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- Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:40 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Retirement: Anyone here from\live in Anthem, AZ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1914
Re: Retirement: Anyone here from\live in Anthem, AZ?
Anthem is really far north. If you want to stay closer to metro, you can live in the east valley: Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, and Mesa. I'd give Mesa a pass though. All are much cheaper than Scottsdale. If I was going to retire here, I'd go north of Phoenix maybe Strawberry or Pine or Prescott. If I ...
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:44 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Ugh Vanguard! May have to leave. They made a huge error.
- Replies: 216
- Views: 23261
Re: Ugh Vanguard! May have to leave. They made a huge error.
Curious as to where you got that information. My google search on Dun and Bradstreet shows the Vanguard Group reporting just 7.7Billion in revenue with Blackrock reporting about double that. A WSJ article lists Fidelity's 2019 revenue as 20.9Billion. There absolutely could be differences due to con...
- Tue Dec 15, 2020 3:53 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: How to watch all NFL games
- Replies: 81
- Views: 4748
Re: How to watch all NFL games
I am out of the country and use NFL Gamepass to watch anything and everything (including RedZone). I think it cost me around $125 this year. I don't understand what some posters are referring to about only watching games on a delay. I watch them live (though there is often about a 10-second annoying...
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 3:24 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Deodorants without aluminum?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3314
Re: Deodorants without aluminum?
Queen Helene
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Every Man Jack
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- Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:52 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Please help find Vanguard Transition Tab!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1646
Re: Please help find Vanguard Transition Tab!!
This.
I have no idea whether the OP is trying to find transactions (which I have) or transitions (which I do not have).
- Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:10 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Gift for departing physician
- Replies: 47
- Views: 3940
Re: Gift for departing physician
Your appendix?
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:09 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: AZ Resident Seeking Vanguard 529
- Replies: 12
- Views: 602
Re: AZ Resident Seeking Vanguard 529
Arizona here using Nevada plan.
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:10 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Fed up With Flagship
- Replies: 291
- Views: 19950
Re: Fed up With Flagship
From a thread started this morning: https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=330336 Yesterday I was in the process of doing a rebalancing transaction in my Vanguard IRA when a message appeared on my screen “reminding” me that I was required to take an RMD of X$ by December 31, 2020...
- Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:24 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Can someone check my math and my logic on this?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3023
Re: Can someone check my math and my logic on this?
My vote is for Option 1.
I did this and never looked back.
I hate being in debt for anything more than my monthly credit card bill.
I did this and never looked back.
I hate being in debt for anything more than my monthly credit card bill.
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 3:16 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Father died intestate - sibling executor is estate attorney on power trip
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5455
Re: Father died intestate - sibling executor is estate attorney on power trip
My concern is that the executor is quite content to let cash languish in low-interest CDs and savings bonds before starting distributions in 2030 and I am opposed to that. I am willing to concede the savings bonds, but it’s my position that most of what’s currently in CDs (at 0.05%) should be in eq...
- Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:30 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: David F. Swensen
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6693
Re: David F. Swensen
I believe that Swensen is still alive and in charge of Yale's investments.David F. Swensen was an investor for Yale University . . .
- Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:21 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: What y’all think of these funds?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 617
Re: What y’all think of these funds?
I believe that VGHCX has under-performed the average health care fund for the last 1, 3, 5, and 10 year periods?
- Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:06 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: husband wants to move to HCOL state
- Replies: 133
- Views: 7307
Re: husband wants to move to HCOL state
You both need to compromise. Split the difference, and move to Nebraska!
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:35 am
- Forum: Non-US Investing
- Topic: Keeping Vanguard account as Non resident Alien
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5943
Re: Keeping Vanguard account as Non resident Alien
I just want to say thank you to TedSwippet for all that he adds to this board. There are a group of posters, including TedSwippet, Bruce Steiner, Alan S., Garland Whizzer, and several others, who often post about subjects that do not usually interest me, but which I find interesting because of their...
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:51 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Help me plan a family trip to Italy - Two Weeks
- Replies: 67
- Views: 3824
Re: Help me plan a family trip to Italy - Two Weeks
If this is really a serious post, see this:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/italy-did ... went-wrong
https://www.thedailybeast.com/italy-did ... went-wrong
- Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:20 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Vanguard Brokerage Transition Messages
- Replies: 85
- Views: 4963
Re: Vanguard Brokerage Transition Messages
Would I still be able to do my automatic monthly exchanges from my money market fund into my various mutual funds?
- Fri Oct 09, 2020 2:51 am
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Savings accounts for immigrants
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1446
Re: Savings accounts for immigrants
It is true actually. Look at the last question on this link. I thought he was mistaken as well but he was not. I even called the bank to confirm https://www.ally.com/help/bank/opening-account.html If I’m not a U.S. citizen, can I still open an account? To open an account with Ally Bank or Ally Inve...
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 6:14 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Savings accounts for immigrants
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1446
Re: Savings accounts for immigrants
It is true actually. Look at the last question on this link. I thought he was mistaken as well but he was not. I even called the bank to confirm https://www.ally.com/help/bank/opening-account.html If I’m not a U.S. citizen, can I still open an account? To open an account with Ally Bank or Ally Inve...
