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[Petunia 100]

Is the 600k all invested or does that include cash savings?

Using the rule of 72, if you earn 7% on your money it will double roughly every...

[Petunia 100]

Yes, he does. Anyone willing to pay the monthly fee to DR can be on that list. Think about that for a moment; is it really a recommendation?...

[Petunia 100]

I would just call either Vanguard or Fidelity (your choice), tell them what you want to do, and have them help with the paperwork. Yes, you can roll...

[Petunia 100]

I feel that if a person has assets, they should use them to pay for their own expenses before expecting taxpayers to pay.

[Petunia 100]

A surviving spouse can treat an inherited retirement account as their own. She could roll all of your retirement accounts into her own IRA, so long...

[Petunia 100]

I have given some money to my adult children, aged 29 and 24. They are both great kids and appreciate rather than expect. I wish I were in a position...

[Petunia 100]

Pages are working again james.hendrickson. Thank you!...

[Petunia 100]

Oh, I'm sorry. I hope he comes around....

[Petunia 100]

I am an index investor (when I have a choice) and like to keep things simple.

My largest account is my traditional IRA. It's a brokerage...

[Petunia 100]

MaryKay, there are no stupid questions! No one was born knowing this stuff; everyone starts out scratching their heads and wondering what this strange...

[Petunia 100]

No need to apologize, James. Thank you!...

[Petunia 100]

It's good to have these plans, since the death of one spouse can be a major loss of income for the surviving spouse. Having just suffered a great personal...

[Petunia 100]

You are a big part of what makes this site great. You are an excellent moderator; you never get your feathers ruffled, you never argue (if you disagree,...

[Petunia 100]

Thank you, Disney Steve....

[Petunia 100]

Just wondering if anyone has seen this. Maybe I should just start a new thread, she wondered aloud to herself....

[Petunia 100]

I am pretty open with my grown children, too. My daughter reads my blog here from time to time, so certainly knows all of the nitty gritty details....

[Petunia 100]

I think that we should just do away with employer plans altogether and raise the IRA limits. We could still allow employers to match and even fund IRAs...

[Petunia 100]

Companies don't have to offer a match at all....

[Petunia 100]

Wow, that seems VERY shady to me. I would switch online banks on principal; it is so easy to do.

[Petunia 100]

BTW, I would love to hear more about the years you and your DH were traveling and living in an RV. I have been living in an RV for 2+ years now, but...