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A lot of the most interesting effects, it turns out, aren't captured by photography. - About 5 minutes before totality we were looking around all feeling strange, and realized our brains could not compute the drop in light levels with it being a sunny mid-day. Everything looked strange and washed o...

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We got lucky and had nice clear skies in eastern Tennessee. Definitely worth the drive and overnight stay to see this interesting event. We even saw a big group of birds go crazy and fly directly overhead when totality hit (photo here if anyone is interested: https://www.liteadventurer.com/great-am...

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Our Boglehead wiki has this article on Australian investing: Investing in Australia

And here are some posts on Australian investing - you can pull up more via our search engine.

Australian investing
Australian-Please help me with my first portfolio
New Australian investing feeling very alone

Miriam2

. . . it's clear I still have a LOT to learn. I intentionally left out my retirement accounts for a couple reasons, both of which now seem foolish. First off, my retirement assets are a bit of a mess at the moment, something I am also currently working on getting under control . . . Nothing foolish...

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For questions & information on taxes - www.fairmark.com

Miriam2

... here is how I get rid of that date and time and day and minute clutter :annoyed : When I am quoting to create a post, in the "post a reply" window, delete everything between the last letter of the quoted person's name to that line's closing bracket. Please consider not doing this, Miriam. Leavi...

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Is there a way for users to change the notification icon from red to something else? Likewise with the red page icons that show up next to some threads? The blue theme of Bogleheads is relaxing and conducive to good thought. The red is alarming. Agreed. I find the whole update makes the forum somew...

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kaneohe wrote:just for completeness so others don't get the wrong idea, here's a nice summary of the Roth withdrawal rules by kawill of the fairmark.com site...

Kaneohe, you're the greatest

Very helpful list, thank you for posting.

Miriam2

I may be an imposter retiree. I will be retiring from the military effective October 1, 2018. They beauty of it is that with the amount of vacation time I have saved I will start transitioning the beginning of July and stop working by the middle of July. Although I know this is a certainty I am not...

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I don't use HTML codes (remember, I'm a troglodyte :mrgreen: ) How could HTML sneak into my BH forum posts? This appears to be a problem with the new BBCode engine in phpBB 3.2.x, as I can reproduce it on multiple forums that I know are running phpBB 3.2.x. The issue has been raised on the phpBB su...

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I "save draft" what I write regularly (if it's long) to avoid losing it. I write long posts and if I'm researching at the same time I also can take a very long time to write a post. I don't use save draft most of the time. I use "preview" a lot and that works for me. For example, if I want to leave...

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Thank you - are you also getting the HTML tags when you use "view/edit"? (and yes, I use the "view/edit" window to edit my longer posts, then load the draft) Yes I am getting HTML tags when using "view/edit" to see a draft. And I just noticed that while "load draft" does allow one to re-save a draf...

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A workaround is to choose "load draft" instead of "view/edit". "View/edit" does seem broken and is inserting the html tags. There is no need to use "view/edit" anyway. All it does is allow you to change the draft. "load draft" will bring up your draft (correctly without html tags) and allow you to ...

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<r><QUOTE author="Miriam2" post_id="3495797" time="1502940859" user_id="57949"><s> </s> <QUOTE author="Mudpuppy" post_id="3495784" time="1502940282" user_id="29475"><s> </s> <QUOTE author="Miriam2" post_id="3495748" time="1502937573" user_id="57949"><s> </s> I don't use HTML codes (remember, I'm a t...

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I don't use HTML codes (remember, I'm a troglodyte :mrgreen: ) How could HTML sneak into my BH forum posts? BBCode is just a wrapper around HTML code. These were probably BBCode tags in the post that you had saved as a draft. It sounds like the following is happening when you save a draft: rather t...

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Those are HTML characters, which I recognize - but the forum software does not. :) The only way I can see this happening is that you are typing a post inside a word processor (like MS Word) and formatting the characters inside the document. Then, copy-n-pasting the content literally inside a forum ...

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JBTX wrote:The lines are pretty sharp and it's not at all the "puffy bubba" types seen in the SNL skit.

