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Hi Guys! Long time sense I last posted... Next spring, my wife and I will be retiring to Costa Rica. We own a nice condo that would sell for $200k, or rent for a grand or so a month. We have been playing with a few ideas of what we want to do with our place, the first option, is to rent it...

I got my mortgage statement yesterday and noticed that my 2 year ARM rate reset this month. I had already decided that as soon as my ARM resets, I would pay off the mortgage in full. So thats what I did today, walked down to the Fidelity office and wired the pay off balance to the mortgage...

Now that I came up with an AA I am comfortable with, I need to figure out where to hold my TIPS and Bonds. 87% of my funds are in a taxable account, 13% are in a Solo 401k. I have decided I'm most comfortable with a 50/50 AA. I also decided I want to keep my investing as simple as possible so I...

Anyone keep it real simple by going 100% into any individual fund? Is it simply to risky? I have ~$500k in an after-tax retirement account that I would like to draw monthly income out of. The current yield (4.45%) will pay for all my basic expenses. In addition to that account, I have $88k in...

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Aloha once again! Quick Stats: $500k to invest, currently 100% in a money market fund. 29yrs old, want to retire at age 35. I have decided I'm comfortable with 70% in stocks and 30% in bonds. I want to keep my investing really really easy, just a handful of holdings, re-balance my portfolio...

Hey guys! Can anyone tell me what I should look for, and look out for when it comes to Variable Annuities? I'm thinking about putting $100k into a VA, I have 30years or so to let it grow tax free, sounds like a great addition to the $50k I already have in my 401k plan.

Hi All, great community you guys have here! I registered a week or two back and have been lurking non stop. Thought it was time to say Hi, and tell ya about me. :) I'm a 30yr old guy, I am engaged to be married this fall. I have been self employed for the last few years, bought a nice condo for...