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sandramjet

Sounds like someone is trying to turn you to the dark side....

sandramjet

bsteiner wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:42 pm
Gill wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2017 7:57 pm ... The trustee sends out the tax form which is a K-1, not a k9. ...
Might it be a K-9 if it's a pet trust?

Good one! Gotta love it!

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Generally I've liked this ... get to see what's coming in the mail, usually junk mail. Today I found out one downside ... I got the email and it shows an official looking document from IRS is coming. Then you spend the next few hours racking your brain for what it could be ... and envisioning the wo...

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We dont so far plan to do it as I think there is a good chance our kids will go out of state (especially since i want them to go somewhere warmer so i can visit to escape winter) The deal doesn't seem so good if your kid goes out of state why does it matter where your kids go to school? Agreed... y...

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Whether it is smart or not depends on other things as well, such as if either have existing pre-tax IRA's, etc...

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Yes, this is a "normal" warning... it just says you can't sell the shares you are currently buying BEFORE the previous trade that generated the cashh to buy settles.

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Bogleheads - I have a few questions related to the Vanguard Brokerage Accounts otherwise known as the "upgrade" that is noted on the website. Overall How has the new brokerage accounts worked for you? Do you like them better than mutual fund accounts? Dividend Income & Fractional Shar...

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Could I suggest: 60+15/25 That represents a 75% stocks, 25% bonds, with 20% of the stock allocation in international. Maybe I'm a bit slow... but how would I know that 20% of the allocation is international? I don't see a "20" anywhere in there. BTW, what would be wrong with just doing 60...

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JBTX wrote: For years we are 2 income family and have done a good job of controlling the big expenses - our house is modest for our income and the most we've ever spent on a car is $24 and we tend to run them to the ground.

Wow... I wish I could figure out how to get a car for $24!

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I agree with Taylor that I think it should be more obvious. At the very least, if the expectation is that you would go to the FAQ's to find that info, why not put a link to the FAQ's on the home page as well as in the forum pages? Seems like there are a lot of little things that you have to know (or...

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patrick013 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:20 pm Married filing jointly has a 25% tax rate for AGI between
$75901 and $153100.

I thought brackets were based on taxable income, not AGI?

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Based on our family's experience ... Not cheap, but very doable if you are willing to put time & money into it. Our experience has been very positive, and we have not had any issues with theft, etc. It does take someone in family willing to manage all the care givers (you will need to have more ...

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I use desktop/tablets... not mobile (I'm one of those who still use a flip phone!)

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Apologies if this was covered in earlier posts (i didn't see it)... but the "page numbers" on the main page are no longer shown... so that means I have to click on the first page, then click on the page number to jump to a given page. This seems to be a step backward... requiring more clic...

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I have an HP Spectre X2 (which is really sort of a Surface Pro imitation) with a keyboard that can either detach or just fold back on itself... I find rarely detach it (maybe cause I'm afraid I'll lose it??) and usually just fold it back. I find that arrangement works well, and is just as comfortabl...

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When I scroll to the bottom of a topic page, there is a link to go back to topic index, but it appears there is not a link to go back to the main board index. In hte past I recall there were 2 links ... one to the board index, and one to the main page index (that which you get from clicking the link...

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I have a feeling Tesla will start to include the enhanced autopilot feature as standard once the Federal tax credit ends, to compensate for that loss. Since the cars will have all of the hardware necessary, it won't be difficult to do. That would tick me off since I paid 5k and it still drives like...

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TomatoTomahto wrote: folks with the colorful lights on their cars will stop me if I take off more clothes than I should when the cabin is warmer than I like

Now that's a mental picture I did not expect to get from this forum!

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Not unlike my experience... Called 6 painters, each came out and walked through house. One came back with "Gosh, its a big job. How about if we start just going hourly and then see how its going", one (well known locally) came back with a very professional estimate, including what would be...

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I have a question regarding the philosophy behind the social security calculations and display...where one is modeling the earlier death of a spouse (like George in your provided example), why is his social security benefit still being paid out after his death? If you play around with the model I t...

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My spouse and I just use google calendar on our mobile devices (and desktop too). You can have more than one calendar visible, color coded by person so you see who is doing what. Maybe not perfect, but free and easy

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Hmmm... I thought mine had been upgraded... all my accounts show a mix of stocks/etf/funds in same account ... is there some way to tell if they are "old" or upgraded? I'd hate to ask Vanguard and have it cause a change!

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Under the old system, you could keep a $0 balance in your settlement acct. and they would automatically transfer the exact amount of money from your Prime MM to cover any check you wrote. Under the new "upgrade", that's no longer true. If you don't have enough $$ in your settlement acct.,...

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I would like to get some advice on what can be done with regard to 529 plan transfers. I know that you can change beneficiaries to other siblings, etc. but in this case there is a question of changing both account owner and beneficiary. Here's an outline of situation Person A opened a 529 for Person...

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Have you considered some places further west? For example, what about a location like Spokane, WA. (I think it comes close to most of your criteria) or perhaps places in eastern Oregon or Idaho?

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TOPSZN wrote:Just as an update, they did update their offer to 1,120,000.

