Personal Consumer Issues • Suggestion about Costa Rica trip in Spring
Hello,I am planning a trip to Costa Rica in April next year with my family (kids 14,12) from Bay Area for 5 to 6 days.Can anyone recommend itinerary as I see Costa Rica is huge? Also, is okay to rent...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Flying Prague to Rome - Airline Recommendations...
My wife and I will be in Europe early October and are looking at flying (I think) from Prague to Rome. Per Rome2Rio, direct flights are available via LCP (Ulendo Airlink) and Eurowings. Lufthansa,...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Inflation, Bonds & Retirement
I thought that I had saved a thread/comment that discussed this, but am unable to lay my hands on it now - apologies if asked & answered.I recall reading that there is a direct mathematical...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Fido card - 4% cash back only 6 mo or fixed?
Got an offer from Fidelity that current customers can apply for the Fido cashback card and get 4% cashback. Further it read:Unlimited 4% cash back on everyday purchases when deposited into an...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Mortgage Scenario - Seeking feedback
I think this is perhaps a combination of a Personal Finance and Investment scenario, hopefully I chose the appropriate forum here. Currently, I have a jumbo mortgage at 5.5%. Rates are dropping, and I...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Decline dental and vision until Jan 1?
My wife is switching jobs and currently I am on her old employer plan until the end of the week. I will go on her health insurance for the rest of the year, but we are debating to skip vision and...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Charles Schwab purchased money market fund
Hi. Helping aged Family Members place proceeds from a home sale…the sale is closing late this week. I need a temporary home for their $. They use Charles Schwab (I would stay with them on this...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Luggage where two bags can be handled as one
We've been running into a challenge while doing some travel in the past couple of years. DW has some mobility issues that make it difficult for her to move a suitcase through airports or train...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Increase in cash donations (currency)
Guys - I'm filing personal returns before the extension deadline next month. It turns out my w-2 jumped 70% last year as my company landed a very large customer deal that I worked on and thus landed...
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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Graduating with MBA in May - Job Search...
Hi all -I am graduating with a general MBA in May, which is super exciting but also overwhelming with the current job market. Would love advice on job search, good careers post MBA, good companies to...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Individual 401k for multi-member LLC
Hi Bogleheads,I am a member of 2 LLCs (let's call them A LLC and B LLC). A LLC has 2 members—50% / 50% ownership between me and my spouse. B LLC has 2 members—50% / 50% ownership between me and my...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Large capital loss carryforward - implications for...
I expect to realize a large capital loss over the next six months. Good news is I've done well and have a net worth around $10mm, bad news is I'm down ~$5mm on company shares I have previously been...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Divorce [Settlement stratgy]
Hi all,I am in the midst of a divorce. I am proposing how to settle our accounts. I am the lower earner of a high earning couple, so I feel I need to get as much as I can in this settlement. I make...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • How long does it typically take for a home...
Hey everyone,I'm selling a home and am wondering what people's experience has been with selling and how long it typically took them to get offers on their home? I'm honestly most interested in...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Pension vs lump sum
Hello, I am looking to make a decision on a pension from former employerpension estimate.sForm of PaymentOne-TimePayment To YouTo YourBeneficiaryLump Sum $200,001.44 -- --Single Life Annuity --...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Why stocks went down when Fed cut...
So, the Fed decreased interest rates by 0.5% to 4.75-5%.Someone not experienced would assume that this would lead to a decrease in money market funds yields, treasury yields, and bond fund yields. So,...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Henrik Bessembinder interviewed on...
found this to be an interesting interview with Henrik Bessembinder on the Long View:https://www.morningstar.com/podcasts/th ... 4dbc95a562He discusses his research, mostly on Do Stocks Outperform...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Use Yahoo Finance or Fidelity to study a...
Whenever I wanted to learn more about a stock, I have been using Yahoo Finance. I think it's because I am most familiar with it since it's free since 1990s. But recently I have been using Fidelity...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Death of Spouse - - Some Unanticipated...
My DW passed from Parkinson's very recently and I thought some of the experience might be of interest or help to some in the community, especially to the degree that it sheds additional light on...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • "T+1" Settlement times and...
Question: If a Fidelity mutual fund held at Vanguard in an IRA is sold on a Monday at 3:45pm, when do those funds officially settle such that I can transfer the cash to another account?Background:We...
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