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Personal Consumer Issues • Kettlebells
I am considering getting into kettlebell exercises. There seems to be too much info available online and too many books also. I'd like to get a few of the best books, perhaps learn of other resources...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • What Book Are You Currently Reading? Part VI
"How Not to Age" by Michael Greger, MD, FACLMExcellent reference book backed up by thousands of citations and footnotes supported by double-blind tests. Good science. I recommend the Large Print...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Contractor lost check, wants new one; how...
How is this your problem?You paid him. Contractor isn't disputing this.He said he "cashed" the check.Shouldn't the contractor take it up with HIS bank???/Statistics: Posted by fatmike91 — Sun Sep 01,...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • How to pay for vacation home
I (67M) and wife (68F) have decided to buy a vacation house for about $350,000 and want to pay cash. We have about $4M in 401K, $1M in Roth, $500,000 in a stock index fund subject to long term capital...
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Investing - Theory, News & General • How to blunt the outsized tech...
1st, take on look at that image.2nd, tell me why you think tech won't/will not dominate in the future?The future is all about technology, get used to it. If you run from it, you are likely to be left...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • estate planning - how to approach...
We just revised our trust earlier this year. Fairly straightforward but with added children since our first edition 10 years ago. $3500. We do not expect to have estate tax concerns. Would recommend...
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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • SS# on dark web with someone else’s name
LOL. Yes, I'm pretty sure it's not OK to use someone's SS#. Am I missing something or is it normal to steal an identity, commonplace maybe. Statistics: Posted by 59Trees — Sun Sep 01, 2024 4:34 pm —...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Fixed income most likely to have...
You have defined a circular argument in which the only option that never has a negative real return based on current rules is the I bond. That assumes you ignore the one year hold to redeem and the...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Wiki - Prioritizing investments...
I think HomeStretch has identified a basic difference in people's approach to this Wiki page. For me, like HomeStretch, there should be Wiki pages that we can refer new investors to that explain basic...
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Investing - Theory, News & General • Derivation of YTM formula
Yes, I am referring exactly to that formula for bond price. The term "discount" means the interest rate to calculate the net present value of a future cash payment. Discounted (or premium) price is a...
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Personal Consumer Issues • Recs for impact driver for air compressor
FYI: I have a cheap Ryobi 1/2inch battery impact gun. It has never failed me with removing lug nuts for simple DIY jobs. Statistics: Posted by bubbadog — Sun Sep 01, 2024 4:38 pm — Replies 5 — Views 203
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Bob Brinker Host Of Money Talk obituary
God, I miss weekend drives with Bob Brinker!RIP!Statistics: Posted by ReadyOne — Sun Sep 01, 2024 4:39 pm — Replies 60 — Views 8802
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Business closed, how to get $1200 of...
If they are going bankrupt -- you would just be another unsecured creditor. If they abandon the business that is a whole other issue.Worth pursuing -- see if any other students would join with you...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Portfolio Question - Newbie
Hello! Hoping to get some insight and advice. I am very new to investing and becoming financially literate, but am happy to be finally on a path forward. I started to try and learn more a few years...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Asset location - gold/silver etf and miners
If you buy once and hold, GLD/SLV isn't too bad. You still need to find this form each year to get the list of monthly expense values. You also need to find out how many shares you have each month and...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • International (Non-US) versus US...
Already high expectations must be exceeded for multiples on US equities to go higher with same relative performance to ex-US equities.True. But there are various permutations potentially favoring US...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Potential Layoff - what actions to take?
This book (unfortunately out of print) is very useful in providing guidance on how to negotiate a severance package: https://www.amazon.com/Fired-Downsized- ... 0805060847Statistics: Posted by techbud...
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Personal Investments • pay down mortgage vs continue investing
Lots of opinions on this one. If you can/did buy a house worth more than $2 million, then your $2 million portfolio is not particularly robust and is probably nowhere near what you will need in the...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • It's difficult to beat the index...
I would think it would be even harder to beat the index for passive funds...Some index funds, particularly those that invest in smaller companies, have net security lending revenue greater than the...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • HSA Bank eliminating investment options
I'm not sure what to do with my remaining funds at HSA Bank. Fidelity has my Schwab transfer and my employer is contributing directly to Fidelity HSA each pay period.I hope we can get some clarity as...
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