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    Looking for free advice from all of you

    In the family background poll, I answered "upper lower class" and not middle class because of the way my family handles money and their attitudes about money. My sister and I are facing a dilema with my parents and need to have a few conversations with them and I'm hoping some of you can give...
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    Shorts, puts, calls

    Can anyone recommend a book or a site where I can better educate myself on short selling, puts and calls? I understand them at the most basic level but would like to learn a little more about them. (And Unclemick - I sincerely hope this interest isn't related to rising hormone levels - wouldn't...
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    My God, Your God, or No God...Oh, God...

    That's because you are a Christian. Would you feel the same way if you were a Muslim?  Have you demonstrated against the current administration? It is easier to have the outlook that we are so much better if you are not one of the minorities that are out of favor with the government or doing...
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    I gotta ask......

    I've tried googling this, but can't seem to find the right info. What is a Norweigan widow? It sounds like it has something to do with stock dividends. Any one care to explain to the newbie what this is? ??? ???
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    Accumulation phase and rebalancing

    I'm just starting to build up my investments and I'm DCA into my funds. However, I'm wondering about how I should go about rebalancing. As an example, I want to keep a 50%/50% split between domestic and foreign stocks. My domestic stock fund has been flat, but my foreign stock fund has taken...
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    Confused about cap gains

    Ok - I am trying to wrap my brain around this and am humbly asking for help. :-[ Please be kind. :-* I buy 10 shares of a mutual fund at $50/share = $500 investment. At the end of the year, the fund distributes $50 in capital gains. The following year, when the share price reaches $75/share, I...
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    Advice for young whipper-snapper

    Hello all! I've been reading the boards here and really enjoy everyone's posts. A little about me: About three years ago, I received a big, fat severence package from the company that was laying me off. At that time, I decided that since I was going to me a wage slave for the rest of my life...
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