Financial Planning

determine assets at time of death

If someone dies and names one of their offspring The Executor of the Will how do the siblings (and others) named in the...

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posted by brian4533

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turn kroners into dollars?

Hello. I'm an American but have recently moved to Norway, and I'm working for a Norwegian company. I know little about...

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posted by ragamoffyn

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Looking for anyone with comparable performance...

Hi Everyone, I recently discovered a company that sends out trade signals via email when they make trades in stock and...

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posted by ChrisLynn123

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asset location and municipal bonds

Some people have advised that the bond portion of one's portfolio should be in tax-deferred or tax-free accounts such a...

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posted by beliavsky

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Multiple child savings plan

I have two children very close in age (about a year apart), I would like to set up a flexible way to save for their edu...

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posted by daveo78

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American Dream

Listening to NPR's Weekend Edition on Saturday, I heard an interview with a fellow who left college with $25 in his poc...

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posted by erichktn

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Suze Orman's "Women and Money" book

I downloaded this book when it was offered for a couple days after Suze was on Oprah. I haven't begun reading it yet an...

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posted by sandyhb6

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[Forbes] Seven Steps to Saner Savings

My favorite line from this one: "If you make between $50,000 and $200,000, you should memorize the several hundred page...

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posted by BreadWithSpam

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Stashing cash monthly for 1 year

In this environment of lowering interest rates does it make sense to park cash in an international bond fund? I have ro...

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posted by trumpet1120

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NQ annuity withdrawal

Client age 63 wants to take a one-time partial withdrawal from a non-qualified annuity. The present annuity contract va...

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posted by skip5700removethis

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Online Banking

In a article in the WSJ on online banking listed three banks paying higher interest rates. One was Southern Community B...

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posted by rpmaci

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HSA's- some interpretation needed.

Some questions as to how HSA money can be spent. Background: I have an HSA thru work with an HDHP. I sign up for HDHP a...

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posted by noreplysoccer

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Employer floating 401K deduction ?

I just started a new 401K at work. The first 401k deduction came out out of my paycheck Friday a few days ago. Checking...

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posted by Noveau67

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E*Trade Woes

It seems that the low-cost brokerage got caught in the sub prime fiasco (when lenders lent to borrowers they knew would...

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posted by evandro

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interesting way to game social security

Article claims you can withdraw a previous application for social security, pay back 100%, then reapply with updated-ag...

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posted by rick303

17 comments posted 18yrs posted by rick303