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The Grass Is Definitely Greener.
17 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 1/7/2026
FIRST: Dan Smith on 1/7 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 1/9/2026 at 8:09 PM
The “Mean Girls”/Junior High Bullies at HumbleDollar
32 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 1/9/2026
FIRST: quan nguyen on 1/9 | RECENT: OldITGuy on 1/9/2026 at 8:08 PM
No Such Thing as Easy Money
12 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 1/8/2026
FIRST: Michael Bruno on 1/8 | RECENT: Winston Smith on 1/9/2026 at 6:49 PM
Tell me my error in thinking
11 replies
AUTHOR: robert waldorff on 1/8/2026
FIRST: Dan Smith on 1/8 | RECENT: robert waldorff on 1/9/2026 at 6:04 PM
Four Weddings and a Wake-Up Call
24 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 1/9/2026
FIRST: baldscreen on 1/9 | RECENT: Rachna Condos on 1/9/2026 at 5:58 PM
All you need to know about health insurance, social security and utility bills – sort of
18 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/8/2026
FIRST: 1PF on 1/8 | RECENT: Kevin Madden on 1/9/2026 at 5:46 PM
Customizing the Safe Withdrawal Rate
23 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 1/8/2026
FIRST: Winston Smith on 1/8 | RECENT: OldITGuy on 1/9/2026 at 4:19 PM
Real vs. Imaginary Returns – Part II
8 replies
AUTHOR: Langston Holland on 1/7/2026
FIRST: Richard Tschantz on 1/8 | RECENT: OldITGuy on 1/9/2026 at 3:51 PM
What is the standard advice for someone who wants guaranteed income in retirement?
24 replies
AUTHOR: Michael de la Maza on 12/26/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/26/2025 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 1/8
Distance from family: inconvenience…or a financial planning blind spot?
21 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Peck on 1/2/2026
FIRST: DrLefty on 1/2 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 1/8
Real vs. Imaginary Returns – Part I
25 replies
AUTHOR: Langston Holland on 12/31/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 1/1 | RECENT: jan Ohara on 1/8
Help Me Out People—Is This Just Me?
24 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 1/4/2026
FIRST: Dan Smith on 1/4 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 1/8
New Year’s Resolutions, Target Date Funds, and My New Friend Gemini
22 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 1/4/2026
FIRST: Dan Smith on 1/4 | RECENT: normr60189 on 1/8
What Would You Do?
8 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 1/7/2026
FIRST: quan nguyen on 1/7 | RECENT: Harold Tynes on 1/8
The impossibility of defining needs.
46 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/5/2026
FIRST: Bob Harrison on 1/5 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 1/8
Grocery Shopping for the Mildly Obsessed
37 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 1/5/2026
FIRST: OldITGuy on 1/5 | RECENT: Ted Tompkins on 1/8
Consolidating 401(k)s in retirement
32 replies
AUTHOR: Maggie Wall on 1/4/2026
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 1/4 | RECENT: Lucretia Ryan on 1/8
Let’s Be Clear
4 replies
AUTHOR: Fred Miller on 1/7/2026
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 1/7 | RECENT: Jeff Bond on 1/7
Some creative thinking…
14 replies
AUTHOR: Alphacat on 1/3/2026
FIRST: Kathy W on 1/4 | RECENT: Alphacat on 1/7
Taking stock
7 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 1/6/2026
FIRST: William Housley on 1/6 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 1/7
Is IRMAA a tax, a fee or a reduction in subsidy?
15 replies
AUTHOR: r r on 12/28/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/28/2025 | RECENT: Len Hamilton on 1/6
Your two best investing books—and do you also keep an End-of-Life “family binder”?
28 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Peck on 1/4/2026
FIRST: Dan Smith on 1/4 | RECENT: Jerry Pinkard on 1/5
What to do with a $500,000 inheritance ?
10 replies
AUTHOR: Roger Hodge on 1/3/2026
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 1/4 | RECENT: William Housley on 1/5
Actuarial Services’ Estimates of Proposals to Change the Social Security Program or the SSI Program
5 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 1/5/2026
FIRST: Dan Smith on 1/5 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 1/5
The future of mail and how it affects finances
28 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 1/3/2026
FIRST: baldscreen on 1/3 | RECENT: Cheryl Low on 1/5
At what age did travel start feeling like work—and what changed your plan?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Peck on 1/2/2026
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 1/2 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 1/5
Enough with IRMAA complaining
53 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/29/2025
FIRST: Wilbur on 12/29/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 1/4
Can a budget do all that?
53 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/2/2026
FIRST: Jo Bo on 1/2 | RECENT: R Quinn on 1/4
Average vs. Humble Average
26 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 12/28/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/28/2025 | RECENT: William Dorner on 1/4
Artificial Intelligence and Payroll Tax
5 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 1/2/2026
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 1/2 | RECENT: William Dorner on 1/4
Six Months In! (from Dana/DrLefty)
15 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 1/1/2026
FIRST: Brian on 1/3 | RECENT: DrLefty on 1/4
Share This Message
8 replies
AUTHOR: Howard Rohleder on 1/3/2026
FIRST: Michael1 on 1/3 | RECENT: Jeff Peck on 1/4
The Distance: Time Grinds On
36 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 1/2/2026
FIRST: Kim Zimmerman on 1/2 | RECENT: deusexmachina21 on 1/4
One Less Resolution for 2026!
4 replies
AUTHOR: Eric Furches on 12/28/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 12/29/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 1/3
Trust – The reason I read HumbleDollar
2 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 7/28/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 7/28/2024 | RECENT: Olin on 1/3
Vanguard’s new active ETFs
7 replies
AUTHOR: sanjivag on 1/1/2026
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 1/1 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 1/3
I accidently Coast FIRE’d. Can I stop saving?
6 replies
AUTHOR: Ben Rodriguez on 1/2/2026
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 1/2 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 1/3
Seeking the Wisdom of the Ages
14 replies
AUTHOR: quan nguyen on 12/31/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/31/2025 | RECENT: quan nguyen on 1/2
What Age Did You Retire—and What Made You Decide It Was Time?
52 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Peck on 12/27/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 12/27/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 1/2
Hitting the Pause Button
14 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/31/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/31/2025 | RECENT: Jeff Bond on 1/1
Lump sum Vs Monthly Payment – Which pension option is better?
39 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 6/21/2024
FIRST: steve abramowitz on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: smr1082 on 1/1
What’s the most important financial concept?
37 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/14/2021
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 5/14/2021 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 1/1
If You Could Rewind 5 Years Before Retirement… What Would You Change?
23 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Peck on 12/27/2025
FIRST: OldITGuy on 12/27/2025 | RECENT: eludom on 1/1
Who cares if Social Security benefits are cut?
11 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/27/2025
FIRST: Ormode on 12/27/2025 | RECENT: Patrick Brennan on 1/1
AI or Black Eye: Choose Your Weapons Steve Abramowitz
21 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 12/30/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/30/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 12/31/2025
Filing Status and IRMMA
4 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 12/28/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 12/28/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 12/31/2025
Well: That’s Just Inconvenient!
16 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/29/2025
FIRST: Victor Hernandez on 12/29/2025 | RECENT: achnk53 on 12/31/2025
Plan for a Pay Cut
35 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 12/26/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/26/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 12/30/2025
Close but not quite
4 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 12/30/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/30/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 12/30/2025
Social media and our financial security. Move along nothing to see here.
16 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/28/2025
FIRST: Jeff Peck on 12/28/2025 | RECENT: Kari Lorch on 12/29/2025
Mortgage in Retirement
24 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Peck on 12/27/2025
FIRST: Mark Gardner on 12/27/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 12/29/2025
New Voices
19 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/27/2025
FIRST: Langston Holland on 12/27/2025 | RECENT: Langston Holland on 12/28/2025
How HumbleDollar fit into how I think about money
5 replies
AUTHOR: Fred Miller on 12/27/2025
FIRST: Patrick Brennan on 12/27/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 12/28/2025
The Life That Was Waiting
15 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/26/2025
FIRST: Patrick Brennan on 12/27/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 12/28/2025
Fixed Indexed Annuity for 3–6 Years: Worth It as a Short-Term Move?
4 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Peck on 12/27/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/27/2025 | RECENT: Ray Holland on 12/28/2025
The House Always Wins
13 replies
AUTHOR: Langston Holland on 12/26/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 12/26/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 12/28/2025
Cash Ain’t Trash
18 replies
AUTHOR: Philip Stein on 12/26/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 12/26/2025 | RECENT: David J. Kupstas on 12/27/2025
Social Security – Why I Chose FRA
50 replies
AUTHOR: Langston Holland on 12/20/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 12/21/2025 | RECENT: William Dorner on 12/27/2025
In defense of car dealerships
35 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/23/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 12/23/2025 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 12/27/2025
The Only Other Spending Rule Article You Will Ever Need
2 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Malone on 12/25/2025
FIRST: jackdausman on 12/27/2025 | RECENT: Ormode on 12/27/2025
Someday Is Here
23 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 12/24/2025
FIRST: Bill C on 12/24/2025 | RECENT: Dennis Friedman on 12/27/2025
The dilemma of fixing Social Security. Quinn has a few ideas focused on fairness for future and current retirees
36 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/6/2024
FIRST: Scott Dichter on 11/6/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/26/2025
Can we be completely safe?
35 replies
AUTHOR: Ben Rodriguez on 12/17/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 12/17/2025 | RECENT: Cammer Michael on 12/26/2025
American Express Platinum Card Benefits Outweigh the Costs-for me
19 replies
AUTHOR: James McGlynn CFA RICP® on 12/23/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 12/23/2025 | RECENT: James McGlynn CFA RICP® on 12/26/2025
When a Debt-Free Christmas Goes Wrong
6 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/23/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 12/24/2025 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 12/26/2025
I was tricked. It was a good thing. Money well spent.
