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When buying a property, is your agent's incentive contrary to yours?
My understanding is that buyers agents are typically paid half the overall commission of a property sale, which itself is some percentage of the sale price.
That means that as the sale price goes up, so does the commission the seller's agent. This…
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Are all current world currencies 'decimal'?
Historically, non-decimal monetary systems were common. E.g. pound / shilling.
Every currency I can think of or have ever used is 'decimal' (where a higher/lower unit of currency is either a multiple or factor of 10).
Are all currencies used by…
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Withdrew £2800, but only £2000 shows as withdrawn on online banking; what are my obligations?
I just withdrew £2800 from the bank. Looking at my online banking, there is only a withdrawal of £2000 listed. The form I signed said the amount I asked for, and the teller weighed the cash out on the scales to show the true amount, so my best guess…
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Life insurance that covers only simultaneous/dual deaths
This is probably a stupid idea ...
My wife and I both make decent salaries. We believe that either of us could raise our child on a single income if the other passed away. If both of us passed away, our current assets would not provide for our…
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On paper I have 1 share in my company. How can I sell a smaller percentage of my company to another party?
To be specific, my wife and are equal partners in our limited company. On paper it says we have one share each. We now want to sell 10% of our company to a third party. How does that work in terms of the existing share status?
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When is employer 401(k) match not worth it?
I have always read to take full advantage of your employer 401(k) match. But what if the match is lower than most? My employer will match 10% of my contributions, up to the legal contribution limit. I understand that an immediate 10% return on my…
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When buying a property without using a realtor as a buyers agent, can you build a discount of the buyer's agent commission into the contract?
I want to buy a home, but I'm not interested in using a realtor as a buyer's agent.
I know that in MLS systems, when a realtor lists a house they specify what commission a buyer's agent will be paid. Since I am the one who is bringing a qualified…
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What is the purpose of endorsing a check?
Why do you need to sign a check on the back when you deposit it to your account?
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Are you preparing for a possible dollar (USD) collapse? (How?)
After the last crisis it was easy for many to look back and say all the signs were there to indicate an impending crisis. Super-low interest rates from the FED, no down-payment loans, interest-only loans, under qualified borrowers, flipping of…
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Why is transferring money online to someone else's bank account so difficult in the U.S.?
I used to live in a poor, third world country (India) where I freely transferred money between my bank account (a savings account) to accounts held by my friends in different banks, and different countries using just the Internet, net banking. It…
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Recent graduate with new job: Choose Roth 401(k), or traditional 401(k)?
I just graduated, and I'm starting a new job soon. My employer has pretty good policy for matching 401(k) contributions, so I want to invest as much as possible, especially during this first year.
My question is: should I invest in a traditional…
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Scam caller asked for last 4 digits of card. Fake number doesn't fool him, does he have my full number?
I just got off a very obvious scam call where the scammer was offering to "lower" my interest rate. I played along to try to waste some of their time. I gave a fake expiration date and a fake last 4 digits of the card. He put me on a short hold and…
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How can I deal with what I think is an eBay scam?
I've recently tried to sell an electronic item on eBay. I listed it is for sale in Europe.
A buyer with a US address on his invoice and based in Africa seems to have somehow bought it. He then sent me an invoice looking for a price. When I asked him…
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Determining fair price for profitable mobile app business
I have been developing iOS apps for a few years now. They do pretty well, and yesterday I was approached with an offer to buy one of them. The offer was for $40,000 dollars for an app that generates roughly $650 a month in income. The app has been…
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Aging parents with no investments
My aging parents (75/77years) own a house on 35+ acres (14+ hectares) in rural NE USA (no mortgage). They have:
No investments (other than the obvious property)
Savings of maybe $30k in a bank account paying minimal interest
No income other than…
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