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1) With very few exceptions, it makes very little sense to go to any U of California campuses if you are a CA non-resident. You get little for the non-resident tuition you pay. Very large classes, difficult to sign up for classes, getting a slot even at TA hours very hard etc. 2) As many have menti...

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1) With very few exceptions, it makes very little sense to go to any U of California campuses if you are a CA non-resident. You get little for the non-resident tuition you pay. Very large classes, difficult to sign up for classes, getting a slot even at TA hours very hard etc. 2) As many have mentio...

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Congratulations to your son on admittance to the Business school at Emory ! Wonderful school, hard to get into !! Given your son's strong quantitative ability, I would recommend looking at ISOM (Information Systems and Operations Management) as the primary area of study, and Analytic Consulting as t...

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I use GMailify, which is basically GMail acting as an IMAP client to pull Yahoo! mail over to GMail. Then you can either read all your emails in GMail or just add your GMail account to outlook or Mac Mail etc and read everything in 1 inbox.

You don’t have to pay Yahoo!.

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Coming from California, culture shock is going to be *massive*, especially at Baylor, which is an evangelical Christian school. I worked with a couple of recent Baylor grads. The education they got was fine, but they were immigrants from a very secular part of Central Europe, and kind of got blinds...

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Posting experience of my Global Entry interview experience, in case useful. This was initial application, not renewal. 1) I applied pre-Covid, so long ago that I don’t remember. 18+ months ago. 2) My conditional approval came in Jan 2020 (I think). I thought that I would not be able to get interview...

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The new posts here caused me to login to my account and take a look (so thanks for the reminder !). I had applied pre-Covid and was waiting for the interview. 1) The deadline has now been extended to 2 years post conditional approval being granted (730 days to finish the interview). 2) I went to see...

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Gensler is one of the good guys. I remember reading a very Bogleheadish book by him years ago, around the same time I was studying up on my Swedroe, Bernstein, Ferri etc.

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I detest home ownership (bought my first home at age 47, after 22 years in the workforce), so I don't think your aversion to home ownership is extreme. My $0.02 is that you continue renting. With 1 child, 1200sf is plenty (we were in a much smaller 2BR apt when we had 1 child). With 2 kids, you shou...

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What exactly is admirable about Asness again ? He is a snake oil salesman who made Billions off his clients while his clients chronically underperformed. Covering it all up with flowery prose. Buffett talks about people who make money for their shareholders and those who make money off their shareho...

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SPACs are the 21st century cousins of the South Sea Company of the 1700s. Stay far away !

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Instant Pot.

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Check the memory pressure in the activity monitor. I have a 2019 macbook air with 8GB and memory pressure is always green. I typically have chrome with several tabs , word, excel, powerpoint, zoom, teams all running simultaneously, and it has never been other than green. I occasionally notice CPU s...

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iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3 1 TB I still have tons of space and the spinning wheel is getting more frequent. Maybe time for a new one?? Yes, a new M1 MacBook Air with 16GB RAM should stop the spinning disk for a while. Are we concluding t...

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Is this a 1TB Hard Drive or SSD. I am guessing Hard Drive, from the fact that it is a 2015. If so, that is almost certainly the cause of the spinning wheel. I have an older Mac Mini with a 1 TB HDD, same DRAM config as you (and was practically unusable). I swapped it out for a 1TB SSD (Samsung) and ...

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Adorama, B&H, and probably others are selling the Air (M1) for $900. If you have an Amex card, check Amex Offers for $25 off $250 Adorama. B&H with their store debit card (where they pay the sales tax) is probably the best deal on the M1. If you live in CA, that is a ~$180 total savings com...

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Looks like you might be right based on more recent info at macrumors. https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/26/apple-shopping-event-begins-in-au-nz/ This website seems to be the only game in town for the $50 off the new M1 MBA. I don't know if they charge for shipping. I assume you will have to pay sal...

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They don't sell an Intel MBA anymore. According to the macrumors link, the BF promotion is available on apple.com as well. My preferred method is shop online and pick up in store. Glad to hear the offer is available on the M1 as well. I was confused by this terms and conditions link, where it says ...

