Financial Planning

US Treasury yields continuing to climb

can someone explain to me, what is bad about it when the news reports "US Treasury yields continuing to climb" ? simply...

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posted by h.ayeya

9 comments posted 19yrs posted by h.ayeya

2 month, 2% rule

am traveling overseas so looking for a general idea when a fund (vanguard, fidelity) has a rule to discourage short ter...

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posted by rob.k

9 comments posted 19yrs posted by rob.k

best currency for future plan

We have a relative who is working in Japan and after saving a bit of money wants to convert it to a different currency,...

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posted by airhead

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by airhead

0% Credit card offers

For the last couple of year I been using CC 0% offers to purchase something big and then pay off the minimum till the o...

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posted by learnfpga

19 comments posted 19yrs posted by learnfpga

how is GMO planning ahead?

today's marketwatch contains a brief article (PAUL B. FARRELL) that discusses some effects on a global pop and conclude...

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posted by wu

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How I got a $500,000 life insurance policy for free. (I'm not selling, I'm just advising.)

Facts: The problem with Life Insurance is that it's a lose-lose situation. You lose either way. If you die, you collect...

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posted by facts2opinion

13 comments posted 19yrs posted by facts2opinion

china debt servicing may end 2008

here's an interesting point of view that any individual investor may need to know "..China may well do all that it can,...

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posted by wu

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by wu

any alternatives to currencyshares

have been looking for something similar to currencyshares (see their website) as it would permit a diversified buffer a...

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posted by jan

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by jan

Account for Child

One of my kids is starting to earn some money at a job while he is in school, and I was looking for suggestions on wher...

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posted by pixel_a_ted

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by pixel_a_ted

does vanguard have money market funds

any decent vanguard money market funds? ticker symbol? looking for something that has close to no volatility, would be h...

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posted by joe

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where to start up a roth IRA?

i have 4K with which i want to immediately start up a roth IRA. i just turned 34 and have no retirement savings. i was...

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posted by pigglywiggly711

16 comments posted 19yrs posted by pigglywiggly711

Using 401K as a bridge loan for house purchase

Is it better to borrow money from your 401K temporarily as a bridge loan as opposed to getting an actual bridge loan? I...

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posted by mikepier

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by mikepier

"Piggybacking" for a better FICO score, has anyone done it?

I read an article on one of the major financial sites about how people are paying to be added as additional users on cr...

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posted by dan.gosser

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by dan.gosser

Nursing Home Care costs

http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/06/03/0706040306.phpdescribes the plight of county nursing homes...

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posted by ron

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'Retired' at 55, 401(k) rollover?

Coincident to the current threads regarding disability, I find a new client who just was let go from her company, at 55...

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posted by joetaxpayer

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by joetaxpayer