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Joe Bert - in the linked article says it better than I ever could. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/roth-just-wolf-sheeps-clothing-230001269.html I personally have some Roth accounts but wonder if they'll be taxed again going forward. I just don't trust big GOV to do the right thing...

Oh no ! As if we don't have enough to worry about. A Looming Clown Shortage may affect us all !

I saw this over on the Vanguard forum and thougt it might be of interest here. John Bogle (of Vanguard fame) suggests that Large Cap International equities will perform poorly going forward. He suggests that a US-only portfolio will do much better. Besides if you have large-cap US equities you...

There is way too much truth posted in this article... 10 Money Lessons From Elderly Americans Who Have Seen It All

The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article today. The article suggests that rather than the often proposed delay to 70 advice, that one make your decision also weighted by market levels. If you are retiring into weak markets you just may NOT want to delay as your required nestegg...

Forgive me if this has already been discussed here. I saw a link to this SWR approach over on the Bogleheads website and thought it was a pretty nifty idea. Basically it uses a formula based on the RMD withdrawal rates for nestegg depletion. A retiree is often faced with the problem of...

Everything About Retiring Finances in one brief Conversation... In the Journal of Financial Planning, William P. Bengen, Jonathan T. Guyton,; and Wade D. Pfau discuss financial planning issues for retirees... Safe Withdrawal Rates: What Do We Really Know?

yet another article on the tough-times ahead and the futility of the Feds action. The article suggests it's a tough uphill struggle against retiring Boomers life-cycle spending patterns driving the economy. Are Stocks Doomed by Demographics? - Businessweek

How do you stack up to the 1 percenters... If this hasn't already been posted, Scott Burns updated his chart using 2010 data. The chart shows (by age bracket) how much total wealth you need to have in order to be in certain tiers. The New Wealth Scoreboard - Registered Investment Advisor

Benefits of being a TSA Agent Jonah Falcon told Huffington Post in July that he had recently survived a pat-down at San Francisco International Airport. Falcon was named in a 1999 HBO documentary as having the largest penis on record, and apparently the "suspicious" bulge drew the attention of...

Scott Burns has a thought provoking article suggesting that we should spend the nestegg while we can. In his article he suggests tha saving the nestegg cause we may make it to 99, may not be as important as living large before then. The numbers certainly point that way. How Much Is A Future...

I have been a dedicated coffee drinker most of my adult life. I enjoy a pot (or so) every day and have been doing so for decades. I always assumed due to what I have read that drip coffee was the best way to make coffee. I never questioned that thinking. In another forum I peruse they were...

Evidently, it doesn't take all that much to live La Dolce Vita. What Am I doing striving to hit a higher number ? How Much Money Do You Need to Be Happy? - Yahoo! News

You just can make stuff this good up ! Dentist pulls out all of her ex-boyfriend

Retirement Outside United States More Rhetoric than Reality - Yahoo! Finance

It's a Whopper !

Scott Burns says it again. The Real Doomsday: Less Bang, More Whimper - Registered Investment Advisor

Oh sure I like a Coke now and then... but 2 to 2.6 gallons of Coke everyday isn't a good thing. New Zealand woman's Coca-Cola habit cited in death

Scott Burns... Life: How Much Will You Leave On the Table? - Registered Investment Advisor

Some people would just die to have an IPhone... BBC News - China arrests after kidney sold for iPad .

For the posers In thirteen easy steps... How to Look Rich: 13 steps - wikiHow My favorite is step 4...

Breaking news on the things you use everyday that can (and cannot) be deducted. Breast Pumps: Deductible. Medical Marijuana: Not Deductible. - Total Return - WSJ

The Millionaires tax when scored by an impartial entity brings in much much less than had been suggested by many. Considering all the media attention this topic gets it hardly is evn worth talking about. Buffett millionaires tax to raise $47 billion: report - Yahoo! Finance

here's a little ray-of-sunshine to cheer you up ! Baby Boomers' Investment Returns Will Be Constrained, This Researcher Warns - WSJ.com This phenomenon has been noted before by many other writers. All that is left is to what degree this effect will affect our livelihood.

Whoops ! bet he won't do that again ! Canadian Man Hit With $11,000 Cellular Bill for Letting Kids Stream Movies | Trending Now - Yahoo! News