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643 | Sales Tax Licence/Permit - When is it required and how can I make a use of it as a non-US resident selling in USA? | [
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"Sales tax permits come from the state in which your business is operating. You need a business license first for them to issue you one. US sales taxes are collected by the business and remitted to the government, you need the permit in order to do this. A bigger question is whether it's legal for you to engage in... |
6430 | Understanding the symbols next to the Ticker | [
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"\"I don't understand what the D, to the right of APPLE INC, means. This means the graph below is for the \"\"D\"\". There is selection at top and you can change this to Minutes [5,20,60,etc], Day, Week [W], Month [M] I'm not understanding how it can say BATS when in actuality AAPL is listed on the NASDAQ. Do all e... |
6431 | Does selling mixed-term stocks with a LIFO tax strategy make sense? | [
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"Your question is missing too much to be answered directly. Instead - here are some points to consider. Short term gains taxed at your marginal rates, whereas long term gains have preferable capital gains rates (up to 20% tax rate, instead of your marginal rate). So if you're selling at gain, you might want to cons... |
6439 | Bid-Ask at market open, which comes first? [duplicate] | [
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"\"When you place a limit sell order of $10.00 (for a stock on an option) you are adding your order to the book. Anyone who places a buy at-the-market or with a limit price over $10.00 will have that order immediately fulfilled through the offer you have placed on the book. On the other hand, if that other person ... |
644 | Is expense to freelancers tax deductible? | [
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"Yes, legitimate, documented, expenses are written off against that income.",
"If it's a legitimate cost of doing business, it's as deductible as any other cost of doing business. (Reminder: be careful about the distinctions between employee and contractor; the IRS gets annoyed if you don't handle this correctly.... |
6440 | Why did Apple instantly become the most volatile stock in the US? | [
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"\"I looked at data from Sept 2010 to present: Standard deviation is what shows the spread shape of returns over time, and it meanS that about 2/3 of the time, AAPL return was within +/- 1.65 higher/lower than the daily average return which was .21 %. Not sure where to go with this except to suggest that in fact, A... |
6442 | Tools to evaluate REITs | [
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"REIT's are a different beast than your normal corporate stock (such as $AAPL). Here is a good article to get you started. From there you can do some more research into what you think you will need to truly evaluate an REIT. How To Assess A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Excerpt: When evaluating REITs, you ... |
6446 | When following a buy and hold investment strategy, on what conditions should one sell? | [
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"Buy and hold doesn't have an exact definition, as far as I know. In my opinion, it's offered as a contrast to those who trade too frequently, or panic every time the market drops 2%. For the general market, e.g. your S&P index holdings. You sell to rebalance to your desired asset allocation. As a personal exampl... |
645 | What IT form to use in India? | [
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"As you have income from Business / Profession, you would need to use form ITR4S"
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6450 | If I have all this stock just sitting there, how can I lend it out to people for short selling? | [
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"\"One alternative strategy you may want to consider is writing covered calls on the stock you have \"\"just sitting there\"\". This will allow you to earn a return (the premium from the calls) without necessarily having to give up your holding. As a brief overview, \"\"options\"\" are derivatives that give the ho... |
6451 | How to read options prices | [
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"This is exactly how I started, starting a simulation account on the CBOE website just to see what situation was profitable because it was all greek to me. Actually after learning the greeks, I realize that site was worse and eventually read some books and got better tools. The screenshot you have is telling you th... |
6452 | What is the effect of a cancelled stock order on a stock and the market? | [
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"\"That article, like almost any article written by a non-expert and quoting only \"\"research\"\" from lobbying groups, hugely misses the point. The vast majority of orders that end up being cancelled are cancelled as a standard part of exchanges' official market-maker programs. Each exchange wants you and me to k... |
6455 | Who owned my shares before me? | [
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"The answer in theory is yes. The answer in reality is no. Let me explain: Combine all of these lists and perhaps you could get a complete record.",
