Posted on May 26th, 2008 on
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The Connie Mack show focused on guaranteed income in retirement this week with a writer from Kiplinger's, a portfolio manager and an annuity salesman.Annuities are a touchy subject. I am inc...
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Posted on May 23rd, 2008 on
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Posted on May 18th, 2008 on
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Two things this morning.First up is the Boomer Angst special on The Network the other night. I have to say that I was expecting a lot more people don't plan to fail they fail to ...
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Posted on April 25th, 2008 on
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Posted on April 14th, 2008 on
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I was up in the Bay Area over the weekend attending a bachelor party for a wedding I'll be standing up in later this summer.We went to a Giants game in the afternoon and a Warri...
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Posted on April 13th, 2008 on
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Last week I made my 2008 HSA contribution and I thought it might be useful to write about the relevance of saving versus performance.In most posts about planning or long term res...
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Posted on April 9th, 2008 on
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A reader left a horrible comment on a post of mine syndicated on Seeking Alpha that reveals a lot about long term thinking and my hope is that...
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Posted on April 3rd, 2008 on
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If you are an average Joe and then you win $75 million in the PowerBall your game is over. You can put it a tax free money market and probably not spend all the interest.If you...
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Posted on March 21st, 2008 on
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Every so often I mention my belief that successful retirement will require resourcefulness, be it multiple streams of income, a post retirement career or something else.Here i...
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Posted on February 28th, 2008 on
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I had a moment of clarity on the stairmaster yesterday that while I am far from early on this thought, it is grim for society nonetheless.Based on various things I read and ...
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Posted on February 9th, 2008 on
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Last week my post about retirement issues garnered a lot of comments.I had a follow up thought about the best time to retire, or more correctly start to tap your portfolio for in...
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