Recent content by David1961

I wanted to get to a point where my WR was 2%.

As of last Friday, down 16.5%.

I believe that 10 years from now, the stock market will be higher than it is today. What it does between now and then (especially in the next 6 months or so) I have no idea. I do think there will be a lot of volatility in the short term though.

You mean you are selling some of your actively managed mutual funds to take these capital losses and putting the money into index funds? That is a great idea. Just want to make sure I understand. Even at the market peak, my cost basis would not have generated as much capital gains as I...

I am doing more traveling and was wondering if there any apps that will give me the phone number or help me contact the local police (at their non-emergency number) wherever I am located? Seems like something like this should be available. Thanks.

Could you ask a friend or relative to text back and forth with you every day? Maybe he or she would be in the same boat and would want you to check on them also.

For me, the first month was the toughest. By three months, the adjustment was over.

Up 15%

Was wondering if anyone had had this issue. When I turn my iPod on, all the songs are missing. When I plug it into my laptop using ITunes, it says iTunes cannot read my iPod because of a corrupt file. Under Windows 10, none of the files are listed although it says it is about 50 GB in size...

And when you leave, say "Adios My Friends

I don't work for my money. My money works for me

Does either version talk about changing the tax rates for dividends or long-term capital gains?

Whenever I think about this topic, the Supertramp song "The Logical Song" comes to mind. How society wants to make people "productive" at the cost of their happiness.

Thanks for the replies. I have a couple of questions about sleep mode. I assume it goes directly into sleep mode when I push the power button and quickly release it. Is that correct? What about when I am not using the tablet for awhile and the screen eventually goes blank. Is that sleep...

I turn my tablet on and off multiple times a day. Basically, if I'm not going to use it for an hour of two, I figure I will save the battery some, plus I was raised to turn something off when I am finished with it. I read in a book, where the manufacturers recommend you leave it on all day. Just...