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Derf
davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
@Old_Joe carrier = E-mail address . outlook, yahoo, g mail. Email had my brothers first part of address, Handle, but the "carrier" was wrong.
Have a good evening, Derf
P.S. Bro would
never sent $200 !!
@msf If I understand what you said, then the .625 % & 1 % bonds will continue to gain value as they get closer to maturity. I take that "face amount" is total purchase of that particular bond or note ,etc. ?
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At one time when working & doing my taxes, advisor fees could be itemized. Thus cutting drag. With 401-k I never paid much attention to drag when account was smart, but as the years went bye & account grew the pain became noticeable !!
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@Old_Joe : Good post. Why do you think more people don't move their money ? When rates were .5% to 1% I can understand not moving your money, but at rates around 5% why not make the move ?
For the first time ever I received a personal note from b…
Thanks for your comments @msf . After their boondoggle on Sunday evening RMD withdrawal, which hopefully will get straightened out tomorrow, I'm thinking they need to get their ( platform, operating system), performing before adding any more cust…
#5 @Sven did you happen to see 60 Minutes last night ? Over charging for tools that the armed forces use !! All at tax payer expense ! Armed services hurt to : 100 tanks ordered , can only buy 90 with their allotted dollars.
@Old_Joe : I did 1/2 of RMD last night . I'll be in contact with Vanguard & IRS this morning to make sure your SS gets paid in a timely matter.
Sleep well, Derf
@Old_Joe : What is it that I'm missing ? As I understand it, if you have a brokerage account & sell something the money from the sell is deposited into their bank & from there you need to move it into CD, MM , other equity.
This is in refe…
My question, why not return the lost money at 90cents on the dollar. If people, supposedly very smart individuals, couldn't spread their money around then let them feel the pain also ! Plus the big wigs need to kick in any profit when they sold sto…
@catch22 If you had flashed back a few more years I would have thought you were talking about the delivery of May baskets to a few of the neighbors. No longer seen in my neck of the woods.
Good evening, Derf
@msf " There is a reason why I've written that I don't think there's any place to hide if the Treasury defaults. Not even banks."
In the back yard if you own a shovel , the attic , or under the bed.
Maybe a good reason to have a grand or two stash…
@yogibearbull ; Thanks for the info, "
Anyway, the 3m T-Bill still looks attractive for Monday 5/1/23 Auction. Orders can be entered at brokerages until early-AM Monday, 5/1/23. The settlement is on Thursday, 5/4/23; money would be reserved/block…
I gave them a call as @Old_Joe suggested. I talked with tech support & before remedy was found the call was lost somewhere along the "line". Redialed Schwab & was told I'd get a call back from Techie that was working on my problem in 15-20 m…
@Old_Joe : I agree with you. Not the first time for this BS. Second time usually works, but since last night all I get, " We can't authorize you at this time, try later.
Maybe the Chinese are calling in great numbers ?!
