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Are they high income? I ask because perhaps a different taxable fund might offer both better diversification and equivalent yield after taxes. It seems reasonable to me that a retired teacher with a huge stake in CalPERS might want other income from non state sources (though I think CALPERS and CALS...

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No one is educating anyone anymore. Well, I would respectfully suggest you modify your tone if you want an honest discussion on these forums. You seem pretty angry for guy who understands the true meaning of life better than those of us who use "Kids, TV and movies as primary entertainment and...

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.Edited out to avoid argumentative replies. People seem to feel entitle sped to bash my home as fair game. No one is educating anyone anymore.

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http://www.amazon.com/Art-Happiness-10th-Anniversary-Handbook-ebook/dp/B002UK6NO0/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler Nearly every time you see him, he's laughing, or at least smiling. And he makes everyone else around him fe...

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As I recall, Enron was based in Houston and Worldcom in. Jackson, Tn. Anyone who is earning a good salary (as I stated repeatedly) is advised to LWYM and invest in index funds. When stuff hits the fan, adapt.

As I said already, thread has run it course, time to lock the puppy.

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At no level.

Cost always matters to me.
Quality also always matters to me.

My internal 'economic cost benefit scale' doesn't ever seem to turn off, but perhaps I am deranged.

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Edited out to avoid argumentative replies. People seem to feel entitle sped to bash my home as fair game.

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Perhaps the student loan forgiveness programs are bad government policy (a topic that may out of bounds for this forum). However, the objections to these programs should be directed at the policy makers, not the participants who utilize them. How can you honestly tell an individual to decline loan ...

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For those saying this is a bad deal, consider that the company is still paying for the employee medical, dental, life, disability and other benefits during the week of vacation (while receiving no work during that week). If one doesn't need the income, I would take this every time. How about I just ...

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"Is The Bay Area Worth It?" Not if you want to keep your net worth. http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21677989-capital-disruption-fears-it-may-be-experiencing-too-much-golden-gates http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6ad992e6-8792-11e5-9f8c-a8d619fa707c.html#axzz3rNXXExmv Please...an...

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Good updates. Thanks. Several of us have predicted that a zero fees equity index fund might be possible, primarily due to other profit making opportunities ETF managers can realize via control of deal flow, equity lending activities, etc. We should have a pool to predict the day and year that the fi...

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Eight kids, I don't think so, but possible. :shock: "......I am self employed and was working 30 hrs a week making 60k while Mommying DD5 and DS3...." I read the info as "Dear Daughter 5 years old" and "Dear Son 3 years old." Broken Man 1999 My bad. When we lived in Te...

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OP here. For those wondering, we chose not to move. We may set our sights on the DC area in the future. DC still has most of the upside we're looking for without as much of the downside. Lived briefly in dc. Summers are horrible. Prices in the city are pretty high also. Suburbs are a bit better. Gr...

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Whole life = life insurance + investment account * High fees on investment portion of combined product make it a bad deal. * Relatively expensive life insurance for insurance portion make it a bad deal. * Claims of 'guaranteed returns' are a mirage, the guarantees have fine print that make them effe...

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sell husbands car pay off your car pay off student loan +1 More data would help. Only you can decide if money spent on a luxury car and private schools are worth a later retirement age and relatively low standard of living. Maybe one of the kids will want to help you out in retirement when they sta...

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Just seeking actionable investment theory...In the USA, with a strong chance that interest rates will soon begin to rise, for every 0.25% rate increase, what would be the best practice in adjusting one's exposure to bonds (that is, if it is a best practice to make an adjustment at all) in percentag...

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A broader term for this behavior is "Active Management." Studies suggest this activity fails to outperform, after management costs, fees, and commissions.

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Identical, realistic looking one for PayPal in email inbox today.

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Can't know for sure whether it is a better deal until you can actually receive and sell the shares and then compare prices. I assume it is going to have something akin to an ex dividend price adjustment effect. I, for one, prefer to own the portfolio of GE businesses and don't care what the current ...

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Rental income is just that, income. Comparable to a dividend on a stock, perhaps. Appreciation of the value of the property, once sold, is treated as a capital gain. You don't pay tax on a capital gain until realized. Wishful thinking does not change the definition of tax accounting basics. Pay the...

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No for me, since at this time it makes no sense for me to sell. I am investing for future needs and while in the past I did, I am now trying to hold all assets. So sometimes I do buy when I think the day is good, like perhaps buying a bit more if the market dropped, but overall I am 'always buying a...

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I would go with the ARM. Essentially your income allows you to 'self insure' against the interest rate risk and save a lot of :moneybag . I don't see interest rates sky rocking, in fact the opposite. However, if rates go crazy then you can 'rebalance' into paying down the mortgage aggressively. Most...

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Rental income is just that, income. Comparable to a dividend on a stock, perhaps. Appreciation of the value of the property, once sold, is treated as a capital gain. You don't pay tax on a capital gain until realized. Wishful thinking does not change the definition of tax accounting basics. Pay the ...

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A more regional private school would be U of Chicago and Northwestern. Graduates get great jobs at Google, Microsoft, Intel, Oracle, Facebook, etc. I only mention these companies because of the suggested math or computer science major and the fact that these schools are no where near the HQs of the...