"Not sure about US. In India all Demat shares have a unique identity. Incase of splits or merging of shares, new ID's are created maintaining the linking of older ID... |
6457 | Why would anyone buy a government bond? | [
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"\"Great question. There are several reasons; I'm going to list the few that I can think of off the top of my head right now. First, even if institutional bank holdings in such a term account are covered by deposit insurance (this, as well as the amount covered, varies geographically), the amount covered is general... |
6458 | Should a retail trader choose a broker with access to dark pools | [
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"\"That's like a car dealer advertising their \"\"huge access\"\" to Chevrolet. All brokers utilize dark pools nowadays, either their own or one belonging to a larger financial institution. Why? Because that's a primary source of broker income. Example: Under current US regulations the broker is under no obliga... |
6459 | Stock market transaction cost calculation | [
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"\"An order is your command to the broker to, say, \"\"sell 100 shares of AAPL\"\". An executed order (or partially executed order) is when all (or some) of that command is successfully completed. A transaction is an actual exchange of shares for money, and there may be one or more transactions per executed order. ... |
646 | Can dividends be exploited? | [
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"Yes, somebody could buy the shares, receive the dividend, and then sell the shares back. However, the price he would get when he sells the shares back is, ignoring other reasons for the price to change, exactly the amount he paid minus the dividend.",
"The moment the dividend is announced, especially from a comp... |
6464 | Are there any market data providers that provide a query language? | [
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"You can give YQL a try. I'm not sure it can do the query you want, but for example you can do: (try it here) And this best thing about it - it's free."
] |
6466 | If I buy a share from myself at a higher price, will that drive the price up so I can sell all my shares the higher price? | [
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"\"This probably won't be a popular answer due to the many number of disadvantaged market participants out there but: Yes, it is possible to distort the markets for securities this way. But it is more useful to understand how this works for any market (since it is illegal in securities markets where company shares ... |
6469 | What is the meaning of “writing put options”? | [
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"\"Write means sell to open. It is called that because options writers are creating (i.e. writing) new contracts. No such thing as \"\"reading\"\" an option.\"",
"Apple closed Friday 9/23 at $403.40. This is what the Puts look like, note the 2013 expiration. (The rest is hypothetical, I am not advising this.)... |
648 | How to prevent misusing my Account details | [
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"This is more legal and less personal finance question. You should immediately lodge a police complaint mentioning that some persons are using your PAN card details for activities not authorized by you. In the meantime also engage the services of a CA and reply back to income tax authorities. Do not ignore the noti... |
6480 | How to find SEC filings that are important to stock market | [
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"10-Q is the quarterly report, and accordingly is filed quarterly. Similarly, 10-K is the annual report. 8-K is a general form for notification of material events. It is filed every time a material event is required to be reported to the shareholders. It may accompany the periodical reports, but doesn't have to. It... |
6482 | Price/Time priority order matching - limit order starvation | [
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"\"Market orders do not get priority over limit orders. Time is the only factor that matters in price/time order matching when the order price is the same. For example, suppose the current best available offer for AAPL is $100.01 and the best available bid is $100.00. Now a limit buy for $100.01 and a market buy ... |
6483 | Sale of jointly owned stock | [
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"\"It depends on when she became the shareholder of record. When your wife received the stock, was ownership clearly transferred to her? If it was, then she should have the right to sell it if she wants. The gross amount of the sale will be reported to the IRS, and then it will be up to you (and/or your tax advis... |
6484 | How do 401k handle rate of return | [
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"\"Your employer sends the money that you choose to contribute, plus employer match if any, to the administrator of the 401k plan who invests the money as you have directed, choosing between the alternatives offered by the administrator. Typically, the alternatives are several different mutual funds with different ... |
6485 | Why are American-style options worth more than European-style options? | [
