Financial Planning

Market Corrections and the 401K

There's a lot unfolding in this unstable, volatile market. I have my saving invested in the 401K, my company. During Au...

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posted by blablababa

18 comments posted 18yrs posted by blablababa

"Paid Up" Whole life Insurance

I am planning to buy a 100K whole life insurance and am confused by the options. One option is to purchase the insuranc...

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posted by olivia.carmichael

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Question about SSA retirement benefits estimate

According to my wife's Soc Sec statement, the estimated retirement benefit at age 70 __decreased__ by about 7% between...

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posted by nomail1983

18 comments posted 18yrs posted by nomail1983

Bad Credit Problems

Hello everyone, I'm new to Google Groups and a friend recommended I try this out to get an good answer to a very tough...

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posted by crossedantlers

8 comments posted 18yrs posted by crossedantlers

Student loans: Real dumb question

I'm an adult college student Have been in full out of pocket Can one STILL get a student loans if this semesters bill h...

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posted by me

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Tax on Bond's record homerun ball.

Just read that the guy who got it is selling the ball. According to the news article: "The 21-year-old New York man sai...

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posted by po.ning

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by po.ning

qualifying education expenses for I bonds?

Hi all. What qualifies as an educational expense for I bond use? I have sold some older I bonds and my daughter is star...

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posted by joe.weinstein

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by joe.weinstein

Mortgage meltdown vs. purchasing apartments

I am looking at the current subprime mortgage meltdown, which may be a term which may somewhat overdramatize the situat...

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posted by ignoramus2170

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus2170

bank CDs vs. T-bills

In the U.S., studies of stocks vs. bonds typically use Treasury instruments as the bond investment. Currently, 1-year T...

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posted by beliavsky

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"Typical" long-term care cost estimates?

Any idea what CFPs use as an estimate for "typical" long-term care costs in current dollars? (LT care, not LTC insuranc...

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posted by nomail1983

14 comments posted 18yrs posted by nomail1983

FED will continue to drop interest rates

now that the overnight is at 5.75, long term rates will be cut to 5.0 next month and from there, they will drop again to...

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posted by bob

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by bob

life settlements

I have been hearing more and more about life settlements recently. Guys like Warren Buffet buys millions of dollars a y...

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posted by gbrosseit

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Opinions and Suggestions Sought....

Hello all, My wife and I have some big changes comming our way in the next 9 months or so (WOO HOO I'm gonna be a dad!)...

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posted by Shhhhh22

13 comments posted 18yrs posted by Shhhhh22

Where to put $5k for 6-8 months?

I have about $5k to invest but only for about 6-8 months, where would you put it? I was thinking adding it to my existi...

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posted by neverchecked40

6 comments posted 18yrs posted by neverchecked40

wild intra-day price swing ETF?

I was quite surprised to see the following behavior this morning for the following exchange traded fund: VANGUARD INDEX...

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posted by makbo2

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by makbo2