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Vanguard's new Global Index Fund

I just noticed that Vanguard had filed to offer a Global Index Fund. Management fees are estimated to be .45 with an ex...
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posted by skip5700removethis
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by skip5700removethis

HELOC or Loan?

Hi all, I have about $250,000 Home Equity Line of Credit from my current home. If I want to invest and buy let's say a...
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posted by allen
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by allen

How hedge interest rates?

How can an individual investor hedge against interest rate risk? I might buy a house in the next year. My read of the s...
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posted by sinister
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by sinister

slightly OT: identity verification

So, recently I deposited a modest sum in a CD at a well-known financial institution. When I registered at their on-line...
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posted by makbo
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by makbo

mortgage refinancing

A recent paper derives a formula to determine whether one should refinance a mortgage. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/pape...
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posted by beliavsky
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Loan payments impact on credit score

I decided to start saving up for a down payment for a house, which I plan to purchase in 6-8 months. Before making this...
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posted by mikki
22 comments posted 18yrs posted by mikki

Gainskeeper or other sales tracking programs

Have any of you used Gainskeeper https://www.gainskeeper.com/to track your buys and sells for taxes? I'm doing more tra...
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posted by wilskenor
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TDA at Mutual of America

After leaving a former employer I left my Individual Retirement Annuity at Mutual of America and have recently converte...
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posted by stephen.moore
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by stephen.moore

Help For Disabled Son

My wife and I are 90 and living in Orlando, Fl I have a son who is disabled (50) and lives in subsidized housing in Mas...
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posted by Sticks100
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by Sticks100

401A --> ?

Hi, I'm looking for a little advice on what I should do with money I have in a 401A. I was working in a public agency p...
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posted by zewcrew
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by zewcrew

Roth IRA Fund Advice

Last year I opened a Roth IRA and contributed the maximum 4k amount for both 2006 and 2007. Since I just started the ac...
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posted by joshbilsky
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by joshbilsky

understanding liability

With the Bear Stearns fiasco, no bank seems secure. So... When depositing money with a regular bank that has FDIC insur...
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posted by ghanwani
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by ghanwani

Does a person have only one asset allocation?

I am reviewing some account information and making sure I understand what is generally recomended. We have savings for...
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posted by noreplysoccer
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by noreplysoccer