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75976RE:"Very informative Joe. Which MM funds are there to avoid the AMT...The oJim McMannis4/15/2007
75975Very informative Joe. Which MM funds are there to avoid the AMT... The other thSuma4/15/2007
75974bankrate.com Also some of the fidelity MMFs are over 3.30% online.barrons.com IJim McMannis4/15/2007
75973saveslivesbyday,re:"Greespan..breaking point could come in 2008,9": NJohn Chen4/15/2007
75972The Trimmed Mean PCE inflation rate for February was 2.3 percent at an annualizeLes H4/15/2007
75971yup. He got da tiny bubble where it hurts. I've got lots of stories about DoBroken_Clock4/15/2007
75970portfolioorkrious4/15/2007
75969Do you happen to know where there is a money market fund... that has the best taSuma4/15/2007
75968What's "PF" as in <<selling a chunk of your PF >>Sr K4/15/2007
75967i understand concerns about USD. everyone here has their own ways to play that--Wyätt Gwyön4/15/2007
75966U.S. Homebuilders Face Bankruptcy Risk in '08, Lawyers Say By Steven Churchsaveslivesbyday4/15/2007
75965RE:"I just recall that it took all day, my Grandmother obtaining a cashiersJim McMannis4/15/2007
75964RE:"Going to a Fedco (a discount store) and the salesman chasing us around Jim McMannis4/15/2007
75963Does Australian Citibank have "FDIC like" insurance? Despite the currJim McMannis4/15/2007
75962<i>i don't understand paying 74bp for USTs when you can buy them for forkrious4/15/2007
75961les, thanks for posting this. I live in this area and can tell you that this ismarcher4/15/2007
75960The income tax bites a shrinking proportion of Americans. -- <i>That meansElroy Jetson4/15/2007
75959The Australian dollar has been good for me on the ride up from $0.49 to 0.83. IElroy Jetson4/15/2007
75958It may have been the $40k limit at the time or $100k. I just recall that it tookElroy Jetson4/15/2007
75957Now you're comparing apples with oranges. Energy trusts that pay out part ofElroy Jetson4/15/2007
75956it's amazing that they can get away charging 74bp to buy USTs. exactly what Wyätt Gwyön4/14/2007
75955the problem i see with the high yielding currencies is they are all just JPY carWyätt Gwyön4/14/2007
75954Schwab's US Treasury MMF contains nothing but Treasuries. As long as you arorkrious4/14/2007
75953<i>Why do you think FDRXX is low by .45%?</i> i didn't say it wWyätt Gwyön4/14/2007
75952FDIC insurance went to $100k (from $40k) in 1980. Maybe it was less she was moviJim McMannis4/14/2007
75951<<2 million cash in FDRXX that is like paying Fidelity $9000>> I miSr K4/14/2007
75950RE:"6.15% plus AUD currency appreciation . . . Interest is better when its Jim McMannis4/14/2007
75949deletedLes H4/14/2007
759486.15% plus AUD currency appreciation . . . Interest is better when its not paidElroy Jetson4/14/2007
759476.01% for 3 mos FDIC everbank.comJim McMannis4/14/2007
75946'The groups want Congress to end the bankruptcy code’s special treatment of Bonefish4/14/2007
75945Don Ho, RIP.Bonefish4/14/2007
75944When houses go down to where everyone can afford ONE, that's good. Where eveBonefish4/14/2007
75943RE:"As the joint statement notes, “The problem is that the bankruptcy code Jim McMannis4/14/2007
75942Be careful what you wish for. The only guy that has shown he "can get it doJim McMannis4/14/2007
75941Congress Called on to Amend Bankruptcy Law to Save Homes collectionsworld.comLes H4/14/2007
75940re: I neither expected nor have I seen anything like this in all the years I'Think4Yourself4/14/2007
75939Bush: Unaware of DOD plans to extend tour White House officials on Thursday adLes H4/14/2007
75938I don't think they can do any worse than Shrub and Cheney. Might even be goThink4Yourself4/14/2007
75937I assume all you have to do is call TD Ameritrade to put your money into the funElroy Jetson4/14/2007
75936Double-taxation of dividends etc is an interesting topic. If everyone paid incoElroy Jetson4/14/2007
75935<i>All of these tax breaks for owners of capital while loading up taxes onWyätt Gwyön4/14/2007
75934I don't know about you guys, but I can no longer be scared, my political calbenwood4/14/2007
75933I think I was switched into the FDIC fund 18 months ago or so, automatically. Sbenwood4/14/2007
75932scaryNOW4/14/2007
75931TD Ameritrade finally improved their money market rates back up to 4.5%. But thElroy Jetson4/14/2007
75930Permanent AMT exemptions are far below what they were last year. The current hiElroy Jetson4/14/2007
75929I'm not sure. The Bush admin had a proposal to eliminate dividend income as Elroy Jetson4/14/2007
75928SO true about the cash cow aspect of brokers MMF. At TD Waterhouse, I was makinbenwood4/14/2007
75927I saw a page in my wife's Newsweek (I think) of "all" the candidatbenwood4/14/2007
75926I think that's trickle up economics. For those who cannot fathom why a vastbenwood4/14/2007
