It was time to pay a deposit to our tour operator in Kenya for our upcoming trip in January. When you need to transfer money to another country and the receiving party wants the money in their own ...
Recharacterize IRA Contribution At Vanguard
Financial markets were closed on New Year's Day but I was eager to put in my IRA contribution for the new year. Because my income is likely over the limit for a direct contribution to a Roth IRA, I ...
Vanguard Proxy Voting 2017
I received an email from Vanguard asking me to vote on some proxy proposals. As a responsible shareholder I read the proxy statement and I cast my votes. I'm recording my votes here for future ...
Vanguard Podcasts
I listen to podcasts on the way to and from work. I just found out Vanguard offers two good podcasts. Vanguard Perspectives® This one is in video but you can turn off the screen and just listen to ...
Transfer IRA From Mutual Fund To Credit Union For CDs
Ever since I bought the 3-year 3% add-on CD from Northwest Federal Credit Union in October 2015, I was hoping a similar deal would pop up. But no, there hasn't been any. After the Fed raised the ...
Benefits For Large Accounts At Vanguard And Fidelity
Airlines and hotels assign elite status to their customers based on how much business the customers do with them. They give you Platinum, Gold, Diamond, Executive, and other nice sounding names. You ...