Financial Planning

Utility stock funds - which ones are best

I am thinking of investing in this area due to the relative stablity of the stocks and dividends. Which ones are best fo...

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posted by stonej

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Can you refuse an inheritance???

I have an interesting and true dilemma and I'd like to seek opinions from all of you. No we have not spoken to lawyers...

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posted by yup

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The top 3 ways to become debt free: Tip #2

Hey all, Here is tip number 2 of the series. As I said in post #1, I am new to the forum so I just wanted to provide a...

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posted by dnlgarnett.7252b4c

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Utilities' rates

Just for curiosity in this age of horrors about global warming, what do others pay for a) electricity and b) water? Ele...

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posted by GeorgeCFL

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by GeorgeCFL

mortage vs deed

In going thru our various papers, I was wondering how a real estate property (house) is managed with respect to a Deed...

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posted by pschuman_no_spam_me

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IRA for my daughter

Our 18 year old daughter started working as an intern this year, while studying in college, and is expected to earn abo...

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posted by kaspakhine

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Face value on gold coins

I don't mean to sound crackpot, but I'm curious about the face value on American gold coins. We have a fiat currency, s...

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posted by evandro

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looking for retirement calculator

My wife, a teacher, (is having a bad year), and went to discuss her (early) retirement & pension plan. So - we started...

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posted by pschuman_no_spam_me

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$10k deposit - potential triggers CTR or SAR

We recently received two checks drawn from my wife's father's estate & trust - one for $6k and another for $4k. Deposit...

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posted by pschuman_no_spam_me

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What is a secondary market CD?

I bought a secondary market CD from Fidelity since the rate was higher ( ~2% for 3-year CD ). In the transaction it sho...

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posted by homersimpson085

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Trusts - treasure hunt for assets

My other "Trust" posting was about some of the beginning setup logistics, along with the internal sibling issues. tnx f...

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posted by pschuman_no_spam_me

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Using Reverse Mortgage to Supplement Income

At some point when I'm gone (currently 78), my wife (75) will need additional income to live on. Her options appear to...

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posted by njoracle

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IRA - exchanges, transfers, etc

Have had my IRAs with Fidelity for years when I worked downtown, and the Fidelity office was right downstairs... Left t...

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posted by pschuman_no_spam_me

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trustees, family trust, friction

My wife's family has 5 siblings - and both parents passed away in the past couple of years. There's been a lot of turmo...

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posted by pschuman_no_spam_me

12 comments posted 15yrs posted by pschuman_no_spam_me

IRS Announces Pension Plan Limitations for 2011

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id"9975,00.html Most of these things are unchanged, particularly the ones which...

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posted by BreadWithSpam

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