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Dear Skipper, I used College Savings Iowa for my kids college. It's run by Vanguard. Actually I have one junior and one freshman currently. It has worked quite well so far.
Is there a limit to how much income you can get from reits within an IRA? Also, isn't the income from reits taxed at regular income rates in a taxable act?
to Hrux, I have looked into Prosper in the past. You are right, you can read the stories of people who want to borrow. I decided against lending because you can't know why these people can't get a bank loan. They all have some reason, but I worry ab…
Thanks again for the comments. My wife has a Vanguard act now. It's invested in funds now. The plan was to move funds from a full service broker to Vanguard or some other house to buy dividend paying blue chips and reinvest the dividends. I talked t…
This rant makes me think of Reagan when he fired all the air traffic controllers. I think most people thought, "you can't do that". If the too big to fail guys weren't bailed out, then the remaining banks might shape up.
I have no use for bank of Mexico, (as my friend at work calls them). They take your fingerprints to cash a check. I have several checking accounts locally and via internet. I do think people should read the agreement and decide if they like the term…
Hi guys, thanks for the input. I've thought that Fidelity was too expensive with their 75.00 mutual fund fee. Why would you pay them 75.00 when you can just buy the fund directly for nothing? I think i've seen here that Vanguard brokerage is not tha…
