A question about taxes on stocks

5/18/2013 11:35:00 PM

I have a simple question: If I have a net loss of $1000 on sale of stock for the fiscal year, but received $500 in dividends, and both of these were short-term, do I pay any tax on the dividends at the end of the year when I file my t...

Precious Metal and Mining ETFs get out or stay in

5/18/2013 9:14:05 PM

First off, I know if you don't hold it, you don't own it. I also realize now that paper PM ETFs have oversold their physical backing in many cases....but I figured ETFs would be liquid enough to get out of, plus I have some mining ETFs as well (a...

ralcx and ung

5/18/2013 7:48:50 PM

Look at RALCX. Russell Life stuff. Buy it for long term. UNG would be good also since natural gas will be the future

Of the two which would you buy silver related

5/18/2013 7:41:19 PM

I'll preface this by saying that for silver, I buy US minted coins almost exclusively. I'm also a coin enthusiast, so for me, there is a certain intrinsic value to the coins themselves....I love a nice specimen of early US coins.

Portfolio composition

5/18/2013 6:06:51 PM

I'm curious to know how others are allocating their money. I've been playing what I'll call 'catch up'.....I'm 41 and know I have plenty of years left (planning to work until well into my 60's)....at the same time I don't feel that I've inve...

Is there a way to invest in the current market conditions for AR s ammo

5/15/2013 5:55:43 PM

Just thinking out loud...seems like most are private companies.... Is starting your own business the only play?

Can bonds go higher

5/15/2013 6:32:22 AM

With the fed making waves about exiting their positions over time, who is still going to look to go long bonds? Further, who is going to take up the slack? Since interest rates are tied to the bond market, what kind of change on the yield w...

So when it the market correction supposed to happen

5/13/2013 1:06:45 PM

I'm sitting mostly in cash. Sold most my holdings earlier this year after a decent gain. I always seem to screw up the market timing and levels which costs me money. So I'm content sitting in mostly cash for right now. ...

Why metals and commodities might have another leg down USD JPY and Bernanke

5/12/2013 9:55:56 AM

The two things that are working against precious metals right now are (in my opinion) - The Japanese central bank is devaluing their currency faster than the fed is devaluing ours (this makes the dollar relatively stronger, and hence s...

Stansberry Research and end of america get out but dont get out

5/11/2013 5:32:39 PM

If you havent seen it by now, its on youtube. Just search there "end of america". So I was watching/listening this for the 2nd or 3rd time now and something caught my attention. In one part of either this "end of america...

Just got one of those automated calls supposedly from a bank that I dont have an account with

5/10/2013 9:03:18 PM

About an hour ago, I got a call from an automated message that was supposedly from "Bank of America". It asked me to enter my 16 digit account number to veryfy my identity. The only problem is - I dont have any accounts with Bank of America...

No credit score even though I paid off house last year

5/10/2013 6:34:08 PM

I'm trying to get a mortgage but the lender said I have no credit score. I don't see how this is possible. I sold my house last year in October and paid the loan off. I've been living with family while looking for a new house. One came along that ...

Currency exchange rate

5/10/2013 1:26:59 PM

Does anyone know if there is an online tool to look up currency exchange rates going back over 20 years, maybe even 30?

Personal Loan options

5/9/2013 12:32:33 PM

So the wife and I have decided we want to give IVF a shot to have a baby. It is going to cost about $13,000 for us to do the procedure. We may have a few thousand that insurance will cover but the rest we will need to pay for. We are thinking a...

Hypothetical currency crisis is your online brokerage account safe

5/8/2013 9:41:18 PM

Pick any major online broker - etrade, ameritrade, scott trade etc.... Say a "major" currency crisis hits the US dollar, as in 75% devaluation or more. If your broker gets in deep financial trouble, can/could they simply ...

Who invests or divests contra to the trend

5/8/2013 2:01:48 PM

What I mean is do you follow the herd or do you do the opposite. Buy during a falling market and sell during a rising market?

Getting a home loan are there any lenders that keep the mortgage loans they make

5/7/2013 2:20:52 PM

I'm about to buy a home outside of Kingsport, TN. I've called some lenders to start the process of obtaining a loan. I graduated school in 2011 and worked 1/4 the year as an accountant. Quit my job in early 2012 and became self employed. My income...

Explain the process for stock when the company goes bankrupt

5/5/2013 8:40:35 PM

I had shares of Ambac Financial. Company went under. Coming out of bankruptcy and they say all old stock is null and void then they turn around and issue out new stock without compensating the previous stock holders. How is thi...

Markets getting frothy Professional money managers not adding at these levels

5/5/2013 10:57:02 AM

You Know The Market Is Frothy When... So despite the best efforts of the 'marketing' arms of the big ...

Oil US to be the next Saudi

5/5/2013 9:04:24 AM

link Is oil going to get cheap again? Probably not any time soon, given the currency ...

CAT dead meat or on sale

5/5/2013 8:45:22 AM

CAT seems to be coming back from very oversold conditions. However, I still feel that this market is getting a bit over heated. That doesn't mean it cant get even more over heated, possibly through the rest of the year.

Anyone watching the USD JPY headed back to 100

5/5/2013 8:41:30 AM

The JCB (japanese central bank) has started (as of a month or two ago) printing money at a level that must make Bernanke green with envy. Japan seems to be winning the race to the bottom at the moment. If it were not for this action, I think sto...

Can I roll my TSP Roth into my Roth IRA

5/4/2013 10:17:22 PM

I cant find shit. Half of my TSP is tax free, sort of. That half went in there when I was deployed. 100% TSP 50% Taxable 50% Not taxable?

3000 minimum investment for a Mutual Fund Who came up with that crock of sand

5/4/2013 10:15:09 PM

$3000 minimum to buy in. Say the fund price is $5 a share. I dont want 1500 fucking shares. Why cant I buy one damn share if I want too?

So when is this stock bubble going to pop

5/3/2013 9:43:25 PM

I suspect it will pop when the last bear throws in the towel...or the last of the lemmings buy in. When that will be I have no idea. Being long stocks right now seems like trying to pick up quarters on a train track. Other th...

Spreadsheet for Tracking PM

5/3/2013 5:49:27 PM

Anyone have a recommendation for an Excel spreadsheet to track PM? I found this one that has an auto price update through Kitco. Any other suggestions? TIA.

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