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"\"According to the book of Hull, american and european calls on non-dividend paying stocks should have the same value. American puts, however, should be equals to, or more valuable than, european puts. The reason for this is the time value of money. In a put, you get the option to sell a stock at a given strike pr... |
6486 | Are spot market ,regular market and ready market same in stock trading if not then what is the difference? | [
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"\"So, the term \"\"ready market\"\" simply means that a market exists in which there are legitimate buy/sell offers, meaning there are investors willing to own or trade in the security. A \"\"spot market\"\" means that the security/commodity is being delivered immediately, rather at some predetermined date in the ... |
6488 | What are the gains from more liquidity in ETF for small investors? | [
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"One of the often cited advantages of ETFs is that they have a higher liquidity and that they can be traded at any time during the trading hours. On the other hand they are often proposed as a simple way to invest private funds for people that do not want to always keep an eye on the market, hence the intra... |
649 | Why does the Brexit cause a fall in crude oil prices? | [
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"\"Uncertainty has very far reaching effects. Oil is up ~100% since February and down ~40% from it's 52 week high (and down even more on a longer timeline). It's not exactly a stable investment vehicle and moves a few percent each day on basically nothing. A lot of securities will be bouncing around for the nex... |
6491 | Brief concept about price movement of a particular stock [duplicate] | [
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"There isn't a formula like that, there is only the greed of other market participants, and you can try to predict how greedy those participants will be. If someone decided to place a sell order of 100,000 shares at $5, then you can buy an additional 100,000 shares at $5. In reality, people can infer that they migh... |
6492 | If my put option reaches expiration on etrade and I don't log in to the site will it automatically exercise if it's in the money or be a total loss? | [
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"\"There are a number of choices: I prefer Dilip's response \"\"Have you tried asking etrade?\"\" No offense, but questions about how a particular broker handles certain situations are best asked of the broker. Last - one should never enter into any trade (especially options trades) without understanding the proce... |
6496 | Options for dummies. Can you explain how puts & calls work, simply? | [
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"\"Here's my attempt at \"\"Options for Kids\"\" \"\"Hey kid... So you have this video game that you paid $50 for that you want to sell two months from now\"\" \"\"Yes, Mr. Video Game Broker, but I want to lock in a price so I know how much to save for a new Tickle Me Elmo for my baby sister.\"\" \"\"Ok, for $3, I'... |
6497 | How can my dad (grandpa) transfer shares to my 2 year old son? | [
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"\"The most common way to handle this in the US is with a UTMA account. UTMA is the Uniform Transfers / Gifts to Minors Act (\"\"UTMA\"\" or \"\"UGMA\"\") which is a standard model law that most states have passed for special kinds of accounts. Once you open an account, anyone can contribute. Usually parents and gr... |
6499 | Missing 401(k) dividends | [
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"Your investment is probably in a Collective Investment Trust. These are not mutual funds, and are not publicly traded. I.e. they are private to plan participants in your company. Because of this, they are not required* to distribute dividends like mutual funds. Instead, they will reinvest dividends automatically, ... |
65 | Why do banks require small businesses to open a business bank account instead of a cheaper personal one? | [
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"The bank won't let you because: Differences in required account features — Business accounts have different features (many of them legal features) that are required by businesses. For instances: Do you want to be able to deposit cheques that are written out to your business name? You need a business account for th... |
6501 | Are these really bond yields? | [
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"\"that would imply that a 30Y US Treasury bond only yields 2.78%, which is nonsensically low. Those are annualized yields. It would be more precise to say that \"\"a 30Y US Treasury bond yields 2.78% per year (annualized) over 30 years\"\", but that terminology is implied in bond markets. So if you invest $1,000 ... |
6503 | Option on an option possible? (Have a LEAP, put to me?) | [
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"I understand what you're asking for (you want to write options ON call options... essentially the second derivative of the underlying security), and I've never heard of it. That's not to say it doesn't exist (I'm sure some investment banker has cooked something like this up at some point), but if it does exist, yo... |
6506 | Conservative ways to save for retirement? | [
