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Sympathies to you and your family. There is no good time to lose one's folks...although knowing it ends a health-related suffering may be of help.

In speaking to 2 different full service brokerage firms recently about this very concern, they are all advocating no bond position in their current asset allocations, even for those for those in retirement. The one with the more sophisticated strategy is using options as a sort of insurance...

There is a series of videos on YouTube called "cord cutters" that has some good ideas for saving money on your cable bill, or shutting it off entirely. It has hosts that talk about the pros and cons of different setups and review new equipment. Sometimes too they play videos people send in of...

Suggest checking out David Swensen's Yale Endowment permanent portfolio. it's an AA one keeps the same in all market conditions, hence the "permanent" part.

I have worked at the gamut: from small privately owned company of 100 employees, to a medium sized company, to a megacorp. I've found a great deal of my happiness at work depends on the team dynamic of those I work closely with. I like to be able to move around within the company (not...

I think this was called the "Fast" diet. Definitely sounds interesting!

I saw segments about the Prius' being abandoned on the side of the road a few years ago on the national network news...At that time, a battery around $8,000 to replace plus an EPA disposal fee - a lot of money to sink into a high mileage vehicle. Seems the cost has come down now to around $2300...

I have heard the following things about the Prius and would be interested in an owner's POV: 1. the battery the car requires uses HAZMATs, so it's not really green to build or dispose of 2. there is an EPA disposal fee associated with getting rid of the battery which will need replacing every...

Ok, I have a question. My megacorp has 2 types of 401k administrators: 1. Main 401k Administrator - free to employees other than fees the particular individual investment vehicles charge. Very limited offerings...only about 20 Megacorp-chosen vehicles. 2. Secondary 401k Administrator -...

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If it were me, I would probably DCA in over the course of a year. There are historically good and bad months for the market. Seems the Federal Reserve may be changing their monetary policy in coming months and the market is plainly jittery about that. I wouldn't want to see the account...

In the last year or two, I have heard the cost of an average wedding in the US is about $30,000. However my wedding cost about $10,000 at a nice venue. I did some shopping around, was flexible, and had a attendees list of about 100 people. Reception was a sit down dinner at a country club...

As others have pointed out, it really has a lot to do with the plan offered. I'm with Calico....with my db pension, I'm not going anywhere!! In my industry, I see very nice db pensions that are not-cola'd and no offer of healthcare. The company contributes at the agreed upon rate, and the...

similarly, i have a friend with a doctorate in biophysics. he worked in a role at megacorp that used his advanced skillset for a short time...but then started a trend of taking rinky dink fun and easy roles instead. before long, megacorp let him go. (during a work downturn i think they decided...