happened in 1998?  13:43nisiprius16:07nisiprius
12p Another mortgage question  05/17thorice13:26mnvalue
12p Married, separate health insurance?  05/15stingray568820:03Steelersfan
11h So how are bonds affected by taxable account  05/16ugaDAWGS0905:19z3r0c00l
11h I need help with CAP rates  05/03Petrocelli00:34playtothebeat
11h How to integrate legacy investments into Bogleheads approach  05/16Copernicus05/17Copernicus
10h Inflation protected, VAIPX vs VTAPX vs VTIP  02/17Dan-Fl16:51artthomp
10c Uh, Oh, possible termites on concrete garage floor!  05:37Mrxyz16:27surfer1
10t Look at all the pretty colored [BOND] boxes.  20:23xram15:45xram
10h Are Short Term Bond Funds My Answer  05/16Firewood4214:20Blues
10f Proposal: Philanthropy & Volunteering sub Forum  06:02lazyday10:01lazyday
10h Portfolio Review and How am I doing?  05/15msj1623:31Duckie
10h Help with 401K in Mass Mutual & opening new taxable account  05/14blurryvision05/17Default User BR
10p What if not Fixed Income?  05/15mpt follower05/17Johm221122
9h Help Managing 1M IRA Account for a Retiree  05/17Osme0216:23Osme02
9p How can I work 4 days a week?  05/16HomerJ13:02leonard
9c Spotify Mobile: A great deal!  22:20Petrocelli12:56c.Alvin
9c How can I find my contribution total for a Fidelity 401k?  05/16enderland12:07jjbiv
9h portfolio review for tax efficiency  05/17feh08:302beachcombers
9h At what point does a fund become tax inefficient?  05/15Kitkat7621:41grabiner
9h Trouble choosing a Taxable Portfolio  05/16coldman05/17lmpmd
9t Total Bond or combination  05/16hoops77705/17hoops777
9h Calculating How Well/Poorly I've Done  05/16tomd3705/17tomd37
9h Vanguard for institutional investing  05/14zargnut05/17skylar
9h Moving from Bond Fund to Stable Value Fund in 401K  05/16longhorn05/16telemark
8h Portfolio Check-Up  08:38novatrixs15:35retiredjg
8h Is VTIP better than VIPSX?  05/16wish2bCFP07:35DesertOasis
8p Rental/Landlord Protection  05/13EHoops20:32bottlecap
8t Tax-Efficient Asset Location  05/15klj178919:41grabiner
8c Summer car rental in the SF Bay area  05/15VgSince198205/17Watty
8t Article: Brokers going the way of the Horse n Buggy  05/14Grt2bOutdoors05/16afan
8h Need help with selling stocks to buy index funds  05/15fjelly05/16fjelly
8h VWELX vs Three fund portfolio?  05/16ugaDAWGS0905/16Johm221122
7p Refinance Adivice  21:10br214bh12:52tfb
7h Advice Needed  09:17peddler1210:41FactorsOf2
7h Simple(r?) plan for 529 plan for future 2 kids?  05/17harikaried19:51inbox788
7h VTSAX vs VTI  05/17ugaDAWGS0918:12stan1
7t Annuity Feature in the Vanguard Balanced Index  05/17stemikger05/17fedsocprof
6t How to think of Restricted Stock?  09:32Investing is boring13:11dbr
6h Do we qualify for Roth IRA?  05/17yolli7112:11playtothebeat
6h Bond Fund Duration, NAV & Return After Interest Rate Increas  18:10sdvan22:24john94549
6h 401K Early Withdrawal -- 55 and retired  05/13EHoops05/17EHoops
6t The Lending Club?  05/16John375405/17SSSS
6c Page, Arizona travel recommendations  05/17climber202005/17Blues
6h Allocation in Multiple Accounts + Emergency Funds  05/16Stan Dup05/16Stan Dup
6h Vanguard Flagship Phone Problem  05/16alan05/16alan
5c selling a piano or move it ?  15:02ieee48816:20OverTheHill
5h Allocation Check - Move to simpler portfolio  05/13markwarren6615:43retiredjg
5p Any Tax Loss Harvesting Experts?  05/17rosenbaga14:14inbox788
5p Long term care insurance  08:57Dutchflier14:14Blues
5h IRA to ROTH rollover in retirement  05/17Ged13:34Electron
5p Transfer from ordinary account to ROTH  10:35wilpat12:54wilpat
5h How do I find a good investment adviser in MA?  09:12jim4710:52ObliviousInvestor
5h Help adjusting my 401k  05/17ugaDAWGS0901:51pingo
5p Do I need a Bypass? [Trust]  05/16jimmy22:45MN Finance
5h Just Funded First Taxable Account - Right Move?  05/17dcw21305/17letsgobobby
5h VNQ vs VNQI  05/17Investing is boring05/17Investing is boring
5h Paralyzed by portfolio indecision  05/16pickles105/17Dandy
4h Former 403-B plans, roll to Roth?  07:59Near retirement16:27ElJay
4t Lazy / 3 funds portfolio with ETFs for European (ITA) people  05:18eastreef15:45hafius500
4t Retiring Wall Street Exec Gives Investment Advice  13:21HardKnocker14:36livesoft
4h What to do for short/med term money, and mtge considerations  22:05mikeportfolio14:15mikeportfolio
4p Help w maternity leave disability check calculation (dm200?)  12:32NCgirl13:22NCgirl
