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by mattman22
Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:55 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: How do things look to you young investors these days?
Replies: 87
Views: 11079

Re: How do things look to you young investors these days?

I'm 27 and I can't wait for the future. I turn off the 24/7 news and ignore financial hype. If I just stick to my investment plan, I know I'll be fine financially.
by mattman22
Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:12 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

Re: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application

LadyGeek wrote:In another thread, someone noted that the wiki was out of date. I updated the wiki to remove the Excel 2003 reference and added a link back to this thread: Using a Spreadsheet to Maintain a Portfolio.

Thanks LadyGeek!
by mattman22
Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:59 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

Re: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application

Version 3.2.0 was released today. I have fixed the long outstanding crash while updating prices from the Internet. Some other interesting features:
  • Perform quarterly trades
    Automatically ignore invalid lines for manually importing prices
    Select all portfolios for comparison
    Updating prices is stable
    Plus more...
The newest version is now available for download:

Windows: 3.2.0
MacOS (64-bit only): 3.2.0
Linux (portable version): 3.2.0
by mattman22
Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:59 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Password manager?
Replies: 109
Views: 12511

Re: Password manager?

That means that if such malware is on your computer, the bad guys can get your passwords as they're put on the clipboard. Yes, they won't be exactly right if you add or subtract a couple characters here and there, but you've spotted the bad guys almost the entire password, so brute force attacks would be quick. Plus, you're kinda losing all semblance of convenience relative to alternative products out there that don't use the clipboard. I suggest reading http://keepass.info/help/base/security.html and http://keepass.info/help/v2/autotype_obfuscation.html to see why KeePass is easily the best password manager for Windows. From a security standpoint is handily beats LastPass. From a user perspective and ease of use, that is a more personal o...
by mattman22
Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:59 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

Re: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application

Polar_Ice wrote:I am running OSX 10.6.8

Just got the message

You can't open the application mypersonalindex because it is not supported on this type of Mac.
Are you running 32-bit or 64-bit OSX? I believe only one of them is supported unfortunately since I do not have access to build on multiple OSX systems.
by mattman22
Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:10 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

Re: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application

Problems. The application works on my laptop, but not my corporate desktop. I get an error message that says" Cannot contact Yahoo! Finance, please check your internet connection." I have had my corporate IT person come by and he's told me it's because we connect to the internet through a proxy server. There appear to be no tools, options or properties menu that could fix this. Is there a solution? Unfortunately, not at this time. I have added a feature request (http://code.google.com/p/mypersonalindex/issues/list) to add this at a later date. Hi matt, first of all, congratulations for yor work, i found it very interesting. I'm usually work with excel, so i tried to download the excel workbook from the link in the first page, but...
by mattman22
Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:14 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

Still a great program. It took a little bit to get use to the UI changes, but it works well. I have a question about rebalancing. I set the target and a rebalancing band of just 1%. But, nothing happens when the assets go out of the band. Do I need to put something under the Trades tab? None of the items in the Action dropdown seem appropriate. If you want the program to automatically create a purchase/sell trade to balance your AA, you need to do the following: Portfolio -> Edit Portfolio -> Trades Choose the security your want to automatically rebalance (you will need to add a trade to every security if you want to entire portfolio to rebalance) Add a trade The action should be Purchase % of asset class target The % of target should be 1...
by mattman22
Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:00 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: "Innovation Starvation" - Are we in a rut?
Replies: 55
Views: 6425

Thank you for all the thoughtful responses. I certainly did not want this question to be viewed as political. My takeaway is that I grew up with a lot of technologies and health advances that I now take for granted. The airplane example may have been a bad choice since we have not had a pressing need to travel faster. Changes in my lifetime that I take for granted: The wealth of knowledge in advancing the lifespan of humans. The ability for a small business owner to provide services to people all over the world Having so much knowledge available for retrieval from almost any device There are many areas where I think we could still make great strides (many of them political so I won't list them). But my original notion that I was being naive...
by mattman22
Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:19 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: "Innovation Starvation" - Are we in a rut?
Replies: 55
Views: 6425

"Innovation Starvation" - Are we in a rut?

