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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 10-27-2007, 04:07 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 291
Posted By TLC
Re: How safe is the stock market?

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the 2x target is obtained through futures, options, the physical security, and swaps.

i know it is dependable b/c of the list of massive purchasers of this fund. this is how the best...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 10-11-2007, 11:22 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 241
Posted By TLC
Re: concerned about FDIC insurance limit?

Perhaps he is thinking of SIPC -- http://www.sipc.org
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 10-09-2007, 04:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 42
Posted By TLC
Re: Current Best CDs & Savings Accounts?

FatWallet has some good threads which compile various offerings.

For CDs -- http://www.fatwallet.com/t/52/682884/
For checking, savings, MMFs -- http://www.fatwallet.com/t/52/437553/
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 10-09-2007, 04:18 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 386
Posted By TLC
Re: FXI - China and market collapse

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Why not put a limit order in to sell when the price drops 10%? Adjust the limit accordingly as the stock continues its rise.

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I think you mean a stop (or a stop-limit) order.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 10-09-2007, 09:20 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 134
Posted By TLC
Re: LOL_Niederhofferaments

<u>J</u>apanese <u>G</u>overnment <u>B</u>onds
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 10-03-2007, 08:20 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 87
Posted By TLC
Re: maxing a 401k

Don't forget to factor in taxes for dividends and capital gains distributions on the taxable account scenario. In the tax deferred account, keeping all of those and having them work for you increases...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 08-21-2007, 08:22 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 128
Posted By TLC
Re: S&P Trading Model - Quite Technical - Meet the Competition

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Incidentally - I know a lot of people in finance and I have never heard the term "money center bank" before.

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It is a fairly common term -- think C, BAC, WFC and JPM. In...
Forum: Computer Technical Help 08-20-2007, 08:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 53
Posted By TLC
Re: Wipe Personal Info?

Darik's Boot and Nuke (http://dban.sourceforge.net)
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 08-17-2007, 12:17 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 127
Posted By TLC
Re: 401k contributions: pre/post tax and roth.

Yes, it is possible to have both a 401(k) and and Roth 401(k)...I do. It's up to your HR department how (and how often) you can switch your contribution designation. For example, they may require...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 08-17-2007, 11:52 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 127
Posted By TLC
Re: 401k contributions: pre/post tax and roth.

You will want to verify this with another source (like irs.gov)...

There are penalties for withdrawing <u>earnings</u> but not the <u>contributions</u>. So, if you contribute $100k over the next...
Forum: Computer Technical Help 08-14-2007, 04:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 69
Posted By TLC
Re: Outlook 2007 contacts / Word 2007 Spacing

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Goto Tools / Options / Mail Format and uncheck the "Use Microsoft Office Word to edit email messages".

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In Outlook 2007?
Forum: Computer Technical Help 08-14-2007, 04:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 69
Posted By TLC
Re: Outlook 2007 contacts / Word 2007 Spacing

re: #1
I've never had to do this because I have an Exchange server which centrally stores them; but, something like the following should work for you.

In Outlook on your Desktop...<ul...
Forum: Computer Technical Help 08-14-2007, 03:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 69
Posted By TLC
Re: Outlook 2007 contacts / Word 2007 Spacing

re: #2<ul type="square"> Right click on the Normal style on the Home tab of the Ribbon and choose "Modify..."
Expand the "Format" button and select "Paragraph..."
Under "Spacing", change the...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 05-16-2007, 02:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 52
Posted By TLC
Re: Capital gains tax question for sale of house

Correct...if you rent it for 4 after living in it for 2, you would need to live in it for another 2 years. Of course, if you just rent it for 3 after living in it for 2, then it would qualify.

No,...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 05-16-2007, 12:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 52
Posted By TLC
Re: Capital gains tax question for sale of house

It must have served as your primary residence for 2 of the previous 5 years. It does not need to be the last 2 years. The exemption is $250K for single/$500K for joint.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 05-15-2007, 07:10 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 90
Posted By TLC
Re: Price Comparison Website Questions

Pricing (and availabilty) are more dynamic than you may think. Some vendors use competitor pricing and availability to determine their own pricing.

If his product universe is large, it may take a...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 05-15-2007, 05:50 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 90
Posted By TLC
Re: Price Comparison Website Questions

You could write a multi-threaded screen scraper which would glean the pricing/availability info from the vendor sites in realtime.

This is pretty easy if there is a common "item number" like an...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 05-10-2007, 06:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 78
Posted By TLC
Re: FICO Scores from free trial type places

I believe that the average (arithmetic mean) score is 678. But, ~50% of people have a score greater than 723 and ~50% have a score less than 723.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 05-10-2007, 05:44 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 78
Posted By TLC
Re: FICO Scores from free trial type places

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720 is certainly not bad &amp; is well above the national average.

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But, it's below the national median of 723.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 05-10-2007, 04:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 52
Posted By TLC
Re: Miscellaneous HELOC / Refinance Question

What are your upfront costs on the Refi vs. HELOC?
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 05-10-2007, 08:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 48
Posted By TLC
Re: Poker Taxes

You've received good advice thus far -- "see a CPA" and "just pay the taxes".

I might be reading too much between the lines with your "new deposit" vs. "just profits" comment, but I want to...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 04-24-2007, 09:55 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 162
Posted By TLC
Re: Buying Gold / Silver / Precious Metals

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anyways, its been the same for uranium and gold. nobody i can find is predicting a crash, yet some people are predicting a continued surge.

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When sentiment gets so one-sided,...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 04-23-2007, 09:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 52
Posted By TLC
Re: Why are all stocks selling for half price on the Bombay Stock Exchnge?

To expand on Evan's comments, look it up at http://www.adr.com and you will see that the ADR has a 1:2 ratio.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 04-22-2007, 11:05 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 101
Posted By TLC
Re: Should I sell this position?

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What will the split do for you?

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more shares = more dividend payout

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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 04-21-2007, 08:06 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 101
Posted By TLC
Re: Should I sell this position?

What will the split do for you?
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