- Tue Oct 06, 2020 4:54 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Anyone know Vanguard's phone and fax numbers?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1431
Re: Anyone know Vanguard's phone and fax numbers?
It took me 40 minutes on hold to get this information: phone 877-662-7447 fax 484-582-4544 No, this information was not available just by searching. I am frankly annoyed by Vanguard. :annoyed Are you being serious? It took me less than 10 seconds to get that phone number. I think that fax number is...
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:54 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Trail sneakers
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3672
Re: Trail sneakers
+1Boglegirl81 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 7:26 pm If you have an REI near you, go try a bunch on. That’s what I did and came out with a pair of Salomon hiking shoes that I like. They look like regular athletic shoes, which I prefer to the hiking shoe look.
Salomon at REI
- Wed Sep 30, 2020 1:42 am
- Forum: US Chapters
- Topic: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
- Replies: 81
- Views: 8830
Re: Where did HEDGEFUNDIE go?
We lose (and almost lose) great forum contributors every once in awhile due to folks unwilling to compromise on views or admitting to agree to disagree. Like sscritic +1 Now HE was a legend. Probably the most knowledgable guy on here regarding a certain topic, but he sure didn't suffer fools gladly...
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:02 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Can VTSAX accidentally sell all its stock holdings?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 3971
Re: Can VTSAX accidentally sell all its stock holdings?
If Vanguard accidentally sold all of VTSAX, who would accidentally buy it?
- Mon Sep 14, 2020 4:01 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What's this bug?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2712
Re: What's this bug?
Murder hornet: Murder hornets: USA's First male captured in Washington state This is bad news for bees. Based on the coloration of the legs, it looks a lot more like a robber fly than a murder hornet. Either way, be glad it's not a tarantula hawk, which are often flying around in my yard. Wired mag...
- Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:11 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: $3000 for COVID test!!!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2252
Re: $3000 for COVID test!!!
Daughter and her husband went to walk-in clinic and got CV-19 screening tests around first of July. Both were asymptomatic. They paid $75 each now they get bill for three grand! One of their neighbor’s child got billed $9000. Same urgent care clinic using some lab in Miami. I told my son in law to ...
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:08 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Refinance Mega Thread
- Replies: 9364
- Views: 654757
Re: Refinance Mega Thread
Currently in the underwriting stage with Loan Depot. 15 years at 2.25% with 2.5K lender credits. Started in early August. Looks like another 30-45 days. I opened up one of the initial email communications they sent us where there was a link to “check our rates “. I pushed the link and now it states...
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 7:16 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Ally Bank Not Reliable
- Replies: 50
- Views: 5127
Re: Ally Bank Not Reliable
I don't know what browser you are in, but I cannot log in with Chrome any longer, other browsers work fine
I just logged into Ally using Chrome while overseas and had no problem.
I just logged into Ally using Chrome while overseas and had no problem.
- Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:02 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Old friend joined Northwestern Mutual -- how to politely explain they're awful
- Replies: 87
- Views: 7131
Re: Old friend joined Northwestern Mutual -- how to politiely explain they're awful
Now I'm in a quandry -- I'd like to follow up with him to explain what a horrible reputation NWM has and that what he's doing isn't personal finance. Please explain to me about this horrible reputation. I think they usually place at or near the top as far as customer satisfaction is concerned.
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:36 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Uniswap Bogleheads?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1307
Re: Uniswap Bogleheads?
Is it possible that you are posting on the wrong site?
- Sun Aug 30, 2020 3:56 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Dump Bonds -- buy AAPL & TSLA split?
- Replies: 131
- Views: 10653
Re: Dump Bonds -- buy AAPL & TSLA split?
+1
You took the words right out of my mouth.
- Sun Aug 30, 2020 3:42 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Just found my dream home/offer accepted, need lending ASAP and have important questions, you're my main resource
- Replies: 91
- Views: 6945
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 4:00 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Ally Bank Horror Story: Is this right?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 8352
Re: Ally Bank Horror Story: Is this right?
This is a related thread at reddit that you may find useful. https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/f6cc12/beware_ally_bank_bill_pay/ The check sent to the school was "intercepted" and cashed by the thief. Why would Ally be expected to "refund" those funds to the acco...
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:55 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Ally Bank Horror Story: Is this right?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 8352
Re: Ally Bank Horror Story: Is this right?
This sounds very strange to me.He recently sat down to do his finances and wasn't sure whether he had cashed some of those checks ... from years ago.
Wouldn't Ally have a copy of the cancelled check?
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:42 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Farmed Atlantic salmon and toxic chemicals in fish feed
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4342
Re: Farmed Atlantic salmon and toxic chemicals in fish feed
Thank you for this. A treasure trove of information.arcticpineapplecorp. wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:55 pm see for yourself:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/wi ... #nutrition
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:01 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: What is the big deal with RobinHood accounts???
