Financial Planning

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new investor and confused

Hello i am 27 years old and i am new to investing, i dont know very much about it, and would like some help.. i do not...
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posted by ashlarson26
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by ashlarson26

Retiring Outside US

Hi, We are considering retiring outside the US with southern Spain or Italy the leading candidates. What additional fin...
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posted by abbybrown
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by abbybrown

EverBank and foreign currency CDs?

Has anyone had experience purchasing CDs in foreign currencies from EverBank? I'm looking at returns of 7% and above fr...
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posted by louise
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by louise

Moving Roth money from m-market into mutual funds

We have Roths with Vanguard. When I added our $5000 each for 07, I put it all into the Vanguard prime money market beca...
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posted by sandyhb6
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by sandyhb6

Bills and business-building

Hello all, I don?t know if this is the correct venue for asking these kinds of questions, but how have your personal bi...
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posted by needhelpbad.1fb2eff
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by needhelpbad.1fb2eff

"Transfer On Death" and Mutual Fund Holdings

This has to do with what *actually* takes place when someone with Mutual Fund holdings has specified a small charity as...
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posted by peetie.wheatstraw
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by peetie.wheatstraw

buying a house without an agent

Is it possible to save money on buying a house if you do not use a real estate agent? If the usual 6% commission is spl...
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posted by beliavsky
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by beliavsky

VULs and loads (and alternatives)

It appears, having done a bit of research on it, that the typical commission (and surrender fee period) on VULs is quit...
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posted by BreadWithSpam
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by BreadWithSpam

Retirement planning options

I want to know the choices for deferring taxes on income for retirement savings. I know of 401k (and 403b) for workplac...
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posted by noreplysoccer
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by noreplysoccer

Suze Orman e-book via Oprah

Orman has come up here a couple of times and I thought this might be of interest. I've only actually seen her on TV onc...
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posted by BreadWithSpam
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by BreadWithSpam

pentagon credit union

I was thinking of buying a CD from the pentagon credit union Anyone heard of them or done business with them thanks Mic...
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posted by mbalar
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by mbalar

CDs vs T-Bills Vs ???

ok, T-Bill rates have sunk well below CD rates, for the time being. A friend has a lot of money in a 6 month T-Bill lad...
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posted by rowdy'sboss
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by rowdy'sboss

Seeking Information.

Hi all, Can anyone send me the URL of an online stock market simulation site? I would like to find a site or sites that...
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posted by mellis5248
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by mellis5248

determining tax rates

I just got finished with doing income taxes. A few questions: 1) is the highest tax bracket determined by gross income...
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posted by noreplysoccer
41 comments posted 18yrs posted by noreplysoccer

student loan Quagmire

I have a friend who paid off her student loan about 24 years ago...she paid with a check-her credit report took the deb...
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posted by mbalar
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by mbalar