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So here's a question. If you quit your job at say 50, have your last colonoscopy and perhaps prostate antigen exam just prior to your old employer group medical insuance policy being replaced. And either one comes up positive, is it possible you get dumped by your old insuance company at the...

Once the world and US economies take off again for some sustained growth (although there is a strong arguement that when cheap energy ends, so goes the possibility of economic growth) the last 10 years of cheap monthly purchases of stocks and mutual funds (e.g. monthly contributions to 401k's...

A house is not an investment, but.... Calmloki, I like your point. My wife and I have owned four homes in the last 15 years. I owned two myself before that. In all but two, we always made some little money. In the other two, we were loss protected as a result of a company transfer. What we...

We love our Kindles My wife and I both have Kindles. They have been very useful overseas. We can carry them with multiple titles anywhere we go, the beach, China, Bhutan, India, Egypt, Oman, etc. We have a little netbook too that we can keep up with banking online, news, etc. Kindle for PC...

I am a year ahead of you, and have similar feelings about work. I am weighing quitting early, losing out on the lump sum and medical benefits, but keeping five years of my life. I like the Die Broke philosophy, i.e. you can't take it with you. My wife and I have very similar interests which...

Hello, new to the forum, but not new to investment planning. In a nutshell, we are ready to spring free from my career of 25 years as a geologist. We love to travel, hike and bike long distances, view the stars, and camp at beautiful vistas. I would like to quit my job at 50, in trade for...