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"A 401(k) is just a container. Like real-world containers (those that are usually made out of metal), you can put (almost) anything you want in it. Signing up for your employer's match is a great thing to do. Getting into the habit of saving a significant portion of your take-home pay early in your career is even b... |
6507 | What taxes are assessed on distributions of an inherited IRA? | [
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"For an inherited IRA, there are a few options for taking distributions. You clearly haven't done option 1. It sounds like you haven't done option 2 because otherwise you would probably know how it is taxed. That leaves you with option 3. With option 3, you must distribute the entire amount within 5 years. For yo... |
6508 | What part of buying a house would make my net worth go down? | [
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"Buying a house can definitely make your net worth go down because there are expenses involved (interest expense, closing costs, taxes, maintenance, etc.). So unless the house appreciates in value enough to offset these things, you will see a drop in your net worth from buying a house. More specifically it can have... |
6509 | What percentage of my stock portfolio should be international (non-US) stocks? | [
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"Rephrasing your question: Am I diversified if I have more than 50% US stocks? I would say that you can certainly be diversified and have more than 50% of your portfolio invested in US Stocks. I view the amount of international stocks (non-US) as a risk choice. My observations have been that my international s... |
651 | Why can't I short a stock that sells for less than $5? Is there another way to “go short” on them? | [
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"I think George's answer explains fairly well why the brokerages don't allow this - it's not an exchange rule, it's just that the brokerage has to have the shares to lend, and normally those shares come from people's margin, which is impossible on a non-marginable stock. To address the question of what the alternat... |
6510 | Stocks that only have 1 really high peak | [
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"\"Investing is not the same as illegal drugs. One does not start with pot and progress to things like heroin in order to get a better high. Penny stocks are a fools game and not an entry into the world of investing. The charts you mentioned are fake and likely the result of pump and dump schemes as my colleagues... |
6511 | eurodollar future | [
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"If they short the contract, that means, in 5 months, they will owe if the price goes up (receive if the price goes down) the difference between the price they sold the future at, and the 3-month Eurodollar interbank rate, times the value of the contract, times 5. If they're long, they receive if the price goes up ... |
6512 | How much lump sum investment in stocks would be needed to yield a target stable monthly income? | [
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"If your requirements are hard (must have $1000/month, must have the same or bigger in capital at the end), stocks are a poor choice of investment. However, in many cases, people are willing to tolerate some level of risk to achieve the expected returns. You also do not mention inflation, which can take quite a lot... |
6513 | Shares; are they really only for the rich/investors? | [
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"Small purchases will have a disproportionate expense for commissions. Even a $5 trade fee is 5% on a $100 purchase. So on one hand, it's common to advise individuals just starting out to use mutual funds, specifically index funds with low fees. On the flip side, holding stocks has no annual fee, and if you are buy... |
6517 | How do I find quality Wind power / renewable energy mutual funds? | [
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"\"Usually it makes sense to invest in individual companies when you're investing in a \"\"hot\"\" sector. Secular funds have their own risks that can be difficult to measure. First Solar is one of the premier PV players. The fund gives you a false sense of diversification. If you bought a mutual fund in 2000 in th... |
6519 | Is it true that the price of diamonds is based on a monopoly? | [
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"\"Yes, the De Beers Group of Companies is a diamond cartel that had complete control of the diamond market for most of the 20th century. They still control a sizable portion of the market and their effort at marketing (particularly with the slogan \"\"A Diamond is Forever\"\") has done much to inflate the market f... |
652 | Tax exemption on personal loan interest component in India | [
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"Am I eligible for the tax exemption if yes then under which section. Generally Personal loans are not eligible for tax exemption. Only housing loans from qualified institutions are eligible for tax deduction. As per the income tax act; The house should be in your name. The home loans taken from recognised institu... |
6520 | Why is it that stock prices for a company seem to go up after a layoff? | [