4h Investment advice for foreign investor  05/14cantab12:31cantab
4p Need attorney for estate administration - Charlotte  05/17johnep11:43chaz
4h Help with funds.  05/17identitycrisis10:26Laura
4t Who is the next Jack Bogle?  20:19schuyler7423:02momar
4c New Carmax Question  05/16OverTheHill20:46LadyGeek
4h Muni Bond ETFs -- No Vanguard options?  05/16tj-longterm18:59DaveS
4h Portfolio review request  2011stupidkid05/17stupidkid
4h Help me understand BND  05/17ugaDAWGS0905/17livesoft
4h Roth IRA & Index Fund Transaction Fees  05/17dmb24705/17retiredjg
4h Merrill Lynch  05/16LeeAlan05/17Qtman
4h Thought on my portfolio  05/16wizard118305/17DaveS
4c Credit report for homeowners insurance  05/15xram05/16grabiner
4h ING 403(b) Or Taxable Investing?  05/15jbk05/16grabiner
3h Question on re-allocation strategy  11:23koala5217:25stan1
3h Pay down 2.75% 15 yr mortgage vs invest in taxable accout  16:30trihiker16:56stan1
3p gifting money to foreign parents  20:51fh200016:52talzara
3h Investing in luxury condo  04:18jerrygarcia112:36playtothebeat
3t Investment Firm/Brokerage Firm Question  05/16Doc_23:16joppy
3h 401k and roth allocation  05/17playtothebeat19:39connya
3h Portfolio Help for 28 year old  05/17accountant8519:13mnvalue
3l SE Florida chapter - July 2013 meeting  05/01englishgirl18:05englishgirl
3h Is a 529 Plan a good choice for me?  05/17RyeWhiskey05/17Tortoise
3p Obama 2014 budget could limit tax-deferred pension amounts  05/17fpkng05/17LadyGeek
3p Retirement contribution  05/16Stash05/17Stash
3c Auto Paint Repair  05/17Barefootgirl05/17sashwin
3p Pre approval Letter (mortgage) question  05/16writingviv05/17writingviv
3c getting on to "old" gmail account?  05/15dm20005/17TheGreyingDuke
3l Des Moines Iowa local chapter?  05/09NAVigator05/16Mel Lindauer
3t Vanguard expands to Hong Kong:  05/16Barry Barnitz05/16stratton
2t WSJ discussion on retirement [Self-directed IRA]  15:30VennData16:44grok87
2t Vanguard Mobile "Portfolio Analysis" is awful  09:59VennData15:36VennData
2p WSJ: a new proposal on student debt  08:43communipaw13:58LadyGeek
2f Jabber field non-compliant  23:31manyness13:41tibbitts
2h Trad/Roth TSP, 401k, IRAs -- Please Help with Allocations  00:08Xonim12:32stan1
2t treasuries vs. online savings accounts  11:12north star12:16stan1
2p I don't see the message center on the Vanguard page  07:44tc10111:13tc101
2h 403b to IRA Rollover  07:25bornloser10:47bornloser
2t another what is this guy saying thread  09:23gerrym5110:00gerrym51
2h Portfolio Review & Advice for an Aspiring Boglehead  05/17BrickByBrick21:14steve roy
2c Cheaper than USPS and UPS  05/17Barefootgirl05/17MathWizard
2h Investing in "Double Companies."  05/16Doc_05/17inbox788
2t Retiring Wall Street Strategist...Indexing  05/17matjen05/17nisiprius
2l New Des Moines IA Local Chapter  05/17Mel Lindauer05/17dogbo
2p Bill of sale contract in condo negotiation  05/17michey31205/17Honobob
2l New Orleans Local Chapter News  05/16Mel Lindauer05/16NOLA Rob
2p overseas jobs (esp for physicians) - esp Singapore  05/16letsgobobby05/16letsgobobby
2c Moving Across USA  05/16Gemini05/16Johm221122
1p Todays Bond Market  13:40Toons14:15livesoft
1h 6-year Boglehead Requesting Reality Check  13:27RTR200613:32Grt2bOutdoors
1h Help with retirement- 401k plan  23:18cardinalfan195811:33Laura
1h Can I invest in a local bond?  07:25ericd6707:35Sheepdog
1h Bond returns prior to 1980 [non-US]  17:33Hallman18:23LadyGeek
1h Impact of future earnings on portfolio mix?  05/17freeforlife05/17DaveS
1h Rebalancing My Portfolio  05/16dalapati05/16pkcrafter
1p Question on tax implications for beneficiaries of trust  05/16tjt201305/16bsteiner
0c Do you pay for access to www.nytimes.com ?  17:25jupiter_man  
0c Best duration for ebay laptop ad  17:11magellan  
0h Roth IRA contributions  15:13dvr2001  
0p Is there a program that makes Gift Tax returns (709s) easy?  10:40Dr. Gaius Baltar  
0t Would you have been one of the Buffett Bunch  03:49stemikger  
0c Estate planning attorney in Orlando  03:17Jane  
0h STRS Ohio reducing annual fees  05/17lovenox11  
0p Getting Approved for Credit Card  05/17Savvy  
0p comparing your income to the median or average  05/17DoWahDaddy  
0t MtGox’s (bitcoin exchange) Dwolla Account Seized by DHS  05/16stratton  

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