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Just read an interesting article about the excesses that editors enjoyed in the (former) glory days of publishing that made me incredulous: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/diamonds-on-demand-and-interest-free-home-loans-the-over-the-top-perks-of-conde-nast-editors-2018-07-16 Article outlines...

O has a wide following, and is one of the REIT bellweathers. But it's been very volatile over the past few months in a relatively large price drop. Which is always good for option premiums (since the risk-free interest rate portion of option prices aren't worth squat with near-zero interest...

Didn't know if this dawned on anyone, or if anyone employed this action, but I just realized one move that would make sense for those looking at downgrading their tax brackets AND also having accumulated capital losses carried over: If you are nearing retirement and anticipating a drop in...

Does anyone have any personal experience with a Personal Asset Trust? Their angle is that you are able to create one to put your assets into, for estate planning/lawsuit/divorce protection for yourself and/or heirs. Has anyone experienced any of the aforementioned boogeymen while having assets...

I'm not exactly sure how they can afford to do this with such a low commission (perhaps the company is selling you full/fractional shares out of their own inventory at a mark-up to pocket the difference?), but The Motley Fool has an article on a new ETF-alternative, where there is a ZERO annual...

Saw on the Marketwatch daily e-mail that the Fed released the minutes from their 2008 meetings: The Fed’s crisis-era transcripts of its 2008 meetings — live blog - Capitol Report - MarketWatch (the link above has links to the monthly minutes, along with interesting excerpts from 2008/2009...

The title of this thread refers to a new financial porn story on Yahoo! Finance: At 77 He Prepares Burgers Earning in Week His Former Hourly Wage - Yahoo Finance How could you not feel sorry for a 77 year old widower like this: Surely another victim of capitalism and greed. How sad that a 77...

I tried searching both this forum and the internet, but can't find a specific answer. I'm hoping the vast experience and collective wisdom of the board can help out. My employer has about 140 people participating in the 401(k) (hence, not a "small business" for 401(k) deposit rules). The...

OK - I know there have to be at least a few other ER forum members that enjoy dressing up for Halloween. Went to a public party last night, and had a blast. Used a co-worker's previous idea of making a Jack head. Turned out pretty well. (note to the single guys out there - apparently, women...

A terrible thing to befall the family....but also a sad sign of the society of blame and litigation that we live in today. Property owner of apartment building in high-crime area lost judgment of $1,000,000 for "failing to provide security at apartment complex". "The family of a woman killed...

I use a 'refillable' razor - keep the handle, put a new blade cartridge head on. However, a problem that comes up (with both these and some disposable razors I've used) is that the stubble will cake up between the blades. A gentle tap on the sink bowl will loosen some of it, but usually it takes...

Back before I was taking too close of a look at what was in which portfolio, I'd simply have a list handy of stocks/funds that I had heard recommended, which I had looked into, and which I liked...and when I accumulated a bit of cash to deploy, I'd look at the list to see what to buy next. A...

Somewhat related to the active thread about taking a job for less.... I'm an engineer, mid 30s. Was approached by a former colleague (previously worked at my current employer with me, and also knew him in the industry a few years prior). Long story short, after having lunch 2 weeks ago, and...

Typical short n sweet financial porn to us, but perhaps enough of a motivator for the masses to get them to start thinking? Super Young Retirement Savers - Yahoo! Finance my executive summary - Short profiles on 6 teens with stashes ranging from $1,000 to $300,000. Doesn't quite explain too...

I was logging out of my PenFed account, when I saw a link for PenFed realty: http://www.penfedrealty.com/ If you use them to buy a home, you get 1% cash back! Pretty sweet...and pretty interesting diversification on their product lines.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-ft-divorce18jun18,1,7775828.story?coll=la-headlines-business "In one recent divorce, the entire settlement was hung up on the issue of whether the former wife would be given $500,000 or $750,000 a year to cover first-class air travel, says Ken Burrows, an...

I have a few preferred stocks of the sub-prime/other lenders (IMH, NFI). Anyone have any thoughts on when they might be a value play, given the relatively generous yields they currently offer (10%-12%)? I know that the underlying common won't likely have any positive earnings for several...

Granted, this may sound like a stupid idea, but just assume that it's worth it to the person paying the real estate taxes... If someone itemizes their income tax return, and normally deducts their real estate taxes on Sch A, what is the IRS ruling on prepaying MULTIPLE future years (i.e. not...

On the more mundane topic... My dad's old rear projection tv display bit the dust a few weeks ago, so he forked out for a new plasma/lcd/whatever-it-is-that-costs-more-than-I-want-to-spend tv. I was with him when he bought it from Best Buy. Naturally, the salesman tried to push him into some...

Way to go St. Louis! Perhaps the developers of the proposed $375 million Ballpark Village will have to offer police surveilance as an on-site ammenity? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061030/ap_on_re_us/city_crime_list Thankfully, I live out in the suburbs, which is logarithmic magnitudes safer...

Due to a previous lax approach to internet anonymity, as well as a hyperspace jump to FIRE status from a healthy year income-wise, I will be moving on to a new ID on the ER board: MooreBonds A play on both my favorite Bond character (Roger Moore) and an inclination to more fixed-income...

My girlfriend and I are planning a DIY trip around New Zealand this Dec-Jan, with a 26 hour layover in Fiji on the way home. All we have so far is the plane ticket to/from there. Everything else is in the planning stages. We expect to stay in hostels/cheap hotels, and are expecting to rent a...

How would people feel about starting a post that people can post to in order to spread the word for the current best CD deals? Ideally, the post would be JUST the CD-post (and any questions related just to the post/company offering the CD), and no extraneous comments that would threaten a...

I tried searching the forum for similar posts (and a few google searches) but found no answers to my queries. Does anyone know a good website with graphs showing how saving $X/year in certain age brackets is better the earlier you start versus investing the same amount 20 years later? I'm...

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