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"If the market believes that the company is overstaffed, then management acknowledging the issue and resolving the problem can result in the price going up. It can also mean that external events drove the price up, and the bad news was lost in the other issues of the day. Sometimes layoffs are a sign of the compan... |
6524 | Difference between GOOGL and GOOG | [
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6527 | What does F[YY]e mean in reporting | [
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"It means it's estimate and not final numbers and generally used for future years",
"that means fiscal year 2015,Most internal company in China or India have different fiscal year to estimate financial state when it run to the end of year"
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6528 | What's the average rate of return for some of the most mainstream index funds? | [
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"\"When asking about rate of return it is imperative to specify the time period. Average over all time? Average over the last 10 years? I've heard a good rule of thumb is 8-10% on average for all stocks over all time. That may be overstated now given the current economic climate. You can also look up fund sheets/fa... |
6529 | What is KIRCHSTRASSE on my statement bill? | [
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"POS stands for Point of Sale (like a specific store location) which indicates that the purchase occurred by using your debit card, but it can also be the on-line transaction done via 3-D Secure. Checking with bank, they said that Kirchstrasse transaction could be related to direct marketing subscription service or... |
653 | Is having a 'startup fund' a good idea? | [
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"Saving money for the future is a good thing. Whether spending those savings on a business venture makes sense, will depend on a few factors, including: (1) How much money you need that business to make [ie: will you be quitting your job and relying on the business for your sole income? Or will this just be a hobby... |
6530 | How should I value personal use television for donation? | [
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"IRS Pub 561 says you have to use fair market value. You cannot simply use a depreciated value. You should attempt to determine what people normally pay for comparable items, and be prepared to defend your determination with evidence in the event of an audit.",
"The usual lazy recommendation: See what similar ob... |
6531 | Converting bank statements to another currency? | [
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"If the account is not dollar-denominated, I would say it does not make sense at all to have dollar-denominated statements. Such a statement would not even be accurate for any reasonable amount of time (since FX rates constantly fluctuate). This would be a nightmare for accounting purposes. If you really need to kn... |
6532 | Do buyers of bond ETFs need to pay for accrued interest? | [
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"No. Investors purchase ETFs' as they would any other stock, own it under the same circumstances as an equity investment, collecting distributions instead of dividends or interest. The ETF takes care of the internal operations (bond maturities and turnover, accrued interest, payment dates, etc.)."
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6533 | What is the difference between state pension plans and defined contribution plans? | [
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"\"The specific \"\"State Pension\"\" plan you have linked to is provided by the government of the U.K. to workers resident there. More generally speaking, many countries provide some kind of basic worker's pension (or \"\"social security\"\") to residents. In the United States, it is called (surprise!) \"\"Social... |
6534 | How to find out if I have a savings account already? | [
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"If you know what bank your parents used, call them and ask. (Or you might have to go there and show id). Chances are if such an account exists, it would be at the same bank. You can also search for unclaimed property. Here's the information link for Florida.",
"If you're in the UK, there's a free service here th... |
6535 | What are some good software packages for Technical Analysis? | [
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"About 10 years ago, I used to use MetaStock Trader which was a very sound tool, with a large number of indicators, but it has been a number of years since I have used it, so my comments on it will be out of date. At the time it relied upon me purchasing trading data myself, which is why I switched to Incredible Ch... |
6536 | Can a stock exchange company actually go bust? | [
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"A stock exchange is a marketplace where people can bring their goods [shares] to be traded. There are certain rules. Stock Exchange does not own any shares of the companies that are trading in. The list of who owns with stock is with the registrar of each company. The electronic shares are held by a Financial Ins... |
6537 | Can you sell on the settlement date? | [
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"Yes, on the settlement the stock is yours to sell with no risk of freeride or day trading applying."