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Thank you for all the info and thoughts. In the past I have used the same computer for about 6 years before upgrading, so I will think seriously about the 16GB ram. It sounds like I'd probably be fine with the 8GB, but I could purchase the upgrades for $1400 incl taxes with the education pricing. I...

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The links in this thread talk about a tax free conversion from Mutual Fund to ETF for these DFA funds. I own at least one or 2 of these funds (dating back a long time). Does anyone know how this conversion will work ? Will my Mutual Fund share automagically convert to the ETF or do I have to do some...

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DS son is going through the process now. He is leaning towards engineering. My thinking about admissions is that if one has SAT scores that are 1450 or above, a 4.5 GPA with honors classes, 4's and 5's on AP exams AND you can write a check for the full cost (in-state public in our case), do the let...

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I'm the same age as you (36), My wife (36) and I have 2 kids like you do, 5 and 3. We have more net worth, roughly $2M. And respectfully, (not trying to be a jerk) I think you're insane. This is a poor plan. Who cares what some online retirement tool says. Work another ten years, retire still very ...

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You don’t really know how good your insurer and coverage are until you have a claim. +1. Unless you really have extra $$ to throw around on the possibility / promises of better customer experience I'd say insurance is largely a price-driven decision. And there are many "shades" to the cus...

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Was your home insurance quote from Travelers for expanded coverage for high-value homes > $1 million? https://www.travelers.com/iw-documents/business-insurance/agri-high-value-homes-CP-6451.pdf If yes, I’m not sure that Travelers’ enhanced coverage offers the same level of coverage that Chubb, Pure...

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Thanks for the responses. I will get quotes from Nationwide Private Client. Travelers' quote came out quite a bit cheaper than Chubb, another issue with Chubb was that either the agent or Chubb was pushing me into over-insuring my home. Chubb jacking up rates seems widespread, there are other recent...

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How does Travelers insurance compare with Chubb with respect to customer support and claims processing ? Chubb has been great for me, but they have been increasing premiums very significantly. I got a quote for Travelers that is almost 30% lower. And would be interested in learning how Travelers' su...

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My deepest condolences to you and your son on your tragic loss. What a difficult situation to be going through ! You are getting some excellent advice here about parking the money in a Vanguard Treasury or Federal Money Market fund. The safest investments you could possibly choose. Later, when you d...

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If you want a fridge that lasts and will have parts, buy a top freezer. Very few do because they "need" that 4 door french refrigerator with ice, water, and ability to play netflix. This is so true. I bought a cheap (~$500 ish) Frigidaire fridge for the garage many years ago. White color,...

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Making some progress already. After some talks with him, my nephew found a much lower interest personal loan to consolidate the credit card debt. The cc debt was actually closer to 24%, not 18%. (That's loan shark territory in my opinion, but not all that uncommon I guess. No wonder he got discoura...

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I have a nephew in his mid 20s that needs some guidance. He recently lost his mother (my sister) after her long battle with cancer. His father is not in the picture and/or fairly useless. I feel like I need to try to help him. My nephew has built up about $10K in high interest (~18%) debt spread ov...

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You can make appointments online now, not necessarily local to you. When I try to schedule it through the portal, no appointments are available at my nearest enrollment center (SFO Intl) through 2021. I will try and call them after Aug 10 (after they reopen) and find out what is going on. Maybe the...

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You can make appointments online now, not necessarily local to you. When I try to schedule it through the portal, no appointments are available at my nearest enrollment center (SFO Intl) through 2021. I will try and call them after Aug 10 (after they reopen) and find out what is going on. Maybe the...

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According to this link, its now 485 days, and all offices are now closed till Aug 10th. If you had an appt prior to that date, it will need to be rescheduled. I have an appt in about a week, and have not received a cancellation email yet. https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-post...

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Has anyone who has conditional approval for Global Entry (with a requirement to complete the interview within 365 days) have any info on whether the 365 day deadline will be extended because of Covid-19 ? I am conditionally approved and am required to complete the interview before long, but obviousl...

