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Up 24% since the January '17 spin. Did I make anyone $? :-\

Following Biogen's planned spin off BioVeratiiv (BIVV) Love spin offs Had a nice return with Baxalta

more scammers have started to pile on....some emails are going around with links/etc for id protection. these are fake so be careful. you will be offered id protection and "officially" notified by letter. the others are right, freezing is your best option.

Plan to keep the layout. These cabinets are old. Probably original cabinets from the late 70s. The upper cabinets seem to be in decent shape. Lower cabinets seem to have a lot more wear. The bottom below the sink looks like some water may have damaged 'em a bit over the yrs. I've thought...

Hi Jo Ann. Thanks for sharing your experiences & advice. I actually recently stumbled across a fixer upper---FSBO found by going to an open house and there it stood across the street. Put an offer on it and bought my first house. Needs a lot of work from insulation to new floors throughout...

Yes, what gauss wrote. However, I would caution on what's being said at this point + calling the insurance companies won't lead to much. You should know in a few months via a letter. Communication should be going out in Sep with your options. Sep should be pretty consistent across all carriers.

I do wonder if the lower the than expected rate has more to do with CA being an active buyer in their state exchange rather than Obamacare itself. I think the plan rates vs one's expectations will vary a lot by state. MA & NY (also a GI market) residents, for ex, will probably be pleased...

They are going to keep grandfathered plans in 2014.

I was mostly selling off or trimming individual positions up until this past week+. I finally initiated a new position -first one since Feb '11 - but this company's stock is already in bear market territory. Still adding to my 401k equity funds but I'm keeping some cash ready.

Sounds like a short-term plan and that's fine. I'm not being harsh but do you really think about how you would feel doing this after say 5 years even? I'd come up with a long-term plan & start taking steps in that direction. For some office jobs, exposure could be the key. Get w/a temp firm...

I don't know if you will find a REIT investment that fits your criteria. A lot of REITs seem to be large scale operations where you won't find mgt buying a duplex/4-plex here and there (hence why small investors play the game). Only option I could think of is one of the non-REIT real estate...

Well, I agree. I wasn't trying to sell everyone here on the BRK idea going fwd. The one poster was trying to tell us he (?) would have rather been in Wellesley over BRK any period of time referring to historical returns. I just I'd chime in and post the returns Buffet has managed to produce...

First, I don't really think its an apples-apples comparison using a stock vs a stock/bond mutual fund but if you're fine with it so be it. BRK had some fantastic returns in the 70s/80s so excluding those decades is really selling it short. Performance has lagged a bit as the market has become...

A comparison using the last 10 yr period eh? Well, that settles it! Buffet is a lousy allocator of capital.

Pats are playing good ball and will be my pick. On a side note, the Super Bowl hasn't generated enough interest outside of the NE so everyone else will get the 'Dancing W/ The Stars' marathon.

Big banks.... I love 'em (for the bank bonuses) and leave 'em (after the minimum account open period passes)

Right now it is: 65% indiv stocks/stock funds 10% st bonds 25% cash

VG just announced they are going to delay the release of the 2 new int'l bond funds. That is supposedly the 2nd false start.

I think I recall seeing some Boglehead people claiming the intl' bond funds would be hedged so it would eliminate the currency diversification if that is the case - for better or worse. To answer your question - I just say it depends on how much slicing and dicing you want to do & how much...

For me, just watch the movie 'Office Space' :) It's funny b/c I used to think I could just escape whatever things annoy me about working at 'x' by job hopping and moving on. Now it just seems to be a rinse and repeat cycle after a year or so of starting a new job at a company.

Sinegal has been the Sam Walton of his time. Devoid of upper mgt luxuries, nondescript HQ, low CEO salary, took good care of employees, understood how to create a good retail experience for customers, etc. I bet some West coast residents/investors made good money on Costco over the years by...

The Total Int'l Index has been reconfigured over the past few years. It used to exclude Canada and I recall it being strictly split between developed mkts index and emerging w/o regard to how much economic weight/GDP or whatever the country really contributed. For ex - at the time China was a...

I walk A LOT (thanks to my hyper border collie) and I've had PA flare up on and off over the years (especially when I had a job where I was on my feet most of the day). I've also just had mild heel pain - more of what I've experienced over the last few years. I've never done the doctor visits...

They were ready and played a great game.

Those modified Hondas a) the noise from the muffler is really annoying unless you have a 5-7 yr boy's mentality b) it's still a 4 cylinder & c) the cost to install can exceed the value of the car