Recent content by Marc1962

Well, I have resigned effective 12/1/12. I'm calling it a sabbatical, but in my mind it's a possible retirement. After achieving FI a couple of years ago, I spent 18 months quietly wrapping up my old role for the acquiring company. It was dull, but the incentives to finish were significant, and...

Great thread - very interesting to see the common themes and techniques. I'm going to encourage my children to read it for advice and inspiration as they are just beginning to start their independent financial lives. For our part, we had a large family, and my wife taught the kids at home...

That's a great question. I do not know why the stars and the commentary do not agree.

Morningstar shows the dividend yield. I found the "Morningstar's Take" section to be interesting:

Freudian slip? :)

Lots of wisdom there, haha - thanks for sharing.

Great insight!

What's with the sarcasm, youbet? Perhaps you didn't intend to convey hostility, but that's how it's coming across to me. I was simply trying to explain that for me a decision to pay for private school, would have expenses over and above the tuition. In order to ensure that my kids fit into the...

We home school through 8th grade, use a highly regarded local public charter school for high school, and Purdue University thereafter. We let our kids know that they will start their independent lives with debt if they want to attend a private college. We encourage our kids to focus during high...

Any stock options?

Excellent clarification. My personal takeaway from the white paper is not that dividends are bad but instead that I should not allow dividend yield to become my highest investment priority. The white paper just puts dividends in the mix of "total return" and generally supports the...

Prior to reading this Vanguard white paper - https://institutional.vanguard.com/iip/pdf/WP_TotalRet.pdf - I perceived dividend income to be especially desirable and intended to invest accordingly. The article explains why qualified dividends are inferior to long-term capital gains after taxes...

Wow, great story, Alan - thanks for sharing. Inspirational!

I agree with this. Indexing is a simple way for retail investors to avoid making a number of common mistakes that can devastate their portfolios. As long as we avoid currency destruction or some other type of financial Armageddon, I'm confident that my wife and I can retire and stay retired by...

We're far enough apart on this issue that I don't think there's any reason to discuss it further. Let's just agree to disagree. I'll continue to be disappointed in the E-R.org community's response to bcinvest, and you presumably will continue to think as you indicate below.