Did you ask your kids? They would probably prefer the "puffy bubba" type seen in the SNL skit

Miriam2

<r>This is new since the last upgrade - I cannot create and post a reply without other coding-type characters appearing in my "post a reply" window, and these characters carry over to the "preview" pane and into the "post." If I delete the characters, they come back.<br/> <br/> Here is an example. I...

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This is new since the last upgrade - I cannot create and post a reply without other coding-type characters appearing in my "post a reply" window, and these characters carry over to the "preview" pane and into the "post." If I delete the characters, they come back. Here is an example. I copied this f...

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I will be retired from the US army after 21 years of service. It has been a wonderful and challenging time. But it is time to hang it up. My last day will be sometime in December. I do not know what the future holds, but I am optimistic. Thank you Bogleheads for helping to prepare me and my DW for ...

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1. Is this your forever home? I ask because sectional sofa's often are very specific for the space. You spend $9K, move in 5 years and it's likely this sectional won't fit right in your next home. . . Sectionals tend to be something that while sometimes extremely functional, are probably not the to...

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My wife is already retired. I'm targeting April 30, 2018 as my retirement date. I might move it up if I'm offered cash to leave earlier . I doubt I'd move it back. I'd like to contribute the maximum $24,000 to my Roth TSP account plus $13,000 to our Roth IRAs before I retire. If those limits are in...

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I am retiring January 2018. . . . We look forward to travel to National Parks in our camper van, with no deadline for returning home, more time for cross country skiing, gardening and reading all the books I didn't have time for when working. You'll probably be one of our first retirees for this Ve...

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Is the DFA Intermediate Government Fixed Income I Fund (DFIGX) such an Intermediate Treasury fund? Yes, mostly. With an average duration of 6 years it’s definitely an intermediate-term bond fund, and it’s invested 90% in U.S. Government bonds. It appears to have some leeway to invest beyond just Tr...

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Looking at the market meltdown during the 2008-09 Financial Crisis, all durations of Vanguard Treasury Funds performed well . . . All in all, Intermediate Treasuries provided a good combination of stability and return through this market crash. Intermediate treasuries are a very good combination, e...

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Thank you for your input, what are the best neighborhoods in St. Augustine area (safety, friendly welcoming neighbors, distance to beaches, etc.), what's the average rent for 1 bedroom? Home prices? I've heard Jacksonville is not very safe nor friendly, is it true? How does that affect St. Augustin...

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Please contact me and I plan on setting up the first meeting right after labor day. Looking forward to getting the group moving! I've always been curious what the discussions are like at chapter meetings. Do we all discuss holding TSM for 30 years and dismiss after 10 minutes or are they domestic v...

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HomerJ wrote:At 10,000 posts here on Bogleheads, you get a SNL 5-timers jacket.

Congratulations on your 10,000 posts HomerJ! Always enjoy your sensible advice

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I was planning on joining the class of 2017, but medical issues have made me postpone to 2018. Will not miss the work or the people, but I will miss the fabulous health insurance. You're on the roster! Let us know the date. You'll "miss the fabulous health insurance" - you can say that again. Healt...

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Wow, I can’t believe I am writing this. 2008/2009 was a tough time for us with three major issues going on. We weathered all three and around 2014 I came up with a retirement date of 8/31/2018 which I am still on track for. I will be 56 at that time. Welcome to the class, Groundhog! You're planning...

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We are trying for a family vacation for people of 12. Due to Zica concerns for one family member, we have to be in the USA . Our idea is to rent a house or villa for one week (our family gets along well and no issues spending a week together). We are looking at Miami or Southern California. Zika an...

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Retired today!!!! Age 64. Worked full-time for the past 36 years then slowly eased into today's retirement by working part-time in my job for the past 2 years. Much to do and see in the world now!!!!! Way to go Gort!! Welcome to the Retirement Roll Call 8-) Gort takes the award as The Most Senior B...

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I have retired after 35 years of Megacorp, and after 42 years in the work force. Yippie! Congratulations Church Lady!! You're added to THE LIST. Please provide date and age :mrgreen: if you're so inclined. After 35 years of Megacorp and 42 years in the work force, enjoy your well-deserved retiremen...

