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Ask HN: Optimal way to prepare for standardized exams? Can games help?
1 points by brntsllvn 4y ago|0 comments
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by brntsllvn 4y ago
Great point on tax deferral and state income tax exempt.
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Ask HN: Is recycling lithium virtue signaling or greener/cheaper than mining?
8 points by brntsllvn 4y ago|10 comments
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by brntsllvn 4y ago
FYI: The form requests promo code, but I just typed some random shit and got a free copy.
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Ask HN: Do you estimate your tax return throughout the year? Why? What tools?
3 points by brntsllvn 4y ago|2 comments
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by brntsllvn 4y ago
> By requiring software engineers to be employees, a Congressional report estimated, income and payroll taxes would rise by $60 million a year because employees had few opportunities to cheat on their taxes. Makes sense.
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by brntsllvn 4y ago
> "Ironically, you could do better having an employee than a slave –and this held even in ancient times when slavery was present." Interesting. Thanks.
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Ask HN: Why aren't more software engineers contractors? tax savings?
13 points by brntsllvn 4y ago|26 comments
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Ask HN: Have you bought I bonds yet? Why not?
68 points by brntsllvn 4y ago|102 comments
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Ask HN: How do security pros manage their investments?
10 points by brntsllvn 5y ago|7 comments
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by brntsllvn 5y ago
This is interesting. I think markets are pretty efficient, so the main selling point IMO is exclusion. I used to wrk in portfolio construction and clients regularly asked for exclusions like "sin" companies (e.g. alcohol), big oil
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by brntsllvn 5y ago
Love the web app, but my browser extension space is so limited I'm not sure I want to add another with such marginal (however interesting!) value. Thank you for posting.
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by brntsllvn 5y ago
Yeah, only 100 samples right now since the monte carlo depends on RAND() and that's very expensive for google sheets. I'll add the differential. Thanks for taking a look.
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Show HN: Mortgage Calculator: 30-year vs. 5/1 ARM (Monte Carlo, Brownian Motion)(docs.google.com)
2 points by brntsllvn 5y ago|3 comments
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by brntsllvn 5y ago
How do you choose the "right" type of mortgage to optimize your net worth? This little calculator compares the payments on a 30-year fixed mortgage to the payments on a hypothetical 5/1 ARM. Since the payments on a 5/1 A