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Personal Consumer Issues • Possible to reverse a private party car sale...

Plenty of reasons for a VTR to be filed when a property transfer has not taken place instead.I think those are solid examples!Statistics: Posted by burbank — Sun Aug 18, 2024 8:43 pm — Replies 13 —...

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Personal Consumer Issues • Chicken Egg Brands: Generous Yolk Size

Have you tried Duck eggs? I find they taste better than chicken eggs and have nice, big, thick yolks.Statistics: Posted by Jeepergeo — Sun Aug 18, 2024 8:44 pm — Replies 8 — Views 462

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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Eye Exam Out of Network - Hit with MASSIVE...

Recently I took my daughter to her first ever eye exam. Normally we would go to Target Optical, Costco, etc. pay around $100 for an exam and be done with it. As it was her first appointment ever, I...

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Personal Consumer Issues • Numismatic advice

Okay, I think I can get the tax owed with respect to capital gains once I decide how much am I required to report. My question relates to my obligation. If I sell $9999 in value of my coins, I am...

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Investing - Theory, News & General • Is a 50% savings rate impossible...

After all the back and forth and numerous posts I think the message should be the following.You have one life.You have no way of knowing what can happen unexpectedly in the future. The future can be...

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Personal Investments • Lump Sum or DCA a large windfall

What if, after 12 months of DCA (when you now all in) the markets then pull back or correct?" In other words, in 12 months of DCA, you are exposed to the same risk, with the same amount of money, as...

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Investing - Theory, News & General • Why do defined term bond funds have...

Even if the composition of a fund doesn't change, the distributions may change as the fund acquires new assets.For example, suppose that a fund buys a 10-year Treasury bond at par for $1000 with a 4%...

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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Employer coverage for jury duty

It might help if you explain what PTO is.I assume it is some variation of paid time off, but it does not seem that ordinary annual leave would be "unlimited".Many large companies have gone to...

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Personal Investments • Question on Front Load Fees

I had American Funds with front loads. Every time you gave hem a check, there was a 5% (about)fee. Dividend reinvestment didn’t count. Stay away. The funds dis fine but wiped out most of a year’s...

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Personal Investments • Wash Sale Time Window

Thanks for the clarification guys. I'll pay closer attention in the future not to make a similar mistake.a better way to avoid this altogether (i.e., not to have to worry about dates) is to simply...

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Personal Consumer Issues • Anyone have problems with Apple iphone SE2's?

We have a couple SE2 refurb iphones purchased from Apple, do not have that issue. My battery is getting weak but after 4 years I am not surprised.Same thing with DW and I. We each have SE 2020 an no...

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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • attorney suggested an irrevocable trust

I am of the understanding that the Grantor of an irrevocable trust can be the initial Trustee and a Beneficiary, therefore controlling the assets during the lifetime of the Grantor and Beneficiary. I...

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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • New S CORP owner

…There's zero legal work to make an S election. My point wasnt that accountants are out forming legal entities (if they are, theyre likely involved in criminal activity), it was that in the area of...

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Personal Investments • Can I sell a bond to myself?

Regardless of its value, I must either sell it or transfer it in kind to a taxable account. A transfer in kind means I am taking the full value as an IRA distribution. I will sell it (within the...

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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • How do I get TIAA 360 view to show me % of...

I’m trying to use the 360 view on the TIAA website to show me the % each investment represents so I can ask a question on the investing forum. I can’t figure out how to do it. Does anyone know?...

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Personal Consumer Issues • HVAC: Single vs Dual vs Variable Stage - Need Help...

(and new ducts)how big a project is that? obviously varies by house size, layout etc... just seems like a big ordeal.they were in the attic and crushed (likely by the original builders). As a result,...

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Personal Consumer Issues • [What TV Show Have You Recently Watched?]

Band of Brothers on Netflix. Must have seen this 3-4 times, enjoy it.Statistics: Posted by Chv396 — Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:49 pm — Replies 6277 — Views 785545

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Investing - Theory, News & General • New unified Morningstar interface...

I am also still using the Legacy Portfolio Manager. I am not opposed to something different but when I tried the new Investor interface, there were some obvious things missing that I rely on in my...

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Non-US Investing • First time investor for retirement Romania

OP, are you by any chance a US citizen too? If not, it does not matter, but if you are it might be advisable to invest in US domiciled ETFs only, as purchasing non US domiciled ones will have severe...

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Personal Consumer Issues • Anyone use Proton, or other privacy related services?

Yes, for about the past five years I've been using the Proton suite: VPN, email, drive, calendar, and email aliases provided through Proton Pass. I've not received a single piece of junk mail since I...

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