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After 35 years of marriage I'm sad to admit my wife and I are having marital problems.One issue has become money.I do the planning and after 8 yrs of retirement I think I'm doing at least an adequate job as our portfolio manager.At this point I don't want to be the one who determines how much a...

I am 62 and dw is 8 yrs younger. I decided to wait till 70 for SS . My wife will get RR retirement and not SS.The program was started before SS but i think the benefits are similar.Anyone familiar with the program?I was assuming the situation would be the same as her having SS but I'm not sure.

I keep seeing references to the inevitability of means testing SS. Supposedly not if but when.Of course no one knows for sure what shape it would take but what is the most likely scenario? Would cash,gold or other tangibles outside the banking system be exempt? Is it likely that people already...

I know most here don't agree with his analysis but can someone tell me what he considers less risky asset classes? He even considers CD s and treasuries risky. Other than cash under the mattress what is he recommending ?

I hope they get to the bottom of this incident. If the US treasuries are counterfeit or genuine , it's a serious matter and the public deserves to know the truth. I just have a feeling the treasury & Fed would like this story to go away and although it's been reported in Asia and Europe there...

I wasn't mad at the Chinese students for laughing at the treasury secretary when he said the Chinese investments in US debt were safe. It just shows they are intelligent and know what's going on.I just can't understand how we got ourselves in this position.I guess we have no shame as a nation...

Any opinions on Canadian oil royalty trusts?Dividends seem scarily high.Are these dividends relatively secure.Seems almost to good to be true.

I just read that pimco,Vanguard & Franklin hold alot of Lehman bonds.I own Pimco total return & will take a hit there.Also own Vanguard funds but not sure if there are lehman bonds in the ones I own.Fannie & freedie bond holders had to be bailed out because they were mostly owned by Chinese &...

I hope the documentary has a large audience. Most Americans' eyes immediately glaze over when you mention economics but just maybe it will be a popular film.It could be dangerous for politicians and lobbyists.

I know people on this site have a wealth of financial knowledge . Can anyone offer some advice? My father is 91 and in the near future will need to move to an assisted living residence.He has 400,000 in a CD at ORiON bank.If he moves from Florida to NJ what would be the reprecusions?The only...

It took 10 years longer than we had hoped but finally retired last week! At 3%WR 72K yr.We'll start some travel in 5 Months & know we'll spend it all.Before then we're going to see if we can live on 1500 mo +health ins.I think it"s very doable but we'll keep tract of all expenses & see how it...