What a sad news. Rest in peace
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- Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:26 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: John Bogle has died at age 89
- Replies: 856
- Views: 81296
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:49 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Looking for a nice travel watch... recommendations?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3300
Re: Looking for a nice travel watch... recommendations?
My travel watch is a Casio solar. Casio Men's AQS800WD-1EV
accurate and doesn't need batteries.
accurate and doesn't need batteries.
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 10:44 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Favorite "free stuff"?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 14162
Re: Favorite "free stuff"?
I love it when people give my daughter things for free when they see how much she loves something or just wants to get a kid involved in their hobby. We were at the coin shop not too long ago and they gave her a foreign coin for free even though she was going to pay for it with her own money. Another guy gave her a few lures for free at his garage sale and told her that his neighbor gave him his first fishing pole when he was her age and wanted to pass on the tradition. Another gave her a giant fossil for free after she answered a few questions about dinosaurs. She was so proud of herself for "winning" this thing. I try to do this myself whenever possible. Wonderful story, when I was a kid a bank gave me a free piggy bank. That's...
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 10:30 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Favorite "free stuff"?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 14162
Re: Favorite "free stuff"?
Free streaming media (movies and documentaries) and free ebooks from local library
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:51 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: My 2017 CRV is a victim of the dreaded oil gas-dilution issue
- Replies: 1223
- Views: 231497
Re: My 2017 CRV is a victim of the dreaded oil gas-dilution issue
In the new issue of Consumer Reports (Dec 2018) there is an article about problems with the new turbo engines but there is no mention of CRV problems. Actually CRV is still on their recommended list.
- Fri Nov 02, 2018 8:42 am
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: How do I find an investment strategy?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1624
Re: How do I find an investment strategy?
Don't be intimidated. If you need to make a decision right now , a very good strategy is to choose a "target date retirement fund" with your approximate retirement year in it, from any mutual fund company. For example, if you are 25, then you might be retiring in forty years = 2058, so you would pick a fund with a name that has 2055 or 2060 in it (it doesn't matter much), like "Vanguard Target Retirement 2055" or "T. Rowe Price Retirement 2060" or "Schwab Target 2055." Make no mistake about it: this is OK. Everyone has their gripes with this category of fund, but if you aren't ready to choose individual funds stand your ground: these are OK. (My personal gripe is that I think most of them are too agg...
- Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:05 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Anyone else feel giddy every time VXUS gets creamed? [Vanguard Total International]
- Replies: 69
- Views: 8466
Re: Anyone else feel giddy every time VXUS gets creamed? [Vanguard Total International]
May be John Bogle and Warren Buffett were right about not needing any international. Based on the recent volatility the drop in international has been more than US and the gains smaller.
- Wed Oct 24, 2018 3:13 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 36221
- Views: 4652863
Re: U.S. stocks in freefall
Based on this the market should be up today but it is down. There is a flaw in your formulation, feed it more future data and reformulate.
- Wed Oct 24, 2018 2:39 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Black Friday is coming.. what's on your list?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 10195
Re: Black Friday is coming.. what's on your list?
a new laptop dedicated only to taxes and banking.
- Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:38 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: High End Wrist Watches (Gone Crazy)
- Replies: 254
- Views: 40278
Re: High End Wrist Watches (Gone Crazy)
Agree 100%Plz wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:56 amThanks for making this thread, I really enjoyed reading from page 1 to now. I would ignore the posters that merely come to spew negativity. If they can’t fathom why someone would spend money on a high end watch by this point in the thread, nothing will change their minds.
- Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:25 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: High End Wrist Watches (Gone Crazy)
- Replies: 254
- Views: 40278
Re: High End Wrist Watches (Gone Crazy)
I love watches, but I am too cheap to pay out of my pocked to buy an expensive watch.
I have a Tissot (wedding present from in laws) and a solar-Casio that I rotate and wear everyday.
My dad gave me a omega as a graduation present that I don't wear since it is a gold watch.
From your collection I like the Omega constellation, how do you find used watches and how do you know they real and not fake?
Nice post.
I have a Tissot (wedding present from in laws) and a solar-Casio that I rotate and wear everyday.