75925AMT exemptions taxpolicycenter.org Surprising that the AMT exemptions will be Les H4/14/2007
75924<i>t reminds me of my Grandmother when I was a small child. I would sometiWyätt Gwyön4/14/2007
75923good explanation of the LTCG relation to AMT, but do you know about dividends? tWyätt Gwyön4/14/2007
75922<i>US Treasury bonds and bills are exempt from state taxes, but are not exWyätt Gwyön4/14/2007
75921I have paid ATM twice. One a real estate flip. Then this year on a cell phone tPogeu Mahone4/14/2007
75920That is an amazing story..10K a day4/14/2007
75919US Treasury bonds and bills are exempt from state taxes, but are <b>not<Elroy Jetson4/14/2007
75918Typically it hits married couples w/income between 200-600K these days. I'mItsAllCyclical4/14/2007
75917That just goes to show that nazis are the new party of diversification. They wilBroken_Clock4/14/2007
75916It has trickled down all the way to Carlos' security detail.Broken_Clock4/14/2007
75915Does the AMT Flat Tax eliminate the reduced tax treatment of Long Term Captal GaElroy Jetson4/14/2007
75914i know the formula is supposed to be complex and there is no cut-and-dried answeWyätt Gwyön4/14/2007
75913i think it will be Hillary/Obama as the next Pres/VP.Wyätt Gwyön4/14/2007
75912<i>I urge everyone to read more and consider supporting him any way you caorkrious4/14/2007
75911I'm sorry, I wasn't clear. I don't 1/10 as well as Jim Grant. <orkrious4/14/2007
75910Ron Paul is officially running for President. He's the only candidate in anypatron_anejo_por_favor4/14/2007
75909Talk about a gap between rich and poor look at Mexico. The second richest man inJim McMannis4/14/2007
75908well, you used 22% LTCG assumption, which is why you weren't disappointed. tWyätt Gwyön4/14/2007
75907isn't UST interest exempt from state income tax? (i'm going off a vague Wyätt Gwyön4/14/2007
75906<i>is the 15% dividend tax affected by AMT? i have already learned that LTorkrious4/14/2007
75905$ 300/wk picking strawberries qualifies you for a 720K mortgage sfgate.comLes H4/14/2007
75904is the 15% dividend tax affected by AMT? i have already learned that LTCG tax reWyätt Gwyön4/14/2007
75903Lizzie, Great post. I agree that we hardly have a free market in labor due to Oblomov4/14/2007
75902I vote for you and Elroy to run on the independent ticket. Two great posts thatJohn Vosilla4/14/2007
75901JQP what happens in the hoods in bubble markets if those neighborhoods tank 40-5John Vosilla4/14/2007
75900Elroy why none of them ever get asked the question of the steep rise in state anJohn Vosilla4/14/2007
75899Bottom line is we need to come close to balancing the budget. The total for the John Vosilla4/14/2007
75898also very intelligent of the borrowers.Les H4/14/2007
75897interesting and insightful article. Pretty convincing evidence subprime borroweThink4Yourself4/14/2007
75896Subprime borrowers paying off their unsecured debt first banknet360.comLes H4/14/2007
75895Bin Laden was never as dangerous to the average american as our own elected offiThink4Yourself4/14/2007
75894A tax-free yield of 3.3% for the California AMT MM fund, is equivalent to earninElroy Jetson4/14/2007
75893RE:" 3.05% tax-free yield after California tax. If this were a California sJim McMannis4/13/2007
75892Let's see if its worth the effort to avoid the AMT Flat Tax on interest incoElroy Jetson4/13/2007
75891Pay the AMT Flat Tax. Its a lot cheaper than a bad investment, and past a certaiElroy Jetson4/13/2007
75890Right now the "system" in the US is cherry picking whichever professioBroken_Clock4/13/2007
75889That's a good post. Also it's one thing when the government influences iJim McMannis4/13/2007
75888let me take a stab at this. <I>why shouldn't there be income disparitLizzie Tudor4/13/2007
75887I don't get your reaction to my questions, which were: ...why shouldn'tOblomov4/13/2007
75886Something like this might help on AMT. Also there are tax free income funds thatJim McMannis4/13/2007
75885In the Palm Beach Post today an interesting article about how if a certain bill Jim McMannis4/13/2007
75884RE:"How about 15% flat tax to $500k." Because that's a new 15% taJim McMannis4/13/2007
75883well ok. I am in N CA and this is our market. Not go go through the gory detaiLizzie Tudor4/13/2007
75882"I don't know if I would call the investment bankers and rating agenciedeeno4/13/2007
75881Someone has to make up the tax breaks on RE. <G> Put the two words, THE anJim McMannis4/13/2007
75880<i>if your son hasn't bought a house in CA, depending on where he is, MulhollandDrive4/13/2007
75879<i>People with lower incomes can generate deductions to eliminate all of tMulhollandDrive4/13/2007
75878Laffer and Kudlow sound very much like the alcoholic and the cocaine addict recoElroy Jetson4/13/2007
75877FMT has been a stellar long performer since the breakdown a few weeks ago. TheyLizzie Tudor4/13/2007
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