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I forgot to mention at our meeting that Clevername, who led our previous chapter meetings, is on vacation in Europe and hasn't returned yet (must be having fun) :shock: 8-) Also at our meeting, we talked a little about Blue Collar Bogleheads and I mentioned the thread. Here is the link to the thread...

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Thank you LazyNihilist for the nice report of our meeting and for the great photograph :D Many thanks to everyone who came and participated in another wonderful meeting 8-) 8-) Larry - we are so grateful you keep our Boglehead computer server happy and content :D Taffy and Michael - thanks so much f...

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Honestly, this site (and the wiki resource attached to it) is all you really need to understand investing for retirement. My favorites are the bogleheads guides to retirement and investing, Jack's tome on mutual funds, the intelligent investor, the white coat investor book, retire secure by James L...

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lazydavid wrote:Alexa is the magical lady who lives inside the Amazon Echo and knows (almost) everything. The conversation goes like this:

"Alexa, ask Bloomberg how the markets did today"
"The S&P 500 was down 3.32 points today, or 0.13%. The Dow Jones...."
"Alexa stop"

Thanks

Miriam2

A reminder that our meeting is scheduled for this Sunday, July 30, 2017, from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. in Hollywood, Florida Location - Stirling Road Branch, Broward County Library - Large conference room 3151 Stirling Road, Hollywood, Fla. Directions - From I-95 - exit Stirling Road - Go west 1-2 miles...

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I'm also trying to teach my son (just turned 10) about investing, but am doing so in terms of BH priciples. That means no stock picking, he gets to index. He doesn't yet understand WHY he owns a tiny but growing piece of 500 different companies, but he understands that he does. I'll layer in a bond...

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Here are other threads on teaching stocks or investing to young children. Use our google search box and you'll pick up more Teaching 8 yr old about stock market Teaching investment theory to a child Better to teach kids about investing with ETFs or individual stocks? And from Jack Bogle 6 tips from ...

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I had hoped to add my name to this illustrious class at the end of the year. However, the bozos in Washington are making the whole healthcare arena so uncertain and they seem to be so uncertain on what they're hoping to accomplish, that I can't pull the trigger. It's not the uncertainty of the cost...

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At the risk of sounding like a troglodyte how does one listen to a podcast? In this particular case (and many others), you can simply click "Download" to download an mp3 file. Play that file any way you want. m Now, this is embarrassing, I clicked "download" and the interview ca...

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Big Dog wrote:Uhh, Luddite here: what's a podcast?

LadyGeek's link explains a podcast in easy to understand language for us behind-timers

What is a Podcast?

Miriam2

Thank you LadyGeek. It's a whole new world out there

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LadyGeek wrote:Freakonomics is one of the podcasts I listen to regularly.

At the risk of sounding like a troglodyte

how does one listen to a podcast?

Miriam2

I enjoyed the article, thanks. From the interview of Jack Bogle: STEPHEN DUBNER: As the founder of Vanguard, as the father of index-fund investing — how have you turned out financially? Are you worth billions and billions and billions? JOHN BOGLE: No, I’m not even worth a billion. They laugh at me. ...

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Hot humid muggy buggy steamy sticky July . . . but our gardens look beautiful Here is the updated Roll Call for the Retirement Class of 2017! So far we have 29 HAPPY graduates and many who are feverishly getting their retirement act together so they can PUNCH OUT Already graduated - Congratulations!...

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When you have a lot of time, and not much money.. money brings happiness. When you have a lot of money, but not much time... time brings happiness. When you have a lot of time and money (AKA retired)... you have won the game. The last line describes me with an important qualification: Winning a gam...

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South Florida Bogleheads, We are again delighted that Larry Auton (mingstar), the co-founder and co-owner of the Bogleheads Forum, is coming to our meeting Larry is also the tireless intrepid Boglehead Computer Server Keeper-&-Maintainer. He watches over the Boglehead server like crown jewels. S...

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