Financial Planning

Home loan advise needed

i would love some advise regarding home loans. we currently have found ourselves financially strapped and are looking t...

11 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jourdand

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by jourdand

Portfolio rebalancing opinions

This is for the asset allocators out there: How do most of you handle rebalancing? The main triggers I encounter are ti...

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posted by kastnna

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by kastnna

Basic Investing Question

I recently started investing my money. Right now, my money's going into an index fund. I figure it's a safe bet while I...

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posted by kareem.badr

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by kareem.badr

Investment Question

Hi, So I'm about to run into about $65k dollars because of some stock that was given to me, and I will be forced to sel...

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posted by thart

19 comments posted 19yrs posted by thart

Becoming a Financial Advisor...How???

I'm interested in becoming a Financial Advisor, but I'm not sure of the best way to become one. I'm told that I will ne...

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posted by samadams_2006

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by samadams_2006

60 Day IRA Rollover Question

I know this is outside the spirit of the 60 day rule for IRA Rollovers, but here goes anyway. We sold a house which wil...

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posted by gj

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by gj

Stocks have worst day since 9/11 attacks

You know, I heard a rumor at work today, went home later and logged in to my brokerage... I've seen worse. To me, this...

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posted by makbo

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by makbo

FHA Loans

Many people hear the term "FHA loan," and incorrectly assume the Federal Housing Administration is a mortgage lender. T...

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posted by hot.amelia3

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by hot.amelia3

Any ETF which mirrors bond UIT?

I'm trying to find an ETF which throws off reasonably consistent interest income similar to that of a Unit Investment Tr...

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posted by ChrisFasano

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by ChrisFasano

Fidelity Minimums

Hi everyone, I recently setup a RothIRA with Fidelity. Most of the funds I'm interested in have either a 2.5k or 5k min...

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posted by mark.tekippe

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by mark.tekippe

Roth IRA vs. Simple IRA

I am self-employed with no employees, and I'm looking into my investing options for this year, but I have a couple of q...

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posted by admin

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by admin

Question about deductibility of Contribution to Traditional IRA

My spouse is a part-time employee. She gets not benefits, does not participate in a 401K and does not work enough hours...

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posted by pixel_a_ted

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by pixel_a_ted

investing advice

I have exactly 29k saved in a high yield savings account. Currently, I earn about 32k a year, I contribute 6% to my 401...

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posted by joe.goglia

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by joe.goglia

tax questions

1. I bought a new computer this year and I used it for freelance earning around 4k this year. Can I take this computer...

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posted by shane.ringling

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by shane.ringling

401k used as collateral

Do any banks/leanding companies accept 401k as loan collateral ? I do not want to borrow money from 401k just use it as...

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posted by qjohnny2000

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by qjohnny2000