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Percentage-wise, it probably makes good sense. In absolute terms, we're talking $168/year on the $10k annual max in I-bonds. You didn't say if you were married or what size of down payment you were considering, but this is at best a solution for only a portion of the funds. Up to you whether it's wo...

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Once again back with a long-only fund, the folks at Furst Quinn Tyler Lasch; having ended 2020 in neither the first quintile nor the last (but beating the market!) are pleased to announce their new lineup, the " SUM(2,0,2,1) = 5g Fund " Long: XLNX CIEN SKWS Perhaps you meant Skyworks Solu...

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Once again back with a long-only fund, the folks at Furst Quinn Tyler Lasch; having ended 2020 in neither the first quintile nor the last (but beating the market!) are pleased to announce their new lineup, the "SUM(2,0,2,1) = 5g Fund"

Long:
XLNX
CIEN
SKWS

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This SDS metric does not seem to measure what I think of as "Start Date Sensitivity." In my mind, Start Date Sensitivity is a measure of short term volatility relative to annual volatility. In other words, if I'm running a backtest over the same year but I start on January 5th instead of J...

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The siding is HardiePlank (around 10 years old) with wood trim. The parts of the trim that are rotting (there always seems to be some wood rot somewhere) will be replaced with PVC . Where visible siding has a problem, the plank will be replaced totally to avoid the seam showing. Planks that are not...

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The siding is HardiePlank (around 10 years old) with wood trim. The parts of the trim that are rotting (there always seems to be some wood rot somewhere) will be replaced with PVC . Where visible siding has a problem, the plank will be replaced totally to avoid the seam showing. Planks that are not...

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Morningstar shows that less than 2% of Total International is in Latin American countries. Of that, 1.48% is Brazil. All others combined don't even add up to .5% If your friend insists on pinpointing the cause of recent underperformance, you might note that Japan's weight is 8x that of Latin America.

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Obviously SORR is usually bandied about in terms of equities, but a rising rates scenario where the early retirement bond tent has its own bad sequence of returns poses, in my mind, a far thornier problem. I think that most of the worst years to retire (i.e. the lowest SWR historically) included thi...

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I posted in another thread but I wanted to post here as well for visibility. We are in a similar situation to OP, early 30s, ~350k combined income. We have a high equity allocation with the rest in cash (~700k, 90:10). The cash covers roughly 12 mo expenses. We also just started a large mortgage (~...

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As an aside for those of us holding HFEA in taxable, I noticed that both UPRO and TMF have suspended their quarterly dividend policy. The last distribution was for 1Q 2020. Granted they were only yielding .4% previously, so it never mattered much anyway, but good to know. And of course, just days a...

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It seems that some of the latest 'anti-CAPE' arguments revolve around CAPE not being necessary for accumulators. I don't think that anyone has claimed that CAPE is necessary for anyone at any time. Rather, some have said that they have found it useful for planning purposes. Those who don't believe ...

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It seems that some of the latest 'anti-CAPE' arguments revolve around CAPE not being necessary for accumulators. I don't think that anyone has claimed that CAPE is necessary for anyone at any time. Rather, some have said that they have found it useful for planning purposes. Those who don't believe ...

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That is a nice academic excersize. While I have never said CAPE is useless, this is precisely why I keep questioning how actionable it really is. How many proponents of valuation models were telling people in the depths of the 1999/2000 recession "Hey this is great, with valuations this low, y...

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I spent some time to calculate my price per cup of coffee from my Mr. Coffee drip coffee machine. Using my at home grinder and kitchen scale, 1.8 oz of ground coffee goes into a pot of coffee (12 "cups", which the coffee industry considers 6 oz a "coffee cup"). I have big mugs, ...

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My paycheck arrives on the first of each month, and I invest it that same day.=== And I assume you do this because your goal is to buy securities as soon as the money becomes available to you, correct? But of course! In that case what you are doing an't DCA, at least according to Merriam-Webster. H...

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As an aside for those of us holding HFEA in taxable, I noticed that both UPRO and TMF have suspended their quarterly dividend policy. The last distribution was for 1Q 2020. Granted they were only yielding .4% previously, so it never mattered much anyway, but good to know.