19 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/24/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/24/2025 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 12/26/2025
The Supply Chain Behemoth That Puts Amazon on the Naughty List
14 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/24/2025
FIRST: 1PF on 12/24/2025 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 12/26/2025
Christmas Thoughts from Henry van Dyke
16 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 12/20/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 12/20/2024 | RECENT: Dave Melick on 12/25/2025
Is the current stock market anything to be concerned about?
38 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/21/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 11/21/2025 | RECENT: Langston Holland on 12/25/2025
For the Love of Logarithms
10 replies
AUTHOR: Langston Holland on 12/23/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 12/23/2025 | RECENT: V Saraf on 12/24/2025
Please Sir, Can I Have Some More?
31 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/22/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 12/22/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 12/24/2025
The Festive Sweater and the Dilemma
22 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/19/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 12/19/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 12/22/2025
Humble Christmas and Holiday Message
6 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 12/20/2025
FIRST: OldITGuy on 12/20/2025 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 12/22/2025
Under the Tree-a Christmas story
6 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/19/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/19/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 12/22/2025
Boring……
3 replies
AUTHOR: Bill W. on 12/20/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 12/20/2025 | RECENT: L H on 12/21/2025
Six Ways to Grow Income
27 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Spears on 12/18/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 12/18/2025 | RECENT: Andy Morrison on 12/21/2025
Modest Leverage for Young Investors
8 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Gardner on 12/18/2025
FIRST: Kenneth DeLuca on 12/19/2025 | RECENT: Ormode on 12/20/2025
Would You Raid the Piggy Bank or Mortgage the House?
29 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/7/2025
FIRST: Aaron on 12/7/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 12/19/2025
Curious perspective on profits
25 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/17/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/17/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 12/19/2025
All I Want For Christmas: The Gift of Presence, not Presents
11 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/18/2025
FIRST: Marilyn Lavin on 12/18/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 12/19/2025
They Never Call
1 reply
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 12/19/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 12/19/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 12/19/2025
27 Months
73 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 12/12/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/12/2025 | RECENT: Andy Morrison on 12/19/2025
Becoming A “Bad Investor”
35 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/17/2025
FIRST: Howard Schwartz on 12/17/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 12/19/2025
Health Insurance Double Take
45 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff on 11/20/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 11/21/2025 | RECENT: Jeff on 12/18/2025
The Incredible Shrinking — Stock Market?
11 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 12/16/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/16/2025 | RECENT: Kenneth DeLuca on 12/18/2025
Affordable is an interesting word – especially related to healthcare
37 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/16/2025
FIRST: Dave Melick on 12/16/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/18/2025
The Monthly Payment Trap: How Car Dealerships Hide the Real Cost
64 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/15/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 12/15/2025 | RECENT: Marilyn Lavin on 12/17/2025
$92,000 a year is quite an investment. The ROI is real, but maybe not.
117 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/11/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/11/2025 | RECENT: Olin on 12/17/2025
Security risk with CoPilot+ PC
10 replies
AUTHOR: quan nguyen on 12/15/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/15/2025 | RECENT: quan nguyen on 12/17/2025
Fifty-seven years and counting and it’s snowing…again.
17 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/14/2025
FIRST: Doug C on 12/14/2025 | RECENT: baldscreen on 12/15/2025
Calculating the Maximum Income While Staying in the 12% Tax Bracket
28 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 12/7/2025
FIRST: Humble Reader on 12/7/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 12/15/2025
Scams part 2
4 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 12/12/2025
FIRST: rgscl on 12/14/2025 | RECENT: Olin on 12/14/2025
Which bond fund?
40 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 12/1/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 12/1/2025 | RECENT: Andy Morrison on 12/14/2025
Tech Part II: How to buy a printer/scanner, accessories and more
12 replies
AUTHOR: Henry Bruce Finer on 12/8/2025
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 12/8/2025 | RECENT: Andrew Forsythe on 12/14/2025
One Last Book
9 replies
AUTHOR: Elaine M. Clements on 12/12/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 12/12/2025 | RECENT: Dave Melick on 12/13/2025
Part 3.0: More notes and ideas from the retail tech world
4 replies
AUTHOR: Henry Bruce Finer on 12/11/2025
FIRST: 1PF on 12/11/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 12/12/2025
Scams
3 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 12/12/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 12/12/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 12/12/2025
An Uncomfortable Retail Truth
46 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/10/2025
FIRST: Kim Zimmerman on 12/10/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 12/12/2025
Where are all the HD writers?
35 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/14/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 10/14/2025 | RECENT: jan Ohara on 12/12/2025
What’s Your Perfect “Normal” Day?
14 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/12/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 12/12/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 12/12/2025
Enough Already
29 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 12/9/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 12/9/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 12/12/2025
My Contact Info
9 replies
AUTHOR: Bogdan Sheremeta on 12/8/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/9/2025 | RECENT: Bogdan Sheremeta on 12/12/2025
Choosing the right executor/trustee
5 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Bond on 12/10/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 12/10/2025 | RECENT: jan Ohara on 12/11/2025
Black Friday blues come February
40 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/8/2025
FIRST: Chris Rush on 12/8/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/11/2025
You DRIP?
21 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 12/8/2025
FIRST: Chris Rush on 12/8/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/10/2025
HSA changes that became law in the OBBBA – IRS Q/A explanation
2 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 12/9/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/9/2025 | RECENT: baldscreen on 12/9/2025
Guardianship
21 replies
AUTHOR: baldscreen on 12/7/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/7/2025 | RECENT: baldscreen on 12/9/2025
How Has Living in a CCRC Affected Your Monthly Bills?
39 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 11/12/2025
FIRST: Bill C on 11/12/2025 | RECENT: smr1082 on 12/9/2025
The Point of Diminishing Returns
50 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 10/31/2025
FIRST: Gary Klotz on 11/1/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 12/8/2025
The annuities are coming, the annuities are coming‼️
24 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/4/2025
FIRST: Howard Schwartz on 12/4/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 12/8/2025
Are the actuarial assumptions regarding benefit neutrality still accurate?
19 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 12/5/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/5/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 12/8/2025
I CAN SOLVE THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT CRISIS IN AMERICA
40 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/6/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 12/6/2025 | RECENT: Hung Nguyen on 12/8/2025
Happy Hour, or The Panic Button? Why Early Retirement Anxiety Is Real.
52 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/30/2025
FIRST: Jo Bo on 11/30/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 12/8/2025
The High Cost of my Financial Ignorance
6 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/5/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 12/5/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 12/8/2025
AI speaks out on retirement income replacement percentage
19 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/4/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/4/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 12/8/2025
Home, Auto & Umbrella Insurance—“Longevity Benefit”?
53 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 1/23/2025
FIRST: Dan Wick on 1/24/2025 | RECENT: Patrick Rodrigues on 12/8/2025
Another Data Breach
11 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 12/5/2025
FIRST: stelea99 on 12/5/2025 | RECENT: parkslope on 12/7/2025
IRS Notice 2025-68 – I’m trying to understand an aspect of the new tax law
6 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 12/4/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/5/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 12/6/2025
Ripples Through Time
22 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/4/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 12/4/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 12/6/2025
Bearing Witness: Retirement From the Wrong Side of the Divide
42 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/25/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 11/25/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 12/6/2025
How to buy a laptop computer in an AI world
21 replies
AUTHOR: Henry Bruce Finer on 12/2/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 12/2/2025 | RECENT: stelea99 on 12/6/2025
Health insurance and SS: two major financial related issues that most people do not understand and worse have come to believe a great deal of false information.
16 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/5/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 12/5/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 12/5/2025
Addressing Retirement Anxiety
6 replies
AUTHOR: Chris Rush on 12/4/2025
FIRST: An on 12/4/2025 | RECENT: Chris Rush on 12/5/2025
They lied to us.
25 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/2/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/2/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 12/5/2025
The Absurdity of my Mental Financial Gymnastics
15 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 12/2/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 12/2/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 12/4/2025
My Investing Journey, Just Do It
20 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 11/28/2025
FIRST: Bogdan Sheremeta on 11/28/2025 | RECENT: Lester Nail on 12/3/2025
What do you DESERVE?
28 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/1/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 12/1/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/3/2025
What are the financial subscriptions you believe are worth it for yourself and would recommend to others?
14 replies
AUTHOR: Laura R on 12/1/2025
FIRST: quan nguyen on 12/1/2025 | RECENT: Jerry Pinkard on 12/3/2025
HSA Proposal
23 replies
AUTHOR: Bogdan Sheremeta on 11/27/2025
FIRST: David Mulligan on 11/27/2025 | RECENT: Steve Spinella on 12/2/2025
The 4 Year Rule for Retirement Spending
18 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 11/29/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 11/29/2025 | RECENT: L H on 12/2/2025
How to build your nest egg
26 replies
AUTHOR: PETER WINKLER on 11/29/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 11/29/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 12/2/2025
What’s Really on My Mind These Days
33 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 11/26/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 11/26/2025 | RECENT: Keith Pleas on 12/2/2025
Discussing money matters with friends- a slippery slope
51 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/7/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 11/7/2025 | RECENT: Ormode on 12/1/2025
Property taxes, our schools, our towns and seniors. Shared responsibility.
25 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/28/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 11/28/2025 | RECENT: AnthonyClan on 12/1/2025
What I Learned Trying to Leave an Employer-Sponsored Medicare Advantage Plan
13 replies
AUTHOR: Lucretia Ryan on 11/19/2025
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 11/19/2025 | RECENT: Jay Framson on 11/30/2025
The Magic of the Season: From Turkey to Rollercoaster Spending in 72 Hours.
