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There is a petition drive currently underway to nominate John C. Bogle for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Here is a very nice Forbes article highlighting some of Jack Bogle's contributions to individual investors and why he should be nominated: Where Is John C. Bogle's Presidential Medal Of...

[/B][/B][/I] Anyone know how to have Firecalc display withdrawal rates? I found this older post (59988) today while researching the same question as the original OP. In part of Midpack's reply she showed a withdrawal rate from Firecalc. (see above) Anyone know how Midpack was able to get...

Went to a cardiologist for a consult due to family history of early CAD. I'm 59. He said my stress test was negative for ischemia. I have jogged regularly for the last 15 years. I am slim and watch my diet (except for sugar). The Doctor recommended I start taking a low dose statin. He said in...

Some of us are risk averse and keep money in CD's or money markets and are not entirely invested in the market. Am I in the minority on this ? ??? So my question is not what percentage of your "portfolio" is in stocks, but rather, what the percentage of your "net worth" is invested in stocks...

Good Morning, It looks like stocks market will be up big today. My cash allocation is too high and I have been wanting to add more stocks. Would today be a good day to shift it all to a broad stock market fund like Vanguard TSM ?

Since MichaelB suggested I come over here and introduce myself, let me begin with a warm hello to all. :greetings10: I fired at 58, but not because I had accumulated a staggering amount of wealth. The truth is I retired because remaining in the workplace would have led to permanent insanity...

My understanding was that the additional $1000 catch-up for Health Savings Accounts was also deductible. However, line 13 on Form 8889 forces you to report the smaller of Line 2 ($6150) or Line 12 ($7150). The effect is that it takes away the $1000 catch-up and only allows you to enter the...