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  1. big-papa

    Fidelity RPM

    Anybody having any issues with it? My home page login at FIDO shows the RPM number and graph from a run I made at the end of last year. But when I go back into the tool, it's now only showing me whether I'm OK based on an amount remaining at the end of retirement. Can't seem to find a path in...
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    Firecalc vs. Fido RIP

    Not sure if this one has been discussed. I'm not FIREd yet (but wanna be in the next 3 years or so). I recently ran some "what if's" through both Firecalc and Fido RIP. What I was looking at is the difference if my wife and I take SS at age 62 vs 67 vs 70. Ignoring the absolute...
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    New Book

    Hi Folks, Over on bogleheads, they're discussing a new retirement book: "Living off of your Money". It's available in hardback from Amazon, but is a bit pricy. Several folks there have contacted their local library to get a copy. A pdf version of the book is also available from the...
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    Interesting site: portfoliocharts.com

    Hey everybody, I couldn't find this mentioned in any of the forums here, but one of the bogleheads has created site, www.portfoliocharts.com He uses data from Simba's spreadsheet, available on bogleheads and provides a bunch of tools. He has results from most of the well-known lazy...
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    Intermediate Treasury

    Any thought to putting that in as a possible investment choice? Right now the only options are LT Treasury, LT corporate and 1 Month Treasury. I have seen historical 10 year bond return data (can't remember if it was Ibbotson or somewhere else).
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    Pay off mortgage

    Howdy from Texas. I bet this is a common question and I'm sure it's in one of the forums already but I couldn't find it. Lots of websites out there on the subject but none appear to do a complete analysis on whether/when one should pay off a mortgage. My own incomplete analysis that ignores...
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    Can we and should we?

    Howdy from Austin, TX. Me 53 1/2 working Wife 54 1/2 housewife 13 year old daughter Worked for a company for 20+ years and was laid off with a nice package in 2012. Joined another company shortly thereafter who then closed shop in Austin after 6 months. Package obviously not as...
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