20 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/28/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/28/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 11/30/2025
You worked a lifetime, you achieved your goals, you have it all-the next day it hardly matters
32 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/25/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 11/25/2025 | RECENT: Roger Franz on 11/29/2025
How to win at FIRE from the Wall Street Journal
27 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 9/2/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 9/2/2025 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 11/28/2025
Thanksgiving: The Keeping Story
22 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 11/26/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/26/2025 | RECENT: Mike Wyant on 11/28/2025
Most of all … Be Grateful
3 replies
AUTHOR: achnk53 on 11/27/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 11/28/2025 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 11/28/2025
Letter from Elaine
20 replies
AUTHOR: Elaine M. Clements on 11/22/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 11/22/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 11/28/2025
Bogleheads 2013 post – I Bonds, CPI, and the Government Shutdown answer
3 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 10/2/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/2/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 11/26/2025
What would you do if you couldn’t drive?
45 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 11/23/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 11/23/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 11/26/2025
Is the value of your home an important part of retirement plans?
38 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/23/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 11/23/2025 | RECENT: parkslope on 11/26/2025
When is it worth your time to unfreeze your credit score?
16 replies
AUTHOR: Linda Grady on 11/24/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 11/24/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 11/26/2025
Fantasy Retirement Billable Hours
12 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/24/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 11/24/2025 | RECENT: Ormode on 11/25/2025
Dealing with Financial Affairs for Someone Else…..
9 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 11/15/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 11/15/2025 | RECENT: Laura E. Kelly on 11/25/2025
Your 2026 Social Security Benefit amount
5 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 11/24/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/24/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 11/25/2025
Replacement of Kitchen Appliances
24 replies
AUTHOR: DMILAC2017 on 11/22/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 11/22/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 11/25/2025
Don’t Let Mr Market Bully You: A Gentle Reminder of Your Built-In Protection
10 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/23/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 11/23/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 11/24/2025
Shopping carts. Please don’t consider this a rant. It is a lamentation.
124 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/5/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 11/5/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 11/24/2025
When to walk away
13 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 11/15/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 11/16/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 11/24/2025
Another week, another data breech notification letter…
24 replies
AUTHOR: S_Carver on 11/16/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 11/16/2025 | RECENT: rgscl on 11/23/2025
The Kids Are Alright
26 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 11/21/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 11/21/2025 | RECENT: S Phillips on 11/23/2025
THE REAL RETURN ON DELAYING SOCIAL SECURITY
53 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 11/12/2025
FIRST: Mark Bergman on 11/12/2025 | RECENT: Mark Ukleja on 11/23/2025
Which Brokerage Works Best for U.S. Expats?
11 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 11/18/2025
FIRST: Linda Grady on 11/19/2025 | RECENT: OldITGuy on 11/23/2025
Wealth: A Short List on How to Recognize It
21 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/10/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 11/10/2025 | RECENT: Tim Mueller on 11/22/2025
Cash Delivered to Your Door: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
21 replies
AUTHOR: Matt Halperin on 11/19/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 11/20/2025 | RECENT: George Lambert on 11/22/2025
Four People, One Stupid Observation
21 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/17/2025
FIRST: Dave Melick on 11/17/2025 | RECENT: Dwain Sims on 11/22/2025
Four things you might want to consider when thinking about paying for healthcare.
11 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/20/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/20/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 11/22/2025
Vanguard Complaints?
27 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/18/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 7/18/2025 | RECENT: Brian White on 11/21/2025
Skipping a Generation
16 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/21/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/21/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 11/21/2025
Not Just About the Money
15 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 11/19/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 11/19/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 11/21/2025
Mutual fund tax distribution season is approaching.
3 replies
AUTHOR: Matt Halperin on 11/13/2025
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 11/14/2025 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 11/20/2025
About those US medical costs….
100 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 10/25/2025
FIRST: David Mulligan on 10/26/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 11/20/2025
I think billionaires are under appreciated
52 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/17/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 11/17/2025 | RECENT: Olin on 11/20/2025
The Catch-22 of Success: How Our Achievements Shape Our Children’s Choices
26 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/16/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 9/16/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 11/20/2025
A Retirement Paradox: Why My Retired Friends Judge My Downtime, But Not Their TV
22 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/19/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 11/19/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 11/20/2025
Certainty addiction in financial decision-making
9 replies
AUTHOR: Carl C Trovall on 11/13/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 11/13/2025 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 11/18/2025
The Messy Human side of Social Security Claiming
22 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/16/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/16/2025 | RECENT: Kevin Lynch on 11/18/2025
10 Ways to Give—Without Writing a Check
27 replies
AUTHOR: Kathleen Rehl on 11/5/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 11/5/2025 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 11/17/2025
Patient uses AI to reduce hospital bill by 83%
14 replies
AUTHOR: Keith Pleas on 11/12/2025
FIRST: Keith Pleas on 11/12/2025 | RECENT: Margaret Fallon on 11/17/2025
Why would index investing be different?
10 replies
AUTHOR: mtkatrails on 11/16/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/16/2025 | RECENT: Brent Wilson on 11/17/2025
Something fishy about financial security
36 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/14/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 11/14/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 11/17/2025
Frugality, Minimalism, and Aligning Values
54 replies
AUTHOR: Cecilia Beverly on 8/24/2025
FIRST: Kristine Hayes on 8/24/2025 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 11/16/2025
Retirement Conversations with my Joints
22 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/13/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 11/13/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 11/16/2025
IRS Adds New Reporting Code for Charitable IRA Gifts
8 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 11/13/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 11/14/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 11/15/2025
Does My Sister Need a Financial Advisor?
30 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 11/4/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 11/4/2025 | RECENT: Jane on 11/15/2025
Jonathan’s Service
6 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis McGillis on 11/12/2025
FIRST: Bogdan Sheremeta on 11/12/2025 | RECENT: smr1082 on 11/14/2025
Purple Handcuffs and the Gift of Time
21 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/12/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 11/12/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 11/13/2025
Closing pitcher for the Guardians? Not Homo Economicus.
32 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 11/10/2025
FIRST: DrLefty on 11/10/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 11/12/2025
A Day In Philly
26 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 11/11/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 11/11/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 11/12/2025
To Help, And To Be Helped
14 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 11/11/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 11/11/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 11/12/2025
The Wealth That Connects
9 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Gardner on 11/11/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/11/2025 | RECENT: Steve Cousins on 11/12/2025
Feeling Secure
42 replies
AUTHOR: Cecilia Beverly on 11/10/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 11/10/2025 | RECENT: Cecilia Beverly on 11/12/2025
Affordable? Healthcare? How do you spread your risk?
20 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/10/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 11/10/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 11/11/2025
QCDs (and other donations) for Jonathan’s Legacy
9 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 11/7/2025
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 11/8/2025 | RECENT: Andrew Forsythe on 11/11/2025
Logic Check: 401(k) Loan – Paying Taxes Twice?
33 replies
AUTHOR: Sanjib Saha on 11/2/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 11/2/2025 | RECENT: Sanjib Saha on 11/10/2025
Heads-up for TurboTax Desktop Users (& 2025 Tax Planning)
25 replies
AUTHOR: Suzee on 10/23/2025
FIRST: Bill C on 10/23/2025 | RECENT: Suzee on 11/10/2025
I Don’t Like to Judge…But.
31 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/9/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 11/9/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 11/10/2025
Another IRMAA Question
13 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 11/5/2025
FIRST: parkslope on 11/5/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 11/10/2025
The Best Money We Almost Didn’t Spend
18 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/7/2025
FIRST: Marilyn Lavin on 11/7/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 11/10/2025
The Auto Loan Compensation Scam
3 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/5/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 11/5/2025 | RECENT: William Dorner on 11/9/2025
Jonathan’s Memorial Service (includes streaming link)
26 replies
AUTHOR: Nicholas Clements on 11/5/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 11/5/2025 | RECENT: William Dorner on 11/9/2025
Jonathan’s Memorial Service
7 replies
AUTHOR: Nicholas Clements on 11/8/2025
FIRST: Olin on 11/8/2025 | RECENT: Henry Blinder on 11/9/2025
Seeking Input on Medicare Supplement Carriers
43 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 7/27/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/27/2025 | RECENT: Marti DIY on 11/8/2025
The Conversation: Contrarian Meets Momentum
9 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 11/7/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 11/8/2025 | RECENT: Fund Daddy on 11/8/2025
Would You Vote Against Your Own 500% Gain?
9 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/7/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 11/7/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 11/8/2025
The hard work of optimism
10 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 11/5/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 11/6/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 11/6/2025
So You Think Your Pension Journey Was Tough?
8 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/6/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 11/6/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 11/6/2025
Valued but not Valuable
9 replies
AUTHOR: Matt Halperin on 10/29/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 11/5/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 11/6/2025
Three Peas and a Reality Check. (A Very Tiny Rant)
27 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/4/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/4/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 11/5/2025
What is your definition of a millionaire?
17 replies
AUTHOR: Amy Reed on 6/22/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: Michael1 on 11/5/2025
IRMAA Brackets for a New Widower
7 replies
AUTHOR: Jerry Pinkard on 11/4/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 11/4/2025 | RECENT: Catherine on 11/5/2025
Let’s think about the minimum wage and what it means for financial security
12 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/4/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 11/4/2025 | RECENT: parkslope on 11/4/2025
The Letter
14 replies
AUTHOR: Jerry Pinkard on 11/2/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 11/2/2025 | RECENT: Cheryl Low on 11/4/2025
Information on Jonathan’s Memorial Service
35 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 10/2/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 10/2/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 11/4/2025
Coastal Retirement? Have You Considered These Costs?
