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- Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:15 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: How can I move back to NYC with such high taxes? (State/City tax, Unincorporated Business Tax)
- Replies: 110
- Views: 8454
Re: How can I move back to NYC with such high taxes? (State/City tax, Unincorporated Business Tax)
Can the OP wife be employed by the business to also stash away $54,000 in retirement funds?
- Fri Nov 03, 2017 11:20 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: GPS watch
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2442
Re: GPS watch
Apple Watch does everything the OP is looking for. I have a series 2 watch and it's GPS works well for tracking runs, etc. Series 3 has cellular so could make and receive phone calls without carrying a phone.
- Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:13 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: WiFi [extender]
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5591
Re: WiFi
You want a Mesh network. I have Eero and it is fantastic. Google Wifi also is good, per other reviewers.
See this thread:
viewtopic.php?t=213195
See this thread:
viewtopic.php?t=213195
- Sun Oct 01, 2017 6:44 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What will happen if I refuse to pay a medical bill?
- Replies: 125
- Views: 8811
Re: What will happen if I refuse to pay a medical bill?
This is probably an issue where the OP has not met his deductible, as others have surmised. OP, you have a deductible that you must meet before your insurance pays? If so, even if the doctor accepts your insurance, you might be on the hook until you meet your deductible. My plan has a 2000 deductibl...
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 12:19 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Need to find Loaded Index Funds
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5575
Re: Need to find Loaded Index Funds
I read that, but index funds would still be cheaper.
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 11:54 am
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Need to find Loaded Index Funds
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5575
Re: Need to find Loaded Index Funds
It's interesting because by forcing the OP to buy mutual funds with loads, they are not acting as a fiduciary for their own employee.
- Thu Jun 08, 2017 10:52 am
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Help me understand VPALX - Pa Long-Term tax Exempts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 357
Re: Help me understand VPALX - Pa Long-Term tax Exempts
The distribution yield is 3.5% but the SEC yield is 2.6%.
So, if you are looking at what % interest to expect to expect going forward, it is the SEC yield of 2.6%.
So, if you are looking at what % interest to expect to expect going forward, it is the SEC yield of 2.6%.
- Sat May 20, 2017 7:54 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Need new Router/Wifi Networking Ideas
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5167
Re: Need new Router/Wifi Networking Ideas
Have an Eero system with 3 access points. It's been great. Devices access whichever point has the best signal. One wifi network name and password.
- Wed May 10, 2017 9:36 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Larry Swedroe on Challenges Of Managing Finances As We Age
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4272
Re: Larry Swedroe on Challenges Of Managing Finances As We Age
OP, can you post a summary of the key points of the article. A blank link is not helpful in determining if I should spend time clicking on these (and other of Mr. Swedroe's) links.
- Mon May 08, 2017 11:39 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Fitbit Blaze vs Apple Watch
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2798
Re: Fitbit Blaze vs Apple Watch
Have the Apple Watch series 2. I compared it to a chest heart rate monitor and got identical readings. There have been a few times where the watch might not get a reading for a minute or two, but that seems to be if the watch is a little loose. The vast majority of the time it has worked without any...
- Mon May 08, 2017 10:38 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Will and Estranged Child advice
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5095
Re: Will and Estranged Child advice
Choices have consequences, and estranged or children who mistreat their parents should learn that. I have no issues with disinheriting a hostile or abusive or estranged child - especially if you have made multiple efforts to hold out olive branches and leave the door open. You are writing from the ...
- Thu May 04, 2017 9:15 am
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Too much Money?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7923
Re: Too much Money?
[Post removed -- admin LadyGeek] [Removed response --admin LadyGeek] To the OP - I agree with others above that you need to find a better way to assess your current savings and planned withdrawals to get a better idea about the ability of your savings to last. Try firecalc.com - you plug in your cu...
- Wed May 03, 2017 11:14 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Car Warranty Lies
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4737
Re: Car Warranty Lies
OP, is the problem that Audi is not the one providing the warranty? My experience is that these warranties are offered by third parties. I have not had or heard of any trouble with extended warranties providing coverage.
