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inheritance issue
Does the giver have any other options for bequeathing the item in question? S/he needs to think about this. No museum will take it - s/he's sort of stuck, right? I saved money for my grandchildren to...
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How to invest for an increase in inflation
I am interested in knowing the preferred strategies from the group if one were to assume an increase in inflation over the next several years. Thanks for your input.
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Awful CD rates these days...
I thought that the S&P 500 was a flat liner index for the past decade ? which I guess you can use for comparisons, but certainly not a growth indicator..
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ROTH IRA ?Is this legal?
Can I in every year: 01/01-XX Convert $100,000 from IRA to ROTH IRA 12-31-XX recharacterize $95,000 from ROTH IRA to IRA
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10 seconds of your time to help everyone out.
As most people are, I am swamped right now with taxes, bills, memos, and other personal business to attend to. I have a pile of proxy cards for various shares that I directly own. I don't have the...
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Tech Mahindra won Satyam Bid
Tech Mahindra has won Satyam Bid @ 58 Rs per share . After declaration of result the share fell to the level of 48 Rs. but I think the share should rise . Can anybody explain the reason of this fall ?...
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Social Security's Surplus Disappearing Fast in Downturn
Time Magazine, April 9, 2009 by Justin Fox worrywarts (myself included) have been fretting for years about the arrival of the Dread Fiscal Year 2017, when Social Security was projected to start...
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How hold stocks?
Please can someone help with some stupid questions? With so many large financial institutions in trouble, how do we determine who to trust to hold our stock? Would there be any qualms about letting...
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Software for Options use?
Can anyone recommend any software to track Options? We find our Ameritrade system rather lacking and would like to keep a separate record ourselves. Thanks in advance
 
"The Formula That Killed Wall Street"
This is a fascinating, easy-to-read piece on the formula that persuaded many that risk could, for all practical purposes, be reduced, published in 2000 in a major journal. Bankers and many on Wall...
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Advice for Parents In Debt?
I am looking for advice on beneficial ways I can help my parents through their current financial crisis. In brief: My mom has assets from a prior marriage that are sheltered in trusts, etc, in her...
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Stocks vs. immediate annuity
I have been looking at various new to me financial products and I visited one insurance company selling "immediate annuities". bottom line is that investing $243,000 in it will guarantee me a payment...
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non-deductible contributions to a Traditional IRA
For households that have maxed out 401(k) contributions and have too much income to make deductible IRA contributions, I have read recommendations (at example) to contribute to a Traditional IRA and...
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Pledge of share
Hi all , I am new in share market . I have no idea about pledge share . Please guide what is pledge of share and how does it affects share price Regards
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Suggest way to protect personal loan
I am loaning my ex-wife money to pay off her credit card consolidation loan. It will be repaid in 3 years but want to protect the principal and was thinking of taking out a term insurance policy. Is...
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