35 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/30/2025
FIRST: David Mulligan on 10/30/2025 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 11/3/2025
Joined up Thinking??
9 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/3/2025
FIRST: Mike Xavier on 11/3/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 11/3/2025
A Question of Cash.
39 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 11/2/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 11/2/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 11/3/2025
What does your daily schedule look like?
38 replies
AUTHOR: Carl C Trovall on 10/30/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 10/30/2025 | RECENT: Carl C Trovall on 11/3/2025
How do Couples Rebalance with Multiple Accounts
51 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 10/28/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 10/28/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 11/3/2025
Optimizer or Satisficer?
28 replies
AUTHOR: 1PF on 10/27/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 10/27/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 11/3/2025
The rules we didn’t follow
28 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 10/29/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/29/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 11/3/2025
Medicare Open Enrollment Information
3 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 11/2/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/3/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 11/3/2025
Untangling finances
13 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 11/2/2025
FIRST: Dave Melick on 11/2/2025 | RECENT: Kevin Lynch on 11/2/2025
IRMAA 2026 Of course it is fair
21 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/1/2025
FIRST: Gary Klotz on 11/1/2025 | RECENT: parkslope on 11/2/2025
Mutual Funds Vs. ETFs Which do you prefer and Why?
25 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 10/23/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 10/23/2025 | RECENT: Sunil Sharma on 11/1/2025
Handling Aging Aunt’s Finances
16 replies
AUTHOR: Brian White on 10/26/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/26/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 11/1/2025
John Oliver does a complete show skewering Medicare Advantage
11 replies
AUTHOR: James McGlynn CFA RICP® on 10/31/2025
FIRST: James McGlynn CFA RICP® on 10/31/2025 | RECENT: Silence Dogood on 11/1/2025
There are two financial related issues I think about a lot- even more so as we age.
11 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/31/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 10/31/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 11/1/2025
A Nightmare on Destitution Street
15 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/31/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 10/31/2025 | RECENT: Jerry Pinkard on 10/31/2025
AI and my electric bill
6 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 10/31/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 10/31/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 10/31/2025
Seniors are a frustrating lot. Here’s why…IMO
45 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/29/2025
FIRST: Keith Pleas on 10/29/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/31/2025
The Luxury of Low Expectations: What We Gained by Having Less
12 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/2/2025
FIRST: Kristine Hayes on 10/2/2025 | RECENT: Vince Villey on 10/31/2025
Cash: The False Prophet
12 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/29/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 10/29/2025 | RECENT: Mike Gaynes on 10/31/2025
I don’t know. Or care. But I will at the end of April.
25 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/28/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 10/28/2025 | RECENT: jan Ohara on 10/30/2025
Public Schools and Property Taxes
16 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 10/27/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 10/28/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 10/30/2025
Don’t make the wrong Medicare decision
75 replies
AUTHOR: Lucretia Ryan on 10/16/2025
FIRST: Brian Frisch on 10/17/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/29/2025
The Flamingo Years: How to Lose Gracefully to a Ten-Year-Old
18 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/26/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 10/26/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 10/29/2025
HumbleDollar Friend Request
8 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 10/27/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/27/2025 | RECENT: Edmund Marsh on 10/28/2025
A Simple Use of Wealth
9 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/27/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/27/2025 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 10/27/2025
There are two things humans (at least Americans) are not programmed to handle rationally – taxes and spending on health care.
9 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/26/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/26/2025 | RECENT: Brian White on 10/27/2025
Don’t Give Up on the Wayward Kid
16 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 10/24/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 10/24/2025 | RECENT: Mom & Dad Schneider on 10/27/2025
Disappointed (and annoyed) with Vanguard.
60 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 10/21/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/21/2025 | RECENT: achnk53 on 10/27/2025
The Curious Case of Finally Being Able to Afford the Thing You No Longer Want
17 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/24/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/24/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 10/27/2025
Relearning to do Nothing
2 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 10/26/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/26/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 10/26/2025
Waiting Until We Turn 70
48 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 10/22/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/22/2025 | RECENT: Brian White on 10/26/2025
Social Security subject beaten to death, but one more time please
51 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/24/2025
FIRST: Brian Frisch on 10/24/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 10/26/2025
Oops!
7 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 10/25/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/25/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 10/26/2025
When planning isn’t actually planning and you find out too late. .
7 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/25/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/25/2025 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 10/26/2025
Social Security COLA announced this morning.
27 replies
AUTHOR: baldscreen on 10/24/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/24/2025 | RECENT: eludom on 10/26/2025
Balance Transfers and Money Factors
6 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 10/21/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/21/2025 | RECENT: youthbudget on 10/25/2025
Financial Education in Middle and High School
22 replies
AUTHOR: Carl C Trovall on 10/24/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 10/24/2025 | RECENT: youthbudget on 10/25/2025
Introduction
24 replies
AUTHOR: Carl C Trovall on 10/20/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/22/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 10/25/2025
24-Hour Trading
4 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 10/24/2025
FIRST: Carl C Trovall on 10/24/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 10/24/2025
Free Lunch?
29 replies
AUTHOR: Howard Rohleder on 8/11/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 8/11/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 10/24/2025
SECURE Act 2.0 Changes to Retirement Plan Catch-up Contributions
3 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 10/14/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 10/14/2025 | RECENT: Jan on 10/24/2025
Short Form Writing 101
7 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/23/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/23/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 10/24/2025
“Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go.”
11 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/23/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 10/23/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 10/24/2025
The Knock on the Door: Bad luck, Poor Timing.
10 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/21/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/21/2025 | RECENT: Keith Pleas on 10/23/2025
I Really Don’t Get It, But I Guess That’s OK
34 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/21/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 10/21/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 10/23/2025
Money Pit
26 replies
AUTHOR: Catherine on 10/18/2025
FIRST: Marilyn Lavin on 10/18/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/23/2025
MONTH TWO AND ITS NOT GOING WELL
16 replies
AUTHOR: Byjove on 10/19/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/20/2025 | RECENT: A Poduval on 10/23/2025
Easy DAF (e.g. Daffy.org) for Donation of Appreciated Stocks
21 replies
AUTHOR: Suzee on 10/17/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/17/2025 | RECENT: Suzee on 10/22/2025
The Final Curtain Call: My Double Retirement
15 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/19/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 10/19/2025 | RECENT: Carl C Trovall on 10/22/2025
Tithing is a mistake … for some people.
46 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/20/2025
FIRST: Doug C on 10/20/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/22/2025
Luck, Timing and Not Following the Rules
29 replies
AUTHOR: kristinehayes2014 on 10/20/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/20/2025 | RECENT: kristinehayes2014 on 10/21/2025
Drinking and finances
24 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 10/16/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/16/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 10/21/2025
Discarding the Negative
23 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 10/19/2025
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 10/19/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 10/21/2025
It is never too late. By Chris
33 replies
AUTHOR: baldscreen on 10/18/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 10/18/2025 | RECENT: baldscreen on 10/20/2025
Contrarian Thinking About Roth Conversions
31 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 10/15/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 10/16/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 10/19/2025
ACA Subsidies for Early Retirees
33 replies
AUTHOR: kristinehayes2014 on 10/17/2025
FIRST: Marilyn Lavin on 10/17/2025 | RECENT: Fred Gloeckler on 10/19/2025
Have you ever met “they?”
8 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/18/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/18/2025 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 10/19/2025
Housing options for older Americans
7 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 10/18/2025
FIRST: kristinehayes2014 on 10/18/2025 | RECENT: parkslope on 10/19/2025
Drinking on the Job
10 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 10/16/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/17/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 10/19/2025
Digital Lockout: A Cautionary Tale
20 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/17/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/17/2025 | RECENT: Winston Smith on 10/18/2025
351 Exchange – Tax-Free Transfer of Individual Stocks to an ETF
9 replies
AUTHOR: Ed Kadala on 10/16/2025
FIRST: B Carr on 10/17/2025 | RECENT: Ed Kadala on 10/18/2025
How do you pay income tax withholding in retirement?
32 replies
AUTHOR: Humble Reader on 10/14/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 10/14/2025 | RECENT: Rob Jennings on 10/18/2025
Calling All HD Writers
11 replies
AUTHOR: Bogdan Sheremeta on 10/17/2025
FIRST: Jeff on 10/17/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 10/17/2025
Healthcare Insurance Alternatives to Covered California Marketplace
11 replies
AUTHOR: Bradley Brechin on 10/16/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 10/16/2025 | RECENT: Bradley Brechin on 10/17/2025
Perspective from a grateful recipient of outpatient economic care
11 replies
AUTHOR: Sara Tyree on 10/16/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 10/16/2025 | RECENT: OldITGuy on 10/17/2025
Why I worry about money. How about you?
26 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/15/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 10/15/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 10/17/2025
The Edge of Indifference
9 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/15/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 10/15/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 10/16/2025
Cloudy with Scattered Bubbles
18 replies
AUTHOR: David Powell on 10/1/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/3/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 10/16/2025
IRMAA Question
7 replies
AUTHOR: Jerry Pinkard on 10/14/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 10/14/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 10/16/2025
Thinking long term – with all this noise?
6 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 10/15/2025
FIRST: Brent Wilson on 10/15/2025 | RECENT: Brent Wilson on 10/16/2025
Taxes? What taxes? I don’t have to pay taxes. No matter, we are all in a pickle jar and it is really sour.
27 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/13/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/13/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/16/2025
That Dumb Stock Market
31 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 10/11/2025
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 10/11/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 10/15/2025
Are You an Entirely Dividend Investor in Retirement?
9 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 10/15/2025
FIRST: OldITGuy on 10/15/2025 | RECENT: Ormode on 10/15/2025
One fund or two?