I think the fact that they are updating their offer is further evidence this is not a good deal for you. They are simply trying to get it for the lowest cost from you, and maximize profit for them...

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We've estimated that the last one probably cost us an extra $90,000 - $100,000 total since was born in 2012. Maybe a little more. That is on the high side considering the following quote: The average cost of raising a child born in 2013 up until age 18 for a middle-income family in the U.S. is appr...

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I had a Toro battery powered mower for years and loved it. It didn't have any fancy batterys, just basic conventional ones....much to my surprise the batteries outlasted the rest of the mower. But when I replaced it 3 years ago, I "upgraded" to a Kobalt Li-Ion mower. :oops: Specs looked mu...

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So how representative a cross section is this poll? How many responses relative to boglehead membership?

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I know I have commented on this before, and probably I just don't get it... but while I see the usefulness of the FR for assessing where you are relative to a defined goal, the problem as I see it is setting that goal. The suggestion is that about 15 years before retirement you start moving your por...

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If you own the whole market, you can brag that you do in fact own ALL of those!

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I would point him to the wiki first to get basic understanding. Don't have him look at the forums until he understands the basics (including how things scale). I also think that if you read the forum, you are more likely to feel like this is a forum of "1%ers" than of "ordinary" ...

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Thanks for all the various papers on the covered call strategy. I have not read through all of them, but of the ones that I did, they seem to all have various disclaimers such as using option strategies may be tax inefficient, or transaction costs and fees may are not included, etc. (This is what I ...

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Such a strategy slightly reduces the expected return on the equity position, but in return the volatility of the equity position is significantly reduced. Using covered calls on the equity portion of the portfolio increases the probability of the investor reaching his income goal, but at the cost o...

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I just noticed something by accident, and wonder if it is by design or not... I created a model and did not bother to put an "ending" age in for one of the two people. Interestingly, that means that the "age for switching to single" tax model was shown as "0", and more ...

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My question would be "why do I care"? :confused This is one of those things that is completely subjective (what is conservative for one might be aggressive for someone else).... and in the end why does it matter? Why do we need to "label" things? All I need to know is whether I b...

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Why would you plan on holding I Bonds at 0% real for 20 years with the 20-year TIPS yield at 0.77%? Daily Treasury Real Yield Curve Rates . Kevin That's why I'm not buying iBonds ... I'm spoiled by the ones I have that are paying from about 1 to 3 percent fixed + adjustment.... Of course, those hav...

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When I follow these directions, it shows a statement that says in part: "I also certify that this transfer is for the purpose of making a gift (or in response to a final judgement....." Is it safe to assume that moving from a conversion account to the regular account would qualify as "...

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I interpret this as being the same as saying : (3Factorial * 4Factorial) /(5 Factorial). Which is

(1*2*3)*(1*2*3*4)
--------------------- which is the same as 6/5 = 1.2
1*2*3*5

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We have for many years helped exchange students at a local school that are here for a year to buy an inexpensive used car, then sell it again in 12 months. Just don't overpay, find a decent reliable car (talk to your local mechanic if need be). We've bought/sold about 20 cars. Never had a (serious) ...

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Excellent points. At $10 each for a lifetime senior pass, I'd buy one for each eligible person. I'd don't think I'd do it at $80 each. If you go camping, even at 80 each it can be a heck of a deal. It not only gets you in the park for free, you get half price camping at the campgrounds. That can sa...

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this seems like an overly conservative approach but wanted others input. say you are paying 3k/month mortgage, and property taxes and insurance are 5k/year. i find it hard to believe once the mortgage is gone i would need to save this much for home upkeep. anyone have any experience here? My expect...

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Verizon has verified my phone will work in Japan.

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I'll be spending up to 10 months in Japan. I currently have a Verizon based smartphone (Pixel). Looking for ideas on best way to have phone access in Japan. I'll need to be able to call to Japanese numbers, as well as US numbers. Should I just pay for the Verizon international plan, or try to unlock...

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Actually, at his age I'd leave it alone...that way he will learn about whether it is better or not to specialize (speculate?) in sector funds. I'd encourage him to read the bogleheads guide, then let him decide if he wants that particular tilt or distribution. The other thing to think about is what ...

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just open the windows explorer widget (looks like a file folder on the taskbar). Enter your search term in upper right corner field that has a magnifying glass icon. works just like in win7, etc.

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We have some friends whose son went to medical school. He finished the first year, and started into the second year when he decided to not pursue it anymore, for a few reasons (among them amount of debt needed to finish, and the impact to time with spouse, realizing that he won't make tons of money ...

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You might try modeling the Roth Conversions using BigFoot48's "Retiree Portfolio Model".

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Bogleheads: Today was the end of the first quarter of 2017. I linked to MarketWatch and was pleased to learn that Allan Roth's "Second Grader's Starter" (Three-Fund Portfolio) continues to lead eight expertly-designed portfolios for the past 1 year, 3 years, 5 years and 10 years. http://w...

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Any one who read our holiday letter we typically send out found out if they read the one line that mentioned it.
(Of the ones we sent out and heard from, only 3 people read it...maybe I shouldn't bother to send out so many holiday letters!

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