Financial Planning

Stock Dilution

Does anyone know if stock dilution (as we are hearing about in regard to Merrill Lynch) affects preferred shares as wel...

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posted by gene.f

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Retirement Cash Out...How BIG a Hit ???

[b]Hello...[/b] In addition to my 401K I have set up thru my employer...I have an Oppenheimer Mid-Cap & a Roth IRA set...

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posted by sonic.max

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What banks are safe?

With the failure of two independent banks on Friday, I am concerned about an account that my mother in an independent b...

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posted by curiousgeorge408

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shredding lots of old statements/docs

I've got a couple of boxes of old brokerage statements going back to the 1980's. I'd like to get rid of them all, and g...

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posted by pschuman_no_spam_me

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Marginal rate definition

In the current thread discussing Bill W's adoption credit, a number of people are saying that he (and I) are incorrect...

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posted by joetaxpayer

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Financials in a fixed income account

My fixed income account is comprised of between 25% and 30% financial issues (preferreds, bonds, a few funds). After ta...

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posted by gene.f

14 comments posted 18yrs posted by gene.f

Beneficiary IRA rolled over to 401(k) rollover

I'm 68 years old and have a work related 401(k) rollover brokerage account. I'd like to transfer my deceased spouses IR...

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posted by drace10

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Is my marginal tax rate really 67.53%?

My wife and I adopted a special needs child this year. According to what I've read in the IRS literature, that entitles...

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posted by woessner

13 comments posted 18yrs posted by woessner

Article about CDARS and other alternatives

This popped up during my reading this morning: Today, with deposit insurance more critical than ever, a growing number...

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posted by BreadWithSpam

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uncertain about my Fidelity IRA and the economy

I have been somewhat nervous about the economy. I feel that if the Iraq war does not end soon, or that the US attacks I...

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posted by wbsurfver

54 comments posted 18yrs posted by wbsurfver

Juicy RSS feeds for financial awareness?

RSS feeds can be a revolutionary way to maintain awareness of relevant news and articles in a fraction of the normal ti...

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posted by dumbstruc

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by dumbstruc

Hold Financial Preferreds?

Hi, First time poster with a question. I find myself holding a number of preferred financial stocks in my fixed income...

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posted by gene.f

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by gene.f

Moderator vacations

Posters to this newsgroup may experience slow posting from July 25 - August 2. This is one of those times each year tha...

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posted by skip5700removethis

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savings bonds - EE vs I -

Happen to cash in some "mature 30yr" EE savings bonds from when I was a kid. The bank person mentioned that she still d...

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posted by pschuman_no_spam_me

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American Funds sales charges?

My adviser recommended American Funds Growth Fund of America and EuroPacic Growth Fund along with several other America...

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posted by chip.wood

14 comments posted 18yrs posted by chip.wood