- Replies: 75
- Views: 8485
Re: What is the big deal with RobinHood accounts???
Then there was this recently, where a Robinhood user tragically misinterpreted the account balance in his account. https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/investing/robinhood-suicide-congress-underwood/index.html "Kearns, a college student with no income, was using Robinhood to trade complex options in...
- Sat Aug 15, 2020 7:45 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Electronic Transaction at my bank [transfer-out I did not authorize]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1042
Re: Electronic Transaction at my bank [transfer-out I did not authorize]
Do you know the identity of the person who transferred the funds?
What is your relationship to that person?
What is your relationship to that person?
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:40 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Yves Smith reporting on recent Vanguard customer service experience
- Replies: 3
- Views: 790
Re: Yves Smith reporting on recent Vanguard customer service experience
As I understand from reading this forum (as I have never had a problem and I am always calling from overseas), Vg does have customer support problems, but the nakedcapitalism blogger sounded like a jerk.
I would love to hear the other side of the story.
I would love to hear the other side of the story.
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:49 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Best Home Blood-Pressure Monitor for Accuracy?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3786
Re: Best Home Blood-Pressure Monitor for Accuracy?
Unfortunately, currently unavailable at Amazon.Spirit Rider wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:30 am I replaced my 20 year old Omron with this Omron Platinum Blood Pressure Monitor a month ago. I noticed that this has a much slower release of pressure than my old one.
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 3:30 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Vitamix Worth It?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 22320
Re: Vitamix Worth It?
It's not worth discarding a blender you currently have that works for your needs. I have a bar blender that a local business was getting rid of. Can make mousse, puree soup, etc. Is it chunkier than a Vitamix would produce? Sure but that doesn't bother me. If the current blender ever breaks down I'...
- Wed Jul 22, 2020 1:51 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Anybody watch new joe Rogan episode with Peter Schiff?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 6875
Re: Anybody watch new joe Rogan episode with Peter Schiff?
Why does Joe Rogan, in so many of his podcasts, feel the need to constantly use such foul language? Is it supposed to be cool? He speaks with a tone and the language that his audience connects with. It wouldn't be "cool" if he spoke in an overly refined way, or if it seemed like he was ce...
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 11:24 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Anybody watch new joe Rogan episode with Peter Schiff?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 6875
Re: Anybody watch new joe Rogan episode with Peter Schiff?
Why does Joe Rogan, in so many of his podcasts, feel the need to constantly use such foul language? Is it supposed to be cool?
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:17 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Sour like smell in house - Need Help
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3093
Re: Sour like smell in house - Need Help
Jimmy Hoffa?
- Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:02 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Recommendation for a good efficient mini tower PC
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2632
Re: Recommendation for a good efficient mini tower PC
From what I've heard two or more hard drives on the motherboard are very slow. Much better a USB hard drive case with 2 or more hard drives inside for backup, data update, etc. a much better setup. Just the opposite, generally storage drives connected directly to the motherboard (SATA or PCIe NVME)...
- Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:07 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Recommendation for a good efficient mini tower PC
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2632
Re: Recommendation for a good efficient mini tower PC
Dell has just announced as for sale a New XPS Desktop and Desktop Special Edition. New XPS Desktop: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/cty/pdp/spd/xps-8940-desktop?~ck=mn New XPS Desktop Special Edition: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktops/new-desktop-special-edition/spd/xps-8940-se-desktop I hope...
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:37 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What is the single best piece of exercise equipment you bought for your home?
- Replies: 259
- Views: 17456
- Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:08 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Gifts for local fire/police departments
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1286
Re: Gifts for local fire/police departments
Not donuts.
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:30 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Would you rent your house to a famous athlete?
- Replies: 104
- Views: 8266
- Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:19 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What fun car should I get in the $150k - $200k range?
- Replies: 499
- Views: 31803
Re: What fun car should I get in the $150k - $200k range?
If your portfolio can surge a little this month, you might want to consider this Ferrari Enzo:
https://www.techspot.com/news/85558-fer ... e-car.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/85558-fer ... e-car.html
- Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:57 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Zelle for money transfer
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2927
Re: Zelle for money transfer
Um, isn't your bank account the source of the funds you are sending?
- Sun May 17, 2020 3:12 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Thinking of buying a boat during pandemic – am I CRAZY?
- Replies: 80
- Views: 5967
Re: Thinking of buying a boat during pandemic – am I CRAZY?
My wife and I have been going back and forth on purchasing a boat. We recently bought a new lakeside house, and I have been wanting a boat for a *long long* time. Am I crazy to think about this given the current economic climate? The boat I’m looking at is listed at 65k, and I’ve been going back an...
- Sat May 16, 2020 4:28 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Fraudulent charges... Getting really tired of the number of times this happens and resulting hassle.
- Replies: 70
- Views: 6421
Re: Fraudulent charges... Getting really tired of the number of times this happens and resulting hassle.
Where were Sandtrap and Alan S. when the incident occurred?corp_sharecropper wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 3:21 pm
Possibly I suppose, but we're not within 1000mi of Arizona where the transactions supposedly were processed
