Thorsten Kril

Comments:

• Great article, totally up my ally. I bought Exxon last year for the same reason. Only I wished I had bought more of it.

  Post: Fill ’Er Up

  Link to comment from December 6, 2021

• Good article, but the math is inconsistent. The numbers used in the first and last item (0.98 and 0) are the factors to calculate what you get to keep, after inflation or your investment mistake. You multiply your balance with these numbers, and the result is what you net, after paying the cost of the item. However the numbers used for the other 3 items represent the cost of those items. I.e. to account for "paying for help", you multiply your balance with 0.01 to 0.25 to determine what portion of your account balance you need to give up each year. I think the article would be easier to read if the numbers were used in a consistent way. Meaning either representing the net take, or the cost. For example, to make the inflation and the "paying for help" items consistent, we could use 0.98 for inflation and 0.75..0.99 for the help item. Or else, use 0.02 for inflation and 0.01..0.25 for the help.

  Post: Go Figure

  Link to comment from April 12, 2021