Recent content by BTravlin

I don't believe so but it looks like he is not eligible to open accounts with Vanguard or Fidelity. Schwab does offer international accounts but they require a $25k minimum deposit to open an international account, which he cannot spare at the moment. Looking for options where he may be able to...

I have a friend from South Africa who is 48 and has spent most of his life traveling around the world, often working aboard cruise ships. There are not many good investing options in South Africa so he is looking for other available options. Anybody here know the best way for him to start...

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Thanks again but these are not it either. This was written by one of the well known financial advisers who deals with retirement issues regularly and is referenced here on the board often.

That's a good one but not the one I seek. The one I'm looking for was not posted as an article or a blog but merely a link to a letter that he wrote his children.

I'm trying to locate an article referenced here on ER and have searched for it with no luck. There was a thread about an investment adviser who had written a financial planning letter to his children that was very well written. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Thanks in advance for your help.

It sounds as if they left the tape on too long. It should be removed very shortly after the job is completed or else the paint dries over top of the edge of the tape and takes some of the adjacent paint with it when removed. I know, it has happened to me. As for the gummy paint, I have no idea.

Restaurants that combine hard to read menus with dim lighting.

John Pinette - Chinese Buffet John Pinette - Amusement Park DW and I saw John in person twice and even got to meet him once between shows. Very funny, very nice man. Emo Philips - Religion

When I was a kid my father was in sales and traveled quite a bit. Every time he came back from Wisconsin he would bring home a wheel of Port Salut cheese. The refrigerator would stink for weeks but it's great cheese!

Please let me know where to find "a maintenance free condo" as that would up my spending allowance by a decent amount.

Although the odds seem stacked against you, and him, your concern may be enough to make a difference. I too had a grade school buddy in similar circumstances, not quite as bad as your friend but quickly heading in that direction. We had drifted apart over the years because of his drinking and...

Now that I'm retired ....

Yes, it is. Sounds like a good day to have a pi(e) and then a nap.

No USD but do have a $500 peso note which is worth a little over $27 USD at present so I ticked $20 in the poll.