14 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 10/14/2025
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 10/14/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 10/15/2025
Is Your Retirement Plan Missing the Most Important Investment?
12 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/13/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 10/13/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 10/14/2025
Make My Day Punk, Harvest the Bubble.
20 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/14/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 10/14/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 10/14/2025
Retirement blues
17 replies
AUTHOR: Byjove on 10/13/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/13/2025 | RECENT: Senthil Nathan on 10/14/2025
Selling our Business – The Aftermath
15 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 10/10/2025
FIRST: Mike Xavier on 10/10/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 10/13/2025
What words of wisdom would you have for your younger self?
35 replies
AUTHOR: bbbobbins on 10/2/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 10/2/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 10/13/2025
Same But Different: The AI Bubble That Isn’t (Quite)
8 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/12/2025
FIRST: Humble Reader on 10/12/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 10/13/2025
Wade Pfau has put me in a funk. Are you dealing with the stages of retirement?
39 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/11/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/11/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/13/2025
Has the 4% Rule Had Its Day? The Case for Dynamic Retirement Spending
7 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/8/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 10/10/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 10/13/2025
A Short History of Money
18 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/10/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 10/10/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 10/13/2025
Are You Invested in International Markets?
17 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 10/9/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/9/2025 | RECENT: youthbudget on 10/13/2025
ROTH Conversions and Fixed Indexed Annuities
11 replies
AUTHOR: Charles Ellison on 10/11/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 10/11/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 10/12/2025
Prosperity
39 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 8/25/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/25/2024 | RECENT: dana little on 10/12/2025
Have you purchased an appliance lately? Talk about sticker shock.
40 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/19/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 9/19/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/11/2025
The Wine Chronicles
24 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 10/10/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/10/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 10/11/2025
Retirement Income Goals: Bottom Up Beats Top-Down
24 replies
AUTHOR: David Powell on 10/9/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 10/9/2025 | RECENT: William Dorner on 10/11/2025
Hit With Dynamic Pricing! Has this happened to you?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Sonja Haggert on 10/9/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 10/9/2025 | RECENT: Sonja Haggert on 10/11/2025
2026 IRS Inflation Adjustments
12 replies
AUTHOR: Bogdan Sheremeta on 10/9/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 10/10/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 10/10/2025
Why Delaying Your Social Security Benefits May Not Make Sense
38 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Bergman on 10/9/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 10/9/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 10/10/2025
Six T-Shirts and a Car: My Spending Philosophy.
12 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/8/2025
FIRST: David Mulligan on 10/8/2025 | RECENT: Mike Gaynes on 10/9/2025
Hey Mark, a different take on “fancy” and simplicity.
12 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/8/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 10/8/2025 | RECENT: Bob Smith on 10/9/2025
The Real Wealth of Retirement (Hint: It’s Not Financial)
21 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/5/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 10/5/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 10/9/2025
Are You a Dividend Investor? If so Read This!
6 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 10/9/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 10/9/2025 | RECENT: quan nguyen on 10/9/2025
What is your credit card rewards strategy?
63 replies
AUTHOR: Bogdan Sheremeta on 9/10/2025
FIRST: Cheryl Low on 9/10/2025 | RECENT: James McGlynn CFA RICP® on 10/9/2025
Nothing Fancy, That Works for Me.
20 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/7/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 10/7/2025 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 10/9/2025
THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF HEALTH INSURANCE
10 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/8/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 10/8/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/9/2025
Are You a Trader or an Investor?
32 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 10/6/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 10/6/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 10/8/2025
Taxpayers Say the Darndest Things
30 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 10/2/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 10/2/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 10/8/2025
Medicare Advantage update- it may be a bumpy ride.
18 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/6/2025
FIRST: August West on 10/6/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/7/2025
Unhealthy Inflation Expectations?
9 replies
AUTHOR: David Powell on 9/22/2025
FIRST: normr60189 on 9/22/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 10/7/2025
Financial wisdom from Jonathan
1 reply
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 10/7/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 10/7/2025 | RECENT: baldscreen on 10/7/2025
The beauty of simplicity …. I wish I wrote this
3 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 10/5/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 10/6/2025 | RECENT: Olin on 10/6/2025
Remembering Jonathan Clements
1 reply
AUTHOR: Adam Grossman on 10/5/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 10/6/2025 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 10/6/2025
Nope, you didn’t pay for YOUR Social Security benefits
20 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/4/2025
FIRST: August West on 10/4/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 10/5/2025
Your Portfolio, Your Business
12 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 10/2/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/2/2025 | RECENT: William Housley on 10/5/2025
The High Cost of Financial Advice: A Tale of Two Portfolios
63 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/8/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/8/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 10/5/2025
Spreadsheets: A Luddite’s Necessary Inconvenience?
17 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/3/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/3/2025 | RECENT: deandwigz on 10/5/2025
November 7 HumbleDollar Reader/Writer Meet Up
6 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 10/4/2025
FIRST: Dave Melick on 10/4/2025 | RECENT: S on 10/5/2025
Traits of “successful” people
25 replies
AUTHOR: Brian Kowald on 9/27/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 9/27/2025 | RECENT: canali on 10/4/2025
You can’t prove the assumptions you may rely on. How did you test yours?
16 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/3/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 10/3/2025 | RECENT: Dave Melick on 10/4/2025
May 2025 Moving Averages
4 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 6/3/2025
FIRST: normr60189 on 7/4/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 10/3/2025
Traveling First Class in Vanguard’s International Stock Index Fund
22 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 3/10/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 3/10/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 10/3/2025
Enriching Our Collective Wisdom
20 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 10/1/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 10/1/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 10/2/2025
Dear Bogdan, Sorry to Bother
7 replies
AUTHOR: David Powell on 10/2/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 10/2/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 10/2/2025
Right Day, On Time and at the Right Place: A Rare Trio
16 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/30/2025
FIRST: Linda Grady on 10/1/2025 | RECENT: Mike A on 10/2/2025
Jonathan’s obit on Legacy.com
1 reply
AUTHOR: William Perry on 10/2/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 10/2/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 10/2/2025
The 1% Club: Our Unnoticed Wealth
71 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/26/2025
FIRST: Ram Pradhan on 9/26/2025 | RECENT: S Sevcik on 10/1/2025
Thank you, Jonathan
73 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 9/23/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 9/23/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 10/1/2025
The real world of saving, income and retirement beyond the HD community – cause for guilt?
33 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/29/2025
FIRST: Lillian Wright on 9/29/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/1/2025
Why Bitcoin?
34 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Murray on 5/31/2025
FIRST: Robert Scoble on 6/1/2025 | RECENT: V Saraf on 10/1/2025
Farewell Friends
128 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 9/22/2025
FIRST: Elaine M. Clements on 9/22/2025 | RECENT: Debbie D on 9/30/2025
Throw, hit or kick … it all add$ up
36 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/27/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 9/27/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 9/30/2025
RMDs Can Improve Your Portfolio
1 reply
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 9/29/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 9/30/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 9/30/2025
Memories With a Cold Spanish Beer
20 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/29/2025
FIRST: James Deckman on 9/29/2025 | RECENT: Michael James on 9/30/2025
Told Ya So Big Dummy
38 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 9/26/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 9/26/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 9/28/2025
I’m confused about the 4% (or any %) withdrawal strategy. Do I have it wrong?
55 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/25/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 9/25/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 9/28/2025
Our Special Relationship
10 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 9/18/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 9/18/2025 | RECENT: MikeinLA on 9/27/2025
From Rakhi to Community: Lessons in Family for the Humble Dollar Family
4 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/24/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 9/24/2025 | RECENT: Mike Gaynes on 9/26/2025
Achieving and maintaining all the retirement income you need for a chosen lifestyle with limited worry.
86 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/21/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 9/21/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 9/25/2025
Dreams I Had
52 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/2/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 6/2/2025 | RECENT: Catherine on 9/25/2025
Jonathan and website update
79 replies
AUTHOR: Elaine M. Clements on 9/19/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 9/19/2025 | RECENT: Fed Up on 9/25/2025
Nick Maggiulli’s take on Bergen’s 4.7 or 5% Withdrawal Rate
10 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Bergman on 9/23/2025
FIRST: Terry Wawro on 9/24/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 9/25/2025
Success Has Many Flavours
18 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/23/2025
FIRST: fromgalv on 9/23/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 9/24/2025
There is no magic number – and it sure isn’t $1 million
40 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/11/2025
FIRST: Mike Xavier on 9/11/2025 | RECENT: Stacey Miller on 9/23/2025
Retirement Begins Long Before You Retire
32 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 9/15/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 9/15/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 9/23/2025
Inflation is many different things to different people
6 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/22/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 9/22/2025 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 9/23/2025
Quick Intro
48 replies
AUTHOR: Bogdan Sheremeta on 9/19/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 9/19/2025 | RECENT: Stacey Miller on 9/22/2025
The Gnashing of Teeth
19 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/20/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 9/20/2025 | RECENT: Kevin Lynch on 9/22/2025
Are you actually using the 4% rule?
45 replies
AUTHOR: Bogdan Sheremeta on 9/16/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 9/17/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 9/22/2025
Not Staying the Course
40 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Spears on 9/19/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 9/19/2025 | RECENT: stelea99 on 9/22/2025
Budget, What Budget? (Know Thyself)
39 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/17/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 9/17/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 9/22/2025
Tastes Great, Less Filling
13 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 9/19/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 9/19/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 9/20/2025
Ten Frugal Habits
20 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 9/16/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 9/16/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 9/19/2025
A bit selfish, but still seeking peace of mind
22 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/15/2025
FIRST: Jeff on 9/15/2025 | RECENT: wendy ajj10 on 9/19/2025
Forty Dollars Richer, Three Hours Wiser?
