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From: owner-persfin-digest@lists.xmission.com (persfin-digest)
To: persfin-digest@lists.xmission.com
Subject: persfin-digest V5 #8
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persfin-digest Saturday, May 2 1998 Volume 05 : Number 008
In this issue:
Re: persfin-digest V5 #7
US Savings Bonds
Welcome & Thanks.... / V5 #7???
Re: Welcome & Thanks.... / V5 #7???
re Massacuhusetts IRA
Trading Hours
Stocks- stop-loss and buying system
IRA Conversion
[PERSFIN] test6
[PERSFIN] test3
[PERSFIN] test4
[PERSFIN] test5
[PERSFIN] test101
[PERSFIN] test100
test23
test21
test22
test20
Charitable Annuities?
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 13:37:52 -0600
From: jeff@scrooge.csd.sdl.usu.edu (Jeff Salisbury)
Subject: Re: persfin-digest V5 #7
On Apr 28, 11:43am, Sami wrote:
> Subject: Re: persfin-digest V5 #7
>
> I hope you don't distribute the email list of subscribers to anyone
> else .. Am I correct?
>
>-- End of excerpt from Sami
Sami,
You are VERY correct. I personally receive up to a dozen spams every day and
I'll do everything in my power to protect the subscribers of persfin from
ending up on some spammer's distribution list. This is my policy and practice:
1. I will NEVER, EVER give or sell email addresses from the persfin list (or
any other list I run).
2. All the lists I run are configured to prevent anyone using the majordomo
command "who" to obtain a list of subscribers. If you try to get the list of
subscribers, the result will be:
>>>> who persfin-digest
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If you have any other concerns, feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Jeff
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 14:20:31 -0500
From: David Martin <dmartin@seabreeze.hc.ti.com>
Subject: US Savings Bonds
Someone once mentioned a web site that could give the current
value of any US Savings Bond. Of course, I forgot to save the URL. Can
anyone repeat it for me? Thanks.
-David Martin
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 12:39:05 -0700
From: Christy Rohrig <christy@netwiz.net>
Subject: Welcome & Thanks.... / V5 #7???
Welcome Jeff!
We'll miss Ira. Anyway, I wanted to share my appreciation in your
taking over editorial responsibilities.
Just wondering, were there V5 #1-6 or were they just test mailings?
Thanks,
- -Christy
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 13:55:08 -0600
From: jeff@scrooge.csd.sdl.usu.edu (Jeff Salisbury)
Subject: Re: Welcome & Thanks.... / V5 #7???
On Apr 28, 12:39pm, Christy Rohrig wrote:
> Subject: Welcome & Thanks.... / V5 #7???
> Welcome Jeff!
> We'll miss Ira. Anyway, I wanted to share my appreciation in your
> taking over editorial responsibilities.
> Just wondering, were there V5 #1-6 or were they just test mailings?
>
> Thanks,
> -Christy
>-- End of excerpt from Christy Rohrig
Christy,
Ira is still subscribed to persfin-digest and will participate at his leisure.
I will continue to rely on Ira from time to time.
Also, you are correct regarding V5 #1-6 -- they were just test mailings.
On a related topic, Ira and I are working on "transplanting" the past issues to
be archived at Xmission. There will be more details in the future on how you
can browse and search these archives...
Jeff
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 17:06:30 -0400
From: "Dill, Mary" <mdill@jhancock.com>
Subject: re Massacuhusetts IRA
> >
> >(Editor's Comment - Massachusetts currently doesn't recognize
> dividing the
> >transfer of income from a regular IRA to a Roth IRA over 4 years in
> 1998.
> >In other words, the entire rollover is considered taxable income in
> 1998.
> >This has other sinister effects, such as raising the AGI limit for
> >miscellaneous deductions because the rollover amount is included as
> >income. There are other AGI phaseouts of deductions - you have to
> run the
> >nmbers, or have your accountant do it. -IK)
>
> Isn't your MA basis higher than your federal basis? a Mass taxpayer
> always paid into an IRA with after tax dollars (received no income
> reduction for an IRA donation even when a federal reduction was
> considered pre-tax).
