Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Thinking of quitting health insurance...
Hello, I would appreciate comments to bounce this idea off of. I am early 40s. FIREd from day job; run my own business making 7 figures/year. Being intentionally vague, but giving some context. [Off...
View ArticleForum Issues and Administration • why I keep reading Bogleheads ...
viewtopic.php?p=8116488#p8116488Perfect example of why one should spend time on Bogleheads.I am sure I have seen the quote used in Internet discussions before.This time, someone with real knowledge of...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Give up for good on ex-US and piivot...
The S&P500 is predicted to hit 10000 by the end of the decade; marking a second decade of superb outperformance/https://www.barrons.com/articles/yarden ... s-1b962ec2I currently own significant...
View ArticleNon-US Investing • Chasing the best fixed rate return among strong currencies
A thought I had:I consider USD, EUR and GBP to the the 3 main strong currencies as a European based boglehead.What would the historical results have been if one had £100 in the highest earning instant...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • foreign eSIM vs AT&T international
[Topic is now in Personal Consumer Issues - mod mkc]When we have traveled internationally in Europe and the Far East the past few years, for phone connectivity, we have used the eSIM from OneSimCard...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Would you invest in xAI?
Would you invest in xAI pre-IPO if given access?NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has high praise for it and for Elon Musk.Statistics: Posted by Cramerica — Wed Nov 13, 2024 5:14 pm — Replies 49 — Views 1598
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Recommend a balanced Fidelity fund for my daughter?
Hello everyone:I'm in the process of helping my young new-to-the-workforce daughter set up some investments now that she is earning enough to have disposable income.We have already set her up with a...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • ACA Insurance for minor child only?
My essential question: Can I purchase ACA insurance for my minor child as a stand alone policy instead of including them on my work policy? Not looking for any subsidies, just the ability to buy an...
View ArticleNon-US Investing • FIREd US citizen moving to UK - preparing
I have lived in the US all of my financial life and am preparing for a move to the UK. I am a dual citizen but have never lived in the UK. Thanks to the likes of this forum I feel like I have...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • New [to me] House has pet urine smell
Seems like the seller had a dog or dogs that pissed wherever it liked. I tried enzymatic cleaner but it smells even worseIs it better to change the carpet entirely?Statistics: Posted by CLKGTR — Wed...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Tax Reporting Statement: Qualified vs...
I was just looking at my 2023 tax reporting statement from Fidelity (just to research some tax percentages) and noticed that, for each ETF/Fund, the "Total Ordinary Dividends" column includes...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Portfolio Review 2.0
Greetings from the Bay State! With Bogleheads’ help in 2020, I modified my portfolio at the start of the pandemic to reduce risk.Subsequently, most of my bond allocation is now held in the t-IRA with...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • VGT (Infotech ETF) - PE Ratio Question
The current PE ratio for VGT (Vanguard Information Technology ETF) is 46.02. In my twenty year familiarity with this fund I can't recall it being this high. I understand the top ten stocks in the fund...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Does it Ever Make Sense for a Federal...
I am a 64 federal retiree and have been on GEHA HDHP for at least the past 5 years. We have been blessed to be "Low Consumers" of health care. Checkups, dental work, normal preventative care. The DW...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Leave retirement funds in 403b or move to IRA after...
I am 66, divorced and newly retired.My retirement money is in TIAA and I am paying .4% for an advisor.I'm not sure whether to leave my money in TIAA or move to an IRA. About 300,000 of the $1,100,000...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Leaving Vanguard for Fidelity and need your feedback...
After a few decades with Vanguard, we decided to move all our accounts from Vanguard to Fidelity. We moved our tIRAs & Roth IRAs this week (all Vanguard mutual funds transferred in kind).2...
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Personal Investments • Portfolio Rebalancing for 47 yrs. old Teacher
First of all: My elderly parents couldn't believe their eyes when they saw my Roth IRA hit $100k. Thank you, Bogelheads, for the financial education you release into the world. You are changing...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • I turn 18 in 2 months and here's my plan to start...
Hello! I'm 17 years old and turn 18 in a couple of months. I've been thinking about how to best start investing when I turn 18. I want to put a lot of thought into this because I know every action I...
View ArticleNon-US Investing • UK - simple balanced portfolio - Vanguard
Hi,I want a simple middle risk balanced portfolio I can stick with for a long time - I am on the Vanguard UK platformI like the idea of 50/50 stocks / bondsWould something like the below make...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Sell BND, buy CA munis?
In a cash account, I have ~$300,000 of BND, this represents about 7% of my taxable portfolio. I live in CA, and I am in the top tax bracket for both fed and state. I'm thinking of selling BND and...
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