13 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/18/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 9/18/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 9/19/2025
Quinn is intrigued by the Lamborghini-style of managing money
18 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/7/2025
FIRST: Scott Dichter on 7/7/2025 | RECENT: Steve Jon on 9/19/2025
Final Secure 2.0 regulations regarding catch up contributions
3 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 9/15/2025
FIRST: Mike Xavier on 9/17/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 9/18/2025
Conserving Cash
44 replies
AUTHOR: SCao on 7/12/2025
FIRST: 1PF on 7/12/2025 | RECENT: Michael Flack on 9/18/2025
Draft 2025 Form 1040 Schedule
17 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 9/17/2025
FIRST: Bogdan Sheremeta on 9/17/2025 | RECENT: Dave Melick on 9/18/2025
My “Dark Side” of Generosity: How I’m Curbing it in Retirement.
10 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/14/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/14/2025 | RECENT: Steve Jon on 9/18/2025
Philosophy Around Phone Upgrades
17 replies
AUTHOR: Bogdan Sheremeta on 9/13/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 9/13/2025 | RECENT: Bogdan Sheremeta on 9/17/2025
I’ll take the “best” thing on the menu says Quinn
30 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/31/2025
FIRST: normr60189 on 3/31/2025 | RECENT: G W on 9/17/2025
What is retirement?
59 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 9/13/2025
FIRST: Cecilia Beverly on 9/13/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 9/16/2025
Healthcare spending and premiums during a post age-65 retirement- facts and ideas.
41 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/6/2025
FIRST: Concerned on 9/6/2025 | RECENT: V Saraf on 9/15/2025
Smoke and Mirrors with a $1 Million Portfolio
27 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/11/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 9/11/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 9/15/2025
The Long Dander Home: Being Close to Your Crew
10 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/15/2025
FIRST: Catherine Jaffe on 9/15/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 9/15/2025
The Financial Metric I Refuse to Calculate
29 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/14/2025
FIRST: Gary Klotz on 9/14/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 9/15/2025
Being poor, even low income in retirement is no fun and society makes it more difficult
13 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/12/2025
FIRST: kristinehayes2014 on 9/12/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 9/15/2025
On the Downslope of Life?
23 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Spears on 8/23/2025
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 8/23/2025 | RECENT: Marcia Richman on 9/14/2025
Remembering 9/11
21 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 9/11/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 9/11/2025 | RECENT: Michael Mogan on 9/13/2025
My Two Handicaps
8 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/12/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 9/12/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 9/13/2025
Helping a Sibling with Health Insurance Costs?
21 replies
AUTHOR: HavingFun2 on 9/7/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 9/7/2025 | RECENT: lescarpenter2u on 9/13/2025
Peter Mallouk posts podcast #78 of Down the Middle
4 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 9/13/2025
FIRST: Cecilia Beverly on 9/13/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 9/13/2025
Retired Investor vs Beginner Investor
10 replies
AUTHOR: Bogdan Sheremeta on 9/12/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 9/12/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 9/13/2025
Tips, not TIPS
21 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 9/11/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 9/12/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 9/13/2025
How Much to Save to Retire?
31 replies
AUTHOR: kt2062 on 9/6/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 9/6/2025 | RECENT: kt2062 on 9/13/2025
Tax estimation tools on Bogleheads Wiki
16 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 9/4/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 9/4/2025 | RECENT: Mark Ukleja on 9/12/2025
Musk and Me: A Tale of Second Best
6 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/10/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 9/10/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 9/11/2025
The Long Game of Harbour Stories
31 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/7/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 9/8/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 9/10/2025
How I Failed My Way to Financial Freedom
16 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/9/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 9/9/2025 | RECENT: L H on 9/10/2025
USA Senior Care Network
3 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 9/9/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 9/10/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 9/10/2025
Laughter, the Best Medicine
4 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 9/8/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 9/9/2025 | RECENT: Cheryl Low on 9/9/2025
Never Working a Day in My Life
31 replies
AUTHOR: Cecilia Beverly on 9/5/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 9/5/2025 | RECENT: SCao on 9/8/2025
What They Don’t Tell You About Retirement: Part 2 – Grandchildren Are Expensive
34 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/4/2025
FIRST: normr60189 on 9/4/2025 | RECENT: S Sevcik on 9/8/2025
Smarter Giving in Retirement and the Medicare Gotcha
6 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 9/7/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 9/7/2025 | RECENT: Suzee on 9/8/2025
What They Don’t Tell You About Retirement: Part 1 – Everything Breaks
24 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/4/2025
FIRST: normr60189 on 9/4/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 9/8/2025
Current TIPS opinion.
10 replies
AUTHOR: GARY BROWN on 6/22/2024
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 9/7/2025
Pension Plan Buyout: The Exception to the Rule
9 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/5/2025
FIRST: David Mulligan on 9/5/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 9/7/2025
An Idea Every Week
12 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 9/6/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 9/6/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 9/7/2025
Big Beautiful Bill Response
16 replies
AUTHOR: Howard Rohleder on 9/6/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 9/6/2025 | RECENT: Mike A on 9/7/2025
The Main Thing … and the scourge of complexity
26 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 8/23/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 8/24/2025 | RECENT: V Saraf on 9/6/2025
This post contains a secret and words I used in a few forum posts ago. Why is it not encouraging.
29 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/2/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 9/2/2025 | RECENT: Donny Hrubes on 9/6/2025
How Are You Planning to Pay for Potential Long Term Care Expenses?
84 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 2/4/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 2/4/2025 | RECENT: stelea99 on 9/6/2025
Our road from high school to retirement- one of many routes
15 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/3/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 9/3/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 9/5/2025
When My Car Broke Down, Our One-Car Plan Passed the Test
16 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/3/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 9/3/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 9/5/2025
Current status of diversification
9 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 9/3/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 9/3/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 9/5/2025
Is 4.7% the New 4% Safe Withdrawal Rate
64 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Bergman on 8/17/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 8/17/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 9/4/2025
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
20 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 9/1/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 9/1/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 9/3/2025
Comments to 8-22-2025 R. Quinn’s “Does Social Security Work?”
24 replies
AUTHOR: Richard Hayman on 8/31/2025
FIRST: Richard Hayman on 8/31/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 9/3/2025
Shifting Gears
23 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 8/29/2025
FIRST: quan nguyen on 8/29/2025 | RECENT: Richard Hayman on 9/2/2025
My New Zero-Wage CEO Role
10 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 9/1/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 9/1/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 9/2/2025
re RDQ’s “down arrows” —> My 1 cent :
43 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Bergman on 8/29/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/29/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 9/1/2025
Jonathan, you’re in our thoughts and prayers
11 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Malone on 8/31/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/31/2025 | RECENT: Dan Malone on 9/1/2025
What If You Don’t Want to See the World?
56 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/28/2025
FIRST: Ken E on 8/28/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 9/1/2025
Does Social Security work?
40 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/22/2025
FIRST: DrLefty on 8/22/2025 | RECENT: Ryan Wilton on 9/1/2025
RDQ’s “down arrows” —> My 1 cent :
15 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Bergman on 8/29/2025
FIRST: Doc Savage on 8/30/2025 | RECENT: Mark Bergman on 8/31/2025
2024 Update to the OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County
25 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 8/25/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 8/25/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 8/31/2025
How Long Will We Live?
30 replies
AUTHOR: Steve Spinella on 8/17/2025
FIRST: Richard Hayman on 8/17/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 8/31/2025
A safe corner of the internet
5 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 8/29/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 8/30/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 8/30/2025
Love, Money, and a 44-Year Compromise
7 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/23/2025
FIRST: MikeinLA on 8/23/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 8/30/2025
No, I did not have a heart attack, but I surely got a lot of tests
15 replies
AUTHOR: Richard Hayman on 8/29/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 8/29/2025 | RECENT: Richard Hayman on 8/30/2025
AI vs. Urgent Care: Guess Who Got It Right?
33 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 8/27/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 8/27/2025 | RECENT: Ron Leaf on 8/30/2025
New 2026 W-2 Form
1 reply
AUTHOR: Bogdan Sheremeta on 8/29/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 8/29/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 8/29/2025
My thoughts on technology- can’t get enough
23 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/28/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 8/28/2025 | RECENT: Olin on 8/29/2025
Dividends Part II – At least
41 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Bergman on 8/23/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 8/23/2025 | RECENT: L H on 8/29/2025
Still a Wild Child: When Spending Habits Never Grow Up
8 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/29/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 8/29/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 8/29/2025
Dealing with a reduction in Social Security benefits. Is there a backup plan?
32 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/26/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 8/26/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 8/29/2025
Sequence of Return Risk
48 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 9/27/2024
FIRST: Dave Melick on 9/27/2024 | RECENT: Ormode on 8/28/2025
The Seeming Irrationality of Unneeded Risk
19 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/25/2025
FIRST: 1PF on 8/25/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 8/27/2025
Quinns confused about the 4% rule
17 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/1/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 7/1/2024 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 8/27/2025
A Summer of Shared Memories
12 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/26/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 8/26/2025 | RECENT: Mike Gaynes on 8/27/2025
The Wages of Success
6 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 8/25/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 8/25/2025 | RECENT: Richard Hayman on 8/27/2025
Frugality for fun and profit… but please, not necessity
23 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/18/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 8/18/2025 | RECENT: Stacey Miller on 8/26/2025
1031 exchange
12 replies
AUTHOR: Laura Robertson on 8/24/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 8/24/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 8/26/2025
Back to the Future
26 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 8/11/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 8/11/2025 | RECENT: John Elway on 8/26/2025
Humble 10% Win: The First Financial Benefit of Retirement
10 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/24/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 8/24/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 8/26/2025
A Contrarian View of a Mortgage
38 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/19/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 8/19/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 8/26/2025
A Record Journey
38 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 8/19/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 8/19/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 8/25/2025
Online Banks
9 replies
AUTHOR: Sharon T on 8/23/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 8/23/2025 | RECENT: Jerry Pinkard on 8/25/2025
Bah Humbug! It’s Not Even September Yet
32 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/21/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 8/21/2025 | RECENT: Mike A on 8/24/2025
Why Money is Taking Up More Space in My Mind Lately
18 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 8/18/2025
FIRST: Richard Hayman on 8/18/2025 | RECENT: William Dorner on 8/24/2025
Trading 24/7?
