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Catmando

Catmando

Keep your knots up.
pilot
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Compound Interest: "It is the greatest mathematical discovery of all time" (Albert Einstein)

Compound Interest Example:

The Emperor of China was so excited about the game of chess that he offered the inventor one wish. The inventor replied that he wanted one grain of rice on the first square of the chessboard, two grains on the second square, four on the third and so on through the 64th square. The unwitting emperor immediately agrees to the seemingly modest request. But two to the 64th power is 18 million trillion grains of rice--more than enough to cover the entire surface of the earth. The clever inventor did not gain all the rice in China; he lost his head.
 
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JMO

Registered User
Some very interesting post on investing. If I had to do it all over I would have opened an USAA account early on an began investing in their S&P, Small cap stock etc., Now everyone in the U.S. Government has the op to invest via TSP. Everyone should be taking a look at the L programs. It's a good mix of investing managed by a great company. Also contribute to your ROTH or Traditonal IRAs every year. It is a great way to save for your retirement years, education expenses for your children and your first home purchase.
 
othromas

othromas

AEDO livin’ the dream
pilot
Anyone had any experience with GE Interest Plus notes? Talked to my folks yesterday and I had no idea they had an account with them. Looks pretty attractive just from the interest rate. Here's a link: GE Interest Plus.
 
Brett327

Brett327

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RetreadRand said:
No, but right now capitalone is giving 4.25 on their high yield savings account...it is obviously variable, but i was getting like 3.05 when other savings accounts were at like .75% interest
AND there is no minumum deposit/balance:

http://www.capitalone.com/investments/hys/index.php?linkid=WWW_Z_Z_Z_SP1_C1_02_T_SP25

Also, this is a great website that ranks banks by the savings account interest rate...that is where I found the capitalone account

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp
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Yeah, I have a Capital One account too, which I highly recommend. It has one of the highest rates for a savings account, no minimum, and it's very convenient to move money in and out of it from your computer.

Brett
 
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eddie

Working Plan B
Contributor
Brett327 said:
Yeah, I have a Capital One account too, which I highly recommend. It has one of the highest rates for a savings account, no minimum, and it's very convenient to move money in and out of it from your computer.

Brett
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Is there any catch to Capital One?
 
Brett327

Brett327

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eddie said:
Is there any catch to Capital One?
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No catch, no minimum, 100% liquid - it's all good. It's a better rate than many money market accounts or even some CDs.

Brett
 
ryann24

ryann24

Ry
Hey just thought I would add something to this. We opened up a Captial One savings acount 2 months ago and just got an email from them that our interest rate went up to 4.25%....pretty good huh? :)
 
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Ben_Dover

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Wasn't too sure about starting a new thread or to continue on with this one......

With it being the new year, I've been looking around at possible investments for this year's IRA contribution. With all the potential that India has, I am looking at funds that invest heavily in that country. While I am no investing guru, I have been at it for a few years so I'm not a complete tool when it comes to this kind of stuff. However, investing in other economies is something completely foreign (don't bother...) to me. Does anybody have any experience with investing over there?

I've done some research on my own and I've found several funds that look to be pretty decent (IFN, FSEAX, VGTSX, etc....). The one I'm leaning towards is IFN ("The Indian Fund") due to it's low expense ratio and history of good returns.

Any thoughts or comments on this? Suggestions?
 
snake020

snake020

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Ben_Dover said:
Wasn't too sure about starting a new thread or to continue on with this one......

With it being the new year, I've been looking around at possible investments for this year's IRA contribution. With all the potential that India has, I am looking at funds that invest heavily in that country. While I am no investing guru, I have been at it for a few years so I'm not a complete tool when it comes to this kind of stuff. However, investing in other economies is something completely foreign (don't bother...) to me. Does anybody have any experience with investing over there?

I've done some research on my own and I've found several funds that look to be pretty decent (IFN, FSEAX, VGTSX, etc....). The one I'm leaning towards is IFN ("The Indian Fund") due to it's low expense ratio and history of good returns.

Any thoughts or comments on this? Suggestions?
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As I've said before, you're young and single only once/life is short, so don't worry about investing until you're an O-3. Buy those PS3s, iPods, and other toys while you can still have fun, and so my stock investments will continue to outperform.
 
A4sForever

A4sForever

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I hate guys who beat their chests with "how good they are at picking stocks ... " (why aren't they zillionaires, then ??? ) but: last year --- Boeing, Starbuck's, Nordstom's, Microsoft, and a couple of other less stellar securities, and my 401-K ... last year I "appreciated" @ $60K .... a good year, for sure.

Wish every year went as well .... :)


 
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Ben_Dover

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A4sForever said:
--- Boeing, Starbuck's, Nordstom's, Microsoft, and a couple of other less stellar securities, and my 401-K ... last year I "appreciated" @ $60K .... a good year, for sure.

Wish every year went as well .... :)
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All companies based out of Washington State, hardly coincidence.... :)

I took a stab at Starbuck's last year after moving down here to the SE. A city the size of Pensacola on the west coast would have at least 15 Starbucks. Pensacola... 2 (with another in Barnes & Noble). As addicting as that store is, I'd be willing to bet P'cola will have at least a dozen shops down here within 10 years. Their growth opportunities are limitless once you get away from the west coast; not to mention their ambitious international goals. Just my two cents....
 
A4sForever

A4sForever

BTDT OLD GUY
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Ben_Dover said:
All companies based out of Washington State, hardly coincidence.......
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*sigh* ... I wish that were still true ... because of the unenlightened, never-met-an-opportunity-to-tax-we-don't-like "leadership" in Washington State over the past 15 +/- years ... Boeing finally pulled the plug and moved the historically Seattle-based company to Chicago ... mark up another tribute to Washington State politicians ... :)
 
pourts

pourts

former Marine F/A-18 pilot & FAC, current MBA stud
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Ben_Dover said:
I've done some research on my own and I've found several funds that look to be pretty decent (IFN, FSEAX, VGTSX, etc....). The one I'm leaning towards is IFN ("The Indian Fund") due to it's low expense ratio and history of good returns.

Any thoughts or comments on this? Suggestions?
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If you are just starting out, don't put it all in an India fund, especially if you don't really know what you are doing. Get a Vanguard IRA account (or somewhere else with low fees and low minimums). Put the money in a total market fund unless you have enough to diversify to international, real estate, small/mid/large cap, etc, etc.

Then, in your spare time read this:
http://www.amazon.com/Random-Walk-D...=pd_bbs_2/102-3814716-1025707?ie=UTF8&s=books
 
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