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    Any upside to owner carry?

    We have decided to sell one of our properties, a 10 acre horse property with a custom built cabin located in the foothills of the san juan mountains of colorado. It has a lot going for it, views, ponds, water rights, and location. For me, the work involved in maintaining this sort of hobby farm...
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    Cell Service In British Columbia

    Question: We're travelling to Whistler/Blackcomb for 10 days of skiing later this week. We have verizon as our carrier here in the US. What have others used as a means to get canadian cell service without paying roaming charges or exorbitant data costs? I've heard that verizon offers a...
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    Your retirement year and how sequence risk has played out so far

    A recent thread about sequence of return risk had me evaluating how things have gone since retiring in 2011, and how things might look until I hit the decade mark. Since 2011 the market has done remarkably well, and inflation has been low, so if the first decade is a critical period (as kitces...
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    eight figure club

    I know it won't last with the market at highs like this, but total net worth just touched eight figures. The final push was certainly helped by our real estate (couple of homes and land), that have done remarkably well here in colorado the last few years. A bad day in the market and we're below...
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    Arlberg, Austria?

    DW and I planning a two week ski trip next February to the 'cradle of skiing', Arlberg, Austria. With 87 gondolas and chairlifts and over 300 sq km of terrain, it should be a fantastic way to sample some of europe's finest on and off piste skiing. Have any of you done a ski trip (or even a...
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    Any other hard core ER skiiers out there?

    Just wondering how many others out there share my passion for snow skiing. When I say passion, I'm not talking about an annual week or two in canada or europe, but those that annually log 50+ days a season shredding the slopes anywhere they can. A little about me: 57 yrs, athletic, went to...
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    investment income calculator tool?

    Does anyone know of a (preferably) free portfolio tracker that shows estimated income month by month for a portfolio of holdings you enter? Specifically, I'm looking to enter tickers and respective quantities into the tool, and it will automatically download latest data and calculate the annual...
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    tax accountant - steamed

    So, if you handed all your financial docs to three separate tax people, do you think you' get three different taxes due amounts? I just switched over to a new tax accountant this year, and some things have occurred with how he has handled the returns, to a point where I'm questioning if he has...
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    Is this a case where an investment advisor is a good idea?

    First post here. Have been watching this forum for some time now. I am 55 yrs old, married (wife is 46), no kids and looking for advice on whether it may be a good idea to turn to a Investment Advisor to get our investable assets to a place where I can eventually DIY. A quick history: About two...
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