7 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 8/23/2025
FIRST: Patrick Brennan on 8/23/2025 | RECENT: William Housley on 8/24/2025
100% Base Pay Replacement: What Does It Mean?
73 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 7/21/2025
FIRST: DrLefty on 7/21/2025 | RECENT: Liz Brennon on 8/23/2025
The Most Cited Websites By AI Models
9 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 8/19/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 8/19/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 8/23/2025
Legacy Decisions: What Should the Sandwich Generation Pass on?
2 replies
AUTHOR: quan nguyen on 8/22/2025
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 8/23/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 8/23/2025
Rehashing the age 70 thing. Tell Dear Dickie what is it that he doesn’t get about SS at age 70?
103 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/20/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 8/20/2025 | RECENT: Phil Netz on 8/22/2025
Jonathan Clements Initiative at the Bogle Center for Financial Literacy
4 replies
AUTHOR: Sheila Roher on 8/22/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/22/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 8/22/2025
Happy Winter Solstice
34 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 12/21/2024
FIRST: Laurianne Falcone on 12/21/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 8/22/2025
Are Bank Loan funds the same as private credit?
1 reply
AUTHOR: Howard Schwartz on 8/21/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 8/21/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 8/21/2025
Do taxes paid from a qualified annuitized annuity offset RMDs from another ira account?
2 replies
AUTHOR: donna guterman on 8/20/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 8/20/2025 | RECENT: Chris Rush on 8/21/2025
Have you seen your money lately?
77 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/13/2025
FIRST: eludom on 8/13/2025 | RECENT: Scott Dichter on 8/21/2025
Am I Really Married?
34 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 5/6/2025
FIRST: stelea99 on 5/6/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 8/21/2025
Recommendations for Retirement Planning Tools
29 replies
AUTHOR: Hank Bein on 7/27/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 7/27/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 8/21/2025
The Tax Man Cometh, and I Think It’s Okay.
7 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/20/2025
FIRST: OldITGuy on 8/20/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 8/21/2025
The Half-Completed Retirement Transition
30 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 8/13/2025
FIRST: 1PF on 8/13/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 8/20/2025
Keeping Calm
34 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 8/15/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 8/15/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 8/19/2025
Using AI to enhance “independent living”
4 replies
AUTHOR: Richard Hayman on 8/18/2025
FIRST: Richard Hayman on 8/19/2025 | RECENT: Richard Hayman on 8/19/2025
Today’s the Day!
72 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 7/1/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 7/1/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 8/18/2025
Family Dynamics, Part 3: What Do Adult Children Owe Their Aging Parents?
40 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 7/29/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 7/29/2025 | RECENT: Richard Hayman on 8/18/2025
Is It Safe to use ChatGPT on your iPhone?
13 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 8/17/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 8/17/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 8/18/2025
Trump Accounts
6 replies
AUTHOR: BenefitJack on 8/16/2025
FIRST: Neil Imus on 8/17/2025 | RECENT: Brent Wilson on 8/18/2025
Not Retired, Just Re-Directed
19 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/14/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 8/14/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 8/18/2025
I Cry More Easily Now. I Didn’t Use To
36 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 7/31/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 7/31/2025 | RECENT: dana little on 8/17/2025
I never expected this…..
5 replies
AUTHOR: Richard Hayman on 8/16/2025
FIRST: fromgalv on 8/16/2025 | RECENT: Richard Hayman on 8/17/2025
A major Medicare benefit just vanished
91 replies
AUTHOR: Lucretia Ryan on 7/6/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 7/6/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 8/17/2025
Outliving Your Money? Let’s Do the Math on Annuities
62 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 8/13/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/13/2025 | RECENT: rgscl on 8/17/2025
Stablecoins: Not My Kind of “Stable”
5 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Gardner on 8/14/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 8/14/2025 | RECENT: Dave Evans on 8/17/2025
Not Qualified to Carry This Anymore
47 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 8/13/2025
FIRST: Fred Gloeckler on 8/13/2025 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 8/16/2025
What has been my relationship with money? That story starts around age 8. Every kid needed caps and beans.
8 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/15/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 8/16/2025 | RECENT: Mark Bergman on 8/16/2025
The Cloth Seller Who Invented Social Security
7 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/10/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 8/10/2025 | RECENT: William Dorner on 8/16/2025
The Day I Cashed In My Forgotten Treasure
4 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/15/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 8/15/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 8/16/2025
Are We an AI-Driven Economy?
22 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 8/13/2025
FIRST: John Yeigh on 8/13/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 8/16/2025
Selling our business – a done deal
11 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 8/15/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 8/15/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 8/15/2025
Free Social Security Taxability Calculator
17 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 8/14/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 8/14/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 8/15/2025
When the Spreadsheet Gets Real
48 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Gardner on 6/4/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 6/4/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 8/15/2025
Two income households and money matters
8 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/24/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 1/24/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 8/14/2025
Hedge funds, venture capital. private equity, etc. in a 401k. BAD IDEA!
29 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/8/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 8/8/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 8/14/2025
The Silent Compounding Cost of a 1% Fee
60 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 5/13/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 5/13/2025 | RECENT: Bogdan Sheremeta on 8/13/2025
Tariffs and PPP (People Purchasing Power)
5 replies
AUTHOR: Feisal Brahim on 8/12/2025
FIRST: quan nguyen on 8/12/2025 | RECENT: Mike Wyant on 8/13/2025
Data’s Double Edge: Why Spreadsheets are Both a Lifeline and a Possible Lie
12 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/11/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 8/11/2025 | RECENT: Adam Starry on 8/13/2025
My favorite question.
30 replies
AUTHOR: Richard Hayman on 8/6/2025
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 8/6/2025 | RECENT: Randy Eakin on 8/12/2025
The spreadsheet conundrum when the stakes are high.
15 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/11/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 8/11/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 8/12/2025
Reacting to the Tariffs
24 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Spears on 8/7/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 8/7/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 8/12/2025
What Worries You?
69 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/14/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 3/14/2025 | RECENT: Richard Hayman on 8/12/2025
Starting Over, if you can. Some decisions are subject to change (I apologize for its length)
70 replies
AUTHOR: Richard Hayman on 8/3/2025
FIRST: kt2062 on 8/3/2025 | RECENT: Richard Hayman on 8/12/2025
My Money Memories
52 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/7/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 8/7/2025 | RECENT: Steve Spinella on 8/12/2025
Supercharging Your Retirement with Crypto: A Wise Move, or a Risky Bet?
23 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/8/2025
FIRST: Kim Zimmerman on 8/8/2025 | RECENT: squirrel hammer on 8/11/2025
How to minimize the caregiving burden on our adult children when we need help?
33 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 8/2/2025
FIRST: Catherine on 8/3/2025 | RECENT: moonwalkerdaughter on 8/10/2025
A Harsh Truth, or a Contrarian View
11 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 8/8/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 8/8/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 8/10/2025
When relocation in retirement is not an option, not what you really want. By Dick Quinn
63 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/8/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 6/8/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 8/10/2025
Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene (With Apologies to Thomas Sowell)
21 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 8/3/2025
FIRST: OldITGuy on 8/3/2025 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 8/9/2025
In retirement a pension is a advantage. Are two family incomes during working years an advantage as well?
37 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/6/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 8/6/2025 | RECENT: Hung Nguyen on 8/8/2025
A Teenager’s Walk Through the Stock Fund Wilderness
48 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 7/29/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 7/29/2025 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 8/8/2025
An Excellent Morningstar Article on CCRCs
3 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 8/7/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 8/7/2025 | RECENT: parkslope on 8/8/2025
What to Know About The One Big Beautiful Bill
33 replies
AUTHOR: Adam Grossman on 7/11/2025
FIRST: jan Ohara on 7/11/2025 | RECENT: John Yeigh on 8/7/2025
Did the Era You Grew Up In Influence Your Financial Plan?
4 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/6/2025
FIRST: David Mulligan on 8/7/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 8/7/2025
Get your head out of …. Creating problems that can be avoided.
14 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/4/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 8/4/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 8/7/2025
CCRC – continuing care retirement community
76 replies
AUTHOR: Kathy Marshall on 2/22/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 2/22/2025 | RECENT: Rob Jennings on 8/7/2025
Don’t worry, be happy: tripping through the go-go years
9 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/6/2025
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 8/6/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 8/6/2025
Choosing Yes by Saying No
6 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/5/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 8/5/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 8/5/2025
How I Use a Simple Analogy to Teach Investing
6 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/3/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 8/4/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 8/5/2025
Going too far with FIRE: The downside of being in the financial advice business – RDQ
150 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/30/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 5/30/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 8/5/2025
Let’s revisit the pros and cons of relocating upon retirement
59 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/28/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 7/28/2025 | RECENT: Scott Masters on 8/4/2025
When an Index Fund Is Not an Index Fund
7 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 7/27/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/28/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 8/4/2025
ROTH Conversions and Fixed Rate Annuities
8 replies
AUTHOR: Charles Ellison on 8/2/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/2/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 8/4/2025
Should I Be Concerned?
