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hobie16
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by hobie16 » Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:30 am
Cheshire Figment wrote:
I definitely am not wealthy, but have enough to live comfortably.
Who is?!?!
You should look at muni bonds too. They're very stable, pay between five and six percent, and if you can get in state, no federal or state tax is owed on dividends.
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ktulu
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by ktulu » Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:11 pm
hobie16 wrote:
New deal offered - Book 4 nites and 4 day park pass, play and stay for three days free.
I booked this yesterday...
6/15-6/22 with my wife's family going as well.
We'll also be celebrating Abby's birthday during this trip.
"People can drink coke and pepsi, but they can't pee in the street."
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Cheshire Figment
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by Cheshire Figment » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:42 am
hobie16 wrote:You should look at muni bonds too. They're very stable, pay between five and six percent, and if you can get in state, no federal or state tax is owed on dividends.
Florida does not have state Income Tax, so the last point is moot. Technically munis don't have dividends, they have interest.
But I will have a major investment in munis when my mother dies. She is 94 (although in good health) and has for years been complaining about being a widow and an orphan. Basically all her investments are munis in NY.
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hobie16
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by hobie16 » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:22 am
Cheshire Figment wrote:Florida does not have state Income Tax, so the last point is moot. Technically munis don't have dividends, they have interest.
But I will have a major investment in munis when my mother dies. She is 94 (although in good health) and has for years been complaining about being a widow and an orphan. Basically all her investments are munis in NY.
With munis you still avoid federal tax. That's usually a bigger bite than state tax.
Don't touch the principal.
Don't be fooled by appearances. In Hawaii, some of the most powerful people look like bums and stuntmen.
--- Matt King
Stay low and run in a zigzag pattern.