Recent content by mike hall

whipperwhill(sp?) is the bird in the first 2-3 photos. Night bird. Distinctive call at sunset and sunrise.

I have witnessed efforts by shareholders to force corporate executives to adopt a certain course of action. Shareholders voted in favor of various items during annual meetings. They were all politely ignored by management. Never put into action. I'm not sure what power shareholders really have.

I was looking at that fund as one of my 401K options, just the other day. I will be interested to read any answers to your questions. Mike

thanks for the replies. I don't to withdraw from the funds immediately, since I have the CD's but I will at some point.

I plan to retire soon. some income from Pensions, supplemented by 401K, IRA, after-tax investments. For some time while accumulating, I have used "Target" type funds with Vanguard and Fidelity. Ha-Ha pointed out in another thread, that there is a lot of info out there for accumulating, but...

"Constellation (airplane)" Definitely dating yourself there Rich. Beautiful classic recip.

Red Neck Fire Alarm.

Yeah, I looked it up after I posted thanks, but you got my meaning. According to Wikipedia someone said it. LOL!

LOL! we did the cinnamon aroma and music thing when we sold our house. Don't know if it actually worked, but for a few bucks it's worth a try---just needs to be subtle. Watched a lot of HGTV too, for inexpensive suggestions.

In "The Four Pillars", Bernstein goes into some detail to show that "Bubbles" happen about every generation--when the previous victims die out. We seem to have been able to shorten this cycle to 8-10 years. Maybe we should pay more attention to P.T. Barnum?

When we sold my Mother's Condo, I thought the carpet would have to be replaced in order to sell it. Instead, the real estate agent called a carpet company to give a written estimate, and left it on the counter while it was being shown. It seemed to work. tells buyers you know there is a...

I think you should use FireCalc to look at the feasibility of your plan, not as a specfic planning tool. I learned a lot by setting up the figures I thought I would have, then changing one variable at a time and trying to see the effect. for example delaying SS. There is no harm in continuing...

I received mine within the last month. I'm 59. birthday in Dec. don't know if everyone gets theirs in a particular month? I believe you can request one on the SSA website.

I'll be 60 soon, DW will be 59. I plan to retire soon. She will qualify for the min. on her record. I simply see it as the last card we have to play. Our plan: take hers on her record at 62, hold off taking mine until we absolutely need it, then convert her to spousal benefit. They even give...