Investing - Theory, News & General • It is really that simple to do it...
I love reading this forum but in some ways it gives the impression the Bogleheads way is more complex than it is. Really, people just like talking about these things. Index, buy and hold investing is...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Approaching parents about removing oneself...
It feels like others may have experienced this, so looking for a little advice.My parents are approaching 70, still very healthy and no issues to worry about. By all accounts this won't be actionable...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Dedicated Financial Computer Master Thread
This topic occasionally comes up but is fairly hard to search on the form. So how many people are using a dedicated financial computer as their only means of online access to their accounts? Any tips...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Silly TLH games
You just proved above with your own post that no matter the amount of harvesting done in a month it would typically only result in a single additional fund. It's after some years go by that TLHing...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • When brand names matter and when they don't
Yes, of course it's possible, but you seem inclined to believe it's so, whereas I'm inclined not to. A cow raised in a better environment producing better beef doesn't necessarily mean its milk will...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • How many credit cards do you have
We have a total of four, maybe five credit cards.1. Joint Citi Rewards+ Mastercard. This was originally an AT&T Universal Mastercard, dating from 1991. We use it for groceries, house stuff, church...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Another NJ Tax Loss Harvesting negative?
I was hoping someone would tell me my understanding of this was wrong (!) and NJ wasn't really this mean ...Statistics: Posted by LK2012 — Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:57 pm — Replies 1 — Views 200
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Any advice on how to manaage cashflow when...
We live in a VHCOL area. Our mortgage is $5k a month, car is $600 per month, groceries are $2k a month, our kids are in a private pre-school until next year (there is no public pre-school option)...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Which line number in 1040 Tax form refers...
Download instruction document for 1040 from IRS. Follow line by line instruction. If you do this once, you won't have to go through those instructions again... I did that the very first time I did my...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Never selling shares
Buffett says his holding period is “forever”. Couldn’t my father say the same?Buffett is a business owner who sees the earnings from the businesses he owns as means to continue to grow his business,...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • AC or Heat Pump in Seattle
An inappropriate post was removed. Please remember forum policy when posting:At all times we must conduct ourselves in a respectful manner to other posters. Attacks on individuals, insults, name...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • I think my Mom, recently widowed, is looking at a tax...
Mom is currently disabled and, soon, will likely require long-term / end-of-life care beyond what I can provide (assisted living / nursing home). This is likely sometime between the next 1 to 5 years....
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Investing - Theory, News & General • More Evidence Against Factor Investing
DFA has a good recent article on this topic:https://www.dimensional.com/us-en/insig ... nd-presentMany in the industry will recall the disappointing stretch at the end of the 1990s when US small cap...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Boeing (BA) stock: at some point it...
Funny how airbus doesn’t have maintenance problemsThey do, but the problems have not been as serious or made the news.When did a wheel and tire fall off an Airbus aircraft?You can find multiple videos...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • 3 month rental in Destin FL area?
Have you tried calling local real estate companies/vacation rental property managers? VRBO & Airbnb charge so many fees (host fees, service fees, cleaning fees, etc..), that it's really not $...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • FTC (1116) , AMT and schedule D
Thanks for the reply DavidI didn't have any of the stuff you mentioned ( incentive stock options, or depreciation figured differently under AMT). I had about the same type of stuff on the years...
View ArticleNon-US Investing • Career break to maximise time with kids?
[/quote]Thanks for your reply. I am certainly aware how privileged and lucky I am. I think part of what is holding me back is that I feel I have a responsibility to carry on working and earning that...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Principal Financial 401(k) is trash - best option?
54 and I'm working on getting my company sold on Employee Fiduciary but in the interim we have to deal with this sh!t sandwich of fund selection:We had Principal. Mostly those exact same funds. FWIW,...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • how much do you think you need to retire?
Quite a range of answers. We were educators and our lifetime earnings according to Social Security was 2 million dollars each for DW and myself, so total lifetime as a couple earned 4 million. Makes...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Section 199A dividends
Yes they do.Statistics: Posted by Hyperchicken — Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:23 am — Replies 1 — Views 25
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