While I'm currently traveling in Spain, every time I buy something, I'm asked whether I'd like to transact in Euros or U.S. dollars. This happens when I buy tickets to attractions online, on the ...
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Reader Charlie brought up an interesting scenario. Both Charlie and his wife are getting health insurance from the ACA exchange right now. After Charlie becomes eligible for Medicare next year, his ...
Free Home-Based VPN for Accessing Financial Accounts During Travel
When I travel out of the country, I don't try to access my financial accounts, because (a) I don't know how secure the hotel WiFi is; and (b) when the financial institution sees login attempts from ...
Fast and Easy Rollover From Schwab 401k to Fidelity IRA
Now that my income isn't too high that requires a backdoor Roth (having pre-tax money in a Traditional IRA interferes with it), I finally rolled over my 401k from the former employer to an IRA. The ...
Choose Your Investments and Your Accounts Separately
[Rewritten after major online brokers all lowered their commissions for online ETF trades to $0.] Your investments and your accounts are two different concepts. You don't "buy" an IRA. Your IRA is ...
Fidelity Retirement Calculator Review
I went to the local Fidelity branch a couple of weeks ago to give them a filled out form for a free international wire transfer. I saw other clients being greeted and led into the offices in the back. ...