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Retiree's savings at risk
My retired mother lives off the interest of a trust, which is managed by a bank. At the beginning of the year the balance was $700,000. Now it is down to $375,000. I looked at her portfolio and was...
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25/11/2008 - The current Market Sentiment
The currency market is still taking its clues from the equity market changes as a mirror of the current financial markets turmoil. The markets eyes were looking for what can be for Citigroup not just...
 
A very dumb question about stocks
I know that in the financial atmosphere of today many companies that are doing quite well are still seeing their stock prices tank. Exactly what is a stock and why do stock prices affect a company's...
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Software to Graph Bonds?
Does any vendor make a software package that will graph bond trades? The only web sites I found to do this require you to manually enter CUSIP numbers and the user interfaces are awful.
 
What happens to people who lose their homes etc
Here's a question that bothers me. Let's say that a family borrowed [too much] money. Due to job problems or some such, they run out of money, default on the mortgage, get foreclosed and kicked out....
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mutual funds holding commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Which mutual funds, either open-end or closed-end, invest in CMBS? They have plunged in value and have been a cause of the stock market crash. An article on CMBS is at . I think CMBS may currently be...
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"Stay the course"? Bah humbug!
It took 3 years (7/19/1932) for the DJIA to bottom-out after the steep decline starting on 9/3/1929. The fact that DJIA enjoyed expansive growth during the period afterwards -- e.g. 136% for the 12...
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roth ira
Married guy has roth ira three years old. Is dying. He dies. Account not 5 years old yet, wife is beneficiary. What happens?
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Reverse mortgage math?
I am curious about the math of reverse mortgages. I have done a google search and looked at some sites, but I cannot find anything that makes it clear to me. Disclaimer: I am __not__ considering a...
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Opinions on Short ETFs
Some say that the slump is here, some say that the worst is still to come. Either way, would investing in short ETFs to offset the losses in their counterpart ETFs - e.g., SH for SPY, DOG for DIA, etc...
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Investing v/s paying off mortgage
This eternal question has been discussed several times, but with the recent turn in events of the stock market, I'm confused. I'm 32 years old and have around 30K of money that I could use to either...
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corporate bonds are the new stocks
Corporate bonds and loans have become the "new" stocks. The day-to-day volatility of corporate bond mutual funds, especially junk bond funds, has become comparable to "normal" stock market volatility....
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old retirement acct: total withdrawal vs higher annuity?
Hello. I hope someone can give me some sound financial advice. About a year ago, I resigned from a "state" job, which I had held for approximately 7 years. After a lot of procrastinating, I'm finally...
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Stimulus as solution?
The more I think about this, the more I have reservations. The current thinking in Washington seems to be that we need to stimulate individuals, businesses and governments to spend more, thus breaking...
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Bond Funds - Good Idea or Not
Sorry, this probably more appropriate for but that place is out of control. I transferred a 401k from a previous employer to a personal 401k roller fund right before the markets started tanking in...
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