Financial Planning

Equity Premium

Hi everyone, I understand when one talks about Equity Premium one is talking about risk free investments, but what type...

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posted by mhauser-rite-on

16 comments posted 19yrs posted by mhauser-rite-on

Personal financial planning

An excellent article on the comprehensive financial planning: http://www.kiplinger.com/features/archives/2006/12/knightk...

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posted by bbghq35

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tax-friendly and cheap broker?

Hi all, I am fairly new in stock trading. I would like to know if I can buy/sell stocks within a tax-friendly account l...

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posted by ltloan

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by ltloan

Housing Market; Buy v. Rent Today

An article in today's NY Times has some interesting statistics and chatter on the housing market right now. Snippets fol...

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posted by honda.lioness

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by honda.lioness

Value or Growth Stock

Hi everyone, living in Germany Mutual Funds often are calle the same in english, however I never really understood what...

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posted by mhauser-rite-on

14 comments posted 19yrs posted by mhauser-rite-on

Pay off student loans or invest or both?

Maybe someone can give me a hand with some financial planning decisions. I work in the US but went to school in Canada....

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posted by grapau

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by grapau

529 plan - Illinois Brightstart

We are in Illinois, and were just reading about the Illinois Brightstart 529 plan. https://www.brightstartsavings.comWo...

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posted by pschuman_nospam_me

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Dollar weighted Sharpe ratio - make sense?

Does a dollar weighted Sharpe ratio calculated for a portfolio of mutual funds make sense for a point in time? The Sharp...

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posted by chainyanker60

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by chainyanker60

Should I put my money in mortgage?

I have about 10K that I can pay against my mortgage. Are there any tax benefits to paying it before 2007?

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posted by jonshin2003

23 comments posted 19yrs posted by jonshin2003

joint checking acct

My mom and dad have a joint checking acct... My dad passed away a couple weeks ago. The acct receives about half a doze...

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posted by elliott.paule

17 comments posted 19yrs posted by elliott.paule

EMT

Hi everyone, According to Efficient market hypothesis (EMT) prices on traded assets, e.g. stocks, bonds, or property, a...

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posted by mhauser-rite-on

25 comments posted 19yrs posted by mhauser-rite-on

$12k gifts received

a basic question on the $12,000 gift - As I understand, you can give $12k to a person and not have IRS hassles. Is that...

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posted by pschuman_nospam_me

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Asset Allocation question

I've been using asset allocation for a long time with a variety of standard investment accounts (401k, IRA, brokerage,...

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posted by mikeshapp

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by mikeshapp

divorce - stocks, funds, etc

happen to see on TV last night - Grey's Anatomy - where they were splitting the assets up... Brownstone over Central Pa...

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posted by pschuman_NO_SPAM_ME

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by pschuman_NO_SPAM_ME

Another IRA / Keogh question

I'm 67 - my wife is 62. I am self-employed and my wife is a housewife. We file jointly. I have money in a Keogh and we...

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posted by gj

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by gj