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Protecting Yourself from Stagflation

Stagflation, a rise in prices during periods of economics stagnation, occurred in the 1970s and occurred again in 2007-...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by k.norak
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by k.norak

Some confusion about the Roth IRA five-year rule

Say I opened my first Roth IRA with Fidelity in 1995. I opened a second Roth IRA with Vanguard in 2005. When can I start...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gary_w1
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by gary_w1

IRA recordkeeping?

Can a hay-bale of old IRA transaction records be thrown away? This is across decades including rule changes, transfers...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dumbstruc
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by dumbstruc

Big Slide in 401(k)s Spurs Calls for Change

The article is well researched and very educational, but I found many statements there to be annoying. Above all, the a...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ichudov
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by ichudov

investing in cheap houses

I wonder if there are real estate parternships one can invest it that would buy homes such as those mentioned in this a...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by beliavsky
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by beliavsky

Mortgage Advice

If you pay extra toward the principle on your mortgage every month, eventually you'll pay it off earlier and you will p...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by starritt
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by starritt

Short-term Fund purchasing advice...

Not sure if people can help me with this but maybe there are others who face a similar plan or advice needed... I am ta...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by don'taskme
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by don'taskme

Enjoying the Bull Market?

The S&P 500 hit a low of 741 on November 21st. As of today's close it was 934.7. That's up over 25%, a bull market in an...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by post
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Financial Guru: Buy-and-Hold a Thing of the Past

http://moneynews.newsmax.com/streettalk/ben_stein_buy_and_hold/2009/01/05/167839.html Apparently, this financial guru t...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ichudov
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by ichudov

Buying new car at distress prices?

Ford and GM report sales of vehicles declining 32% compared to last year. I would suppose that foreign car makers (such...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ichudov
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by ichudov

TIPS duration

TIPS are available as 5/10/20 year durations. Since the principal is adjusted according to inflation, what should deter...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ghanwani
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by ghanwani

Value at Risk (NYT article)

Prompted by the financial crisis, the latest New York Times magazine has a long article "Risk Mismanagement" by Joe Noc...
17 comments posted 17yrs
posted by beliavsky
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by beliavsky

Ranking the Experts

Who was best at seeing the riskiness of the market and advocating accordingly circa 2007 and earlier? My take follows....
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by honda.lioness
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by honda.lioness