>
>
>
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 16:57:10 -0500
From: dmak@tma-net.org
Subject: Trading Hours
I've been reading in the WSJ about stocks that close at a certain
price in "regular Big Board trading," but closed at a different price
in "New York Composite Trading." Anyone know what the differece is?
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 19:15:25 -0400
From: eric <eric_marcus@compuserve.com>
Subject: Stocks- stop-loss and buying system
This is my stock system: Trailing stop-loss orders as follows:if stock is=
under $30, stop-loss at 80%, If between $30-$80, S/L at 15%, if over $80,=
S/L at 12%. Obviously this approach doesn't prevent a "whipsaw", but I'm
willing to risk that.(There is no perfect world of investing.)
Conversely, if stock goes up 20%, 15%, 12% respectively, I buy 60% more
shares, each time it rises that percentage. Of course I raise the
stop-loss immediately.
Comments (or other approaches) would be appreciated.
Eric =
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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 18:08:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ira Krakow <krakowi@tiac.net>
Subject: IRA Conversion
>X-Originating-IP: [206.30.222.151]
>From: "mike morehouse" <mikemore@hotmail.com>
>To: pfinance.guide@miningco.com
>Subject: IRA Conversion
>Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 05:33:17 PDT
>
>On 4/15/98 I opened a Traditional IRA for tax year 1997 for my 19 year
>old son using a $2,000.00 lump sum contribution. We did a traditional
>deductible to reduce his taxes. Am I correct in understanding that I
>could now convert this IRA to a Roth and be able to spread the taxes
>over 4 years. Would this not make sense to do and is there something
>here I am missing or this this just a smart thing to do that Uncle Sam
>lets us do this year only?
>
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 15:59:15 -0600
From: jeff@scrooge.csd.sdl.usu.edu (Jeff Salisbury)
Subject: [PERSFIN] test6
test6
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 15:51:19 -0600
From: jeff@scrooge.csd.sdl.usu.edu (Jeff Salisbury)
Subject: [PERSFIN] test3
test3
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 15:51:40 -0600
From: jeff@scrooge.csd.sdl.usu.edu (Jeff Salisbury)
Subject: [PERSFIN] test4
test4
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 15:58:39 -0600
From: jeff@scrooge.csd.sdl.usu.edu (Jeff Salisbury)
Subject: [PERSFIN] test5
test5
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 18:03:00 -0600
From: jeff@scrooge.csd.sdl.usu.edu (Jeff Salisbury)
Subject: [PERSFIN] test101
test101
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 18:02:40 -0600
From: jeff@scrooge.csd.sdl.usu.edu (Jeff Salisbury)
Subject: [PERSFIN] test100
test100
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:19:28 -0600
From: jeff@scrooge.csd.sdl.usu.edu (Jeff Salisbury)
Subject: test23
test23
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:19:05 -0600
From: jeff@scrooge.csd.sdl.usu.edu (Jeff Salisbury)
Subject: test21
test21
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:19:16 -0600
From: jeff@scrooge.csd.sdl.usu.edu (Jeff Salisbury)
Subject: test22
test22
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:18:53 -0600
From: jeff@scrooge.csd.sdl.usu.edu (Jeff Salisbury)
Subject: test20
test20
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Date: Fri, 01 May 1998 17:32:20 -0400
From: Joel Elias <joelhe@geocities.com>
Subject: Charitable Annuities?
I have read that it is possible to set up charitable annuities so that one
receives payments for life, of which some part may be non-taxable, and some
or all of the amount paid in to the annuity is deductible from current
taxes. I was also told that one could fund such annuities with appreciated
assets and avoid capital gains taxes. This sounds like it could be a useful
retirement and estate planning tool for someone with no heirs and
reasonable current income. I would like to learn more about using such
annuities as a financial and estate planning tool.
Can other persfiners point me to reliable information on this topic?
What major (i. e. expected to be around for a while) charities have such
programs?
Any cautions for one getting involved in charitable annuities?
Thanks in advance.
- ----------
Joel H. Elias
mailto:joelhe@geocities.com
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