Susan, the turnaround time on the stock doesn't sound quite right to me. It should only take a few days, not up to two weeks, unless the bank has some screwy policy.
I tried to ask our broker, but he immediately went into questions about my investment philosophy and so on. Which is fine, and I can even talk about it with reasonable intelligence, because that's half money management, half macroeconomics--topics I understand. But I feel like someone who's just started a new job, and my boss is talking about the philosophy of the organization while I just want to know where to find the bathrooms and the cafeteria and how to get my email account set up.
This does not surprise me. The SEC has been leaning on the idea that brokers need to exercise shitloads of due diligence when it comes to making sure that their clients understand the investments they are making and why. He's probably made some note in his file that he discussed investment philosophy with you so his ass is covered in case you should ever come back with a complaint about him steering you in the wrong direction or some such.
Oh great. Guess where my dad is headed in three weeks? [link]
Susan, the turnaround time on the stock doesn't sound quite right to me. It should only take a few days, not up to two weeks, unless the bank has some screwy policy.
Well, he said a few days to a week was more typical, just that it
could
sometimes take longer to close or settle or something like that.
Susan, my brother is a financial planner (there in Seattle BTW) and I have an MBA in Finance. I still feel like an idiot sometimes with nuts and bolts questions like you are mentioning. So what I do instead of talking to my brother is to call his assistant. She is ridiculously helpful with those types of issues and doesn't think I'm an idiot when asking for step by step directions on how to roll over an IRA from a previous employer.
Maybe you are just talking to the wrong person when you should be talking to his assistant. They know everything.
Legalistas. I was considering buying SmartDraw when I ran into this showstopper in their license. "SmartDraw.com reserves the right to inspect your facilities, servers and computers to ensure that you are in full compliance with this License. You agree that SmartDraw.com has the right to access and inspect your facilities, servers and computers for the foregoing purpose, including by using remote software monitoring tools without further notice to you."
The only way I can read this is that they have the right to install spyware on your machine, in which case the answer is not just "no", but "hell no, you cocksuckers".
Some software companies use this remote access to have a "kill switch" on your system, for when you don't pay your bill or there's some dispute.
Fuckers.
Well, he
did
give me his assistant's number, since he'll be out of town next week. It's probably too late to call today, right before a 3-day weekend, but I'll try on Monday.
Also, I talked to my pastor a bit about money issues, because there was this whole stress/angst/"I don't deserve this so I'm sure something will go wrong to make the money disappear at the last minute" piece adding to my tension. And he mentioned that there are financial planner types among the deacons and elders, people who'd probably be willing to meet with me and/or DH for an hour or two to give us some advice, so I asked him to check. Maybe that will help. I'm pretty sure I know who he has in mind, and I'd totally be comfortable asking
Tim
stupid questions.
Having drafted a clickwrap license myself, they are pretty ridiculously draconian. If it bothers you you shouldn't buy the software.
45 min to kill. Am bored. I watched so many dance videos this afternoon that I want to take a class again.
and from discussions on another board, I also want to start having scrabble nights at my place, but can't figure out how'd that work with mac.
I had Pico put to sleep tonight. He'd been stress grooming, and pawing at his jaw with the tumour, so I knew it was time. It was surprisingly peaceful, but I will miss him.
