I met Jonathan in a sandbox in Prospect Park about 35 years ago. Our daughters Hannah and Sonia were still apprentices to the human race, so we were pretty busy refereeing the girls and introducing foundational concepts like your turn and no sand in the eye. I don't think we got to compounded interest that first year. We became friends anyhow. I've been looking over his shoulder for years now and can vouch that he has always to his own self been true (Polonius' words but still a fine thought). Hard to say if the unwavering qualities are rooted in character or a lack of imagination. I've benefitted financially from Jonathan's books and articles to the tune of a more comfortable retirement, but my happiness quotient has benefitted more from our friendship.
Thank you for the dose of realism, but I'm prescribing Tennyson and a daily multivitamin with extra iron: "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45392/ulysses
I just wanted to add that the 7/24/2023 article in the Wall Street Journal on the 2023 increased maximum contribution of 200K to a QLAC notes that since the remaining IRA will be smaller, the RMD will be smaller. May be obvious.
Henry David Thoreau didn't have a blow dryer but he had some bookends that he had to dust on a regular basis. When he tabulated the time wasted on dusting the bookends, he pitched them out the window.
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I met Jonathan in a sandbox in Prospect Park about 35 years ago. Our daughters Hannah and Sonia were still apprentices to the human race, so we were pretty busy refereeing the girls and introducing foundational concepts like your turn and no sand in the eye. I don't think we got to compounded interest that first year. We became friends anyhow. I've been looking over his shoulder for years now and can vouch that he has always to his own self been true (Polonius' words but still a fine thought). Hard to say if the unwavering qualities are rooted in character or a lack of imagination. I've benefitted financially from Jonathan's books and articles to the tune of a more comfortable retirement, but my happiness quotient has benefitted more from our friendship.
Post: Asking the Editor
Link to comment from March 8, 2025
Thank you for the dose of realism, but I'm prescribing Tennyson and a daily multivitamin with extra iron: "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45392/ulysses
Post: Bracing for Evening
Link to comment from November 4, 2023
I just wanted to add that the 7/24/2023 article in the Wall Street Journal on the 2023 increased maximum contribution of 200K to a QLAC notes that since the remaining IRA will be smaller, the RMD will be smaller. May be obvious.
Post: Longevity Insurance
Link to comment from July 25, 2023
Henry David Thoreau didn't have a blow dryer but he had some bookends that he had to dust on a regular basis. When he tabulated the time wasted on dusting the bookends, he pitched them out the window.
Post: Budgeting Time
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The suspense is killing us: we're all waiting for your avocado toast recipe.
Post: Who We Were
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