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Once retired and before reaching Medicare age, I'll have no income other than dividends, which will not likely go over the minimum 133% of the federal poverty level (FPL) required to qualify for ACA. I realize I could do ROTH conversions and get the MAGI above the 133% FPL to qualify for ACA...

Obviously, there are many income funds available but I've noticed a huge number of ER folks here seem to feel very strongly about Wellesley/Wellington funds. What makes these funds so attractive when compared to other income funds? I'm just curious as to why the consensus seems to center around...

After reading many very good posts here, I've noticed several people mentioned timber as one of the asset classes to hold on a diversivied portfolio. I have no experience in timber investments so I'm curious...and have lots of questions: - why should I hold timber, ie. how does timber help...

A basic question for you I-bond holders - do I-bonds pay interest for the accumulated interest? Or is the interest paid only for the I-bond original amount? Joe

When people quote 5 (or 10, 15,...) year returns, how are these returns being actually computed? The way I understand it, these numbers are average returns. For example, let's follow 2 funds over a 5 year period. Fund 1: year1: 50% 2: -60% 3: 30% 4: 30% 5: -10% average...