My dad gave me a omega as a graduation present that I don't wear since it is a gold watch.
From your collection I like the Omega constellation, how do you find used watches and how do you know they real and not fake?
Nice post.
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 6:09 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Huge drops in VTXVX and VTHRX [Vanguard Target Date Funds]
- Replies: 54
- Views: 8123
Re: Huge drops in VTXVX and VTHRX
Holder of VTTVX (TR2025) I am glad I came here before panicking and calling Vanguard.
- Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:09 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: When Both Stocks and Bonds Fall, Where Does the Money Go?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2182
Re: When Both Stocks and Bonds Fall, Where Does the Money Go?
One of the best movies ever made
- Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:26 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: It's not enough to mumble "Stay the Course"... INT'L Investing has been a disaster!
- Replies: 1247
- Views: 142256
Re: It's not enough to mumble "Stay the Course"... INT'L Investing has been a disaster!
For the time being international is dropping more than US stocks.
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 3:43 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Elderly (innocent) relative received this horrible email
- Replies: 51
- Views: 6856
Re: Elderly (innocent) relative received this horrible email
Just because of these type of scams I am thinking about getting a dedicated computer for my bill pay and taxes and the rest of the time it stays unplugged.
Do you all think this might be safer?
Do you all think this might be safer?
- Tue Sep 04, 2018 8:45 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: What is your stealth way to save monthly?
- Replies: 87
- Views: 11895
Re: What is your stealth way to save monthly?
401K, RothIRA
- Wed Aug 29, 2018 12:13 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
- Replies: 22381
- Views: 2120876
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
This market will never drop, correction is a thing of the past.
Nasdaq 10000 is not too far.
Nasdaq 10000 is not too far.
- Mon Aug 27, 2018 11:09 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Need a cheap smartphone - no service needed
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3073
Re: Need a cheap smartphone - no service needed
SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab E lite 7" 8GB Android 4.4 Wi-Fi Tablet White - Micro SD Card Slot- SM-T113NDWAXAR
https://www.walmart.com/ip/SAMSUNG-Gala ... R/51077603
https://www.walmart.com/ip/SAMSUNG-Gala ... R/51077603
- Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:38 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: most compelling TV character ever
- Replies: 260
- Views: 32625
Re: most compelling TV character ever
the entire cast of Andy Griffith show
- Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:44 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Interesting Take on the 3 Fund Model
- Replies: 66
- Views: 5556
Re: Interesting Take on the 3 Fund Model
If you replace the 1/3 Reit with 1/3 total stock market index and the 1/3 utility with 1/3 international and 1/3 blue with 1/3 bond, I am in.
- Fri Jul 20, 2018 1:12 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Good places to visit within 4-5 hr drive from Atlanta
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4098
Re: Good places to visit within 4-5 hr drive from Atlanta
Helen, GA
nice trails and your kids will enjoy the river tubing.
nice trails and your kids will enjoy the river tubing.
- Fri Jun 08, 2018 1:43 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: $1M Question
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6454
Re: $1M Question
easy
1- invest 100% in SDOW
2- when it double sell it all and invest 100% in UDOW
3- when it double sell it all and go back to step 1
Haven’t tried it yet but it might work.
1- invest 100% in SDOW
2- when it double sell it all and invest 100% in UDOW
3- when it double sell it all and go back to step 1
Haven’t tried it yet but it might work.
- Tue May 29, 2018 8:20 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What have you baked recently?
- Replies: 538
- Views: 81214
Re: What have you baked recently?
All these recipes sound good with wine.
- Wed May 16, 2018 10:56 am
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Friend says "Stock market will crash, invest in silver" - thoughts?
- Replies: 127
- Views: 13754
Re: Friend says "Stock market will crash, invest in silver" - thoughts?
Your friend might be right or he might be wrong.
Thats why you should buy one of these and keep it as an investment.
If he is right you have a gain, if he is wrong you have a nice set of coins.
https://catalog.usmint.gov/silver-proof ... ns#start=1
Thats why you should buy one of these and keep it as an investment.
