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good info guys thank you.

also im 34yrs old married, 4 kids 12yrs and younger, earn 165,000 per year... wanting to retire early, I would like to pay for some of my kids college also. don't really know how much yet but some.. also would i max out a roth ira, then go traditional ira? thoughts are very appreciated.

leaving EJ for Vanguard Ok guys everyone here has convinced me, Im going to leave EJ for Vanguard. I still don't know what all im going to invest in but I will continue to research and learn all i can. can someone suggest something for me to invest in at first. at least just to get all my money...

Hey guys after doing some figuring and thinking I think 45 (10) yrs from now might be a little too soon and although I can save enough to do it it would take some extreme measures. I'm going to take baby steps first. And crawl before I walk. But get more and more aggressive as I go.. In another...

Yes this helps out, I have a tdameritrade account that i was doing some buying through, but didn't really know what i was doing so i figured i would seek the help of financial advisor to help me out and moved my money to EJ. I still have about 6000 in tdameritrade but it is in a few stocks...

Panacea. Thank u for advice.. I'm going to start research on Vanguard, Schwab,and Fidelity. They are not brokerages right? How do I know which one to invest in. And should I, or would u suggest pulling all my invested money($70,000) from Edward jones and start investing it myself? I'm currently...

38chevy454, thank you for your response.. my company don't offer a 401K, i will be looking into college savings programs.. the rental property is self-supporting, actual earn 250per month on it(for now) i got lucky and have some really good renters in there.. I would like to keep it and...

Makes sense I mean

WOW!!! First off I'm blown away by the great info and time you guys took out of day to post and advice!!!! Daylateanddollarshort!! That's great info!! Shortinseattle,I'm going to play with the calc tonight and get better figures so I know what I'm working with.. I have to get wife on board but...

Hermit, awesome post, your right, have to plan for the worst and hope for the best.. I do feel like the should carry some of the cost, but not sure on how much.. my thought was i would pay for the first two years weather they went to a two year or 4 year and they cover the rest. but we shall see.

haha it's all good, Im going to read through the faq today and learn all i can.. im excited!

oh wait think i found out Safe Withdraw rates right?

live and Learn, thank you for the info, what does SWR stand for?

Great info!!!!!