Hi Dana, A word of advice, those grills are not that good, they are actually pretty good for the gas part,
but the smoker and charcoal not so much. Actually bought a Weber for gas because they will last forever if you take care of it, mine is 10 years old and still going strong.
If you have the room I would get all 3, that’s what I did and it gives you a different option every night!
The rest of the setup sounds great!!
Yes, but before I do that is it ok to post a business name on here?
Unsure of the rules and don't want to be doing something I'm not supposed to. Moderator-- are we allowed to do this?
Like everyone one else here I have been managing our financial affairs on my own, my wife has tried on numerous occasions to assist/ try to understand it, but she just gets too frustrated with it. As others have posted I don't want to pay a high AUM, but I don't want to leave my wife in a tough situation either, should my demise occur (and being older it is more likely). Searched around for about a year and all the AUM's were between .75 and 1% for our portfolio size. Finally through some networking I was able to find a company that charges a flat fee based on your portfolio and it worked out to about .10%, they are fiduciary's,and have been in business for about 20 years now, while we started with them 2 years ago. For that fee, we meet 1 time a year to do a very detailed assessment of our holdings, they do our taxes both state and federal, I can call and meet with them at anytime. They have done Roth conversions, capital gains tax harvesting,asset allocation, discussed estate planning etc,etc, that a financial firm would do. The only thing they don't do is active management of the portfolio, they only do index funds through Fidelity, Vanguard or Schwab, which is all I do anyway- except for some fun money that I use for individual stocks that is about 2% of our portfolio. I have been very happy with their services, and although I would much rather not pay a fee, this way I know my wife has someone that she can trust and that she also is very comfortable with.
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Hi Dana, A word of advice, those grills are not that good, they are actually pretty good for the gas part, but the smoker and charcoal not so much. Actually bought a Weber for gas because they will last forever if you take care of it, mine is 10 years old and still going strong. If you have the room I would get all 3, that’s what I did and it gives you a different option every night! The rest of the setup sounds great!!
Post: Retirement Toys
Link to comment from May 5, 2026
Yes, but before I do that is it ok to post a business name on here? Unsure of the rules and don't want to be doing something I'm not supposed to. Moderator-- are we allowed to do this?
Post: Financial Planning
Link to comment from April 13, 2026
Like everyone one else here I have been managing our financial affairs on my own, my wife has tried on numerous occasions to assist/ try to understand it, but she just gets too frustrated with it. As others have posted I don't want to pay a high AUM, but I don't want to leave my wife in a tough situation either, should my demise occur (and being older it is more likely). Searched around for about a year and all the AUM's were between .75 and 1% for our portfolio size. Finally through some networking I was able to find a company that charges a flat fee based on your portfolio and it worked out to about .10%, they are fiduciary's,and have been in business for about 20 years now, while we started with them 2 years ago. For that fee, we meet 1 time a year to do a very detailed assessment of our holdings, they do our taxes both state and federal, I can call and meet with them at anytime. They have done Roth conversions, capital gains tax harvesting,asset allocation, discussed estate planning etc,etc, that a financial firm would do. The only thing they don't do is active management of the portfolio, they only do index funds through Fidelity, Vanguard or Schwab, which is all I do anyway- except for some fun money that I use for individual stocks that is about 2% of our portfolio. I have been very happy with their services, and although I would much rather not pay a fee, this way I know my wife has someone that she can trust and that she also is very comfortable with.
Post: Financial Planning
Link to comment from April 13, 2026