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i completed a roth conversion earlier this year, and expecting tax rates to increase next year had planned to pay the tax in this year. now that current tax rates have been extended for two years, it would seem reasonable to take advantage of the ability to spread that income over 2011 and...

there must be a zillion (give or take) internet financial calculators out there ... some good, some not-so, and some, well, just plain stupid. try this one Expense Calculator: How much am I spending? Yahoo! Personal Finance you input your expenditures by category, and it sums them, and tells...

"Zimbabweans are struggling with inflation of more than 100,000 percent -- the highest in the world -- mass unemployment and shortages of meat, bread, fuel and other necessities." (Zimbabwe court to rule on election results - Yahoo! News) "In April 2008 the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe issued a...

without further comment: "On Tuesday, eight TIPS issues with maturities of five years and less had negative yields -- an unprecedented event -- according to analysts. For example, the five-year TIPS issue due April 2011 last traded a yield-to-maturity of minus 0.32 percentage point. This meant...

Remember when? I remember (in some cases just barely), do you remember when: most folks bathed only once a week? ("5 day deodorant pads" were apparently a couple of days short) most families did not have an automobile? virtually no family had more than one? many families did not have a...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070505/ap_on_fe_st/odd_huge_coin;_ylt=AqLvfo7FssoA9eDp_CbdItXMWM0F

as noted at bankdeals http://bankdeals.blogspot.com/, FNBO Direct is offering an e-savings account with 6% APY. https://www.fnbodirect.com/01d/html/en/

he's at it again ... "I estimate that in 40 years, $25,000 will probably have the equivalent purchasing power of $250 today. " http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/richricher/28092 ... that's 12.2% annually over the next 40 years. what planet does he come from?

an intersting read on how the "other half" lives ... http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BF00F3A4C%2DA703%2D4E78%2DA094%2DDDB41C113A0F%7D&siteid=mktw&dist=nwhpf

"So how can I say that the market is crashing even if it continues to go up?"

just saw that Justice Federal Credit Union is offering a 6.25% 2 yr CD ... easy "membership"... anyone know anything about Justice FCU? i don't. (bankrate monitor 4-star)

i'm reluctant to join any rumor mill, but some might be interested in the speculation. from http://bankdeals.blogspot.com/

with midterm elections looming … i wonder about the effect on the stock market. iirc, historically the market performs best during the 2nd two years of a presidential term. 1) does anyone have the data? 2) anyone willing to bet on it?

Pentagon Federal Credit Union is offering 6% APY on 3, 4 & 5 yr CDs ... any thoughts on whether to jump at this? 

a new low for Kiyosaki? "the poor are wicked and slothful -- in other words, evil and lazy." http://finance.yahoo.com/columnist/article/richricher/8813

recall Bernicke's assertion that the older one gets, the less one spends?  well, the flaw may have been found! "The reality: Most older Americans don't have much financial room for maneuver -- and if they're spending less, it probably isn't out of choice." see ...

he's at it again! (Tuesday, June 27, 2006) 1) "A vast number of people think that investing for the long term in a diversified portfolio of mutual funds is the smart thing to do. In my opinion, this ranks among the worst possible investments." 2) "Most index funds think a 10 percent to 25...

"According to a recent study by Fed economists, the CPI likely overstates inflation by about 0.9 percentage points" http://tinyurl.com/r3wf9 EDIT: Shortened URL

Bill Miller, Legg Mason Value: "The time to own commodities is (or at least has been) when they are down, when everybody has lost money in them, and when they trade below the cost of production. That time is not now. The data showing the returns of commodities will look very different if you...