Personal Finance & Money Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, October 20, 2016

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Top new questions this week: What happens if one brings more than 10,000 USD with them into the US? Suppose one has $1,000,000 in a suitcase and they are flying to the US. Suppose they check the box in their customs form that says they're bringing more than $10,000 with them. They show the form to ... united-states cash customs   asked by mathemagician 46 votes answered by Nick R 42 votes Is foreign stock considered more risky than local stock and why? I was told a while ago that foreign stocks are more risky than local stocks. Is this true? What is considered foreign depends where you are (for example, a US based investor would consider US stocks ... investing   asked by stanri 22 votes answered by MD-Tech 34 votes What does a well diversified self-managed investment portfolio look like? A lot of online blogs and investing material suggest that investing in a single index is not diversified enough to avoid some types of market risk. So the question then is, what does a well ... investing investment-strategies risk diversification   asked by Chris 9 votes answered by Ben Miller 23 votes Are there any benefits of FMLA beyond preserving your job? I'm not positive this is the right forum for this, but it regards personal finance and company benefits, so it seems to fit, if not, please recommend another SO site that's more appropriate. I'm ... united-states health-insurance benefits   asked by delliottg 8 votes answered by quid 8 votes Stop paying VAT on digital sales when earnings are under £81k I am a small time indie developer selling Android Apps. I do this as a hobby in my spare time. Currently I am not VAT registered as the earnings are well below the £81k threshold. I usually "run at a ... taxes united-kingdom vat   asked by jaymarvels 6 votes Is it possible to sell a rental property WHILE tenants are living there? I am thinking about selling my rental property, but currently there are tenants living there. Is it possible to "hand over" the current leases to a buyer/landlord or do I have to wait for all the ... united-states real-estate rental-property   asked by user1068636 5 votes answered by mhoran_psprep 7 votes Is my credit score affected by making payments in multiple parts? On a bank's website, I read that part payments affect credit score. Avoid part payments. It doesn't really help and affects your score. There are times when amount due on my card is 20k, and I ... credit-card india credit-score credit-report   asked by Batty 5 votes answered by ChrisInEdmonton 14 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: How does a public company issue new shares without diluting the value held by existing shareholders? When a public company issues new shares, the total number of shares traded in a secondary market goes up. Assuming there is no change in the fundamentals of the company and the profitability, I would ... stocks stock-valuation ipo stock-markets shares   asked by Mozan Sykol 31 votes answered by thepassiveinvestor 33 votes Is this person doing illegal money transfers? This girl that I'm friends with and have actually seen in person before, keeps posting [on social media] that she "loves when the transfer goes through" and gets $2000-$6000 for free quite often. She ... scams   asked by Autumn Thompson 85 votes answered by Philipp 150 votes Can you answer these? How does one value assets like insurance policies? I'm helping a 68-year-old woman fill out forms for government assistance, and the form asks for the "value" of her assets. In her case this includes: A universal life insurance policy on her ... small-business assets book-value   asked by Steve Clay 3 votes Canadian Tax on Loan against FD in NRE account I have Fixed Deposits [Term Deposits] in HDFC NRE account in India. If I take loan against it and transfer loan funds in Canadian dollars to Canada, do I need to pay any taxes in Canada? Do I need ... taxes canada loans   asked by manjeet singh 2 votes What is the difference between the macd line, signal line and the zero line? How do the lines differ and what exactly do they show? investing stock-markets trend-trading   asked by lest23 1 vote

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