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Thanks for the very clear explanations. I think you've exposed where my thinking was off; it seems like the phenomenon boils down to three simple things: 1. the different risk profile in the equity sleeve, 2. the asymmetry of the individual options payoffs, and 3. the general bull market of late ou...

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I'll try restating this from an arbitrage point of view. My contention is equivalent to saying that you could sell naked calls on every constituent of the SP500, at their relative weights in the index, deep in the money, use a portion of the premium to buy a call on the entire index, also deep in th...

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Here's my headscratcher of the day: The CBOE Buy-Write Index, which simulates holding equities and then writing covered calls on the index, has generally trailed the SP500 over its history. https://www.google.com/finance/quote/BXM:INDEXCBOE?sa=X&comparison=INDEXSP%3A.INX But isn't this just a fl...

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As one who currently has two in college, and will have three in college next year, the math you cite is accurate with regards to the EFC calculation. However, the reality of what college or university costs net, is a separate issue all together. While the EFC can be a handy calculator, how a school...

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No argument from me! We told daughters repeatedly that we would pay 100% for an in-state public university. And, we would do our best to pay for an out of state public university or a private university. Having multiple children in college simultaneously can really put a hurting on a parents budget...

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6) If you sold, how much would you sell, and where would you direct the realized gains? Thinking of selling enough to recoup initial investment (maybe just a bit more) then let the rest ride. Regardless of the reliability of the "reason" you've cited, which others have already addressed, ...

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30% contributions for the rest of the year so I told my wife it would be a cheap Christmas this year. :oops: Why? Let's say that 8% of 3 quarters and 30% of 1 quarter of the year equals 13% all year or whatever. Fine. In both cases you still put $19.5k in the 401(k) and get the same tax breaks. Why...

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Whyte & Mackay 13 is a nice blended that's essentially a standard 12 year with an extra finishing step in sherry casks. It's tricky to find in the States, though.

Palate-wise, I like light, smooth, caramel and peat with a low tolerance for smokiness.

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Am I the only person who went around looking at houses at open houses by herself? Then I knew what was available, what prices were really, and what I wanted. Yes, it was a hot housing market, but there is always another house on the horizon, and nobody was pushing me to make a decision or hurry up....

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Writing down requirements is an excellent idea and something I should go about doing. I think under a 'normal market' this would function quite well, but the real estate market I am in is absolutely crazy. A so-so home in a good neighborhood came on the market yesterday and already has multiple off...

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I use a Synology NAS for my home network. It's great. However, I'm only using a two disk one. If I had to buy all over again, I'd opt for more than two disks. I'm planning to upgrade in the near future. rockstar, But, the price of 2 X DS220J ($170) = 1 X DS420J ($300)/DS418 ($370). You get both dis...

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I've been looking into an NAS/media server setup as well and had been leaning toward a DS220+, but apparently there is some issue with the hardware transcoding driver that Intel shipped impacting all of the Celeron J4xxx series chips. They will probably patch it eventually, but until then the only w...

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Electrum is an alloy of silver and gold that occurs in nature. The first metal coins were made of electrum. Sounds like a great name for a cryptocurrency. Mine comes from the Wagner opera, Die Walküre , the third act overture being better known to American audiences as "Kill the Wabbit!" ...

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GM was just a single example to prove the point. Reinvesting all earned money into the same stock, watching the stock go to a 100% loss, and then concluding 96% of stocks don't outperform the index is just wrong. If you increase the study length to 500 years I am sure the results will be that 100% ...

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I can't imagine having friends who would handle something like this. Not saying no one has such friends, but it must be extremely rare. Possibly extended family such as nieces and nephews. This would require having such extended family to begin with. For example, my parents are both only children, ...

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Certainly looks like you should make the backdoor Roth a priority. A target of 4-5M at individual rates would almost certainly push you into a higher bracket than your working years. Is there a pension option where you defer the payout/annuity (similar to waiting to collect SS @70) that buys you mor...

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1. What is the administrative fee on the new employer's 401(k) plan? (This is separate from the fund expense ratios and appears in the plan disclosures. Asset charge of 0.17% ) 2. Is any of the inheritance in retirement accounts subject to the SECURE Act or is it all taxable? I was told only the di...