- Tue May 02, 2017 11:08 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: 2 Book Reviews by Larry Swedroe
- Replies: 2
- Views: 668
Re: 2 Book Reviews by Larry Swedroe
As an FYI:
The two books are:
“Rich as a King: How the Wisdom of Chess Can Make You a Grandmaster of Investing” by Goldstein and Polgar
and
“Finance for Normal People: How Investors and Markets Behave" by Statman
The two books are:
“Rich as a King: How the Wisdom of Chess Can Make You a Grandmaster of Investing” by Goldstein and Polgar
and
“Finance for Normal People: How Investors and Markets Behave" by Statman
- Mon May 01, 2017 6:31 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: buying dining table is hard
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4316
Re: buying dining table is hard
Do you have a link to the favorite set? It might help if we could see what style you might be interested in to give some better recommendations.Econberkeley wrote:our favorite set was from rooms to go for $700 with 6 chairs but it is too small for our house.
- Sat Apr 29, 2017 1:53 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Wrist based heart rate monitors
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2935
Re: Wrist based heart rate monitors
I have an Apple Watch series 2 and compared it to a chest strap heart rate monitor. The heart rate measurements were exactly the same. So, I think the Apple Watch is accurate enough.
- Fri Apr 28, 2017 6:48 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Portfolio feedback for recent grad!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 933
Re: Portfolio feedback for recent grad!
The 240,000 loan at 6.5% is a killer. It's not worth investing any money with a loan this size and this rate still owed. You will never be able to guarantee a 6.5% return on your investments (which you would need just to break even). I wouldn't worry about investing anything until this loan is gone....
- Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:32 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Kitchen island
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3245
Re: Kitchen island
There is the concept of the kitchen triangle, which has been mentioned above. You should make sure that you can reach the island easily from the kitchen sink, refrigerator, and stove. If you are washing fruits or vegetables, it is convenient to turn from the sink to the island so you can chop them. ...
- Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:09 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Rechargeable AA & AAA Batteries:NiMH or Li-Ion?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2252
Re: Rechargeable AA & AAA Batteries:NiMH or Li-Ion?
Amazon Basics rechargeable batteries don't leak between charges and work really well. I've been using them for years.
- Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:40 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Mesh Network: Linksys Velop vs Netgear Orbi?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7071
Re: Mesh Network: Linksys Velop vs Netgear Orbi?
Another recent thread lead me to purchase an Eeros system. It works really well and I would highly recommend it!
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 6:27 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Google wifi is awesome
- Replies: 67
- Views: 14138
Re: Google wifi is awesome
Just want to thank the OP for starting this thread! I didn't know about mesh networks until now. Thanks to some other posters for mentioning the Eero. I just got a 3-pack and had them all up and running within 10 minutes. I have great wifi signal throughout the house now (basement, first, and 2nd fl...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:44 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: John Hancock 401(k)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1634
Re: John Hancock 401(k)
OP, you wrote in another thread re: Employee Fiduciary (EF) - "We almost went with EF but they don't have insurance (I forget the name of the insurance)." Was the insurance a Surety Bond? If so, they are dirt cheap and your company can purchase one for the plan assets.
- Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:19 am
- Forum: Local Chapters and Bogleheads Community
- Topic: favorite bogleheads posts?
- Replies: 99
- Views: 20308
Re: favorite bogleheads posts?
My favorite post has to be this one from JupiterJones in a thread about a girlfriend moving in with the OP. https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=88063 Typically this would be a red flag for me except that she's very frugal, low maintenance, ... I have her reading up on investing and ...
- Thu Dec 15, 2016 1:30 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: need help with setting up private practice 401k + options
- Replies: 6
- Views: 812
Re: need help with setting up private practice 401k + options
You (the OP) should be able to set up a self-directed "non-prototype account" at Fidelity (Also called an FBO, or for-benefit-of account). Our 3rd party administrator allows that feature. I am able to invest in the Fidelity Index funds. There is a provision in the Plan Document that allows all parti...
- Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:55 am
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: A small new wrinkle on the old DCA vs lump sum question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 708
Re: A small new wrinkle on the old DCA vs lump sum question
The other thing the OP could do is let the husband keep his investments in a savings account and then the OP could increase her allocation to stocks. Overall, the family portfolio could maintain the same asset allocation, but the husband won't be putting his money at risk.
- Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:01 am
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: First real situation where I know I should be doing something with my money.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1528
Re: First real situation where I know I should be doing something with my money.