As a person in their mid-20s, I am interested to hear the opinions of those older than me who have lived through much of the mid-to-late 1900s. I ran into this article today and I am truly wondering, are humans (especially the Western world) in a rut? Article: http://johniac.posterous.com/innovation-starvation-world-policy-institute Still, I worry that our inability to match the achievements of the 1960s space program might be symptomatic of a general failure of our society to get big things done. My parents and grandparents witnessed the creation of the airplane, the automobile, nuclear energy, and the computer to name only a few. Scientists and engineers who came of age during the first half of the 20th century could look forward to build...
by mattman22
Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:07 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

Chrisk wrote:Thanks again for all your work with this spread sheet, it is very nice and well appreciated.

I have a question: My bond mutual fund dividends are being compiled for the first day of each month, however Vanguard often pays on the last day according to my statements. This causes a discrepancy with the share pricing when they are re-invested. Any advice?
Just to confirm, are you talking about the Excel spreadsheet or the downloadable program?
by mattman22
Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:32 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: schwab 2% now FIA still 2%?
Replies: 40
Views: 7546

topper1296 wrote:I just received that letter as well. I have considered finding another card, but I don't know if it is worth it. Do I really want to take the time to switch over all of my auto pay bills to another card when I have no guarantee that the new card won't drop/reduce their benefits as well in the future? Unfortunately, reducing/dropping benefits is the new norm in the world which we live in now.
Your card will transition to BOA's website. Your card number will also change. There really is no choice about switching the auto pay bills since the existing card will no long exist.
by mattman22
Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:02 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What Book Are YOU Currently Reading? Part IV. (07/04/2010)
Replies: 1507
Views: 401874

chumpzilla wrote:The Forever War by Joe Haldeman ... sci-fi set in progressively more and more distant future. Inadvertently informative about the past, as it came out in 1974, but still finding it a pretty gripping read.
Just read that a few months ago, amazing classic that seems just as relevant today as it did back then.
by mattman22
Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:50 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Do you need your faith in our youth refreshed?
Replies: 35
Views: 4339

Very cool what he did, but unfortunately did not pass peer review. It seems many sites jumped the gun on this.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... google.com
by mattman22
Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:19 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

Thanks for the testers for the Mac version. The 3.1.0b version should now save properly. Sorry for the delay.
by mattman22
Sun Jul 24, 2011 2:55 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

Is your application open source? If so I would think that there could be "ports" to the various *BSD operating systems or the Linux distributions. The source code repository is available from http://code.google.com/p/mypersonalindex/source/browse/ and briefly looking through a few files I saw no license statements, but you are using the Qt GUI toolkit that have either LGPL or a commercial license. It is, on the left side of the website it shows the license. I realize I should also have it in all the source code files as well. I have a portable Linux version that could easily be used in a package manager for the different unix/BSD operating systems. Code license GNU GPL v3 Also see http://code.google.com/p/mypersonalindex/source/b...
by mattman22
Sun Jul 24, 2011 2:31 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

kerplunk wrote:If I enter in the expense ratio for a fund, does that affect anything? Aren't expense ratios already built into the price of the funds/ETFs?
The ER is only used in 2 places. First, it is shown on the securities view for reference. The second place is on the statistics view, where it actually calculates a weighted average so you can see your overall portfolio ER. Add the statistic "Weighted Expense Ratio". You are correct that it does not change the overall performance in any way.
by mattman22
Sun Jul 24, 2011 2:28 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

DallasGuy wrote:I am unable to save file in the Mac version. I get the following error:
Could not save to /Volumes/NO NAME/Investing/test.mpi!
I have a new Mac version that should allow saving. Is anyone willing to test it before I upload it? PM me please.

Thanks!
by mattman22
Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:31 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What Book Are YOU Currently Reading? Part IV. (07/04/2010)
Replies: 1507
Views: 401874

runthetrails wrote:I haven't posted since March, so it's a bit of a list
Thanks for the list! I appreciate the time you put into this, I know I will be delving into some of your recommendations.
by mattman22
Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:01 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

1. I'm finding that mechanism a little bit awkward to use. On the left-hand side, considering the user is already on the tab for the portfolio in question, why not make it 'Other Portfolios' and list them there for easy toggling? 'Portfolio' seems redundant since the user has already selected it with the tab. If you had say 15 portfolios to compare it'd be a bit of a nightmare to 'activate them'. 2. If someone customizes their list of statistics, what's the possibility of porting that setting across all portfolios? Maybe a 'copy settings from [portfolio]' dropdown? 3. Also, when you chart two or more portfolios at once, how hard would it be to get the 'hover-over' to describe the performance for both portfolios for whatever day you've got ...
by mattman22
Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:56 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

