Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Re: Family S-CORP: Compensation strategy...
Generally one doesn't get a choice between W2 or 1099, instead it's determined by the facts of the situation.But, one advantage of paying the spouse on a 1099 (assuming they qualify) is that the...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Re: Received check from old 401k
+1How much time and effort do you want to spend for $2? I wouldn't spend the effort.Do what retiredjg said and avoid the penalty. That'll save you the effort of dealing with Form 5329 to document the...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Re: Capital loss and Retirement Accounts
This may be naive/impractical depending on your age and/or situation but - If you currently have no investments in a taxable account could you not start? Buy SPY, let it sit for a long time, sell tax...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Re: Donor advised funds. self managed, buy...
You get a $100 tax deduction if donated in year 1 and a $200 tax deduction if donated in year 5. But then there’s tax drag if donated in year 5, which knocks the difference down a bit. And then one...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Re: Which brick-and-mortar bank has...
What about a B&M (aka Schwab or Fidelity) Treasury MM funds? They are paying really well right now and, depending on your state, are likely to offer a state-tax-free benefit. Yep, would just have...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Re: Traditional TSP --> Roth IRA process
Just thought I’d let ya know, I did a TSP to tIRA to Roth IRA process with Fidelity starting in early November. TSP was quick in getting the check from the Treasury to Fidelity in under a week from...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Re: Scratching my head about current markets
If the market is willing to overpay for stocks today, there's a good chance it will be willing to overpay again tomorrow, and if it will overpay tomorrow it is likely to be willing to do it again the...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Re: Capital Gains Calculation
When interpreting the Tax Rate and associated income levels -- do the income levels shown include or exclude the Capital Gains to which the percentage of tax is applied -=- if included a portion of...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Re: Replacing Generac Whole House Generator...
If you order a liquid cooled Generac, you better not be in a hurry. I ordered a 32kw in the middle of June. Won’t be shipped till January.Statistics: Posted by Bubba3524 — Fri Dec 13, 2024 11:09 am
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Re: 3 Computers: Best way to liquidate/sell.....????
If you can find a place that refurbishes laptops and gives them to homeless people, you can donate the laptops. Otherwise, it’s all ewaste. I take the drives out and stick them in a drawer. When I...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Re: Seeking Recommendations for a Six Person...
I'll be taking a road trip with five other people (six total) for three weeks. I'd like to rent a large SUV or, perhaps, a minivan that can seat six adults comfortably and carry as much luggage as...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Re: with Spec ID, considerations for which LT shares...
I'm glad there are opinions on this so I don't feel too stupid!Here's a simple extreme edge case to consider with my comments - feel free to disagree:I own 2000 shares of XYZ trading today at $101I...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Re: Golf Recommendations
Here are three cheap and lame courses in the Phoenix area.Paradise Vally CCCave Creek Golf CourseContinentalStatistics: Posted by runner3081 — Fri Dec 13, 2024 11:11 am
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Re: Engineers - when did your yearly raise...
For those who had gotten their PE, was this your highest salary jump on average? I'm curious if this was one of the biggest jumps, as getting that PE can get you started with signing/stamping.I see...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Re: What’s a good “step up” from a Toyota Rav?
Lexus RX 350.Yes. Or RX500hStatistics: Posted by snackdog — Sat Dec 14, 2024 11:05 am
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Re: What’s the deal with turntables?
Not before my DOUBLE cassette deck sells first! Ha ha. I wonder if I have a button cell battery for my tape head demagnetizer. Or clean pads for my tape head cleaner (talk about cyclical noise). Who...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Re: Anyone else have trouble tolerating bonds?
We can argue ad nauseam at semantic about massive (relatively speaking in the bonds world), let's just use 'unexpected'. People expect bonds to not follow the stock volatility. Well BND did lose more...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Re: Rob Berger tested out Monte...
I think this wouldn’t be a valuable feature!Assuming that you meant "valuable" feature, then The Flexible Retirement Planner does thishttps://www.flexibleretirementplanner.c ... ser-input/"Inflation...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Re: Scammer wired $900,000 from our...
User names and email addresses shouldn't include lower or upper case letters "I" "O" or "L", and shouldn't include digits "0" and "1". Many fonts make them indistinguishable.Hm - that means no one can...
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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Re: Do I owe NYS tax on Roth Conversion,...
I assume you mean NYS/NYC income tax. There's nothing special about Roth conversions in either case. You owe resident income tax on all your income or none. And a Roth conversion would not be subject...
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