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Yeeha! ;D I have been planning this for 5 years. At 55 I am taking early retirement from a job as a Federal prosecutor in the DC area, and moving to Wilmington NC where I will open up a solo practice doing wills, trusts and estate planning. Some here will say that's not really...

The private equity market really seems to be heating up this year. A month ago the Carlyle Group raised the largest equity fund ever, and this week Goldman Sachs put together an even bigger one at $8.5 billion. As I understand it, these funds are put together for the purpose of purchasing...

Greetings- I have enjoyed reading this board for at least a year, and have occasionally posted as a guest, so it is time for an introduction. I'm currently a Federal Government employee, 52, living in Northern VA. I'm anticipating budget cuts and hoping I will be offered an early out...

I have discovered a calculator which compares Internotes inflation-protected bonds with TIPS. It provides a partial answer to the question I have had about how to compare the two. TIPs have a fixed coupon and adjust the principle amount by the change in the CPI-U. Thus, when the bond...