DallasGuy wrote:I am unable to save file in the Mac version. I get the following error:
Could not save to /Volumes/NO NAME/Investing/test.mpi!
I have found the issue on Mac OS X. A fix will be coming in the next couple days, there is simply a missing settings file in the .dmg bundle. Thanks for reporting!
by mattman22
Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:41 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

zeugmite wrote:Oh wow this is a nice update. Still playing with it... Now that the "compare" window is gone, I'm a bit confused about how to compare multiple portfolios... it seems like you can only compare items within a single portfolio in "charting"?
On the left side, there is a drop down with the portfolio name. Simply change the drop down to a different portfolio and check additional items. It is the same as the compare window before, but accessible without opening a new window. This only works when viewing performance, charting, correlations, and statistics. If this isn't clear, let me know and I will explain further.
by mattman22
Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:53 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

Bongleur wrote:How does this app differ from what the Vanguard portfolio tools will do? Their data entry & navigation are very clunky.

One thing I'd like is to see the gain/loss since any date I care to specify.
I have not used the Vanguard portfolio tools, so I can't answer that question directly. However, you can try out a simple portfolio and see if you like it. The application does allow for you to see the gain/loss over any period in time.
by mattman22
Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:51 am
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

Was able to get version 3.1 (for Windows) loaded by IT yesterday. It opens, but the screen is blank. I see the portfolio screen opens, but File, New yields no action. Portfolio, New works, but I hesitate to go further without knowing what I should be doing. Do you have an instruction booklet? I would like to know what this is capable of. I also want you know what is meant by account. Does this relate to 401k, taxable etc. Many thanks Hi laughlinlvr, No instruction booklet yet (unfortunately). I just haven't had the time yet, but I realize may cause people frustration. When you create a new file, it is like a Word document. You have an untitled document that you need to set up, then save to the location of your choice. You can simply add a ...
by mattman22
Thu May 26, 2011 11:15 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Volkswagen Reliability
Replies: 39
Views: 6408

gatorking wrote:Sounds like you had your mind made up before even asking, hopefully the more recent posts will make you rethink.
No, I have not made up my mind before asking :lol:

The additional stories/recommendations since then have made me definitely spend time researching alternatives. I am looking also at Hyundai and Mazda. The Hondas and Toyotas appear great for reliability, but not for driving engagement. Maybe the perfect intersection of the two doesn't exist.

And thanks again for all the stories! Very helpful!
by mattman22
Thu May 26, 2011 8:05 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Volkswagen Reliability
Replies: 39
Views: 6408

Thanks for all the great replies! It confirmed by suspicion that overall reliability is pretty decent, but every once and a while there may be a lemon mixed in. I believe it may be worth the risk 8-)
by mattman22
Wed May 25, 2011 10:56 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Volkswagen Reliability
Replies: 39
Views: 6408

Volkswagen Reliability

I am in the market for a new car and the Volkswagen GTI seems to fit all the criteria. My wishlist is a more upscale, small car which is fun to drive (under 30k). However, history shows Volkswagens need a bit more "care" than other brands. That is, fixes for issues from the factory and more repairs over time than competitors. However, I consistently see the GTI rated as a best pick for the segment. Is this just a stigma of the Volkswagen of old? Anyone care to share their experience with their Volkswagen?

If this was also a concern for you, what did you ultimately end up getting instead?
by mattman22
Thu May 12, 2011 10:58 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

TF Hutch wrote:Downloaded OK
Unable to open application, I get the message
"You can't open the application mypersonalindex.app because it is not supported on this type of Mac.'

Using
MAC BOOK PRO with
MAC OS 10.6.7
Interesting, I'll have to look into this and get back to you. I built the Mac version on 10.6.6, which I would think is compatible with your version.
by mattman22
Wed May 11, 2011 10:59 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

Thanks to all the beta testers for v3.1! The new features are listed in the post before this one.

