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Vanguard Cash Deposit Program: New Cash Sweep Option (Currently Invitation Only)

Vanguard has been gradually rolling out a new option for the cash settlement sweep in your Vanguard Brokerage Account. The Vanguard Cash Deposit is FDIC-insured via partner banks and is currently available to select customers on an invitation-only … [Read the rest]

How Do Your 401(k) Stats Compare? Vanguard How America Saves 2022

Vanguard recently released the 2022 edition of their annual How America Saves report, a 110-page report targeted at industry insiders which looks at the nearly 5 million 401k, 403b, and other defined-contribution retirement plans. If you wish to … [Read the rest]

Retirement Income Green vs. Red Zones from Jim Otar

Jim Otar is a retired engineer-turned-financial-planner who has written many books and articles about retirement income. I recently found an old bookmark and reread his article Lifetime Retirement Income: The Zone Strategy from … [Read the rest]

Maxing Out the 401k Company Match: How Many Actually Do It?

At the top of many personal finance "To-do Lists" is to max out the employer match offered in your 401k/403b retirement plan. It's usually the first "savings" step after paying down high-interest debt and keeping up with your bills. Here's a … [Read the rest]

Facebook Internet Tracking Class Action Settlement ($90 Million, 2010-2011)

Facebook has proposed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that they "improperly obtained and collected data from Facebook Users in the United States who visited non-Facebook websites that displayed the Facebook Like button between April 22, … [Read the rest]

Best Interest Rates on Cash – August 2022 Update

Here's my monthly roundup of the best interest rates on cash as of August 2022, roughly sorted from shortest to longest maturities. We all need some safe assets for cash reserves or portfolio stability, and there are often lesser-known opportunities … [Read the rest]

JP Morgan Self-Directed Brokerage: Up to $625 New Deposit/Transfer Bonus

Brokerage firms constantly compete for "assets under management", and many are willing to give you cash to move over your existing portfolio from your existing broker over to them. If you are unsatisfied with your current broker, these incentives … [Read the rest]

Capital One Cardholders: Free Global Museum Tickets via The Cultivist

Capital One credit cardholders can get 6 months of free access to 100+ museums worldwide via The Cultivist (valid for cardholder & up to three guests). Visit thecultivist.com/capitalone and input the 16 digits of your eligible Capital One credit … [Read the rest]

Bank of America Free Museum Tickets Nationwide 2022 Dates

The next eligible Museums on Us weekend is August 6th & 7th. Bank of America is running their Museums on Us program again for 2022, which offers debit and credit cardholders free admission to 225+ museums, science centers, and botanical gardens … [Read the rest]

Improving Your Everyday Negotiating Skills (Never Split The Difference Book Notes)

Initially, I viewed Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss as a tactical financial book for specific situations: buying a car, negotiating a salary, buying a home, renegotiating rent, or any number of … [Read the rest]

US Bank $400 New Checking Account Bonus

US Bank has a $400 new checking promotion when you open a new Platinum, Gold or Easy U.S. Bank checking account with $25 minimum and complete the following: Enroll in online banking or the U.S. Bank Mobile App within 60 days of opening your … [Read the rest]

S&P 500 Bear Market Time to Recovery? Average vs. Worst-Case Scenario

How long will this bear market last? What is the longest that the S&P 500 index number we always see on TV (which doesn't include dividends) stayed below its initial value? Here is an interesting chart "Probability of a lower S&P 500 by number of … [Read the rest]