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2010 (58)

Dec 29 The Best Way to Use a Donor Advised Fund
Dec 23 How To Donate Or Gift Shares to Charity Or Family Member
Dec 22 Three Tax Cuts That Are Not Extended
Dec 6 Asset Allocation for a 529 Plan
Nov 29 What Investors Really Want
Nov 17 Muni Selloff: A Preview of Deflating Bond Bubble
Nov 16 A Finance Professor Writes About Prepaying Mortgage
Nov 4 Complain About Bad Service
Nov 1 Pay Someone to Enforce the Discipline
Oct 28 Negative Real Return Is the Price for Safety
Oct 18 Target Maturity Bond Funds and ETFs
Oct 13 Mortgage Refinance and Resetting the Clock
Oct 7 Cost Basis Tracking After Converting Vanguard Mutual Funds to Admiral Shares
Oct 6 FirstIB Mortgage Refinance Review
Sep 27 Mortgage Refinance: Before and After Closing
Sep 22 Mortgage Refinance: What If Rate Drops After You Lock?
Sep 15 How Much Money Does a Bank or Broker Make From a Mortgage Refinance?
Sep 14 Credit Card Rental Car Insurance Coverage Gaps
Sep 13 Vanguard New S&P ETF Ticker Symbols
Sep 7 Mortgage Refinance: When to Lock?
Sep 2 Mortgage Refinance: Tradeoff Between Rate and Closing Cost
Sep 1 Mortgage Refinance: Which Lender?
Aug 31 Mortgage Refinance: Is Your Lender Legit?
Aug 30 FT vs WSJ: Which is Better?
Aug 27 Hopping On Another Refi Train
Aug 24 You Should Still Beware of A Bond Bubble
Aug 9 Index Funds Or ETFs? How About Both?
Jul 19 Luck, Hard Work, and Retiring Overseas
Jun 28 Why a Credit Union Isn’t For Everyone
Jun 23 Do You Cheat On Your Taxes?
Jun 21 A Checking Account Wants to Be Free
Jun 16 Staples Sets an Example for Good Service
May 24 Pay More for Quality Service
May 19 Tax Cost Calculator
May 17 Don’t Get Used to the Good Life
May 12 Dividend Tax Going Up, Moving to Munis
May 10 Cap ATM Fees at 50 Cents
May 3 1099 Filing Requirement in Health Care Reform Law
Apr 26 Why a Bank Makes $500 a Year Off an Average Customer
Apr 19 A Case Study On An Index Linked CD
Apr 14 Taxes Going Up, Reset Cost Basis?
Apr 12 The Best Tax Book
Apr 8 Why Do People Buy Snake Oil?
Apr 6 Flexibility and Retirement Planning
Apr 2 Uninsured Motorist Coverage Is Not Expensive
Mar 29 Explore TIPS: A Practical Guide to Investing in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Mar 23 3.8% Medicare Tax on Unearned Income in Health Care Reform Bill
Mar 23 Health Care Reform: What’s In It for Me?
Mar 22 Last Train for Mortgage Refinance
Mar 18 Opportunity Cost and Paper Loss
Mar 8 How to Shop for Furniture?
Feb 23 Refundable and Non-Refundable Tax Credit in Charts
Feb 11 Low-Minimum Index Funds and Commission-Free ETFs for Small Investors
Jan 26 Spending Other People’s Money
Jan 19 Why Is ACH Slower At Some Places Than Others?
Jan 14 The Origin of Solo 401k
Jan 4 No Sugar Coating Please: It Was a Lost Decade
Jan 4 529 Plans: Age-Based Options Don’t Make Sense

2009 (68)