The newest version is now available for download:

Windows: 3.1.0
MacOS: 3.1.0
Linux (portable version): 3.1.0

Please read the follow instructions for how to upgrade: http://code.google.com/p/mypersonalinde ... wToUpgrade
by mattman22
Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:55 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: My Personal Index - Now a Standalone Application
Replies: 184
Views: 75179

Sorry to bring the thread back from the dead, but I have a completely rewritten version of MyPersonalIndex that is ready for release, v3.1. I had a couple Bogleheads testing it along the way, but I think it is ready for prime time. If you are interested in being a guinea pig for the newest version (with the latest and greatest features!) please PM me. Once I have a few people sign-off, I'll do an official release. If you are currently using v3.0 all your portfolios will be upgraded automatically. Some of the reasons you may want to try out the latest: Splits now download correctly from Yahoo Finance Download prices for TSP funds! New portfolio edit screen which is much easier to use Ability to manually import price information for securitie...
by mattman22
Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:32 am
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Best 401(k) plan for tiny company (cont.)
Replies: 3
Views: 992

Follow up question as well. Anyone familiar with what combination of the following plans an employer can contribute at the same time?

Defined Benefit Plan
SEP IRA
401(k)

For example, can an employee have all of them, 1 and 2 only, 2 and 3 only, etc? Does having more than one change the standard limits? I realize this is more a CPA question, but I just want a general idea. Thanks.
by mattman22
Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:48 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Best 401(k) plan for tiny company (cont.)
Replies: 3
Views: 992

Best 401(k) plan for tiny company (cont.)

I found this thread about 401(k) plans for tiny companies: http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59707 However, I'm not sure I got the answer I want. I am trying to figure out the best option for a tax-deferred account in a small company (~3-4 employees). Currently the business is using an individual 401(k) plan since it is only the owner and spouse. However, it will be growing to add 1 or 2 new full time employees. Which option is best in this situation, a 401(k), SEP IRA, Simple IRA, etc? The requirements in order of importance: Low Cost Excellent tax-deferred space in terms of $$ Low expense funds Places like Employee Fiduciary have minimum fees of $1,500 which is too much in this case. I read briefly about Vanguard having a sm...
by mattman22
Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:26 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Buying equity today? Do I need a reality check?
Replies: 19
Views: 3097

Re: Buying equity today? Do I need a reality check?

1. Do you Bogleheads subscribe to the idea of overbought/underbought markets? Are you still buying equity now after the meteoric rise of the market because there is some plan you have to buy in periodically no matter what? Here is how I always look at it. Do you think you are smarter and more knowledgeable than big institutional traders? There are plenty of people buying now and I can say without a doubt small investors make up very little of the market. So if these traders are buying stocks at this level, what do you know that makes the price too high? Have you analyzed balance sheets? Calculated future earnings for each company? If not, then buy and hold now. The market goes up more often than declines, so every day you wait you are stat...
by mattman22
Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:41 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: "Buying a house has to be the most ridiculous thing..
Replies: 92
Views: 11030

mike_slc wrote:It's just so weird we didn't see any articles like this in 2006! I wonder why that is... :roll:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB111852419690557157.html

2005! It's just so weird we didn't pay attention to any articles like this in 2006! I wonder why that is... :lol:
by mattman22
Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:12 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: best software to restrict and monitor internet use?
Replies: 31
Views: 4348

As someone above suggested, your router may already have all these features. My router logs sites visited as well as allows for a valid list of sites.
by mattman22
Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:57 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Netbook, HP Pavillion 11.6 dm1z -Please advise....
Replies: 11
Views: 2555

I just bought a Thinkpad x120e for $350 today which has almost the same specifications as the dm1z. I like the Thinkpad build quality better and it has a "matte" screen which is better for glare when traveling or outside. I only ordered 2GB of ram and a 250GB harddrive, but these are upgradeable if you'd like. I chose the same CPU and graphics as the dm1z.

See http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2693421
by mattman22
Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:45 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: When is enough [frugality], enough?
Replies: 54
Views: 8961

KyleAAA wrote:That would be a sweet ride. Personally, I'd recommend a trip to Germany where you can rent a shiny new 911 Carrera and drive 130 on the autobahn (mph, not kph). Then, take a train down to Italy and rent a Ferrari for a few days. I bet it would be a lot of fun driving one of those in the Apennines outside Rome. And hell, why stop there? Fly up to England and drive a Lotus through the Scottish highlands. You could do all that for less than the price of a Mercedes, I bet.
Can you be my next trip planner? 8)
by mattman22
Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:45 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Speed up/ Clean my computer?
Replies: 26
Views: 5344

Install Ubuntu Linux.
by mattman22
Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:10 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Finally! New Schwab Low Cost REIT ETF - SCHH
Replies: 4
Views: 2480

A couple thoughts:

1. I would give it a couple months to a year to see what kind of tracking error it gets. This will also allow for volume to pick up.