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I don't disagree with your strategy per se (i.e., if you can withstand a 50% loss then generally you can be 100% in stocks according to Larry Swedroe's "equity exposure....max loss" chart at https://investingroadmap.wordpress.com/ based on the 1973-1974 crash (and just as relevant in 2000...

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Agree with above. You need to change the dynamics of this relationship. Excuse my language, but with a $5M account earning them 50k a year they need to be your B**ch, not the other way around. No need to be gentle with them. For example, I regularly call my broker and tell them to credit me for comm...

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Well, VEA did better than VWO and VSS over the last 1, 3, and 5 years according to a Morningstar.com growth-of chart. SCZ did better than VEA though. That means emerging markets have been a drag on one's portfolio for a while now. It could mean that it is time to overweight emerging markets --- or ...

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Why not invite her to meet some of the gang at a future bogleheads event? Many of us Bogleheads are smart, comparatively wealthy, successful stock investors who were like her. Most of us, over time, have learned that our trading success was partly luck, perhaps due to being young and smart and seein...

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Per the prior link to the escheatment process, for those who are worried, all states have processes in place for a property owner, with proper documentation, to reclaim any escheated property. So even if your property was released to the state due to inactivity or another process, the owner has ever...

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Some firms have the conflict so no employee above a certain level can transact with the restricted entities. They usually have safe harbor entities to give their employees some choices.

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I've done quite well selling covered calls, earning extra income. I also got sold out of my position in Hansen Natural, now Monster Energy Drink about midway through its rise. I had 2000 shares. It never fell back to a position I was comfortable buying. Check out its 10 year results at this link: ht...

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The value of a 100% of final salary pension in a 4% discount rate world is very high. This is a bit misleading. Government pensions tend to be generous, true. However, very few people get pension that's 100% of their final salary. For one thing, pension is often based on a 3-year highest average co...

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Age 60 working for Mega Corp’s 39 years. Engineer. Canned, layed off, downsized, 3 times. Moved out of State 2 times. Nothing like coming home in the middle of the afternoon and telling your spouse that you have been canned. The look of fear, then tears. That is a memory that will stay with you for...

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Yes. Living this. Bad plan actually impacting my sig other job decisions. Leaving a bad plan will save thousands per year.

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Turn this inside out: Your house is paid off. Would you borrow money against the house to invest in the stock market? Probably not. If you want to lend me several hundred dollars at 3% to be paid back over 30 years, with the option to walk away at any time by giving you the equities I bought with y...

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Check out the discussion forum for Mr Money Mustache if this is your philosophy. Lots of advice on expense cutting.

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First, congratulations on earning a high income and having the wisdom to save instead of buying a new tesla every other year at such a young age. Also, welcome to the community. Second, I would set up your IRA account right away and get that back door Roth contribution in the books. I kick myself fo...

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For a different angle, consider that wealth is the accumulation of assets. Your true wealth is therefore actually a mix of physical objects, recognized interests in human enterprises, recognized promises of future income via instruments like debts, notes (this is what money is), family assets, skill...

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Realize I have been fortunate.

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The Gary Shilling interview that was posted recently (excellent 90 min well worth listening to) suggested that he feels once corporate and individual deleveraging is completed (rough estimate was 6-8 years), that a strong recovery and increased equity returns are likely at that time. He also thought...

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Based on the extra info, I would advise paying it off as a relatively safe bet investment return that makes sense. Risk tolerance is up to you, but with your wealth not having a mortgage is reasonable. Given your situation of having a substantial amount of index equities in your retirement accounts,...

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Maybe a little more info about your overall situation would help us advise you. On purely financial grounds, your logic is sound. However, some advise never paying off the mortgage to fund a larger equity position as a form of mild leverage. Maybe you can provide figures on savings, equities owned i...

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If you are not sure, I would advise sticking with what you have. If you are interested, continue learning about 'value tilting' by studying the topic some more. Read another book or two. When you feel like you understand why Larry recommends that specific portfolio, then you might consider making a ...

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Welcome to the forum. I agree with the consensus to pay down the mortgage. Also, given the speed with which your anticipated disability income will come in, you might even investigate paying via a refinancing to a lower, variable rate product. A trustworthy mortgage broker might find a great deal. A...

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Seems like they could save by refinancing and/or aggressively paying down the mortgage as a way to cut back expenses. I know folks like the security of a fixed rate, but with their equity I think they could find a very cheap variable rate source of cheaper funds. Worst case it seems they have the ab...

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For the lowest cost provider, albeit with some quality risk, try http://www.goggles4u.com. I have bought pairs for under $10 when in sale, including sunglasses tints and shipping. Make sure you know your PD as well as RX numbers.

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I agree with Larry that there seems to be illiquidity premiums for small lot issues (though tough for a retail investor to grad due the the rigged mechanisms for pricing). It seems that this expands with the barely investment grade issues like BBB rated issues with shaky insurance, that I think the ...

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Agree with previous advice. Leave money where it is. Coach your wife to approach the management firm and say something like "great job. we look forward to keeping our account with your firm and continuing a long relationship. Going forward I would like all additional capital, and distributed ga...

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What is your number that you will retire at once achieved? Mine is $4 million. What is your minimum number that you would retire at if work became unbearable and you had to get out of the game? Mine is $2 million. I would also need to own my home and be completely debt free with either scenario. I ...

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