] |
654 | Supporting a Kickstarter project: Should a customer's pledge payment include sales tax, e.g. GST/HST in Canada? | [
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"You can only claim an input tax credit if tax was actually collected by the seller, irrespective of whether it should have been or not. You need to contact the seller to request an invoice that shows the GST/HST, if any, as well as the seller's GST/HST number, which is required to be printed on invoices. If the se... |
6540 | Recovering over-contribution to Social Security between two employers? | [
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"This is a common occurrence when somebody has multiple jobs in one year. The employer can't know if you have reached the annual limit. They know to stop when you have hit the maximum for their company, but don't have information on the other jobs. In fact the IRS doesn't let them factor in the other jobs. They hav... |
6541 | What are some pre-tax programs similar to FSA that I can take advantage of? | [
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"2014 Limit: $2,500 Notes 2014 Limit: $3,300 individual, $6,550 family Notes 2014 Limit: $5,000 Notes 2014 Limit: $2,500 Notes 2014 Limit: $250/month Notes 2014 Limit: $130/month Notes",
"There is a dependent care spending account for child care related expenses. Also Medical and Dental expenses over a certain % ... |
6542 | Motley fool says you can make $15,978 more per year with Social Security. Is this for real? | [
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"The purpose of this spammy Motley Fool video ad is to sell their paid newsletter products. Although the beginning of the video promises to tell you this secret trick for obtaining additional Social Security payments, it fails to do so. (Luckily, I found a transcript of the video, so I didn't have to watch it.) W... |
6543 | Digital envelope system: a modern take | [
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"My wife and I use a digital form of the envelope system. We call it a budget; we record how much we want to allocate each month to spend--for each category of expense--in a spread sheet. Why use prepaid cards? Why not open a bunch of bank accounts and use debit cards from each if you want to separate the money? Yo... |
6546 | I have $10,000 sitting in an account making around $1 per month interest, what are some better options? | [
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"Based on your question, I am going to assume your criterion are: Based on these, I believe you'd be interested in a different savings account, a CD, or money market account. Savings account can get you up to 1.3% and money market accounts can get up to 1.5%. CDs can get you a little more, but they're a little tri... |
6548 | What happens when they run out of letters? | [
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"\"The 3-letter tickers are from a different era.... Nowadays the usage of tickers is more of a \"\"legacy\"\" tradition rather than a current necessity. As such they're no longer limited to 3 characters. And the characters don't have to be related to the actual name. For example a company named Alphabet is trading... |
6549 | Is it commonly possible to buy an “Option for a Mortgage at a specific Interest Rate”? | [
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"\"I think the answer to this is just \"\"no.\"\" It's not commonly available to have the option to obtain a mortgage at a fixed amount and fixed rate, especially over a timeframe like the 5 yrs you mentioned in your question. There would be several practical problems with such a thing, including but not limited ... |
655 | Are marijuana based investments promising, or just another scam? | [
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"Is there any truth to this, or is this another niche scam that's been brewing the last few years? While it may not be an outright scam, such schemes do tend to be on borderline of scams. Technically most of what is being said claimed can be true, however in reality such windfall gains never happen to the investors... |
6550 | How do I invest and buy/sell stocks? What does “use a broker” mean? | [
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"\"I'm posting this because I think I can do a better job of explaining and detailing everything from start to stop. :) A \"\"broker\"\" is just someone who connect buyers and sellers - a middleman of sorts who is easy to deal with. There are many kinds of brokers; the ones you'll most commonly hear about these day... |
6551 | Total ETF value decreased after underlying stock increased in price | [
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] | [
"According to your post, you bought seven shares of VBR at $119.28 each on August 23rd. You paid €711,35. Now, on August 25th, VBR is worth $120.83. So you have But you want to know what you have in EUR, not USD. So if I ask Google how much $845.81 is in EUR, it says €708,89. That's even lower than what you'r... |
6552 | Why is Google's current nasdaq market cap almost twice the current share price * the No. of shares outstanding? | [
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"For each class A share (GOOGL) there's a class C share (GOOG), hence the missing half in your calculation. The almost comes from the slightly higher market price of the class A shares (due to them having voting powers) over class C (which have no voting powers). There's also class B share which is owned by the fou... |
