If I had to spend 2 hours a day in a car I would think about getting a new house or a new job, rather than a new car. That sounds awful.

I have one. It seems decent for the price. Wheels feel solid and are quiet, plenty of space etc. The quality overall doesn't seem spectacular, but definitely great for the price. I only fly around once a month, and based on that I expect it to hold up quite a while. If you are a weekly traveler maybe getting something…

I have one. It seems decent for the price. Wheels feel solid and are quiet, plenty of space etc. The quality overall…

Sorry, I believe you misunderstood. I only meant to say that wearing a suit is an adult thing, and you shouldn't have points against you for wearing one.

I work in finance, so maybe I'm naive, but I don't see how you can go wrong with a suit. If the company is more tech oriented then wear something more fashionable, and if its more conservative then dress more conservative. I don't see how you can ever go wrong dressing like an adult...

I think you are basically right, at least the big ones (Vanguard, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade) offer basically the same product, its all good, and they all offer good service at a low cost. Betterment is different. Its pricy compared to managing your own account, but its on the low end compared of a professionally managed…

REITs are a decent alternative source of income. Just remember, if you already own a house a HUGE portion of your investment portfolio is already in Real Estate. Unless you rent or have a lot of other investments, adding REITs to your portfolio can be redundant on your largest investment. They also can have relatively…

After you have owned shares a year dividends are treated as Long Term Capital Gains and are taxed at 15% (or 20% if you are in the top income tax bracket). Inside a year they are ordinary income and taxed at your marginal rate.

Again, not reading too much into this, but lowest expense ratios is again pretty much a misnomer: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-price-…

You are really looking at similar cost structures on any of the "big" players. Its just a bunch of marketing garbage, though low expense ratios and commission free trades are…

Depends on what you are buying for expense ratios. Just as a point of reference their S&P 500 Large Cap index (which is usually the flagship which will represent most of a standard investors ETF allocation) is actually 28% higher than the iShares one Fidelity trades free (.07% at Fidelity vs .09% through Vanguard).

At…

Definitely these types of businesses are easiest, but they are also expensive. The .35% is 5x more than a lot of the underlying business funds, and you are starting to move into managed fund territory at that point. Not saying it isn't right for some people, as it is much simpler, and probably will do as well as any…

Just today happened to get the invite for the new interface. Much better!

That's good. I don't think their interface as is is awful, it just feels dated. An update would be nice.

I have had the card for 5 years now and haven't had any issues. I do get occasional calls (maybe once or twice a year) to verify purchases. I do have a backup credit card, but I honestly can't remember a time that my Fidelity card has not been available.

I use Fidelity. Its not especially feature rich, and can be clunky, but I like it as a "one-stop shop". I also have a Fidelity MyCash account which I use as my primary bank. It has free ATM withdrawals, and works fine as a bank otherwise. FWIW, checks are free.

I'm assuming the author only means International Travel? Flying domestically the way I survive the airport is TSA PreCheck and showing up no more than 60 minutes before my flight takes off. That way I don't have to sit in the airport, which is the worst part of air travel. The last thing I want to do is add two hours…

If you are willing to spend a little more money you can usually find some pretty good deals on Newegg also. I nabbed two 27" Asus monitors for under $500 total last winter. They aren't the highest quality, but they are awesome for work, nonetheless.

I switched to a desktop last year and am absolutely never going back. I built a relatively high end hackintosh (Core i5, 8 gb ram, dual SSDs for win and os x operating systems, AMD graphics card, etc) for well under $1000, and hate using my work laptop now (though to be fair, its usually docked, but its so slow). I…

There is a solution: its called full balance autopay. Never late, and you get rewards.

I shoot for 20%. Out my paychecks I just take the 4% (+4% employer match) - Roth, plus max out Roth IRA. Then when bonuses (we target 20% of base income) come I just put aside as much as possible, which usually aims for the 20% total level.

And changing/canceling online is super easy. I've even cancelled a weekend trip at the last minute just because something else came up. Also, I've had great experience with flights being on time (though I live in Denver, which is a hub).