Recent content by MC1550

I vote for staying on Standard time year round. No clocking changing twice a year and thus the elimination of DST. I would rather have a little more daylight early in the day during the winter months. Seems to work out well in AZ.

We have been working with SS to obtain a corrected 1099. There were errors on both of our forms including total benefit amount for the year along with withholding and Medicare payment errors(all under reported). I called a few times and finally ordered a corrected 1099. They took information...

My last day of employment was 2/26/2009 - pretty darn close to the bottom of the market. I was not worried at all knowing my 401K/IRA was heavily invested in equities and that I did not need the money at the time. Fast forward to 2018 and I still have yet to touch my IRA and it has tripled...

maybe old news, but just received an email from Vanguard explaining their latest news on Turbo Tax.... Update for TurboTax users Vanguard will continue to offer access to TurboTax® products to clients on our website, but we're discontinuing our discounted and complimentary offerings beginning...

I just checked mine this morning and I see no difference in the estimated amount. I had previously checked about a month ago. Perhaps the updates were done on November 1?

"You aren't kidding about "considerable risk." This mix would be 50% junk." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Over a long term (10-15 years) withdrawal plan, I would consider this mix to be part(maybe 20%) of a strategic plan to encompass a total...

Perhaps a blend of the following is something to consider. However, this is meant for a long term income stream with considerable risk over just holding CDs. 25% Floating Rate Fund (Fidelity) 25% Short Term Bond Fund (Vang) 25% High Yield Bond Fund 25% CDs/Money Market Fund/Bank Savings...

This is as simple as it comes and a wealth of practical information...and it's a short read. The Elements of Investing by Burton G. Malkiel and Charles D. Ellis

In today's world, you can go and ask them to recast your loan at a lower rate and hopefully without any costs to you. My credit union is now offering a "streamline" home equity loan to pay off a mortgage at a much reduced interest rate. There are some qualifiers but it is a no-cost...

Worth a look as the discussions on dividend investing continue to be in the 'news'.....;) The Most Successful Dividend Investors Of All Time - Seeking Alpha "The reason why dividend investors are not highly publicized is because dividend investing is not sexy enough to be featured in the...

thanks for the responses on my original query. Now I wonder which is the correct amount. 2.36% or 3.1%?

For those of us NOT taking SS at 62 - how does the recent SS Cola increase affect us down the road? In other words, will we see an increase in our expected payout when we access the SS web site next year? I plan on taking SS at age 64 (in two years) and am wondering if this announcement will...

$20 A Gallon by Christopher Steiner paints a picture on how our lives will change with higher gas prices in our future. It is not all bad news. Be prepared.

Read $20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better ...by Christopher Steiner. It offers an insight to the plights of higher oil prices in our future.

Every other year here for the last eight years. I just finished my week's duty today without being chosen to even appear at the court house...Oh well.