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Why does the govt control interest rates?
i find it very unfair and annoying that the govt has the power to set interest rates. The people who have saved money hoping to get a nest egg to work for them end up with the short end of the stick....
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What to do with life insurance money?
My husband died a few weeks ago. He had about $40,000 in life insurance. I have about 350k in John Hancock "fixed" funds and another 220k in Vanguard balanced funds (66% bonds, 34% stocks) I have...
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Bottom, Part II
Anybody interested in going out on a limb? -HW "Skip" Weldon Columbia, SC
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Are finance books tax deductible
I am a moderately active investor. I would like to know if purchases of financial books are considered deductible investing expenses. I also have a personal corporation. Perhaps it would be cleaner to...
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Federal real-estate re-fi help program
According to today?s newspaper, the special Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refinancing help will apply to investment properties and second homes, not just to owner-occupied primary residences. Reference:...
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15 years ago
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What's in it for them?
Under the premise that understanding and avoiding scams is relevant to financial planning, I'd like to relate a story to this audience and then ask the question that appears in the subject line of...
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Dow, adjusted for inflation, is at 1966 level
The year nineteen sixty six is not a typo. According to Larry Summers, adjusting for inflation, ``Earlier this week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, adjusting for inflation according to the standard...
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NY Times: Bargaining Down Medical Bills
If the patient, the ?customer?, has to haggle prices with the medical industry which is haggling with the insurance companies that should be representing their customers (more ?patients?) and sometime...
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If foreclosure is so rare why is it a huge problem?
As of Jan 09, only one in every 54 households is experiencing foreclosure. Thay is hardly 2%, how can that cause an entire system to fail ?
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Very sensible letter by Jeremy Grantham
Just one page of rather clear thoughts: personally share the same line of thinking as he does. Specifically, I do not believe in market timing, but I do believe in "market pricing". Which is...
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Disputing credit history
An interesting experience. I checked my credit report and found two judgments on record against me. Both records actually represented a single default judgment of $240 based on a lawsuit that some guy...
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How to Refinance?
Anybody have any advice on how/where to begin shopping? I purchased my home in 2003 for 113k with a 6.85% rate 30 year fixed; it's now valued at 199k (dropping). I know this is a broad question but...
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The Great Mcmansion Depression?
I am curious how laid off workers are coping in this recession given how little money they have saved? This recession is unprecedented as it was characterized by an explosion of consumption and...
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CRAZY Bond Trades on InvestingInBonds
Any bond ticker I have looked at - such as the ones showing trades on - show really crazy trades for almost any bond. A typical pattern for one bond is as shows here: 02/27/2009 10:18:00 100.353 2.054...
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repaying social security
I believe the government pension guarantee covers up to 50k a year (I don't know if you already counted that). Not to change your plans, but if it makes your day any brighter, it is people like you...
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