Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Logging into Vanguard with Bitwarden After...
I regularly have this same issue with Synchrony's credit card website as well as my Home Depot Citi site.It is, I think, related to anti-bot defenses built into the site to keep DDOS or password brute...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Modified versions of HFEA with ITT...
Hello all,Which brokerage do people who do mhfea use.IIUC only 2 or 3 brokers support futures and options on futures in IRABrokers like Robinhood don't support SPX for borrowing in taxable or futures...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Since math seems to check out, convince me to use...
I don't understand how you make $270k+, spend $4k a month, but save $50k per year (including matches). Shouldn't you save $150k per year? In general, if you can't pay cash, you can't afford it. Houses...
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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Can a person work too long and miss...
Is there a case to be made that working too long would negate some tax saving/planning benefit? Such that it would cost more to work than to retire.I feel like we have plenty to comfortably retire and...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Southwest airlines (2024) Get Away Plus fare rules
I understand it as follows: The "flight" just has to be originating from the same airport and ending up at the same destination airport. Whether there are connections or not doesn't matter. There just...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Help with RMD Advice for my Dad Please
Yes, taxable account. Just because he's required to take RMD doesn't mean he's required to spend it.Statistics: Posted by cheese_breath — Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:11 pm — Replies 5 — Views 221
View ArticlePersonal Investments • 415c limits
403b plans have unique aggregation rules for 415c limits. I’m not sure they apply in this particular case, but see an example here:https://www.morganlewis.com/blogs/mlben ... 403b-plansStatistics:...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Does anyone on this forum feel...
That was all in a period where the USD was the undisputed reserve currency which meant people hedging to the USD received rate compensation from those holding USD assets but hedging to a more volitile...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • What is the BEST thing you spent money on?
Our kid’s college educations.Statistics: Posted by goldendad — Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:15 pm — Replies 467 — Views 72960
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Recommended software to clone a Windows computer?
You could get a hardware disk duplicator. Makes an exact copy of your disk. Target disk needs to be at least as large as the source, but if the target is bigger it will only think it is the size of...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • [Split from "Fidelity as a one stop...
So, at this contentious moment in time, what’s the best bet for depositing a large certified check? I’m receiving a check tomorrow for proceeds from a house sale. It was arranged by siblings and I did...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Las Vegas Recommendations
I haven't seen it, but I've heard the experience and show at the Sphere is pretty amazing. https://www.thesphere.comI tried to get tickets to the Eagles show several months out there - sold out with...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • new portable generator vs the one in the van
I have a bigger version of the Honda and it's definitely a work-horse. I'd have zero qualms about recommending the EU2200, provided it fits your budget and needs.Likes others have suggested, you need...
View ArticleUS Chapters • [Dr. Seuss describes the Bogleheads via ChatGPT]
Describe the Bogleheads in the style of the song "Imagine" by the BeatlesImagine there’s no stock picks,It’s easy if you try,No market-timing madness,Just watch your wealth grow high.Imagine all the...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Retirement Planning: DIY or Professional Services
I'm helping my father with his retirement planning now. We are speaking with a CFP financial planner at a firm that is charging us a one-time fee to create a plan. It's not cheap, but much less than...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • HEDGEFUNDIE's excellent adventure...
On the deep ITM debit spreads...you're paying out to have the position so I assume you are long an ITM call and short an OTM call with the OTM call providing the options value (e.g. option premium)....
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • State Farm Home Owners Insurance increase by 27%
My umbrella premium (State Farm) went up by 64% this year....and mine increased 3%. Maybe your risk profile changed?I did recently get a face tattoo...Statistics: Posted by TomWambsgans — Thu Oct 03,...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • What is a year of retirement in good...
I just started reading Boglehead guru Christine Benz' new book "how to Retire". Recently heard the BH podcast on the book - I highly recommend them both. A lot of perspective there shines on your...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Videos of Medicare in your state by the Retirement...
Erik at The Retirement Nerds has been traveling the continuous 48 states and posting videos on Medicare in each state. These are done in 2024 and do not include the 2025 changes, but gives you a good...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • US Bank 4% Smartly Visa Credit Card
I'm having some headache with linking my US Bank account to Fidelity. I originally linked the account manually using micro deposits and was able to push money from Fidelity to US Bank, but this week...
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