Dec 28 Conventional Wisdom "Don’t Buy a Dividend" Is Wrong
Dec 21 Money Is Fungible
Dec 14 Grace Period and Double-Cycle Billing
Dec 9 Alliant Credit Union: Bumpy Ride to High Yield
Dec 7 If It’s Too Expensive, Don’t Buy
Nov 23 What Is Your Marginal Tax Rate?
Nov 16 Treasure Hunting in Secondary CDs
Nov 12 It’s Not 529’s (Or 401k’s) Fault
Nov 9 Marriage Tax Penalty and Unit of Taxation
Nov 2 It’s a Stock Picker’s Market
Oct 29 How Much Should Unbiased Financial Advice Cost?
Oct 12 Lesson from the Recession: Keep Your Job
Oct 7 Mortgage Refinance and Option Pricing
Oct 5 What Makes Investing Hard?
Sep 30 Rollover IRA to Solo 401k
Sep 23 Sold PIMCO Foreign Bond Fund
Sep 21 Chase Blueprint: Suggested Payment Calculator
Sep 16 Investing Is Simple
Sep 15 The Right Lessons and The Wrong Lessons
Sep 10 Super-Easy DIY Car Maintenance
Sep 4 Download Price Quotes to Microsoft Money After Microsoft Pulls the Plug
Sep 2 Mixing Money With Family and Friends
Aug 28 Replacing Microsoft Money, Part 5: OFX Scripts
Aug 27 Replacing Microsoft Money, Part 4: Moneydance
Aug 26 Replacing Microsoft Money, Part 3: GnuCash
Aug 25 Replacing Microsoft Money, Part 2: Quicken
Aug 24 Replacing Microsoft Money, Part 1: Requirements
Aug 17 Will Reward Checking Last In the Long Run?
Aug 10 Rebalancing in a Bear Market
Aug 3 Foreclosed Homeowners’ Rate of Return
Jul 30 Which Broker? You Don’t Need One
Jul 28 What Is AAA, Really?
Jul 22 Does a Mortgage Escrow Account Pay Interest?
Jul 14 Buying a Car Extended Warranty
Jul 8 Why Are Some Companies Hated By Consumers?
Jul 1 Mortgage Ecosystem: Direct Lender
Jun 24 Mortgage and Home Loan
Jun 22 Personal Line of Credit vs Credit Card
Jun 17 Home Valuation Websites vs Actual Appraisal
Jun 8 Emergency-Proof Your Emergency Fund
Jun 4 Mortgage Refinance Completed
Jun 3 Small Cars in Ireland
Jun 1 Credit Card Cash Advance Saved the Day
May 29 $0.30 Surcharge for a Plastic Grocery Bag
May 28 Signed Mortgage Refinance Documents
May 27 BBG Communications: $27 for a 1-Minute Phone Call
May 18 Rental Car Insurance Options
May 11 Is an Escrow Waiver Fee Worth It?
May 4 Mortgage Broker vs Mortgage Lender
Apr 22 Quit Obsessing with the Credit Score
Apr 20 Waiting For a No Cost Mortgage Refinance
Apr 8 Upselling at the Post Office
Apr 1 What Exactly Do You Do with Something That Could Be the Deal of a Lifetime?
Mar 30 Just Say No to Fee Surcharges
Mar 23 Sunk Cost and Getting Your Money’s Worth
Mar 18 A Low Stock Price Is Neither Cheap Nor Less Valuable
Mar 12 Bartering and Taxes
Feb 24 Retirement Plans Galore: 401(a), 401(k), 403(b), 457, SEP, SIMPLE
Feb 18 Tax Deductions: Above-the-Line, Standard, Itemized, and Miscellaneous
Feb 11 Refundable Tax Credit and Non-Refundable Tax Credit
Jan 30 Tax Cuts in Fiscal Stimulus Package
Jan 29 One-Time Credit Card Numbers for More Security
Jan 22 How Long Can You Live On Your Credit Cards?
Jan 14 Deferred Interest Payment Plans Banned
Jan 13 I Received a Parking Ticket That’s Not Mine
Jan 12 0% APR, Same As Cash, and No Interest No Payments
Jan 8 Bought HP 12C Platinum Calculator
Jan 6 2008 Personal Rate of Return

2008 (69)