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I have a similar vintage LG, only difference is that mine is 4 door. All sorts of problems over the years, most recently something related to defrosting was broken. Got it fixed a few days ago (have sears appliance warranty since 2015 and a very good tech was dispatched who diagnosed and fixed that)...

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Are Vanguard's lifestrategy funds not suitable ? Although - funds and not ETFs, the ERs range from 11bps to 14bps. They own 4 funds internally instead of 3 (they add Intl Bonds). It is a guarantee that (a) Vanguard will continue to drop the ERs of lifestrategy funds over time (b) Vanguard will offer...

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There's a good (I hope) ending to my LG refrigerator story. I got a great tech (local business, dispatched by Sears), to look at it a few days ago. He instantly identified the problem as a broken sensor that was causing defrosting to malfunction, causing ice to buildup in the freezer, and water leak...

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"Beware Geeks Bearing Gifts" very much applies in investing. The more distance the investor puts between herself and liquid-alts peddlers like AQR, the wealthier the investor gets.

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Not intending to hijack this discussion, but since this thread already exists, I thought I'd post and ask here. I am looking at Schwab as the successor trustee for our living trust. Their trust fees (which are all inclusive) seems the lowest in the industry (even lower than Vanguard). They seem to s...

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Great ! Thanks for the recommendations. I will take a look at Whirlpool and Maytag. Costco has Whirlpool and just a quick scan tells me pricing for Whirlpool is almost 50% higher than the Samsung. Maybe this is falls in the "you get what you pay for" ! Wirecutter recommends Whirlpool or Ma...

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I have a Samsung French 4 door refrigerator and no problems for over 2 years now (washer&dryer too). Fyi, if you buy from Costco the major appliances usually come with a standard 2 year mfg warranty instead of 1 year. Then if you buy it with the Costco credit card they give you another 2 years....

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Thanks for the tip re: defrost functionality not working properly. I have a tech coming out Monday and I will mention that and see if he can check that out.

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Is there a general problem (water leaking) with refrigerators that have ice and water dispensers ? Or did I just get unlucky with the LG fridge I have ? We have a LG french door refrigerator, bottom freezer. About 11-12 years old (inherited from the previous owner of our home). The refrigerator has ...

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Surprised no one mentioned Google is also under federal investigation for anti-trust. Good point, although facebook and Apple are also under scrutiny, and Google seems to have underperformed both. Here is a related article from yesterday, featuring Chamath P. who believes that Big Tech will be brok...

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I've been underwhelmed by google in recent years. Google makes piles of money, hires some of the world's top talent and pays among the highest rates, and yet, what new succesful products have they actually released in the last 3-5 years? The google core services continue to be search, email, maps, ...

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Funny - this article got just published this afternoon: "Will Google Be the Next FAANG Stock to Make New Highs?" https://www.thestreet.com/investing/alphabet-google-googl-stock-trading-new-highs It's all technical analysis and I'm not smart enough to know how these things work. I don't un...

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Excellent points about Google's positioning in Cloud. They are a distant 3rd and there is no hope of them cracking into the top 2. AWS is very strongly positioned and Microsoft's entrenched positioning in the enterprise and their strong support organizations will make it very hard for Google to make...

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It makes no sense to recommend Rochester in the same post you mention not going out of state due to costs. U Rochester is a private college. They offer merit aid. They combine some of the good things of a large research university and a small college. They have some excellent programs. There could ...

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Approximate list: - Georgia Institute of Technology--Atlanta - University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill - University of California--Santa Barbara - University of Florida--Gainesville - University of California--Irvine - University of California--San Diego - University of California--Davis - Colleg...

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Undergrad major: Psychology. Future plan: Accredited clinical psychology PhD. Backup: 1) PsyD 2) Masters Undergrad college list parameters: - 20 count. Common app has 20 spots. - US news national universities ranking. - Public. For cost. - Psychology. - No Minor. Assumption is minor will cost extra...

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