If he is right you have a gain, if he is wrong you have a nice set of coins.
https://catalog.usmint.gov/silver-proof ... ns#start=1
- Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:35 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: 2018 Camry. What's wrong with me?
- Replies: 99
- Views: 9779
Re: 2018 Camry. What's wrong with me?
Lexus LC 500bloom2708 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:06 am+1 for a Lexus. Toyota luxury brand, more zing.cutterinnj wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:04 am Try a Lexus.
Fractionally more than the Camry, but very nice to drive
I also like the EV idea. Driving an all electric offers a new experience.
- Thu Mar 22, 2018 1:11 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: FB
- Replies: 356
- Views: 42993
Re: Anyone Deleting Facebook?
never used facebook and dont have an account, but what kind of personal infomation do they have that worries everyone?
Do they have more personal information than Equifax?
I guess the personal information plus SS of every working American who has a credit report with Equifax is already somewhere on the Web, it is a matter of a person knowing how to find the information and probably all the hackers do.
Do they have more personal information than Equifax?
I guess the personal information plus SS of every working American who has a credit report with Equifax is already somewhere on the Web, it is a matter of a person knowing how to find the information and probably all the hackers do.
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:21 am
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Vanguard Target Date Funds
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3530
Re: Vanguard Target Date Funds
+1, but I would add a Vanguard in there, all the target dated funds are not the same.
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:19 am
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Vanguard Target Date Funds
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3530
Re: Vanguard Target Date Funds
I am 100% in Vanguard target retirement in my 401K. a low cost managed fund that is invested only in index funds and they do the rebalancing.
I was doing it myself by investing in individual index funds but was always struggling with asset allocation and didn’t know when to rebalance.
Now I don’t worry about it and haven’t touched it for over 5-years. Just contribute with every paycheck and leave the rest to Vanguard.
I was doing it myself by investing in individual index funds but was always struggling with asset allocation and didn’t know when to rebalance.
Now I don’t worry about it and haven’t touched it for over 5-years. Just contribute with every paycheck and leave the rest to Vanguard.
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:53 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: What books changed your outlook on how you should invest?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 6727
Re: What books changed your outlook on how you should invest?
Smartest 401(k) Book You'll Ever Read by Dan Solin
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:18 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: frustrated with patek philippe poor service
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4051
Re: frustrated with patek philippe poor service
forget about servicing the Patek and keep it the way it is in a safe.
spend $5000 for a Rolex, wear it the rest of your life and enjoy it.
spend $5000 for a Rolex, wear it the rest of your life and enjoy it.
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 3:32 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 36221
- Views: 4652863
Re: U.S. stocks in freefall
no need to wait that long, give it a couple of more weeks
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:46 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 36221
- Views: 4652863
Re: U.S. stocks in freefall
Once more international is dropping the same or more than US
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:34 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 36221
- Views: 4652863
Re: U.S. stocks in freefall
I am planning on cashing my 401K as soon as this market hit the bottom. you can call it market timing but I don't care.Sockpuppet wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:35 amI cashed out my 401K and went all in on bitcoin because I can't handle this markets swings.fantasytensai wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:25 am Anyone else buying today, or trying to avoid catching a falling knife?
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Alright, I am actually doing nothing.
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:35 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 36221
- Views: 4652863
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:20 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 36221
- Views: 4652863
Re: U.S. stocks in freefall
but the valuations and the market levels are not in line with the fundamental and the economy.
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:39 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 36221
- Views: 4652863
Re: U.S. stocks in freefall
But by the time we get to "isn't" the US market has out performed international significantly and when US drops the international drops as well.CULater wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:27 pmI have the strong feeling that this is correct, until it isn't. Problem is I don't know when we'll get to "isn't".parsi1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:22 pm I have a feeling Buffett and Bogle have been right all along. There is no need for international in the portfolio. The total international index is falling more than US market.
So what is the point of having then in your portfolio?
No benefit in having international when the market is going up since US does better and no benefit in down turns since they lose more than US.
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:22 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 36221
- Views: 4652863
Re: U.S. stocks in freefall
I have a feeling Buffett and Bogle have been right all along. There is no need for international in the portfolio. The total international index is falling more than US market.