Dec 18 3 Reminders About Year-End Mutual Fund Distributions
Dec 17 Ratings in Magazines Versus Actual Customer Experience
Dec 16 Diversifying Portfolio with Commodities Futures Fund
Dec 15 Reforming the 401k: Good Ideas and Bad Ideas
Dec 8 Catch a Wild Ride with REIT
Dec 3 Risk Tolerance Metric: Loss to Income Ratio
Nov 26 Joe Four-Pack
Nov 17 Old Money Versus New Money
Nov 12 Too Many Banks
Nov 10 Solo 401k For Part-Time Self-Employment
Nov 3 How Much Should You Put Into Flexible Spending Account (FSA)?
Oct 28 Bond Proposals on Ballot
Oct 20 Tax Loss Harvesting and Missing the Best Days
Oct 15 TIPS During Deflation
Oct 13 Overbalancing Continues
Oct 8 Refinanced to Foreclosure
Sep 29 Mortgage Loans Around the World
Sep 22 Crime and Punishment
Sep 17 Price Matching Policy and Time Limit
Sep 10 Nudge: Econs, Humans, and Choice Architecture
Sep 4 Recession and Wii
Sep 2 A Non-Deductible IRA Is Worth It For Me
Aug 27 The Cost of Being Green
Aug 25 Stories from Strapped: Conclusion
Aug 18 Stories from Strapped: Child Care
Aug 11 Stories from Strapped: Housing
Aug 6 Sending a Small Amount of Money Overseas
Aug 4 Stories From Strapped: Debt
Jul 30 401k Loan Double Taxation Myth
Jul 28 Stories from Strapped: Paycheck
Jul 23 Alternatives to a High Cost 401k Or 403b Plan
Jul 16 Who Really Robbed FDIC $6 billion
Jul 15 Embrace the Bear Market with Overbalancing
Jul 14 Who Robbed FDIC $6 billion?
Jul 10 TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Results
Jul 8 TIPS Auction Step By Step: Place the Order
Jul 8 TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Announcement
Jul 1 My 401k Hidden Fees Experiment
Jun 25 TIPS Auction Step By Step: Know the Schedule
Jun 18 Who’s MERS and What Do They Have To Do With Me?
Jun 9 Farmers Market and Brown Eggs
Jun 2 How Do You Find Good Home Improvement Contractors?
May 30 Imported Spreadsheets to Zoho
May 1 A Tale of Two Charts
Apr 29 If Credit Unions Are Better, Why Don’t More People Use Them?
Apr 23 Never Pay a Late Fee Again
Apr 16 A Business That Punishes Its Largest Customers
Apr 14 Mortgage Refinance Documents: OMG What Did I Sign?
Apr 9 RSU Sell To Cover Deconstructed
Apr 7 Mortgage Interest and Property Tax Deduction for Homeowners Who Don’t Itemize
Mar 31 Hiring a Financial Advisor: Don’t Settle for 1% Fee
Mar 24 Uncover The Hidden Fees In Your 401(k) Plan
Mar 12 Fed Opens the Vault
Mar 9 Want to Encourage Savings? Simplify the Tax Rules
Mar 5 How $2,000 Became $20 And What To Do With It
Mar 3 Mortgage Refinance: Closing Process Explained
Feb 27 What a Recession Feels Like
Feb 25 Restricted Stock Units (RSU) Sales and Tax Reporting
Feb 11 How To Avoid Overdraft/NSF Fees
Feb 5 Restricted Stock Units (RSU) Tax Withholding Choices
Jan 30 "No Cost" Mortgage Refinance: Stepping Down the Ladder
Jan 28 Financial Terms From the UK
Jan 24 I’m Refinancing My Mortgage
Jan 21 How Low Can It Go? Part 2
Jan 14 Habit Changing Is Hard
Jan 11 Buy Now Or Buy Gradually Over Time?
Jan 10 My Flexible Spending Account Sent Me a Debit Card
Jan 8 Best Finance Blog for People Ready to Save or Invest
Jan 7 Bought REITs Again

2007 (63)