OP - do you and your wife have jobs in NJ? I don't think it's that easy to get teaching positions. So, I would recommend researching available positions before giving up jobs that you and your wife already have.
- Sat Dec 03, 2016 5:48 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: P2P Lending Dead
- Replies: 54
- Views: 8614
Re: P2P Lending Dead
Larry, [OT comment removed by moderator prudent] I think the point Stlutz raised about expense ratios is a valid one...we are bogleheads after all! stlutz And as to your last statement, about speculative, don't you think that is an SEC requirement on any investment that isn't plain vanilla. This is ...
- Sat Oct 29, 2016 6:09 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: A Medicare part D puzzle, finally solved
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5082
Re: A Medicare part D puzzle, finally solved
I love Part"D", I pay $18.40 a month and get a tier 1 drug that I can buy at WalMart for $4, But mailorder is for free, and I should be happy because the rack price $50. You can say that you want that script filled at Wal Mart and tell them you want to pay cash and skip your prescription plan. Here...
- Sat Oct 29, 2016 2:52 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: A Medicare part D puzzle, finally solved
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5082
Re: A Medicare part D puzzle, finally solved
You can say that you want that script filled at Wal Mart and tell them you want to pay cash and skip your prescription plan.Grasshopper wrote:I love Part"D", I pay $18.40 a month and get a tier 1 drug that I can buy at WalMart for $4, But mailorder is for free, and I should be happy because the rack price $50.
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:15 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Need help. Drowning in debt and worried about the future and retirement
- Replies: 243
- Views: 28362
Re: Need help. Drowning in debt and worried about the future and retirement
The parents have car loans of $27,000 and $19,000 and people are up in arms about $52/month for an instrument!! Let the kid have the instrument!
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 2:13 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: HSA>TD Ameritrade>questions
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1010
Re: HSA>TD Ameritrade>questions
OP, are there other costs associated with the account?
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 1:53 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: HSA>TD Ameritrade>questions
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1010
Re: HSA>TD Ameritrade>questions
OP, why not change your HSA to a different vendor? You can take your HSA account anywhere.
- Wed Aug 03, 2016 4:48 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: My Small Cap Value Mutual Fund conundrum
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1964
Re: My Small Cap Value Mutual Fund conundrum
Livesoft has referenced this site before. They list their preference for funds from various asset classes. Some of their top small value choices are ETFs.
http://www.altruistfa.com/USsmallcapvaluefunds.htm
http://www.altruistfa.com/USsmallcapvaluefunds.htm
- Fri Jul 29, 2016 12:09 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: INvesting in 529 for my kid
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1386
Re: INvesting in 529 for my kid
imabeliever wrote:We can adjust investment at any time
You can only change investments twice per calendar year for existing investments...this is an IRS regulation. You can direct new investments made during the year to different investments as you wish.
- Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:42 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Stinky Washing Machine [SOLVED]
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5231
Re: Stinky Washing Machine
What is the name of the manufacturer and what is the model of your machine? (To the OP)
- Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:22 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Adding value by combining value and Momentum
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3612
Re: Adding value by combining value and Momentum
I am of the opinion that trying to invest in these factors is not worth the time or effort. I am not Larry Swedroe, so obviously my opinion on this may not matter much. I think that these factors are interesting to write about and they are interesting to read about. When AQR writes a paper and peopl...
- Mon Jul 18, 2016 9:27 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Small business 401k [choosing a provider]
- Replies: 8
- Views: 736
Re: Small business 401k [choosing a provider]
I'd be careful about Employee Fiduciary or Betterment as well. A lot of places offer profit-sharing plans but use cookie cutter plan documents and are not able to take advantage of New Comparability testing. As such, employers end up paying a ton in profit-sharing contributions that could be avoided...
- Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:38 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What's up with 4K tv? Should I buy one?
- Replies: 101
- Views: 8988
Re: What's up with 4K tv? Should I buy one?
Have a 65 inch Samsung 4K. The difference in picture quality compared to 1080p is noticeable and is amazing. It looks like you are looking at something outside your window. The issue of course is the limited amount of content in 4K. Netflix has a decent selection (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Mar...
- Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:34 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Where (safely and legally) to keep "cash"?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 7073
Re: Where (safely and legally) to keep "cash"?
