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Great inpu, thanks everyone! I am going to look into those books now. I am definitely doing the mba (NIU is known for its mba program) as even if I do stick with county I don't want to miss an opportunity in the private sector because I got comfortable and skipped the masters. I do have a...

I didnt have the "receive email" button checked so I didnt realize there were responses. Thanks for the input- it is all very appreciated. From what I gather from my finance department- its 7.5% (not 7%) on VAC and there is NO brokerage/management fee on this investment (its all paid by the...

Thanks for the warm welcome and the input thus far! Walt34: I was not actually sure if the pension was COLA'd but found this article in my google search: http://www.imrf.org/pubs/retiree_pubs/ret_fundamentals/retv29no1.pdf which makes me think that it is, as it mentions the fact that the IMRF...

Let me start out by saying that I am very intimidated by some of the posts in this forum as in some cases my net worth is a single digit percentage of other posters! I am hoping for some direction from some of the (clearly!) Successful investors on this site! Here goes: I am 27 (28 in a month)...