I see Circular AI financing in the current market. It is similar to the dot.com. The company I worked for at the time was one of the players doing the financing. I don't own all 7 stocks but I am aware of the need to reduce my stocks allocations.
After 2000 dot.com bust, my company started laying off employees big time. I talked to my husband and decided it was time to get a HELOC loan for just in case. At the time, there was a Bank of America branch in my work building, so I went there and got a loan just on my name only.
The day after I signed the HELOC papers, there was a big layoff and my coworkers from the next office were all laid off. I kept this HELOC for many years after that and paid only $50 admin fee per year. Eventually, I cancelled it.
Do you think it is fair that your neighbors pay twice the amount of the property tax but with a lot smaller house than yours, just because they move into this neighborhood 25 years later than you? Have both of you used the same public services?
I am not a "couch potato" type person in terms of manage my portfolio but I did take advantage of the higher CD rates in the last few years and add them into my fixed income portfolio while doing annual Roth Conversion.
I also use Chase Sapphire Preferred card to book my travel but I use it mainly because its $20000 per trip cancellation and interruption insurance, so my pre-paid, non-refundable travel expenses can get reimbursed.
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Besides, I will only convert 50% of my traditional IRA/401K to Roth if I can because the other 50% is intended for my future Long Term Care expenses.
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I did not know IRMAA can be used as a deductible medical expense until I read one of Dick's previous posts.
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I see Circular AI financing in the current market. It is similar to the dot.com. The company I worked for at the time was one of the players doing the financing. I don't own all 7 stocks but I am aware of the need to reduce my stocks allocations.
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The U.S. dollar has been losing value against other foreign currencies for some time.
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After 2000 dot.com bust, my company started laying off employees big time. I talked to my husband and decided it was time to get a HELOC loan for just in case. At the time, there was a Bank of America branch in my work building, so I went there and got a loan just on my name only. The day after I signed the HELOC papers, there was a big layoff and my coworkers from the next office were all laid off. I kept this HELOC for many years after that and paid only $50 admin fee per year. Eventually, I cancelled it.
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Do you think it is fair that your neighbors pay twice the amount of the property tax but with a lot smaller house than yours, just because they move into this neighborhood 25 years later than you? Have both of you used the same public services?
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I am not a "couch potato" type person in terms of manage my portfolio but I did take advantage of the higher CD rates in the last few years and add them into my fixed income portfolio while doing annual Roth Conversion.
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That's why we all should educate ourselves on these important rules. At least we can mention to our CPAs, tax preparers.
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After reading your article, I guess I will keep my current stocks/fixed income allocation for the foreseeable future.
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I also use Chase Sapphire Preferred card to book my travel but I use it mainly because its $20000 per trip cancellation and interruption insurance, so my pre-paid, non-refundable travel expenses can get reimbursed.
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