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She’s just mad that the blonde chick is smoking hot.

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Over time I learned that confident, attractive, and personable women will compliment this rather than tear it down.

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The real watch guy is the real watch guy, the Timex guy is secure in himself, and the knockoff watch guy is a fraud. You're totally right.

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Exactly my point. Thanks.

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It's really just an opportunity thing, if you can find good employment, you can make a good life in NO, BR, of Laffy.

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If you have a decent education, good work ethic, refined personality, and a good network, you can go places here. If you have education, skills, and work ethic, and go to major markets, you are competing with a ton of like-minded people. In many cases there is so much opportunity in those markets that you should be fine, but if you can make it here, you stand out like a sore thumb in a great way.

The special thing about here that many don't realize is the amount of people who work for themselves or work in a small firm/business that is part of a network. To me, working at a big corporate headquarters is brutal.

I just bought stock. If the company was bought out, would it transfer to the new company, or does everything need to be liquidated? Are there options?

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We've known for a long time what steps were needed to boost this share price, and a number of things are going to happen between now and the end of the year that will boost the price.

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Up 7% today. Did step 1 happen?

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Time both were in high school we were able to use our traditional 529 funds to assist with tuition. I had friends to get the Louisiana 529 and we were unable to utilize those funds.

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They have K12 accounts now for private tuition now.

As mentioned in a recent post, you can open the LA 529 directly and they have simple and effective index funds you can invest in. I started with an age based plan, but after 10 years I switched to an index fund. I think I probably would have done better if I just did the index fund at the start. Someone warned us on TD a few years ago that if the stock market has a big correction, and your kid simultaneously hits an age where they sell off securities automatically to invest in safer funds, you could get screwed instead of waiting a year for things to settle out. Not sure if that would happen as stated, but it lead me to switch to an index.

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Yes she just doesn't want me to screw it up. Wants a professional to make sure I don't screw it up. I get her hesitation. That's why I'm looking for knowledge.

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Then a FA is 100% needed.

If you flip it up, or if your investment decisions don't perform well enough, she will never let it go. If the FA flips it up, you got ammo for the rest of your marriage. :lol:

You will get a lot of feedback shunning FA's. Personally I like them. They make good money for me while providing peace of mind. I have bought stocks myself. Some have done well and some have bombed. The FA has never bombed. They may have fewer home runs, but they provide a ton of singles and doubles which are now compounding well.

They have helped me get lucrative life insurance policies, and have introduced me to better ways to defer money for retirement.

They have recommended solid no name stocks that have done extremely well.

I like having peace and someone I know personally to talk to for executing trades, planning, etc. I don't get butthurt about the fees like others do.

If you and your wife are tense about how one handles money, I highly suggest an advisor. If one of you screws up talk about serious resentment. That is way more damaging than a FA fee.

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I think he’s talking about another stock he bought in the past.

No stock split for HGRAF.

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To clear the air this is correct. The last thing I want to do is cause a panic.

I wanted advice on buying HGRAF.

Wrong thread :banghead:

Highly recommended if you are pursuing education for your child. I am through Louisiana START. There are tax incentives for a 529, earnings enhancements, and protection that it is used strictly for your child's education. You have options if they never use the funds.

I just received a notice yesterday that they are changing the investments with a new entity starting in October. I glanced over it. It seems like an upgrade overall.