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Investment Fees
This is a very good overview of investment fees and their impact on investment returns.A It is provided by the Investor Education department of the SEC: How Fees And Expenses Affect Your Investment Portfolio Laurie Frederiksen Invest with your friends! www.bivio.com Become our Facebook friend! ...
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Member payments with valuation in prior year
Hi: Does it matter if purchases by members made in 2018 have a valuation date in 2017 are entered before the books are closed on 2017? Thanks, Scott
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Bitcoin
Interesting statement from the Chairman of the SEC about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies: Statement on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings As with any investment, there are tax implications to any type of cryptocurrency transaction.A This revenue bulletin from the IRS discusses some of them.A Some ...
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Dispersing stocks to members
Hello, My club is comprised of retired teachers who have been together for 20 years. Although not at the point of disbanding completely, we are considering dispersing stocks one at a time among all. I guess that would be considered a partial withdrawal for each ...
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discrepancy between Bivio and Broker
Our club has recently decided to disband. After selling all stock, the Brokerage shows $750.00 less than Bivio shows. How can I find this difference?
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Estate Taxes
For those of you who like to learn more about taxes,A this is a nice overview of some of the basics of Federal estate and gift tax rules: Estate Tax Basics Laurie Frederiksen Invest with your friends! www.bivio.com Become our Facebook friend! A www.facebook.com/bivio Follow ...
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Changing Topics on Club Cafe Posts
Good Morning, First just a note.A It is preferable not to start a new discussion topic by replying to a previous email on a different topic. You can always start a new Club Cafe discussion by sending an email to club_cafe@bivio.com Laurie Frederiksen Invest with ...
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Your Emotions And Your Investing
It's easy to underestimate how much of your financial decision making is based on emotions and not on facts.A This article sums it up some ways to avoid that: 4 Ways to Protect Your Retirement Investments From Your Emotions One they've missed is the value ...
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More About ETF's
We've had a steady stream of questions about ETF's lately.A I saw this recently and thought it was a pretty comprehensive discussion of ETF investments.A I thought some of your might be interested in reading it and/or sharing it in your investment club meetings: Inside ...
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Receipts for your Subscription Payments
If you ever want/need to find receipts for past subscription payments, just go to Administration>Subscription. You'll see a "View Receipts" button on that page.A If you click on it, it will take you to receipts for all of your past payments.A They will show the ...
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ISRG Split
We had put options on this stock at the time of the split and the change was reflected in the option prices available. It was actually a split and not a dividend see the announcement by ISRG on the attached link - they state that ...
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Fundamental Versus Technical Analysis
What do you know? It seems Charles Schwab wants to add some further insight to our recent quiz on Fundamental versus Technical analysis.A A They just posted this article: How to Pick Stocks Using Fundamental & Technical Analysis You'll find it very interesting if you'd ...
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ISRG Split
Greetings! Two weeks ago our position in Intuitive Surgical tripled. Scottrade says it was 'stock dividend' rather than 'stock split'; in any case the increase never showed up in Bivio. How do i fix this?
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Test Your Knowledge about Stock Analysis Basics
Want to learn more about stock analysis? Here's a 2 minute quiz you can use for yourself or in your investment club meeting to see how savvy you are about some basics: Stock Analysis Basics Like to learn more?A Here's a place to start: Introduction ...
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Investing in ETF's
We regularly get questions from clubs asking if they can invest in ETF's without creating extra accounting or tax work for their clubs. The answer is "It Depends".A All ETF's are not the same.A Some can be accounted for in bivio.A Some cannot. Some can ...
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