View Poll Results: With this little bit of information, vote for the people (assume US) you think can retire:
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A person 40 years old, 1 million in assets, no retiree benefits
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19 |
2.65% |
Same person, but 1.5 million
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34 |
4.75% |
Same person, but 2 million
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44 |
6.15% |
Same person, but 3 million
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57 |
7.96% |
A person 50 years old, 1 million in assets, no retiree benefits
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28 |
3.91% |
Same person, but 1.5 million
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41 |
5.73% |
Same person, but 2 million
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53 |
7.40% |
Same person, but 3 million
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52 |
7.26% |
A person 60 years old, 1 million in assets, no retiree benefits
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47 |
6.56% |
Same person, but 1.5 million
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49 |
6.84% |
Same person, but 2 million
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51 |
7.12% |
Same person, but 3 million
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47 |
6.56% |
A person 65 years old, $100,000 in assets, no retiree benefits except for Social Security and Medicare
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20 |
2.79% |
Same person, but $250,000
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25 |
3.49% |
Same person, but .5 million
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51 |
7.12% |
Same person, but 1 million
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50 |
6.98% |
Same person, but 1.5 million
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48 |
6.70% |
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Re: Can this person retire?
10-25-2005, 11:33 PM
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#21
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 17
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Re: Can this person retire?
there's something wrong with the poll..how can you have a lower number of yes answers to* bigger assets at the same age*
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Re: Can this person retire?
10-25-2005, 11:56 PM
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#22
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hooverville
Posts: 22,983
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Re: Can this person retire?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Martha
But at 30, you have pretty good odds of marrying and having a family.* Plus who knows what would happen in the next 60 years.*
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You could go gay, thus avoiding the family part anyway.
Ha
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Re: Can this person retire?
10-26-2005, 12:02 AM
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#23
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hooverville
Posts: 22,983
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Re: Can this person retire?
None of these people should retire. Retirement is morally bankrupt at any age. Die with you boots on! Or your Ferragamo pumps, or your Allen Alden's.
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Re: Can this person retire?
10-26-2005, 07:49 AM
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#24
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: minnesota
Posts: 13,228
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Re: Can this person retire?
Quote:
Originally Posted by oisif
there's something wrong with the poll..how can you have a lower number of yes answers to bigger assets at the same age
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I am mystified as well.
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Re: Can this person retire?
10-26-2005, 07:53 AM
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#25
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
Posts: 50,004
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Re: Can this person retire?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Martha
I am mystified as well.
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Since they are answered by human beans, polls of any type are imperfect. Remember this next time you see a poll telling you what people "really think".
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Re: Can this person retire?
10-26-2005, 07:57 AM
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#26
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Crownsville
Posts: 3,711
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Re: Can this person retire?
Hmmm, that is kinda odd. So more people think a 50-60 year old would be better able to retire with $2M, versus $3M? And a 65 year old is better off with $1M than $1.5? Strange.
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Re: Can this person retire?
10-26-2005, 08:03 AM
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#27
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 5,105
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Re: Can this person retire?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Honkie
This question could and should be reversed.
"What lifestyle do you and your family require in order to be happy/comfortable with permanently giving up employment".
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Definatly the question. It should be a requirment for anyone to provide the answer when they ask if they have enough to retire.
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Re: Can this person retire?
10-26-2005, 08:05 AM
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#28
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 18,085
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Re: Can this person retire?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Martha
But at 30, you have pretty good odds of marrying and having a family.* Plus who knows what would happen in the next 60 years.*
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You pays your money and you takes your chances. *That's life.
Who said the millionaire 30 YO couldn't go back to work if they started a family?
Who said the 65 YO multimillionaire couldn't get wiped out by lawsuits or health costs?
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Re: Can this person retire?
10-26-2005, 09:51 AM
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#29
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,375
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Re: Can this person retire?
Quote:
Originally Posted by HaHa
None of these people should retire. Retirement is morally bankrupt at any age. Die with you boots on! Or your Ferragamo pumps, or your Allen Alden's.
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Exactly. Stop the agony, soldier on.
Society will have more respect for you. Your adult children will think you're a hero, and above all you'll feel better about yourself.
And besides that, the damn golf courses and fly-streams are crowded enough already.
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Re: Can this person retire?
10-30-2005, 01:02 PM
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#30
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 768
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Re: Can this person retire?
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there's something wrong with the poll..how can you have a lower number of yes answers to bigger assets at the same age
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If 1 M is enough, the higher numbers will also work. Why bother selecting something that is obvious.
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