6553 | Does FHA goes hand in hand with PMI ? | [
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"FHA insured loans must 'go hand in hand' with PMI, because the FHA element is the insurance itself. The FHA isn't actually giving you a loan, that's coming from a lender; instead, the FHA is insuring the loan, at some cost to you - but allowing a loan to folks who may not be able to afford it normally (lower down... |
6555 | Is a property that comes with tenants a risk? | [
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] | [
"\"The perceived risk depends on the entire situation, but often it is considered more risk, especially if you want to occupy yourself. Things you need to consider: It can be very difficult to show a property with tenants occupying it. There are many reasons for this and most homes show / sell better empty. I have ... |
6557 | Does a SIM only cell phone contract help credit rating? | [
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] | [
"I have never seen any of my mobile phone providers report any data to any credit agency. They tend to only do that if you don't pay on time. Maybe sometimes it helps, but from my experience over the last decade - it must be some very rare times.",
"I'm not sure if there are nuances between countries and apprecia... |
6558 | What scrutiny to expect if making large purchase with physical cash? [duplicate] | [
"304080"
] | [
"http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/buying-house-with-cash/ It looks like you can, but it's a bad idea because you lack protection of a receipt, there's no record of you actually giving the money over, and the money would need to be counted - bill by bill - which increases time and likelihood of error. In gener... |
6561 | Can I get a mortgage from a foreign bank? | [
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] | [
"\"Simple answer YES you can, there are loads here are some links : world first , Baydon Hill , IPF Just googling \"\"foreign currency mortgage\"\", \"\"international mortgage\"\", or \"\"overseas mortgage\"\" gets you loads of starting points. I believe its an established and well used process, and they would be ... |
6563 | stock for a particular brand | [
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] | [
"In addition to the answer by Craig Banach: Sometimes brands are owned by publicly traded companies which have a very diverse product portfolio. In case of Microsoft their stock price and dividend will not be controlled solely by that one product they make but also by their many other products (plus a billion other... |
6564 | What taxes does a US citizen doing freelance work (self-employed) in the UK have to pay to the US government? | [
"1011"
] | [
"\"You will be filing the exact same form you've been filing until now (I hope...) which is called form 1040. Attached to it, you'll add a \"\"Schedule C\"\" form and \"\"Schedule SE\"\" form. Keep in mind the potential effect of the tax and totalization treaties the US has with the UK which may affect your filings... |
6565 | What is the “substantial difference” that might occur in the google shares? [duplicate] | [
"404224"
] | [
"Presumably you're talking about the different share class introduced in the recent stock split, which mean that there are now three Google share classes: Due to the voting rights, Class A shares should be worth more than class C, but how much only time will tell. Actually, one could very well argue that a non-voti... |
6566 | Investing money 101 | [
"313570"
] | [
"\"The way to invest money in a company is to buy its shares, or derivatives of its shares. However, it seems you're way in over your head. Don't buy what you don't understand. There is plenty of material to teach you about stock investing on the internet. However, a book may be the fastest way to learn what you n... |
6567 | historical data for analysing pensions | [
"553377"
] | [
"\"You could use any of various financial APIs (e.g., Yahoo finance) to get prices of some reference stock and bond index funds. That would be a reasonable approximation to market performance over a given time span. As for inflation data, just googling \"\"monthly inflation data\"\" gave me two pages with numbers ... |
6569 | How can I buy these ETFs? | [
"29642",
"130188"
] | [
"Some of the ETFs you have specified have been delisted and are no longer trading. If you want to invest in those specific ETFs, you need to find a broker that will let you buy European equities such as those ETFs. Since you mentioned Merrill Edge, a discount broking platform, you could also consider Interactive ... |
6570 | How can I know the minimum due credit card payment and date for an ANZ Visa card? | [
"585890"
] | [
"You are in luck, I have an ANZ credit card as well. I have just checked my paper statement with online, and was able to find a matching online statement in less than a minute. You simply click on your credit card account from the list of accounts. Under Date Range it will have the Current incomplete statement peri... |
6572 | Germany Tax Question - Non-Resident and not employed in Germany | [
"120036"
] | [
"No you won't. Germany taxes income, not bank accounts. Note that this changes immediately when your bank account makes interest - you will owe taxes on this interest. However, chances are you won't get a bank account. Without residency or income, typically the banks wouldn't give you an account. Feel free to try, ... |
