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Bogleheads Happenings

• LOCAL CHAPTER COORDINATORS MEETING AT BOGLEHEADS 8 (April 1, 2009)
• Southern Nevada Bogleheads Meeting (May 20, 2009)
• NY/NJ/CT Metro Diehards Next Meeting: Sat. 7/11th, 11:45am (May 21, 2009)
• NY/NJ/CT Metro Boglehead Meeting Details (for July 11th) (June 9, 2009)
• DFW/North Texas Bogleheads meeting: Saturday, June 13th--2p (June 9, 2009)
• Indexuniverse.com A Discussion With John Bogle (June 20, 2009)

News from External Sites

• Vanguard's Bid For iShares Raises Questions (June 2, 2009)
• With yields at record lows, Vanguard announces changes to three money market funds (June 2, 2009)
• ETF Watch: May 22 - June 3 (June 5, 2009)
• Economic Week in Review: Signs of a slow but steady recovery (June 5, 2009)
• ETF Watch: June 4 – June 10 (June 11, 2009)
• BlackRock Cuts $13.5 Billion Deal To Swallow BGI (June 12, 2009)
• Economic Week in Review: Positive news offers hopeful signs (June 12, 2009)
• Vanguard Group cuts dividend to staff (June 15, 2009)
• Vanguard closes Convertible Securities Fund to new accounts (June 19, 2009)
• Economic Week in Review: Tame inflation, inklings of a turnaround (June 19, 2009)
• ETF Watch: June 11 – June 18 (June 19, 2009)
• Vanguard Taking Two-Pronged Expansion Path Into Europe (June 25, 2009)
• ETF Watch: June 19 – June 24 (June 25, 2009)
• Economic Week in Review: Green shoots and greenbacks (June 26, 2009)
• ETF Watch: June 25 – July 1 (July 2,2009)

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Did You Know?

• Renting your home is often less expensive than owning unless you will stay there for a decade.
• The Fama and French Three-Factor Model is the academic foundation of the Morningstar Style Box.
• Although bond funds are risky (they can lose value), they are exactly as volatile as a rolling ladder of individual bonds with the same duration.
• Tax Loss Harvesting can save you $750 a year by allowing you to deduct $3,000 of your capital losses against your regular income.
• The most typical Bogleheads bond allocation, according to the Bogleheads Investment Philosophy, is to hold 50% nominal bonds and 50% inflation-protected securities (TIPS).

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