So what is the point of having international in your portfolio?
No benefit in having international when the market is going up since US does better and no benefit in down turns since they lose more than US.
So what is the point of having international in your portfolio?
No benefit in having international when the market is going up since US does better and no benefit in down turns since they lose more than US.
- Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:49 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: U.S. stocks in free fall
- Replies: 36221
- Views: 4652863
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 7:59 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Men's no iron dress shirt recommendations
- Replies: 88
- Views: 13683
Re: Men's no iron dress shirt recommendations
+1, have been using Stafford for several years. No Ironing needed.aristotelian wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:44 pm I have had very good luck with Stafford brand. I think I get them at JC Penney's or Macy's, can't remember which. Dry them on the gentle/wrinkle free setting and take them out while spinning for best results! I have also learned to keep the neck buttoned in the dryer to avoid those burnt stains from the collar tips getting stuck in gaps in the felt ring.
- Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:08 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: REGISTRATION FOR 2018 BOGLEHEAD CONTEST
- Replies: 167
- Views: 20003
- Fri Dec 29, 2017 9:13 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: The Economics of a new Puppy
- Replies: 113
- Views: 11152
Re: The Economics of a new Puppy
The kids have been asking for a dog for years, we finally caved in and bought a 2 month old Maltese puppy. I was out of the country at that time so the family went to Petsmart and spend close to $450 worth of dog relate items that most of them are sitting there unused ( will probably never use). The kids realized dog is too much trouble and it takes too much of their time away from Netflix and Youtube so after a month they completely lost interest. My wife is exactly opposite, she is acting like she has a new child. I am the one that gets up in the middle of the night and let the dog out (2am and 4am). I buy all the dog food and toys from Walmart, no more Petsmart. The dog is crate trained and he loves his crate. Whenever he gets tired or s...
- Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:30 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Do girls wear Ninja Turtle character shoes
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4560
Re: Do girls wear Ninja Turtle character shoes
show those shoes to your son and ask him if he likes to have the shoes.
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:18 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Did you tell anyone you paid off your mortgage?
- Replies: 338
- Views: 61773
Re: Did you tell anyone you paid off your mortgage?
I paid off my previous home and told everyone. Good and valuable lesson.
Next time I wont tell anyone.
Top secret.
Next time I wont tell anyone.
Top secret.
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:13 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Car battery?
- Replies: 75
- Views: 9611
Re: Car battery?
Costco
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:53 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Okay to paint exterior brick?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4328
Re: Okay to paint exterior brick?
How about pressure washing it to make it look clean and new, it wont cost much and it may look better when cleaned.
- Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:41 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Has anyone bought a Samsung Note 8?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3492
Re: Has anyone bought a Samsung Note 8?
well...if you need a new phone...you can find many! I don't think you need to spend $1000 for it. I think only 5 ppl in the world NEED such an expensive phone... You can find great deals on Meizu or Xiami as chinaphones for example. even HTC Not according to all the (young) guys standing in line this week to get the newest I-Phone :twisted: ... I myself am running a Samsung J7 which I bought last year for around $275 (x2 - one for my wife). It does what I need, running MS software (Excel, Word, Outlook, Calendar, etc.) along with having a multitude of Android apps that were not supported by my two previous Windows Phones. Heck, even Bill Gates runs an Android OS - using MS software of course :mrgreen: ... - Ron The same here, samsung J7 wi...
- Thu Nov 02, 2017 1:06 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Do you Mow your own Lawn?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 6880
- Thu Nov 02, 2017 8:17 am
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: My 401k is almost all cash now. 1/2 Mil
- Replies: 89
- Views: 12660
Re: My 401k is almost all cash now. 1/2 Mil
Please take a look at the following video. No one can be more convincing than Jack Bogle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6ra5POdsYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6ra5POdsYg
- Thu Oct 26, 2017 3:03 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: water pressure gauge
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2955
Re: water pressure gauge
what should be the water pressure of the house?
- Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:59 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: How to tell if your identity is compromised?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1113
Re: How to tell if your identity is compromised?
You can check all three of your credit reports free of charge once a year from the site: www.annualcreditreport.com