2. This is excellent even in a tax-advantaged account. It allows for commission free re-balancing if you already have a Schwab account. Of course Vanguard now offers free trades on their ETFs, so no advantage if you are already with Vanguard.

3. I don't trust Schwab expense ratios over the long term. But since this would be in a tax-advantaged account, you can always sell commission free.
by mattman22
Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:00 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Protecting Documents (on a computer, not paper)
Replies: 34
Views: 6595

ObliviousInvestor wrote:A truecrypt volume saved in a dropbox directory appears to achieve exactly what I was looking for. Seems to be working perfectly so far.

Thank you all for the input!
Make sure to unmount the truecrypt volume every now and then. I don't know if this was fixed with the new version of Dropbox, but mine would not upload any truecrypt files until I closed them.
by mattman22
Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:56 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Portfolio creator tracker
Replies: 2
Views: 871

Maybe my application here will do the trick:

http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18086
by mattman22
Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:00 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: HSA Transfer out Fee?
Replies: 12
Views: 2930

I have an HSA with First Horizon and have the same issue. Their site says that writing a check for the full amount does NOT count as closing the account and I will still be assessed a $2.50 monthly fee until I pay the transfer out fee.

Your situation may be similar.
by mattman22
Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:09 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: bid/ask spread for ETFs
Replies: 51
Views: 6375

Rick Ferri wrote:The more I learn about what goes on behind the scenes in ETF trading, especially where that spread goes and who is getting rich, the more I'm inclined to use traditonal open-end mutual funds, and I WROTE A BOOK ON ETFs!
Rick,

If you are a buy and hold investor who purchases an ETF at most once a year and holds until retirement, doesn't it still make sense with the generally lower expense ratio of the ETF? Most mutual funds have a higher ER which will drag performance slightly each year, most likely negating any bid-ask spread. At least that is how I always looked at it.
by mattman22
Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:44 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Danger of Open WIFI
Replies: 41
Views: 7479

For any Linux or Mac users out there, this link is a great, simple solution for setting up your own VPN at home and connecting to it from your laptop at public wifi spots. I use it at the airport, cafes, etc.

http://embraceubuntu.com/2006/12/08/ssh ... -browsing/.

You can do the same with Windows, but you will need to run PuTTY on both machines.
by mattman22
Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:44 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Take Profits Now ?
Replies: 37
Views: 5035

livesoft wrote:I wish people who started threads asking rhetorical questions would make it clear ....
Yes, I don't quite understand this thread. RiskyB asks for advice and then discards all the responses claiming he can time the market. Why ask the question at all? This forum is mainly for long-term buyers who invest in broad-based index funds. I would read more about what a Boglehead is to figure out if you are in the right place.
by mattman22
Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:34 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Best Operating System for an old computer
Replies: 45
Views: 5116

If all they do is go on the internet, you can install a lightweight Linux distribution and just have 1 icon on the desktop, "The Internet." It shouldn't be hard to learn and they can use Firefox same as Windows XP.

I disagree that elderly can't use Linux. As long as they know click here for websites and here for e-mail, etc,the operating system itself shouldn't matter.
by mattman22
Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:38 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Want a site that shows performan with & without reinvest
Replies: 6
Views: 1133

livesoft wrote:Yahoo has closing prices as well as "adjusted closing prices" which include dividends reinvested. You can download the data and make all the charts you want.
There is a difference between dividends reinvested and nav adjusted for dividends. Yahoo finance includes the dividend adjustment in its adjusted closing price. It does NOT include dividend reinvestment, which would entail the purchase of additional shares.

My free application allows you to perform this adjustment at http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18086 by setting up automatic dividends reinvestments.
by mattman22
Thu Dec 02, 2010 11:05 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: [Poll] Computer file backup
Replies: 58
Views: 6719

ClaireTN wrote:
Jake46 wrote:External hard drive + Dropbox.
+1
+1
by mattman22
Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:37 am
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Any good Boglehead-type Black Friday deals?
Replies: 17
Views: 3494

Yes, I got the best Boglehead deal! I stayed home and didn't buy anything. You'll be able to get better deals after Christmas anyway.