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Medicare question 
  Medicare has just announced new premium bands for 2010. Essentially, beneficiaries whose adjusted income exceeds the target amounts ($85,000 single, $170,000 joint) will see steep premium hikes. Current beneficiaries whose income is under those thresholds will not see a premium increase for 2010. Rather, the increase that would have... more »
By HW Skip Weldon  - Nov 5 - 2 new of 2 messages    

how to analyze property performance 
  When buying an investment property, you have a couple numbers you can look at to see how the property is performing. Cap rate - NOI/purchase price cash on cash - cash generated/cash invested at the point of purchase, these numbers are easy to come by. How do you perform such an analysis over time?... more »
By Wallace  - Nov 2 - 6 new of 6 messages    

three LTC strategies 
  If you have few retirement assets, then spending downing until qualifying medicare is a common strategy. If you have a large retirement asset base, that may pay for the three or so years of care you need. Your heirs may disagree. This is called self-insurance. Finally there is the difficult middle- those who neither want to... more »
By rick++  - Oct 30 - 4 new of 4 messages    

Putting away cash for my kid 
  Just had a child and people have given us gift of cash for us to spend on her. Well, seeing as we have all we need for her I thought I should sock what are essentially her pennies and dollars away for when she is older. We are talking about $1000 here and I'd like to be able to put it away somewhere that will earn ok for about 18-20 years. I... more »
By ManChild  - Oct 28 - 9 new of 9 messages    

Maximum IRA contributions for 2009? 
  I am 64. I earn $25k a year. I also have pension and social security income. What is the maximum contribution I can make to a ROTH IRA and to a traditional IRA for 2009? If I can contribute to a traditional IRA can all/some of it be before tax money? I have already made a $6000 contribution to a ROTH which I believe is... more »
By Jane  - Oct 26 - 4 new of 4 messages    

New business auto purchase 
  Someone with a business (Schedule C) has asked about the 50% bonus depreciation set to expire at the end of this year. He is thinking of buying a new car (RX 350 Lexus crossover) later next year or early 2011 that will be used in his business. He historically has used his car 90% for business use and wants to know if it is worth... more »
By HW Skip Weldon  - Oct 19 - 1 new of 1 message    

Long Term Care Ins- Good or Bad? 
  I know this is a tax problem, but it also falls under Financial Planning. My company offered for a short time to pay the 1st yr premium on Long Term Care Ins for anyone in the family. My mother-in-law thought it was a good idea and bought some just before she turned 80. Needless to say her premiums were HIGH, $3000/yr. Max pay of $75K @$60/day. Seemed OK,... more »
By Chip  - Oct 14 - 20 new of 20 messages    

strong 52-week returns for closed end funds 
  On Oct. 13, 2008 I posted a message here "closed-end fund are selling at big discounts". Looking at the closed-end fund section in the current (Oct 12, 2009) Barron's, many funds have astonishing 52-week market returns: rank ticker 52-week-return ...There are 55 funds with 52-week returns exceeding 100%. Looking at the... more »
By Beliavsky  - Oct 10 - 3 new of 3 messages    

Can a public company publish price targets? 
  I thought that only financial analysts can give a price target? If a company is doing this, is that legal?
By Marc Lafargue.  - Oct 9 - 2 new of 2 messages    

FROM THE MODERATORS: Posting to misc.invest.financial-plan 
  Misc.invest.financial-plan is a *moderated* newsgroup, meaning moderators review posts to assure compliance with the newsgroup's guidelines. In general you can expect that any well-tempered post dealing with general financial planning will be posted. Further: 1. Posters should trim posts to which they respond. "Trim" means... more »
By HW Skip Weldon  - Oct 9 - 1 new of 1 message    

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