6573 | Interaction between health exchange and under-65 Medicare coverage | [
"565450"
] | [
"First off, you should contact your health plan administrator as soon as possible. Different plans may interact differently with Medicare; any advice we could provide here would be tentative at best. Some of the issues you may face: A person with both Medicare and a QHP would potentially have primary coverage fro... |
6574 | How do exchanges match limit orders? | [
"31933",
"599109"
] | [
"The Limit Order are matched based on amount and time. The orders are listed Highest to Lowest on the Buy Side. The orders are listed Lowest to Highest on the Sell Side. If there are 2 Sell orders for same amount the order which is first in time [fractions of milliseconds] is first. The about is the example as to ... |
6575 | Anyone have experience with Brink's 5% savings account? | [
"158343"
] | [
"Down in the Fine Print are these points to consider for the limit: For an average daily balance up to but not exceeding $5,000.00, the interest rate for the Savings Account is 4.91% with an annual percentage yield (APY) of 5.00%. For that portion of the average daily balance of the Savings Account that is $5,000... |
6576 | Trading on forex news, Interactive Brokers / IDEALPRO, and slippage | [
"544578",
"400629"
] | [
"In my experience thanks to algorithmic trading the variation of the spread and the range of trading straight after a major data release will be as random as possible, since we live in an age that if some pattern existed at these times HFT firms would take out any opportunity within nanoseconds. Remember that some ... |
6577 | Tracking down forgotten brokerage account | [
"104359"
] | [
"A company as large as Home Depot will have a fairly robust Human Resources department and would probably be able to steer you in the right direction: odds are they know the name of the brokerage and other particulars. I did some googling around, their # is (1-866-698-4347). Different states have different rules a... |
6578 | While working overseas my retirement has not gone into a retirement account. Is it going to kill me on the FAFSA? | [
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] | [
"\"According to the FAFSA info here, they will count your nonretirement assets when figuring the EFC. The old Motley Fool forum question I mentioned in my comment suggests asking the school for a \"\"special circumstances adjustment to your FAFSA\"\". I don't know much about it, but googling finds many pages about... |
6579 | Does a stock really dip in price on the ex-dividend date? And why would it do this? | [
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] | [
"\"The stock should fall by approximately the amount of the dividend as that is what is paid out. If you have a stock trading at $10/share and it pays a $1/share dividend, the price should drop to $9 as what was trading before the dividend was paid would be both the dividend and the stock itself. If the person boug... |
658 | Does a US LLC owned by a non-resident alien have to pay US taxes if it operates exclusively online? | [
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"192332"
] | [
"\"As you said, in the US LLC is (usually, unless you elect otherwise) not a separate tax entity. As such, the question \"\"Does a US LLC owned by a non-resident alien have to pay US taxes\"\" has no meaning. A US LLC, regardless of who owns it, doesn't pay US income taxes. States are different. Some States do tax ... |
6581 | ETFs mirroring consistently outperforming companies? | [
"8759"
] | [
"What you may be looking for are multi-manager ETFs; these invest in a basket of diversified funds to get the best out of all of the funds. The problem with multi-manager funds is, of course, that you pay fees twice; once to the fund itself and once to each of the funds in the fund. The low fees on ETFs mean that i... |
6582 | How to calculate P/E ratio for S&P500 sectors | [
"197480",
"292805"
] | [
"\"To calculate a sector (or index) P/E ratio you need to sum the market caps of the constituent stocks and divide it by the sum of the total earnings of the constituent stocks (including stocks that have negative earnings). There are no \"\"per share\"\" figures used in the calculation. Beware when you include an... |
6583 | Can I transfer money from a personal pension to a SIPP, while leaving the original pension open? | [
"449117",
"3481"
] | [
"Just to aid your searching, note that what your employer has provided you with access to is a Group Personal Pension . Now, as to the question of whether partial transfers from a GPP to a SIPP are possible - the answer would appear to be Probably Yes; however you should contact the pension administrator at your em... |
6585 | How to correctly track a covered call write (sell to open) in double-entry accounting? | [
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"538505"
] | [
"\"I think the issue you are having is that the option value is not a \"\"flow\"\" but rather a liability that changes value over time. It is best to illustrate with a balance sheet. The $33 dollars would be the premium net of expense that you would receive from your brokerage for having shorted the options. This w... |
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