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by PFInterest
Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:01 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Quicken vs Fidelity IRA - cost basis wrong
Replies: 7
Views: 1041

Re: Quicken vs Fidelity IRA - cost basis wrong

You may have not correctly input the data in quicken...
by PFInterest
Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:00 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: 457B Questions
Replies: 3
Views: 524

Re: 457B Questions

I don't think so...
by PFInterest
Sun Nov 25, 2018 10:00 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Borrowers Are Tapping Their Homes for Cash, Even as Rates Rise
Replies: 14
Views: 2866

Re: Borrowers Are Tapping Their Homes for Cash, Even as Rates Rise

Ppl will spend no matter what.
And just because rates are rising doesn't mean they are high.....
by PFInterest
Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:59 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: 401k and IRA withdrawal options for nonresidents
Replies: 1
Views: 323

Re: 401k and IRA withdrawal options for nonresidents

Don't think so. You don't live there. Would be no different than moving to FL for example.
by PFInterest
Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:57 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Schwab Intelligent Portfolio (IP) or Three-fund in Retirement?
Replies: 10
Views: 1952

Re: Schwab Intelligent Portfolio (IP) or Three-fund in Retirement?

3 find is for everyone: accumulation and otherwise
Multiply total US return by 40% add to total intl etcetcetc
by PFInterest
Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:54 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: 401k/taxable dilemma
Replies: 27
Views: 2778

Re: 401k/taxable dilemma

If she is W2, how are you going to open a solo 401k?
by PFInterest
Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:41 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: 457--iShares S&P500 (.36) or Vanguard Mid Cap (.05)
Replies: 9
Views: 802

Re: 457--iShares S&P500 (.36) or Vanguard Mid Cap (.05)

meh. for 7x the cost, you cant find large cap anywhere else?
by PFInterest
Sun Nov 25, 2018 11:37 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Upgrade Canon 60D to FF or new iPhone?
Replies: 50
Views: 4001

Re: Upgrade Canon 60D to FF or new iPhone?

ThankYouJack wrote: Sun Nov 25, 2018 11:27 am She has shot weddings, real estate and portraits for money.
But it is more of a want than a must have. I was thinking it would make a nice Christmas gift but not sure it’s worth upgrading for reasons I stated
maybe some new lenses would be a better investment?
by PFInterest
Sun Nov 25, 2018 11:17 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Upgrade Canon 60D to FF or new iPhone?
Replies: 50
Views: 4001

Re: Upgrade Canon 60D to FF or new iPhone?

the question is: why?
does she make money? does she use consistently? is this a step towards some production based work?

or just because she doesnt have it?
by PFInterest
Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:23 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Prioritizing investments question
Replies: 5
Views: 665

Re: Prioritizing investments question

AMG79 wrote: Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:21 am There's only one 401k. So Trad 401k max first? Keep an eye on income year-to-year for Roth IRA eligibility and backdoor when income is too high for Roth?
if she is self employed (ie 1099) you can open a solo 401k. yes trad.
yes, you can always backdoor a Roth if you are worried about going over.
by PFInterest
Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:11 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Prioritizing investments question
Replies: 5
Views: 665

Re: Prioritizing investments question

max both 401ks
learn about backdoor rIRA.
max both rIRAs.

thats your priority list.
by PFInterest
Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:35 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Roth 403B versus Traditional 403B
Replies: 22
Views: 1780

Re: Roth 403B versus Traditional 403B

No question trad.
Are you not doing rIRAs?
by PFInterest
Sat Nov 24, 2018 2:17 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: What is your allocation to U.S. and International?
Replies: 241
Views: 34646

Re: What is your allocation to U.S. and International?

