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Anna
That is Pepper, my cocker waiting for the mailman.
I just thought of a personal example. I grew up in Mississippi and have a Facebook page just to see what became of people I grew up with. One of the recent "shares" is one urging people to report and boycott any business this season that either post…
I guess I just don't get it. No one stops me from saying what I want (adult company). People want to say things without peer reaction. Sorry, you have to have the conviction of your speech. If I think you hateful for saying something I believe to be…
Ted can see clearly now; cataracts are gone
He can see all downturns in on their way
Gone are the dark clouds that had him blind
It's going to be a bright, bright, profit filled day.
Take care of your healing period Ted.
@LewisBraham, it worked for me but I never had a subscription. BenWP seems to be saying that people who have had subscriptions in the past can't get the link to work. That implies some identifiable crumb on their computer. A cookie or visible stati…
They don't care how much we save, they just want us to pay the taxes if we want the services. I think the richer you are the more you like user fees over taxes.
@Sven - I guess I disagree about Roth taxation. I think they will figure a way to make …
@Maurice: Very funny ! I'm laughing all the way to the bank, covered short at $109.20 in after-hours trading.
Regards,
Ted :)
youse da linkster tradester.
Because the curve is tethered the curve at 0 and 100% with a unknown sweet spot Laffer believed to be at a low rate. Mike Kimel at Angry Bear had a bit of fun generating his own Laffer curve, the Mike Kimel curve, and establishing around 32% as the …
I'm so confused. I heard tax cuts to rich people and corporations pay for themselves. What's all the new and extra revenue from doing away with deferred savings going to buy extra for America? Bridges?
@Anna- re "the same state protection that a Traditional or Rollover IRA gets"-
I have no idea what you are referring to here. Could you give an example of the "state protections" for WA?
Thanks- OJ
Actually, an article about your state in the LA…
I've never done it because I have never found the answer to one question - does a Brokerage IRA carry the same state protection that a Traditional or Rollover IRA gets? (This would be state specific; I live in WA State.)
You might take your questio…
For the first time I tried this strategy with my husband's RMD. Unless, we have a market downturn pretty soon, it isn't turning out so well this year as far as a reinvestment later goes. (I usually just take the RMD in December.)
And the greatest nation ever known just twittered away. @Catch, you assume your Michigan/Federal level folks have "thoughts and feelings" outside of conveniently structured FAQ responses.
How many levels and types of insurance/protection money does…
Me too, thought it was my computer (or security software) alone because it occurred in all three of IE, Firefox and Chrome in Windows 7, 64bit.
Edit - I went back to check something. In IE, I get a warning when the empty box appears. It does seem t…
My dear @Ted and my dear @Old_Joe - nothing is more OT than a discussion/disagreement about the appropriate number of OTs. Such a discussion pops the OT back up to the top and makes it almost perpetual in comparison to Fund submissions. Think about …
It's my understanding that the rules get complex when state laws get involved. Liability, bankruptcy type protections may be lost if moving from a employer plan to an IRA rollover. This varies by state. Also, the state Medicaid exemptions for spousa…
@Maurice "Came across more as a rant after a bad lunch at Chipotle's"
Was the cleverness/humor in that comment intentional? Can Chipotle analogies be used in polite company?
@Old_Joe Next batch? You mean after the current one dies off one by one? Right now, "next batch" representatives tend to be of the type that would want to solve the problem by making sure most workers are so poor their data isn't worth hacking. You …
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"Alexa, ask MFO Charles to compare the Ulcer index of these 3 mutual funds..."
Alexa and EMERAC = MFO Discussion and Charles?
I think Alexa will be increasingly important as we get more and more lonely widows and widowers. I find she is espe…
Guess what. As of now (I think the complaints might change this) when you do get to enroll you have to input your full name, full SS number, and current address. Then, if you do this, they send an email saying "It is time to take the final steps in …
I have an Amazon card that came originally through GE/Capital then later Synchrony. It's subsidiary, Synchrony Bank, is well known to people who chase CD rates as they are usually a contender in the last three or four highest.
@Old_Joe: Are you taking about the announcement for David S's August newsletter? If so, it's still here but not still pinned to the top. This link will take you to it to see if it is the thread you are missing:
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/disc…
We have a small strip mall with a Starbucks at each corner. Many/most grocery stores have Starbucks counters, some with seating. The newest Starbucks here is a drive-thru with no inside seating (right off the freeway). It set up next to Wood's coffe…
But seriously, when I go out to eat most of the people I see in both fast food and chain restaurants are retirees. The younger people sometimes are behind the counter working but increasingly even many of these are people over 40. The younger genera…
It is obvious that the millennial salaries must be raised to a level that is appropriate to the world as they find it and we leave it, complete with school debt, high housing prices, foo-foo drinks and eating out.
It's their world to shape - just like the "flower children" shaped .... (just don't like stereotypes)??? One thing I like about the people younger than myself I know is how comfortable they are in the world as they find it compared to old people lik…
