We’re nearing the end of week 11 of our family’s 12-week study abroad in Spain. One of the challenges we worked through was the logistics of getting a family of eight from city to city, all without renting a car. As I planned and bought each segment of our travel, I felt like I was… Continue reading Ticket to Ride: Spain!
During our family’s study abroad in Spain, one logistic I took on was getting cash for minor purchases that couldn’t be done via credit card. My goal was to avoid paying excessive foreign exchange or ATM fees. P2P Exchange Rates – 0% The first stop on the road to cash was a little unexpected. After… Continue reading Avoid Foreign ATM Fees Using Fidelity’s Cash Management Account
[As with anything tax-related, see my disclaimers.] A couple years ago, I opened an account at Wealthfront, one of the popular robo-advisors. Their core tenets of low-cost investing in broadly diversified index funds aligned with my own investment philosophy, and I was curious to see how their tax-loss harvesting system behaved. At the time, they offered… Continue reading Robo-Advisors Disillusionment
[As with anything tax-related, see my disclaimers.] If you are currently making charitable contributions using cash, you’re doing it wrong. You can save save big tax bucks by instead gifting securities with appreciated long-term capital gains. Money is Fungible If I have $100 cash and $100 stock, I could choose to either gift the cash… Continue reading Tax Savings Through Gifting Securities