This will not further the debate.
I am X US and Y Intl.
X might = Y
by PFInterest
Sat Nov 24, 2018 1:12 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Understanding my Roth and IRA Contributions
Replies: 8
Views: 1138

Re: Understanding my Roth and IRA Contributions

siankisr wrote: Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:42 pm Also Once I have a Roth IRA account, am I dreaming in saying that Vanguard allows to contribute to Roth IRA even if your income above the MAGI limit? is that a loop hole to contribute to Roth IRA.
vanguard doesnt care. the tax code allowed you to convert a tIRA to a rIRA at any income.
its called the backdoor rIRA. you can read the hundreds of posts about it.
then youll see the problem you have assuming you are at a high enough income to need a backdoor rIRA.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:05 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: How many vacations per year is optimal?
Replies: 53
Views: 6398

Re: How many vacations per year is optimal?

squirm wrote: Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:48 pm The day before we leave Hawaii my wife literally is crying and gets at depressed.
We'll, that's healthy and not weird.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:02 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Mutual Fund Generated Income
Replies: 5
Views: 917

Re: Mutual Fund Generated Income

We'll look at the dividend. Its like 1.8% and like 99% qualified.
There's your answer.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:19 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Too Complicated
Replies: 12
Views: 3151

Re: Too Complicated

is this just a statement?
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:58 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: New TV Recommendations Please?
Replies: 80
Views: 7677

Re: New TV Recommendations Please?

Strayshot wrote: Fri Nov 23, 2018 5:52 pm The 65 inch vizio quantum at Costco for 1400 was my best deal pick, if they still have them that would be a no brainer in my opinion.
Absolutely not.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:18 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Withdraw $6.94 from tIRA & pay penalty?
Replies: 4
Views: 1125

Re: Withdraw $6.94 from tIRA & pay penalty?

Or convert it next year.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 2:43 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Insurance - advice on switching
Replies: 1
Views: 458

Re: Insurance - advice on switching

look online, call.
loyalty doesn't pay.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 2:31 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Help Setting up Taxable 3 Fund Portfolio
Replies: 11
Views: 1677

Re: Help Setting up Taxable 3 Fund Portfolio

So you would increase bonds in 401k to 100%? There is some controversy over where to allocate bonds, which is why I settled on a matching bond allocation in both 401k and taxable. Having all bonds in 401k means missing out on some compounding growth when you’re almost certainly not touching that until retirement (low tax bracket). Also there the matter of max drawdown in taxable if you need to access funds, plus the ability to directly reallocate bonds->stocks in taxable in a market recession. yes. no reason to recreate portfolio across different accounts. total portfolio return matters more. remember, the 401k is a loan to the govt. this persons projected NW wont put them in a lower bracket possibly. this is for retirement. there should b...
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 2:21 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Understanding Portfolio Return
Replies: 8
Views: 1632

Re: Understanding Portfolio Return

you mean XIRR?
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 2:20 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Help Setting up Taxable 3 Fund Portfolio
Replies: 11
Views: 1677

Re: Help Setting up Taxable 3 Fund Portfolio

401k is 18.5 this year, 19K next year.
you probably shouldnt be doing Roth yet.
buying weekly is annoying to me. i think monthly is easier for TLH purposes.

all you need to do is buy total US/INTL, increase bonds in 401k.
once thats full then add munis, ibonds.

continue indefinitely.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 2:17 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Roth vs IRA 3 fund Portfolio's percentages
Replies: 4
Views: 503

Re: Roth vs IRA 3 fund Portfolio's percentages

you probably are.
why not start with 60:40 and go from there.
you have an avg of 20 years to go, still plenty of time to weather a few more ups/downs.
but none of this is new. youve literally lived through this before. this is not different.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 2:15 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Dealing with Reality
Replies: 20
Views: 4124

Re: Dealing with Reality

divide by 12.
or 18
or 6

and get to work.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 2:05 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Am I in the correct bond fund?
Replies: 3
Views: 841

Re: Am I in the correct bond fund?

That's fine.
You should fill up your 401k first with fixed income.
Also ibonds.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:56 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: 457b private risk/reward
Replies: 10
Views: 1100

Re: 457b private risk/reward

what are the distribution options with the 457?
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:51 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Will cap gain and dividend count as wash sale?
Replies: 5
Views: 532

Re: Will cap gain and dividend count as wash sale?

