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As a bit of a health nut I do test myself regularly on my own terms. Best pricing I've been able to locate, by far is ownyourlabs.com. They use Labcorp so pretty convenient.

Yes, thanks, that makes sense. Just did not know if there were other benefits that I was not aware of.

Sorry if I missed something in the earlier posts: if one is in a position of having enough assets and can secure an asset-backed LOC at a competitive rate, what is the advantage of changing that to a mortgage? I'm rusty on the topic but isn't mortgage interest still capped (which may or may...

Some brokers (such as TDA) offer a limited margin IRA trading account, which works well because it skips the settlement delay, but to comply with IRA regulations it does not allow one to actually go on margin.

Interesting thread. As someone with a lifetime in software I've been coding my own strategies using C# in a platform called NinjaTrader (somewhat silly name but it is a good piece of software, and the free version offers plenty of functionality). Using the trading platform APIs would work just...

I'll be doing the Half Marathon Des Sables later this year - 120km run in North Africa, 4 days self-sustained. The running part will be tough but for me the self-sustained part will be the biggest challenge - no electricity, buildings, A/C, running water, toilet paper, nothing other that what...

Rule of thumb is that the older square USB plugs usually only go in on the third try.

Update should it help someone else: AA replied via email confirming that their policy is 50 lbs / bag, not per passenger.

Thanks folks, seems like consensus is 50 lbs / bag, great! Flying from US to Europe, for my type of fare the allowance is 2 bags.

Maybe I missed it but could not find a decisive answer on their website: AA says I am allowed 2 checked bags with a weight limit of 50 lbs. Does this mean 2 x 50lbs bags, or is the 50lbs limit per passenger? Thanks in advance trying to avoid calling them and being on hold forever...

I spread some $ in Schwab, Betterment and WealthFront a few years back, closed WF but still have the other two. Schwab & Bettement seem to have similar performance for my particular risk profile. At the time I opened those for institution diversification and "set and forget" allocation. And...

Having the AC on will prevent it on some makes, not all. Like many on this forum I grew up with cars that were not always quick or easy to start, which makes it mentally bothersome when waiting to make a left turn on a busy street.

Finally had the guts to sell all my remaining GE shares. Might as well take the big loss as a tax offset, and the though that these could end up as worthless as my old Kmart shares... Onwards.

Been trading for many many years with TD and mostly Interactive Brokers, happy with them, and good executions. Still it looks like in the last 2 years or so there is a newer crop of houses claiming zero commission trades (outside of industry fees), any comments on these? Are they making $...

Ah, so the expense is baked into the price continually? That would make sense. Been trading stocks for years so aware of fees, Interactive Brokers works great for me. But new to trading ETFs and couldn't figure out the expense aspect. Thanks!

Hi, I should know the answer but for some reason find this confusing. When short-term trading ETF's (average hold 10 days) do the ETF fees get prorated when the position is closed, or how does that work? Thanks in advance!

Well, this will probably get lost given this thread is 17 pages, but just got the 2019 renewal letter for our Bronze it will cost us $22.8k in premiums alone. High deductible. Not many options, we used to be Silver way cheaper 2 years ago. Crazy.

I recently switched to HealthEquity, good access to Vanguard funds (admiral).

I am a big fan of the in-ear Bose, and they have various earpieces to fit most. But they are more than $100.

As much as it sucks to have our safety bucket depleted so early in our ER trek... We are all in for the incoming baby (as all of you would) and the house, well, that just sucks. I may need to consult for a year or so depending on the economy. We are smiling, there could be worse problems!

"What happened to the house"... other than the hurricanes for us... not fun. We are oceanfront, as in survey property line defined as mean high tide. Central Florida, East. Nuts weather! Homeowners/Wind/Flood (did I cover all 3 that matter?) are zero FFF*ing help. Onwards, we are rebuilding...

Just a significant issue to us but otherwise a minor rant... figured I'd post in this sub-forum rather than spook others. FINALLY 2018 was to be the year where expenses would normalize and we would truly start our RE! Well, single pregnant daughter moved home (of course welcome but expensive)...

So deducting investment advisory fees goes away. Good to see the interest aspect stayed.

Well, for a completely opposite opinion, I understand how hard a word hate is but I HATE Canary! Started good enough a couple of years ago when I bought a Canary to monitor an unoccupied house I bought. Then I bought more of their products. I always wanted a no-subscription setup to monitor...

Hi folks, From what I can tell the investment interest deduction remains the same (good thing), are there any other changes to be aware of in terms of investment deductions? Management fees still deductible right? I'm hearing some ramblings that the new changes have an adverse impact, but...