Recent content by ARB57

Thanks All! Helpful as always.

Thanks. I'm still a bit confused (so what's new) there is no earned interest until maturity with a Treasury Bill. Are you saying, there IS a tax obligation prior to maturity?

i was SO sure I knew the answer to this question...but based on info I got from an unnamed brokerage firm...I'm not so sure. It is my belief that interest on a Treasury BILL is not earned or paid until MATURITY. Therefore, federal tax obligation comes in the year in which it matures. The...

I probably missed it...but...is removal of the 3 times limit for "older" folks (to 5 times) delayed until 2020, like most other elements of the GOP proposal?

Thanks all for the information/feedback (and reassurance). I have my share of health issues, but this one caught me by surprise. It's thrown me for a loop alright.

I'm a little shaken...and a lot confused. After a trip to the emergency room last week, and subsequent overnight stay in the hospital, I was diagnosed with a TIA (mini or warning stroke). My symptoms were quite mild...a little numbness on the left side of my face, foot and a couple of my...

When I went through the application process, it indicated that I would need to provide income verification. I uploaded an income summary that I had prepared along with bank/investment statements from 2016 (so far...with projections for the remainder of the year). That was on Wednesday. On...

I have osteoarthritis in one knee (nearly bone-on-bone). My doc has suggested trying a "gel" shot in the knee (Syncvisc One). Unfortunately, I have the one health insurer who does NOT cover this. Without the help of insurance, it'll run about $1300 per shot. Anybody have any experience with...

Thank you all for your kind words, links and information. Very much appreciated.

Forgive me for what is likely to be a lengthy (and at times meandering) post. I have been diagnosed by my local hematologist with MDS (a form of blood cancer). That said, I've gotten second and third opinions from some of the leading experts in the field (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center...

So, here's the deal... A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a large amount of blood in my urine (not a hint...it was blood red.) I took myself to the emergency room where they ordered blood work, a urine sample and began a saline IV. Upon finding no good reason for my symptoms, the Dr...

To follow-up.... The second apartment didn't pan out, so I'm sticking with the first. No need to stop payment on anything. Thanks for all the feedback. Time to find something else to worry about.

Thanks. I was approved this morning and sent the checks out this afternoon, so they really only had the apartment off the market for 24 hours. The total deposit was $600, but only half of that was a "hold" fee that would keep it of the market for 3 weeks until I moved in. So 24 hours is hardly...

I'm not even sure where a question like this belongs, but since I'm retired (for now) and it involves money...I guess this is the place. Here's the deal: I'm 56, retired for about a year, but have decided to go back to w*rk. I'm moving from Florida to the west coast to take this job. I've...

I know that market timing, over the long haul, is a bit of a perilous venture, but, I've got some money to put to work and am a bit hesitant because it feels like a "correction" is around the corner. I know that no one can predict where the market is headed...but what's your gut say? Do you...