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...My parents both passed away within the last 18 months so I have a windfall of cash, but on the advice of books on the subject, not rushing into spending or allocating it. I also started a new job a few months ago and need to start my 401 k and rollover my previous one... Questions: 1. Need help ...

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I ended up placing a stop order. It will be less than 5% of my portfolio, if it goes through. As it is in taxable, I will have the option of tax loss harvesting. We'll see what happens. Did you mean a limit order? I'm not sure why you would use a stop order to buy unless you were covering a short.

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Maybe put him in charge of researching how to set up a 529 plan for new baby? Nothing like a tax deduction to incentivize putting money to work... and (depending on the state) he might be able to play the prepaid tuition vs. market game, which is at least a better option than keeping it in non-yield...

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With regards to 3, I don't think there's any step up in basis on inherited savings bonds, so maybe you're passing up a tax arbitrage opportunity versus just gifting them appreciated taxable securities, then inheriting them back without gains? Not sure on the mechanics of that, but it seems easier th...

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Would like to plan a vacation at Hilton Head. It has been over 30 years since I’ve been there and would appreciate suggestions. I remember the names of palmetto dunes, sea pines and harbor town, but other than Harbour town being sort of a “town shopping center”, I don’t remember much. Any help with...

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Vegomatic wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:30 am iShares, fwiw, offers an EM ex (Peoples Republic of) China ETF, EMXC

https://www.ishares.com/us/products/288 ... a-etf-fund

Columbia also offers a similar fund, XCEM, with a lower expense ratio but a more concentrated basket of holdings.

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[Merged here - mod oldcomputerguy] Prime is moving from a 33% tilt to a full cash, federal, and federal collateralized fund. Change will occur in September. Other changes include lower Admiral limit to $3000. You can move now or it will automatically happen over the next 6 months. However, there’s ...

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Sorry, didn't know how much information you needed. Vanguard Total Bond -VBTLX .05% approx. $125,773.85 fees & expenses $534.59 per quarter '' Developed Markets -VTMGX .07% $124,662.63 " $448.73 " 500 -VFIAX .04% $281,441.96 " $0.00 Plan Fee 0.79% Age 55. Believe me, i'am countin...

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an_asker wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:00 pm
TomatoTomahto wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:08 am Thanks for the link. I learned today that “interim final” is a thing.
I'm assuming you've heard of "Draft Final" (though I don't know if it is the same as "Final Draft" or not lol).

It is not even the beginning of the end. But it may be the end of the beginning.

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Regarding 1, I'm wondering what "International" means in terms of hedging. ... By contrast, Vanguard's recent market outlook (June 19) at https://institutional.vanguard.com/VGApp/iip/site/institutional/researchcommentary/article/InvComBeyondPandemic, has a table for "Expected ten-yea...

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I am trying to choose an international equity ETF to partner with VTI for my taxable investment account and have been puzzling over VEU vs VXUS. Both seem amazingly similar in characteristics in terms of expense ratio and turnover. Which one would you choose for a taxable account? If neither, what ...

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Earlier this year, I tax loss harvested out of Total International to Vanguard FTSE Ex US. Then a few weeks later I TLH again into Vanguard Developed Markets and have stayed there ever since. The only major difference between Developed Market and the previous two is that it doesn't have the 25% eme...

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I, like many Bogleheads, have been underwhelmed and disappointed by international stock returns. However, I found an index that screens for quality (high Return-on-Equity (ROE), low leverage and low earnings variability) and that index, since 2005, has dramatically outperformed the total internatio...

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I, like many Bogleheads, have been underwhelmed and disappointed by international stock returns. However, I found an index that screens for quality (high Return-on-Equity (ROE), low leverage and low earnings variability) and that index, since 2005, has dramatically outperformed the total internatio...

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I sold my "forever" position in INTC last week, a position I started back in 2014/2015. The 7 nm botch was too much for me to digest. I've started dabbling in AAPL and FB, but now I'm just short-term trading. I will trade from FANGMAN + BLK depending on my fancy. I plan to liquidate every...

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Maybe check your state's unclaimed property records under your landscaper's name?

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