Dec 19 Looking Inside a Credit Card Portfolio
Dec 17 Better Gift Cards
Dec 12 A Different World
Dec 9 How a Callable Bond Worked
Dec 6 Why Banks Push Debit Cards
Dec 4 Salute to the American Consumers
Nov 29 Unsure About Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
Nov 21 Take the Bait On No Interest Financing?
Nov 19 What To Do If Your Health Insurance Says Your Treatment Is Not Covered
Nov 15 Opt Out of Credit Card Convenience Checks
Nov 12 Cost of Driving One Mile
Oct 5 Subprime Correction Is Over, Really
Oct 3 Rebalancing With New Cash
Oct 2 What Type of Bank Is Your Bank?
Oct 1 Investments I Don’t Have
Sep 28 Subprime Induced Correction Is Over
Sep 27 Cascading Asset Allocation Method
Sep 27 The Missing Name on Forbes 400 List
Sep 19 Research Life Insurance Company Ratings
Sep 18 They Did It
Sep 17 Life Insurance: How Much Should You Buy
Sep 13 Life Insurance: What to Buy
Sep 12 How to Buy Life Insurance
Aug 29 Up-selling At The Doctor’s Office
Aug 27 More On Missing The 10 Best Days
Aug 16 How Low Can It Go?
Aug 16 What Happens When Your Mortgage Lender Goes Out of Business
Aug 9 Credit Card Dispute Against Priceline
Aug 1 APR or APY, It Doesn’t Matter
Jul 30 Avoiding the Worst Days and Missing the Best Days
Jul 25 Rebalancing In Action: Bought More REITs
Jul 23 Personal Rate of Return: Dollar Weighted Or Time Weighted
Jul 18 Settle for Good Enough
Jul 16 Out of the Market and Meaningless Stats
Jul 11 ESPP: What’s In It for the Company?
Jul 3 Agency Bonds for Higher Yield Over Treasury
Jun 28 $10,000 Lesson On Variable Universal Life (VUL)
Jun 26 Disputed Credit Card Charge Against Priceline
Jun 25 The Commutative Law of Multiplication
Jun 17 Individual TIPS Or TIPS Mutual Fund/ETF
Jun 11 Maxed Out: Documentary About Debt in America
Jun 9 Looking for a Photo Sharing Site
May 24 Payday Loans, Anybody?
May 21 Patent on Roth IRA Conversion
May 11 401(k) Committee Chasing Performance
May 8 Successful Business Strategy: Selling Hope
May 1 Tax and Inflation Penalize Savers
Apr 24 Vanguard or T. Rowe Price Funds: Actively Managed vs. Index Funds
Apr 19 Opt In or Opt Out: The Power of the Default Option
Apr 10 Which Vanguard Money Market Fund?
Apr 3 Who Pays for Credit Card Rewards and Rebates?
Mar 13 Picking Stocks Is a Waste of Time
Mar 11 Bogleheads Forum Moved To Diehards.org
Mar 8 Prosper Lending Return on Investment Analysis
Feb 27 New Diehards in the Vanguard Forum
Feb 21 Was It a Bubble, Or Was It Just Early?
Feb 13 What Happens When a Bank Goes Out of Business
Feb 7 Tax Deduction Denied
Feb 5 Why Not 100% Stocks?
Jan 31 Prosper.com Or Junk Bond Fund?
Jan 16 More Risk, More Reward?
Jan 4 Estimate Your Personal Rate of Return for Multiple Years
Jan 2 Estimate Your Overall Personal Rate of Return With 3 Numbers

2006 (28)

Dec 18 The Best Brokerage Firm for Bonds
Dec 15 Did Sunk Cost Fallacy Kill James Kim?
Dec 13 Giving Gift Cards as Holiday Gifts
Dec 4 Selling a Used Car, Part 4: Closing the Deal
Dec 2 Selling a Used Car, Part 3: Test Drive and Negotiation
Dec 1 Selling a Used Car, Part 2: Placing an Ad
Nov 30 Selling a Used Car, Part 1: Preparation
Nov 28 Is Inflation Dead?
Nov 17 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) Is A Fantastic Deal
Nov 8 Open Enrollment, Part 4: Flexible Spending Account
Nov 5 Open Enrollment, Part 3: Disability Insurance
Nov 5 Open Enrollment, Part 2: Life Insurance and AD&D
Nov 4 Open Enrollment, Part 1: Health Care
Nov 1 Finance Charge in Insurance Payment Plans
Oct 28 I Love Southwest Airlines
Oct 25 Combatting Survival Instincts
Oct 24 Some MBNA Cards Didn’t Merge Into B of A After All
Oct 23 Calculator for 401(k), Roth IRA, then Back at 401(k)
Oct 22 9-Step Plan From Dilbert
Oct 22 401(k), Roth IRA, then Back at 401(k)
Oct 21 Best Mutual Fund Company
Oct 20 Best Mutual Fund for Investing More Than $3,000
Oct 20 TIPS: Inflation Linked Bonds
Oct 15 Best Mutual Fund for Investing Less Than $3,000
Oct 14 Recommended Reading List Moved
Oct 12 Interest Rate: APY and APR
Oct 6 Best Credit Card for Grocery, Gas, and Drugstore Purchases
Oct 6 TFB Awards