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    Banking & Investments - One Stop Shop

    A few years ago, I consolidated everything down to 1 bank and 1 investment company. Makes everything more simpler. Need Quicken less. I'm one step away from moving my checking to the investment firm to bring absolute total to 1, but I want to keep the safe box and keep some local...
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    Fun math problem that stumps everyone

    I saw several references to a 2 minute limit in the replies, and therefore its impossible. I saw no 2 minute limitation or any time limitation in the OP original problem statement. The 1st sentence says "travel at a speed of 30mph". MPH is by far the most common way we measure a 'rate of...
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    Hotel charges "Resort Fee"

    It's the norm in Vegas. Overall, it is dishonest, since it is tacked on afterwards on all rooms. It ought to be illegal.
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    Credit Card Rewards for CY21

    Used 1 card only - fidelity Visa @ 2% - approximately $2k for year. Happy with that. Anybody have info on the USAA card for 2.5%? We are USAA members.
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    Nuclear Investing?

    Nuclear reactors may be "safer than in the past", but there is no way they are safer than wind/solar. A wind or solar farm can't melt down spewing radiation into the atmosphere. A wind or solar farm doesn't generate radioactive toxic waste that nobody wants within thousands of miles of...
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    Windows 11 is now live

    Win8 (MEGA-MISS)!
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    Anybody here only have one credit card? If so what is your credit score?

    This. We have 2, but only use 1 at any time. But inevitably about every 1 to 2 years, it gets hacked, and we switch to the other until the replacement cards arrive. The CC companies always notifies us when it happens. "Did you buy $8000 dollars of telephones in Guam this morning? ... No, we...
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    Do I need to switch banks?

    Ignore the guy, as changing banks is a pain. Interestingly, I'm not surprised we don't have more complaints about bankers selling stuff. Last year, I was looking for an transition job to retirement, and thought the traditional Teller job would be just right. Inside, sitting, helping people...
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    Vanguard to Shift 1,300 Jobs to Infosys

    Above is exactly what happens. They don't broadcast the events after the 12 months is up. Most employees lose their jobs, the costs go down and the quality goes down too, and the executives get a mega bonus for the cost savings to the bottom line...without regard to the impacts to their...
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    Class of 2023

    That is great that you get such advance notice and its great timing for you. But do you have the right amount of Zeros for your current debt number above?
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    Carnival to resume limited domestic cruises on August 1

    We have a Royal Caribbean booked for 6/21 of this year. RC hasn't cancelled it yet and claims they are sailing starting 6/11. My family has already said, we will not go, and will rebook. But ignoring the probability of getting sick for a bit, it seems they would need to consider many...
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    Don Shula Dead - RIP

    Each year when the last NFL team undefeated team loses, they seemed to interview him each year, and give him some respect. I'm sure he took some pride and joy in that record. I'm glad he went to his grave keeping that record. RIP!
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    COBOL for COVID?

    "Volunteers"? As in free technical expertise? Yeah, right. Maybe for $80/hour, maybe.
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    How is this NOT a US Stock bubble??

    Market down over a 1,000 points, the 2nd biggest point drop in history. I guess it took a week for this and similar announcements to take effect. I think there are some deals out there now. I hope it bounces back tomorrow by others thinking the same.
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    Ensuring a proper Estate dissolution

    My new son-in-law asked for some advice. Last month his grandmother passed away suddenly. The grandmother was divorced and had not remarried. The grandmother had 2 children, a grown daughter, lets call her "Susie", and a son who also passed away suddenly 3 years ago. The son, before his own...
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    Quicken Mobile or No Mobile?

    I've run Quicken for over 20 years. I downloaded the mobile app recently and found no value in it, deleted it, and turned off the sync to cloud function on the desktop version.
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    Is Fidelity.com portfolio area having issues

    Uh oh. It came back, but now gone again. This time there is a error message.
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    Is Fidelity.com portfolio area having issues

    Its back now. I had refreshed several times, and logged out and back and got the same screen as above. Whatever it was, it seems to be resolved now.
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    Is Fidelity.com portfolio area having issues

    When I log in to fidelity.com today to look at portfolio. I see this. You can see I've successfully logged in. Not good. The mobile app shows the portfolio info. I called the main 800 # and it says it can't complete the call. :O
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    Retired "Business" Cards - What would you put on yours?

    When I was a kid, I remember my uncle gave me his card. Very prominently it said "Tired and Retired", or maybe it was "Retired and Tired". I had that card forever. I don't think it had much other useful information on it. He was kind of a character, so it may have been some joke card he...
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    How is this NOT a US Stock bubble??

    Apple just posted an announcement that earnings will be lower due to the CV. Could this be the start of a major downturn tomorrow morning? Apple warns on revenue guidance due to production delays, weak demand in China because of coronavirus -...
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    Clunky system at Oakmark

    Isn't that the Wolf of Wall Street's firm? Oh, wait, that is Oakmount. Seriously, I had some money in their funds a long time ago, but sold them. I can't remember why.
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    Win 7 support ending Upgrades to Win 10

    I'm getting tired of it as well. Also, I've been using Web Turbo Tax for 6-7 years. This avoids downloading and installing a new version every year. I download the end results (forms, worksheets) in PDF form and they are online for previous years. It is my understanding its the same engine...
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    Win 7 support ending Upgrades to Win 10

    I just converted by 2nd and last PC in the house from Win 7 to Win 10 using the link above. Both were easy, and asked for nothing specific like codes or keys. Just follow the prompts. I converted a desktop and a laptop. When researching before I did the conversion, MS recommends to buying...
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    Big Bet on FSPTX

    FTEC seems to be a similar type vehicle by Fidelity, but is an ETF, and not a mutual fund. Can OP say what the differences are and why the mutual fund was chosen over the ETF?
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