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  1. Mcdonna1980_IHB

    Any thoughts as to why...

    This is my theory... rates rose (MBS declined)in the last few months because the MBS market thought the Fed was going to stop buying securities by year end. The Fed announced last week they were extending their program to buy MBS and thus the market rallied and rates dropped. See article <a...
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    Self-directed IRA

    Pensco is also a custodian that does what you are looking for. They do free webinars on their <a href="http://www.penscotrust.com/education/events/webinars.aspx">website</a>.
  3. Mcdonna1980_IHB

    Self-directed IRA

    Entrust is having a self directed IRA workshop Oct 9th in Santa Ana. It's $99 to attend, $149 if you wait until the 3rd to register. Details <a href="http://www.theentrustgroup.com/news_events/app-events/1/2295/">here</a> I don't know much about Entrust other than they are one of the largest...
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    Having Twins

    Since you were such a pain in the tail feathers, maybe twin grandaughters will be a nice repayment to your mom. :)
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    What is the environment of the various Irvine high schools?

    The area of Oakland I was in was near Piedmont, Claremont, The Uplands. This area is much more wealthy than Irvine.
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    Having Twins

    I have to admit I'm a little bit envious of the only child households right now. The last couple days have been with just my daughter and I at home. There is a profound calm and sense of order that has bestowed on the house since the boys left. All I kept thinking was 'so this is what it must be...
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    Homes you have toured/looked at/want/wish to have outside of Irvine (outside of OC is cool too)

    I haven't toured too many homes as of late. I've narrowed down where I want to buy to two streets. Those two streets are Jacaranda Place & Malvern Ave in Fullerton. The homes on these streets are modest. I am drawn to quaint neighborhoods & desire to have a small house free of pretentiousness. I...
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    WOW! USC has made a huge comeback in college rankings, beating University of Michigan, Could UCLA be next?

    acpme, thank you for your thoughtful reply. My point in sharing my story really wasn't to knock higher education or discourage people from getting MBAs. I just hate when I hear people say Bachelors degrees are useless now or you have to to XYZ school to get ahead, or regurgitate all the...
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    "Low income housing" abuse?

    I used to listen to my downstairs neighbors play their stereo at all hours of the day and night. Eventually, we knock on their door and explain how it keep us from sleeping. When we went down there the stereo was playing. It actually didn't seem unreasonably loud in their apartment. They had no...
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    WOW! USC has made a huge comeback in college rankings, beating University of Michigan, Could UCLA be next?

    Before my mom retired, she was head of HR for a large multi-national company. My mom's predecessor had a tradition of hiring Harvard MBAs and such. The high maintenance and elitist MBAs were a determent to the company in that their attitudes towards the rank and file employees destroyed moral...
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    Santa Ana vs. Anaheim

    <a href="http://www.redfin.com/CA/Anaheim/626-N-West-St-92801/home/4012135/socalmls-S570929">This</a> residence in Westmont has a personal enterance to their home like a Irvine shopping center. Wow. <img src="http://media.cdn-redfin.com/photo/46/bigphoto/929/S570929_16_2.jpg" alt="" />...
  12. Mcdonna1980_IHB

    Economic sentiment 9/09

    ummm... Judging by the number buy buy buy calls I've been getting (which,BTW, were all sell sell sell calls in March) I'd say we are climbing up the top of the roller coaster once again.
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    Santa Ana vs. Anaheim

    Is it the Los Coyotes Country Club tract in Buena Park?
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    Do you have to pay to park on Irvine streets?

    My father has schizophrenia. My mother, brother and I have exhausted ourselves looking for proper care for my dad to no avail. We even have great political connections that gives us access to things not available to most and it is still crap. To make matters worse research in the area of mental...
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