Do I have to register?

You can browse all you want without registering. If you want to post a new message or a reply to an existing one, you have to register.

How do I register?

It's easy:

• Select the link that says "Log In."
• Select the link that says "Click here to register now."
• Fill out the quick registration form and submit it.
• When the confirmation email arrives, click the link in the email to complete your registration.
• Log in with the user name and password you selected. 

Unless something happens to delay the email, the whole process takes less than a minute. If you have a problem, such as a delay in receiving the confirmation email, please let us know.

How do I post a message?

If you're responding to an existing message, just go to that message and select "Reply To This Message."

Otherwise, you're creating what we call a new topic. Don't worry, it's okay to start a new topic! This is what you should do when you want to post a question or comment that isn't a reply to an existing message.

• Go to the appropriate forum for the type of question or message you want to post.
• Select "New Topic."

Either way you can choose to receive an email when someone responds, but this will happen only if you check the box for this selection.

How do I search old messages?

We switched to new message board software near the end of October 2005. You can search messages posted since then by using the "Search" link that appears on just about every page in the Fairmark Forum.

Our old message board had tens of thousands of threads, making it a treasure trove of questions and answers about taxes and investments. We have not found a way to bring those messages into our new software, but if you want to browse or search those messages separately, click here.

What else should I know?

Registered users can select "My Control Center" to create a signature that will appear whenever you post a message. That would also be the place where you can change your password or choose to make your email address available to people who visit the Fairmark Forum. Note that your email address remains private unless you make this choice, and we never, ever, use these email addresses to send spam or make them available to anyone else for that purpose.

Click the "back" button on your browser or click here for the Fairmark Forum.