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Just added my name to the list below, it somehow got bumped off. One more week to go, can't wait. 1. martyb - 55 - SOMETIME in 2013 2. DFA - 54 3. Chris2008 - 54 4. mystang52 (Glenn) - 60 5. SteveNU - 56 6. T-bird - 58 7. misty57 (DH) - 56 / RETIRED: 5/31/13 8. Coaster - 53 RETIREMENT DATE: 6...

Please add my name to the class of 2013. Gave notice yesterday and will work until the end of June. Wanted it to be earlier, say end of April, but was talked into staying a little longer for a replacement to be found. I am 57 years young and really looking forward to the freedom of...

I think it is this simple - if you can afford to defer taking SS to 70, then do it! The largest concern in retirement is running out of money. If you live longer than you anticipate, a higher SS payment will be there, for the rest of your life. If you don't live to 70, you don't get any SS...

Thanks for your replies (I appreciate the humorous ones too). What I got out of the replies is that some still like the thrill (individual stocks are more of a crapshoot), which I admit I will miss. But I am not trying to make a nest egg (I am done) but rather get a reasonable return and avoid...

I spent my whole life investing in various stocks, thinking I was smarter than the others and could outperform the market. I did ok, but some of the success could have just been luck. I now only trade in stock indexes, as I hated the insider information and manipulation that would occur with...

current age - 57 retirement age - before I reach 58 (less than 6 months) total working years - 32 pension - yes, but frozen several years ago can't wait to get there...

I saw the subject of your post and was curious to see what others said. So I was surprised to see you are living in St. Augustine, as that is where my DW and I have decided to retire to (currently live in Orlando). We just purchased our retirement home in St. Augustine a few months ago. It is...