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  1. Thread: Trivia

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    North Carolina Virginia in division 1, I think.
  2. Schiller's spring/2008 course "Financial Markets" online at Open Yale courses

    Yale's Robert Schiller has been hot lately having written "Irrational Exuberance" and now "The Subprime Solution." You can view his course lectures here.

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  3. Thread: Trivia

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    Correct and your turn. Here's the poem.

    Résumé

    Razors pain you,
    Rivers are damp,
    Acids stain you,
    And drugs cause cramp.
    Guns aren't lawful,
    Nooses give,
  4. Thread: Trivia

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    Time to be cynical... What well known New York wit ended her Resumé with the line ..."You might as well live," ?
  5. Thread: Trivia

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    Agamemnon and his Achaeans as told by Homer but Faustus is referring to Helen as "the face Who launched a thousand ships and burned the topless towers of Ilium," as told by Marlowe.
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    Won't last long if I can get a $200-300K home loan under 6% during the credit-tightening this fall. I figure we can help the kid by buying another house and pooling our income to pay it down quicker...
  7. How will you cope with income tax on your social security tier of FERS?

    Another member asked me about the potential for paying income taxes on up to 85% of our SS income. Anyone have plans on how they will deal with this?





    Are Your Social Security...
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    Re: Offtrack's Account Talk

    Hello all, Been lurking since my last post since the more I thought about what I saw as a Bear Stearns sacrifice and the restrictions on tsp trading, the more I thought I needed to fundamentally...
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    Re: Offtrack's Account Talk

    I'm finally out of jail where I can make transfers again in my TSP account but a lot has changed. This is a different market and I am still a stunned investor after the Bear events. Although I did...
  10. Re: Problem making a direct tranfer into TSP from previous employer

    I've not posted to this thread lately since situation is not resolved and I'm waiting for information from IRS and others. I had a good conversation with a rep at TSP who echoed that the problem in...
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    Re: Real Estate Related News

    Here are a couple of articles on aspects of legitimates and scams. Usually the buyer is the one who must beware, but if he's coming to you with a contract you better fine tooth comb it with your...
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    Guchi Lease to own is pure hustle designed to grab the rent plus the option money. I'd stay away from this if I were you unless you want the potential headaches that could come from bad blood...
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    Re: Show-me Account Talk

    Below are a couple of charts that show past flat periods. I haven't read the Big Picture article.

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    Re: Swing trading ETF's with a brokerage account.

    No wash rule in Roth or regular IRAs. Roths are funded with after tax income. You pay no taxes on future gains hence no need for wash. Regular IRAs are taxed at ordinary income rates so again no...
  15. Re: Problem making a direct tranfer into TSP from previous employer

    Been on the phone with TSP and IRS and am finding the practice of companies stonewalling transfers is pervasive. I suggest we find as much info as possible and see if we can link a fact sheet for...
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    Re: TSP Loan Rate 3.375

    Let me echo press. Loans from retirement are not exactly as they are sold. You are not borrowing at three plus per cent. If that were the case you would be earning the G-Fund rate on the funds while...
  17. Problem making a direct tranfer into TSP from previous employer

    My daughter recently was hired by the VA and is now a TSP contributor. She has had a problem transferring money from her 403 (b) plan to the TSP. First they would not accept the TSP-60 to tranfer...
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    Re: 350zCommtech's Account Talk

    JPM's only $.30 higher in pre
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    Re: 350zCommtech's Account Talk

    LEH is down to 28 on heavy pre market volume
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    Re: 350zCommtech's Account Talk

    I'm in
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    Re: 350zCommtech's Account Talk

    BSC sold at $2 a share? The smell is all wrong with this. There ought to be a good book to read on this in a year or two. Today will be a massacre with chain reaction
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    Re: 350zCommtech's Account Talk

    The short squeeze play still might be on for stocks next week. There might be more rabbits to be popped by Fed. Just having Bush talk on the economy ought to sink this anoth 100 pts.
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    Re: 350zCommtech's Account Talk

    Today could be the beginniing of capitulation
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    Re: 350zCommtech's Account Talk

    bounced off of 35.58 Probably the buy of the day between 35 and 40.

    unless they are bankrupt


    ouch broke through 35

    and 30
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    Re: 350zCommtech's Account Talk

    Just broke below 40
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