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I have never been sick. I had never been hospitalized or had any surgery. I did not have to take any medication. My father. a two packs a day smoker, died of lung cancer at 83. My mother is still alive and quite lucid at 93. So I figured I 'll wait till I am 70 to take out social security...

To show you how good a stock picker I am. I now have capital losses that had stemmed from my positions in GM (total loss) and SUNW. I have over $15000 to be carrired over from 2012. But in 2013, I incurred some more capital loss when a covered call I sold was called away at below my cost. The...

The High Cost of Early Retirement - Yahoo Finance "It's possible to retire early if you're lucky enough to strike it rich, or if you plan ahead, watch your budget and want a more modest lifestyle. But the price tag for early retirement is high. For some people it's worth it, but it's not for...

The stock market has a great run in 2013, with DJIA returned over 26% and the S&P 500 returned over 29%. How did you do this year? Mine did not come close to just putting everything in the bench marks because the fixed income portion pulled the returns down, but at around 18% in 2013, I'll take...

Man Leaves Secret Fortune Worth $187.6 Million to Wash. Charities - Yahoo He was very admirable and charitable, but slightly quirky. "A Washington state man has left a fortune worth $187.6 million to charity, after spending his life keeping his wealth a secret by coupon clipping and riding...

Did you get anything? Did you get any bargain? Overall, I found there are less enticing sale this year. I did not stop at the local mall when I drove by and saw the throng of people there.

Hacker virus seizes files, ransoms for cash | Boston Herald "FBI spokesman Greg Comcowich said the agency is investigating after CryptoLocker ransomware — as the virus is known — took computers hostage at the Swansea Police Department Nov. 6. Ryan said the department finally decided to pay...

Americans Retiring Early, Then Running Out of Money - TheStreet The article cited this Genworth study https://pro.genworth.com/riiproweb/productinfo/pdf/155306.pdf "The Genworth data reveals that 52% of pre-retirees expect their living expenses to decrease in retirement, but actually, 65% of...

Linda Ronstadt Says She Has Parkinson’s Disease « CBS New York "Linda Ronstadt has Parkinson’s disease and can no longer sing, the legendary pop star told AARP in an interview Friday. The 67-year-old singer said she walks with the aid of poles and uses a wheelchair when she travels." How sad...

Yes, the rich are different: They don't retire - Yahoo! Finance " When asked "At what age do you expect to retire?" nearly one-third of those with annual earnings of $750,000 or more answered "over 70." Fifteen percent of them say they never plan to retire. On the other hand, only 6...

Did the strings of Wall Street Scandals: e.g. SAC insider trading, Goldman Sachs touting mortgage backed securities to investors while actively shorting them in the company's private accounts, affect your willingness to invest in stocks, bonds and other financial vehicles? 1. I lost all faith...

Chris Sevier, Tennessee Man, Suing Apple For Letting Him Access Porn Chris Sevier, a suspended lawyer in Tennessee, is suing Apple because he became addicted to porn while using an Apple computer to surf for porn. He accuses Apple. because the MacBook has no adult materials filter, of enabling...

How a trip to Africa changed one doctor forever obgyn65 (and others) may find this article useful and be able to identify with Benjamin LaBrot.

The Doors - When The Music's Over - YouTube http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57585387/ray-manzarek-founding-member-of-the-doors-dies-at-74/ R.I.P. Ray Manzarek

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Boomers Push Doctor-Assisted Dying in End-of-Life Revolt - Bloomberg "Claudia Burzichelli doesn’t want to die like her dad. Nine years ago, her father, already afflicted with Parkinson’s, killed himself with a gunshot to the head days after his release from a hospital where he had been...

Beef over female rocket scientist A controversy erupted over the obituary in NYT for Yvonne Brill, prompting the newspaper to rewrite it. "Yvonne Brill was a brilliant rocket scientist who invented a propulsion system for satellites in the early 1970s and received a National Medal of...

All Website Problem Reports - Site Down A lot of websites are down this morning. I have trouble all morning. Major server problem? Cyber attack?

Senate Democratic budget extends standoff with GOP "An exhausted Senate gave pre-dawn approval Saturday to a Democratic $3.7 trillion budget for next year that embraces nearly $1 trillion in tax increases over the coming decade but shelters domestic programs targeted for cuts by House...

Because Medicare Part B premium is based on look back on Federal Income Tax returns from 2 years prior to retirement, a person's Medicare Part B premium can be as high as $335.7 a month if the adjusted gross income prior to retirement was over $214000. There is a permanent penalty if one delay...

Can someone recommend a reliable house inspector in the Houston area whom they have worked with in the past and can trust? Thanks so much.

As I was looking for relocation possibilities, I often saw houses that are unexpectedly cheap compared to everything else in the neighborhood. Some listings just say some repair work needed, and some put down something vague like TLC needed. When I called, the agents said the houses have...

HPQ's share price had increased 70% in 3 months from the low of $11.35 last November. Either there was too much pessimism then or undue optimism now. Where do you think it'll go from here?

Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us | TIME.com Steven Brill wrote this long and somewhat disconcerting article in Time Magazine on the increasingly costly medical bills. The almost unimaginable magnitude of the coming health care bills for the large population of aging boomers can...

I have never been sick, hospitalized, never had surgery and am not taking any medication, so thus far in my life, I have been paying health insurance premium without ever been involved in filing any claim. I know at some point in my life, I will properly need health care. I read here in...