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What is the process through which a cash stock transaction clears?

When selling stocks through a "cash" account through a brokerage, it takes about 3-4 days for the amount to clear and be available for reinvestment. I'm assuming the is a process through which the ...
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Do I pay taxes on investment income in a traditional IRA?

I have a traditional IRA. I converted it to that during a rollover from a prior employer's 401k, because I wanted to do the investing myself. I am not making regular contributions to this IRA. Do I ...
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What are my options for mobile+cloud+web finance applications that handle budgeting, investments, and transactions?

This is primarily relevant to the United States. I've tried: USAA Fidelity (FullView 3rd party tool) Mint.com Yodlee MoneyCenter The problem with ALL of these is that I can't import transactions ...
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What are the minimum investment requirements for the S&P500 spyder (NYSE:SPY)?

The current price for the S&P500 SPDR ETF is about USD 150, so I would guess that I need approximately USD 15,000 to purchase the minimum lot of 100 shares, as well as the transaction costs, which ...
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Primerica: All it claims to be?

I've recently been contacted and had a conversation with a Primerica representative. Their claims of having the absolute best life insurance and getting above average returns on investments sounded ...
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Use my savings to pay out my mortgage on my rental apartment?

My rental apartment at this point is making me a 5% ROI per year. My bank is currently charging me a 5.87% Interest rate on the mortgage, which means I am putting from my pocket to keep this apartment ...
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Appropriate asset allocation for an entrepeneur's portfolio?

I'm a recent college grad (computer science). I was lucky enough to get into some good investments in college and now have $450K in liquid assets. I've decided I'm definitely moving to San Francisco. ...
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Foreign tax credit carryover w/o having filed previously?

I owned VGTSX for years now but only in year 2011 was it a requirement for me to file taxes. Can I claim foreign tax credit carryovers for past years even though I didn't file taxes during those ...
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Withdrawing qualified HSA expenses many years later, to earn interest?

Say I have $2000 in my HSA account and have a $1000 medical bill in 2012. If I were to pay the $1000 bill out of pocket and let that $1k left earn interest in my HSA for a significant amount of time ...
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Can capital gains be used to fund an IRA with tax advantages?

This may be a naive question, but to me this seems like it should work. Say I earn $1,000 this year in capital gains from selling some stock that appreciated. I think this is taxed at the capital ...
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Would it make sense to buy a rental property as an LLC and not in my own name?

I'm considering buying a rental property. Would it make sense forming an LLC and purchasing it in the name of my company, rather than owning it directly? Considerations: pros: I don't want my name ...
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Is an offshore investment corporation a better tax deferral arrangement than a 401k?

I would like to consider the tax deferral provisions afforded to US Citizens. If my corporation formed in a jurisdiction outside of the United States and held US Treasury Bonds (for example) gaining ...
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Tax implications of buying the vacant lot next door?

I live in Green Bay, WI in a newer development. We built our house 2 years ago and houses are starting to go up around here. We want to buy the vacant lot next to us so we don't get any neighbors. ...
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How to transfer personal earnings to a company

Say I work in the US and am using my personal earnings to bootstrap a small company. What is the proper way to transfer my personal wages into the company account? Do I just cut my company a check? ...
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Any Experience with the Gone Fishin' Portfolio?

In doing research on How to Select IRA Investments, I stumbled across the Gone Fishin' Portfolio. This link where I found out about the portfolio claims that it is based on the 1990 economics Nobel ...
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Investment strategies for young adults with entrepreneurial leanings?

I just graduated with my Masters and I'm working at my first job (in the US). Luckily enough, I don't have much in terms of student loans (primarily because my undergrad was completed in India). As ...