This is absolutely false!TomCat96 wrote: Simple. All cash now has RFID tags in them. With a cheap scanner I can buy on ebay, not only will I find your cash, but the computer receiving the RFID tags can know exactly how much cash you have hidden. All I need to do is be within range of your cash.
- Wed Jun 01, 2016 7:45 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Need Investing Help - $200k
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1737
Re: Need Investing Help - $200k
You could do a solo 401k at Vanguard and use a target date fund or a life strategy fund. They would be auto rebalanced so you wouldn't have to worry about that.
- Sat May 07, 2016 9:27 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Where is Rick Ferri? [Portfolio Solutions management and fee structure]
- Replies: 95
- Views: 23939
Re: Where is Rick Ferri?
It has nothing to do with form. If people were lead to Portfolio Solutions from Bogleheads due the association with Rick Ferri and he is no longer associated with Portfolio Solutions that is relevant information. People get pretty defensive here, but if my money was with Portfolio Solutions and Rick...
- Sat May 07, 2016 8:10 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Where is Rick Ferri? [Portfolio Solutions management and fee structure]
- Replies: 95
- Views: 23939
Re: Where is Rick Ferri?
http://courts.mi.gov/opinions_orders/bu ... 02014).pdf
The whole link needs to be included. Cut and paste in browser if needed. Looks like the other link didn't highlight the whole thing
The whole link needs to be included. Cut and paste in browser if needed. Looks like the other link didn't highlight the whole thing
- Sat May 07, 2016 7:36 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Where is Rick Ferri? [Portfolio Solutions management and fee structure]
- Replies: 95
- Views: 23939
Re: Where is Rick Ferri?
A prior thread had multiple posts removed and was locked for speculation. However, there appears to have been some legal issue between Ferri and Portfolio Solutions. This is not speculation...it is fact. As such, the moderators should not remove this post. I'm not saying that anything came of the su...
- Wed Mar 23, 2016 10:51 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Misleading article about investing club on CNN Money
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2669
Misleading article about investing club on CNN Money
"This investing club turned $3k to $500,000" is the title of the article. It mentions that a college investing club turned 3,000 into 500,000 since it started investing in 1946. http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/23/investing/investing-club-lafayette-college/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom I emailed the autho...
- Sat Feb 06, 2016 2:30 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: How Long Until Financial Independence?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2018
Re: How Long Until Financial Independence?
Hi All, Last year I achieved a goal of paying off my home. This year I've been listening to podcast like Mad Fientist, Mr. Money Mustache. Next goal is I would really like to try to achieve financial independence. Seems many consider that when your net worth is 30 times your yearly spending right? ...
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:44 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Did the bears eat my retirement? - Sequence of Returns Risk
- Replies: 70
- Views: 7938
Re: Did the bears eat my retirement? - Sequence of Returns Risk
Tell us about your "advisor". How much have you paid them over the years? It could be that you didn't do everything right if this advisor got a big piece of your pie. If that turns out to be the case, one of the things you can do is to stop feeding pie to your advisor. The OP already mentioned this...
- Wed Jan 13, 2016 8:00 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Water softener water overflow issue
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2892
Re: Water softener water overflow issue
For these kinds of questions, you really ought to have a professional come and look at your water softener. Our water softener was leaking recently and needed a new O-ring somewhere. Honestly, you can google and find many different reasons for things to leak, but you need someone to come out an insp...
- Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:29 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: anyone have any exerience with mold on hardwood floors?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 552
Re: anyone have any exerience with mold on hardwood floors?
Do you have a picture you can upload? When were the floors last refinished? We had some hardwood issues, more related to a bad buff and coat with the polyurethane peeling, so first question is to make sure this is a mold issue versus some problem with the finish itself. Where in the Northeast do you...
- Sat Jan 02, 2016 9:36 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Vacuum for hardwood
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4222
Re: Vacuum for hardwood
I'll echo the posters that love their Miele. Have a Miele Olympus and bought the Parquet Twister XL Smooth Floor Brush . The brush is really wide and shortens the time needed to vacuum the floors.
- Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:37 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Permanent Life Insurance- Northwestern Mutal
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3623
Re: Permanent Life Insurance- Northwestern Mutal
Thanks for taking my comments out of context!livesoft wrote:Well, at least we agree on that.Five Scoop wrote:... he is financially irresponsible.