Yes you shouldn't reinvest.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 9:14 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Anything I should be wary of when buying cell phone from app?
Replies: 8
Views: 716

Re: Anything I should be weary of when buying cell phone from app?

same as with buying anything
its fake, doesnt work, stolen, etc etc etc
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:34 am
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: The psychology of withdrawing from your portfolio
Replies: 58
Views: 7510

Re: The psychology of withdrawing from your portfolio

sixtyforty wrote: Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:20 am We spend years saving and investing. This is counter to the thought of withdrawing a % from your portfolio when one retires. For those that have been retired, was it difficult mentally to start withdrawing from your portfolio ? How did you overcome it ?
of course its difficult, especially for the great savers.
my parents had no choice, they needed money!
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:33 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: water drips from bathroom vent
Replies: 10
Views: 1403

Re: water drips from bathroom vent

take apart the vent or get above into the attic/crawl space would be first step. no other pipes running there?
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:22 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Bulk of "cash" in SWNTX Schwab Tax Free Bond Fund
Replies: 1
Views: 814

Re: Bulk of "cash" in SWNTX Schwab Tax Free Bond Fund

assuming your tax bracket is appropriate for munis, i dont see a need to change anything.
VWIUX is the gold standard imo.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:21 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: HSA contribution limit after changing jobs mid year
Replies: 7
Views: 732

Re: HSA contribution limit after changing jobs mid year

you should be able to max it out.
by PFInterest
Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:19 am
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: New account name-DW wants to use different name
Replies: 12
Views: 1345

Re: New account name-DW wants to use different name

no one will care. my spouse moves money from my name to theirs all the time and no one notices.....
once the accounts are linked, it moves.
i would close the BofA account (dislike heavily).

sounds like shes getting ready to move on...../s
by PFInterest
Thu Nov 22, 2018 8:15 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: A lot of us expected a US stock "pull back" is this it?
Replies: 61
Views: 9919

Re: A lot of us expected a US stock "pull back" is this it?

TheBogleWay wrote: Thu Nov 22, 2018 5:13 am I still consider myself a new-ish investor, been doing it ~7-8 years.

Majority of stock is in the US total stock market. Down a pretty decent amount the last few months.

Is this the pull back? Because this doesn't feel that bad at all. Lol. (knock on wood)

Also, yes I'm aware this is somewhat of a crystal ball question but asking your for your gut feeling on the state of the US market.
total US is still positive for the year.....so no....not even close....like at all.
by PFInterest
Thu Nov 22, 2018 2:44 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Black Friday Sale on VTSAX [Vanguard Total Stock Market]
Replies: 7
Views: 3513

Re: Black Friday Sale on VTSAX [Vanguard Total Stock Market]

good heads up.
my next TLH date is beg of dec. lets see if it holds.
by PFInterest
Thu Nov 22, 2018 2:43 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: "Morningstar's 2018 Year-End Tax Guide"
Replies: 1
Views: 829

Re: "Morningstar's 2018 Year-End Tax Guide"

happy thanksgiving from miami Mr. Larimore.
by PFInterest
Thu Nov 22, 2018 2:43 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Draft Portfolio Check - From 34 down to 8 funds
Replies: 6
Views: 1044

Re: Draft Portfolio Check - From 34 down to 8 funds

i wouldnt worry about the TIPS/short term bonds. you are 80% stock, so thats plenty of inflation protection.
you dont need those other two funds in your SEP (you know which ones).
also why tilt separate SCG and SCV? unnecessary again.
by PFInterest
Thu Nov 22, 2018 2:41 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Thoughts on allocation strategy
Replies: 1
Views: 465

Re: Thoughts on allocation strategy

if the money isnt for retirement, then it needs a different asset allocation.
by PFInterest
Thu Nov 22, 2018 2:36 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: What to do when you have Less than 100K ? say just 50k
Replies: 36
Views: 4922

Re: What to do when you have Less than 100K ? say just 50k

I have the unfortunate position of being in my 30s and having saved up only 50 due to some stupid financial decisions including day trading etc, but i m wiser now. My question is that since i am at 50k, being in a portfolio with a "buffer" with bonds / commodities doesn't make sense to me because a % losing at this point isnt a big at low level of cash, it would hurt more when i have more than 100K. so does that mean , until i reach 100K, is it wiser to put my money into a single stock say " MSFT" or ADBE or into the S&P or QQQ until i have at least doubled my money , and then switch over to a portfolio theory based investment model ? what are your thoughts on this strategy where i divide it between <100k and >100k ...