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Thanks very much.

Good to know, Thanks

I took a quick look at their site. Thanks

I did a search and found few threads on self-publishing a book, but what I found are several years old and probably dated. I have written a bookl length manuscript on a local ballroom that existed near me between 1925 to 1964. Luminaries such as Harry James, Louis Armstrong, and Lawrence Welk...

I supposed diversification is good, but 1.9% seems pretty low compared to very safe CDs right now at 4%+ I guess if inflation hits again, both CDs and I Bonds will go up but maybe one faster than the other. Right now I like CDs are about matching inflation and my more recent I Bonds are not...

Good Point. Maybe I will wait awhile.

I am trying to figure out my I Bond situation. if i am reading things right, I have some I-bonds purchased in 2021 that are only drawing 1.9% interest and then some I purchased in 2022 that are drawing 2.96%. I can still get CDs at 4.3 for a year and 4.7 for six months. Is there a reason I...

Any updates on this thread? I am looking for a GPS tracker for my luggage, and I have an Android phone.

There are about 20 banks and credit unions in Kearney, Nebraska, now. For another reason i was i all of them this past fall. Farmers & Merchants is a ghost town compared to what it used to be---and so is Wells Fargo. However, some of the other banks are pretty busy. Farmers & Merchants...

Farmers & Merchants Bank....it is a bank chain in Nebraska headquartered out of Milford, Nebraska

More likely once the check clears to close the accounts, I will write a letter to the bank president of this branch bank and explain why I closed the account. I have access to their deposit information with comparison to other local banks, and they have been losing significant deposits in...

Oh, it occurred to me for a fleeting second, but I realized that whatever I did like that would be easily traced back to me. I still might write a letter to the bank president, who is located in another town, and explain why I am no longer a customer. T doubt he/she will do anything, but it...

I checked with yet another bank in town and they do not charge an IRA transfer fee. I closed out my account and started to close out the safe deposit box with the first bank. Even though I have six more months on the box rental, they would not prorate a return. So, I am keeping the box until...

The bank I am transferring my accounts to charges $25. And happy to get my business!

All the statement says is "Fee or Service Charge." As I wrote in the original statement, I closed an IRA and the amount transferred to TIAA. What they showed me yesterday is there a $50 fee for an IRA Transfer.

It has been four or five years since we opened the IRA account, and neither my wife nor I remember. However, since it is a federal requirement, I assume they did---and I cannot prove otherwise. They did show me a rate yesterday, but nothing that I signed that acknowledged the rate. So, the...

Yes, I weigh what I weighed in high school. I am in my mid-70s and lost about 35 pounds in the past three years (deliberately) via diet and exercise (who would have thought it). I feel better and most measurements, such as blood pressure and pulse are great. Now if I can just avoid getting...

Got a statement earlier this week from one of the banks where I have accounts and saw when I transferred about a little more than $2000 from them in an IRA to TIAA, the bank charged me $50. I transferred the amount because they were paying such a miniscule interest rate. So they had my money...

I ended up going with Allianz for a yearlong coverage. The total cost was $485. It covered some trip insurance (costing $419) and $66 for assistance, which was my main issue. The trip cancellation and trip interruption has only a maximum benefit of $2,000 each. More important there is...

What insurance company?

It is part of a package with a tour company. I am paying them to worry about the hotels, etc. Thanks much.

It might just evacuation insurance we need. Any companies good and any companies to avoid? Thanks

You have been fortunate. My wife and I have traveled to Europe several times with no problems. However, in recent years we have some horror stories from acquantances who had major health issues in other countries. The costs of getting back, for example, can be astronomical. Not too worried...

Good point. We will be going as part of a guided bus tour and not driving ourselves. Our Medicare and Blue Cross-Blue Shield should cover the usual things, just as it would in the continguous states. However, if I were just driving aorund, I would not be putting up about $5,500 for the trip...

I have read through the various threads and looked at the various Internet sites. With all the companies, options, and price variations, I simply am confused.:banghead: My wife and I are planning to go to Alaska next summer for about ten days---not on a cruise and after flying in to Anchorage...