20 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 8/2/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 8/2/2025 | RECENT: quan nguyen on 8/4/2025
The Very Last Time? Nope, Just Glad It’s All Over!
14 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/28/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 7/28/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 8/2/2025
How do I scam thee? Let me count the ways
43 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 7/20/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/21/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 8/2/2025
Bad Trip
32 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 7/31/2025
FIRST: 1PF on 7/31/2025 | RECENT: David Shapiro on 8/2/2025
Is using a 529 plan a good strategy? Heck, is college worth the expense?
10 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/31/2025
FIRST: mcgorski on 7/31/2025 | RECENT: Patrick Brennan on 8/2/2025
Putting Every Dollar to Work
8 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 8/1/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 8/1/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 8/1/2025
My First Retirement Report Card
12 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/31/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/31/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 8/1/2025
Regular HD writers, readers and commentators are just not normal- in a good way
22 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/30/2025
FIRST: Scott Dichter on 7/30/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 8/1/2025
The Dividend Reinvestment Puzzle
3 replies
AUTHOR: luigi767 on 7/30/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/30/2025 | RECENT: Ormode on 7/31/2025
The Accidental Stock Picks in Our Index Fund Portfolio
2 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/30/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 7/30/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 7/30/2025
Family Dynamics, Part 2: Supporting Adult Children
48 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 7/22/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 7/22/2025 | RECENT: John Doe on 7/30/2025
A Personal Encounter with the Psychology of Money
11 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/28/2025
FIRST: 1PF on 7/28/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 7/29/2025
Secure Act 2.0 Reflections From Across the Pond
11 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/27/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/27/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 7/29/2025
Letting Go
35 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/25/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/25/2025 | RECENT: fromgalv on 7/29/2025
What’s the best career advice you ever got?
33 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 7/20/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/20/2025 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 7/28/2025
From Public Housing to Early Retirement: A Path Forged in Adversity
13 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/18/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 7/19/2025 | RECENT: Catherine Jaffe on 7/28/2025
Help! Why is the total lifetime accumulated Social Security benefit more important than the monthly amount?
90 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/23/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 7/23/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/28/2025
Raising Dough
17 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Spears on 7/25/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/25/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 7/28/2025
The Ties That Bind
51 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 7/21/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/21/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 7/27/2025
Has anyone used iBonds to build a bond ladder?
17 replies
AUTHOR: ostrichtacossaturn7593 on 7/24/2025
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 7/24/2025 | RECENT: ostrichtacossaturn7593 on 7/27/2025
Don’t Discount Luck
31 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 7/23/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 7/23/2025 | RECENT: Regan Blair on 7/26/2025
Pedaling Away From Tightness
35 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/25/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 7/25/2025 | RECENT: Liam K on 7/26/2025
VG Portfolio Suggestions for Taxable Account
19 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Ukleja on 7/22/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 7/22/2025 | RECENT: MikeinLA on 7/26/2025
Estrangement & Estates
59 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 7/10/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 7/10/2025 | RECENT: Brett Howser on 7/26/2025
Bond Conundrum
24 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 7/7/2025
FIRST: Jim Burrows on 7/7/2025 | RECENT: S on 7/26/2025
How Was I to Know?
12 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 7/23/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/23/2025 | RECENT: S on 7/26/2025
Selling Your House and Reaping Tax Free Capital Gains May be in Jeopardy
7 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 7/24/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 7/24/2025 | RECENT: stelea99 on 7/25/2025
Our Homes, Our Wealth: A Tale of Two Property Paths
34 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/23/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 7/23/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 7/25/2025
The Bond Fund Crash: What I Learned When “Safe” Investments Tanked
17 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/24/2025
FIRST: Rob Jennings on 7/24/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 7/25/2025
The Boy Who Couldn’t Risk
12 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 7/23/2025
FIRST: DrLefty on 7/23/2025 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 7/25/2025
In Short-Term Limbo
34 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 7/23/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 7/23/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 7/24/2025
A Very Politically Incorrect Ramble With a Potentially Real Point: Is Your Retirement Calculator Sexist?
29 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/22/2025
FIRST: kristinehayes2014 on 7/22/2025 | RECENT: Kevin Lynch on 7/23/2025
Double FOMOitis
22 replies
AUTHOR: John Yeigh on 7/21/2025
FIRST: Rob Jennings on 7/21/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 7/23/2025
The Unsettling Relief of Saying Goodbye
13 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/21/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 7/21/2025 | RECENT: H S on 7/23/2025
I’ve decided to put my opinions to good use. I’m going to become an advice columnist. You know, like Ann Landers, Dear Abby, Miss Manners.
10 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/21/2025
FIRST: Dave Melick on 7/21/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/22/2025
New Bonus Senior Deduction Impact
67 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 7/16/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 7/16/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 7/22/2025
Portfolio Shift: It’s Really Different This Time
20 replies
AUTHOR: quan nguyen on 7/21/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 7/21/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 7/22/2025
Oh Dear, the Accidental Wedding Downgrade
16 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/20/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/20/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 7/22/2025
Pig Butchering
18 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 7/20/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/20/2025 | RECENT: L H on 7/22/2025
Who Will Care for Us?
52 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 6/4/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/4/2025 | RECENT: Howard Rohleder on 7/21/2025
Could you be (justifiably) a source of envy by others? Are you wealthy?
40 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/19/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/19/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 7/21/2025
Wealth, Perspective, and the Company We Keep
12 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/19/2025
FIRST: Tom Tamlyn on 7/20/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 7/21/2025
How Important Is Money?
23 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/17/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/17/2025 | RECENT: quan nguyen on 7/20/2025
Die With Zero? Hell No
38 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/16/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 7/16/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/20/2025
Roth Conversion Timing and Amounts to Maximize Benefits
30 replies
AUTHOR: John on 7/17/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 7/17/2025 | RECENT: Robert Wright on 7/20/2025
Diworsification and Deversification
14 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 7/15/2025
FIRST: stelea99 on 7/15/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 7/19/2025
Flexing the Retirement Spending Muscle
22 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/17/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 7/17/2025 | RECENT: UofODuck on 7/19/2025
DIY
24 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 7/17/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 7/17/2025 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 7/19/2025
I have a challenge for you. It’s one of the most significant financial and controversial issues facing the U.S.
105 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/14/2025
FIRST: August West on 7/14/2025 | RECENT: Gary Langston on 7/19/2025
401(k) participants want annuities – some form of guarantee – RDQ
40 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/22/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 5/22/2025 | RECENT: Liz Brennon on 7/19/2025
Are You Going to Get the Social Security Benefits You First Started Paying For?
8 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 7/18/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/18/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 7/18/2025
Degrees of Doubt: When Higher Education Misses the Mark
17 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/16/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/16/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 7/18/2025
ID.me
6 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 7/16/2025
FIRST: rgscl on 7/16/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 7/18/2025
Compared to What?
2 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Levinson on 7/17/2025
FIRST: William Housley on 7/17/2025 | RECENT: 1PF on 7/17/2025
Swipe, Click, Invest: Danger in the Crypto Era.
10 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/13/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 7/13/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 7/16/2025
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
33 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 3/26/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 3/26/2025 | RECENT: jan Ohara on 7/16/2025
Quinn had his credit score lowered. I view credit cards as a necessary evil
39 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/14/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 7/14/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 7/16/2025
A Grievance Most Fowl: When Golf Ate My Lunch.
20 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/15/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 7/15/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 7/16/2025
Bankruptcies in continuing care
53 replies
AUTHOR: Joe Kiefer on 7/7/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/7/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 7/14/2025
Extra Innings
73 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/10/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 7/10/2025 | RECENT: Mark Gardner on 7/14/2025
Framed by his Side Hustle?
23 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/12/2025
FIRST: Rob Jennings on 7/12/2025 | RECENT: Ormode on 7/14/2025
Morningstar’s Historical Review of the Benefits of the 60/40 Portfolios During Market Downturns
1 reply
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 7/14/2025
FIRST: normr60189 on 7/14/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 7/14/2025
Finding Flat-Fee Financial Advisors
10 replies
AUTHOR: rgscl on 7/11/2025
FIRST: Rob Jennings on 7/12/2025 | RECENT: Roach on 7/14/2025
After Loss, Love Again
21 replies
AUTHOR: Kathleen Rehl on 7/5/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 7/5/2025 | RECENT: Donny Hrubes on 7/13/2025
A spooky and alarming thing relating to the two AI articles posted
15 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/11/2025
FIRST: kristinehayes2014 on 7/11/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 7/13/2025
Beyond fees, is using a financial advisor, advisable? If you do or don’t why?
53 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/10/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/10/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 7/13/2025
ETFs versus Assets Under Management
18 replies
AUTHOR: Enrique Romo on 7/7/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 7/7/2025 | RECENT: Chris Wieser on 7/13/2025
A Quick Question about Retirement Vacations
15 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/9/2025
FIRST: luxomatica on 7/9/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 7/13/2025
Some people are never satisfied
39 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 7/10/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/10/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 7/12/2025
The Value of Scratch Cooking in Retirement
17 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/11/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 7/11/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 7/12/2025
Roth conversion opportunities extended
9 replies
AUTHOR: John Yeigh on 7/9/2025
FIRST: Scott Dichter on 7/9/2025 | RECENT: John Yeigh on 7/12/2025
Financial AI: Benefit or Danger? I Don’t Know
11 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/10/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 7/10/2025 | RECENT: Rob Jennings on 7/12/2025
Highway Robbery
6 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Spears on 7/11/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 7/11/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 7/11/2025
Securing Lower Taxes
13 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 7/10/2025
FIRST: stelea99 on 7/10/2025 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 7/11/2025
Using AI to create a robust investment plan
7 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 7/11/2025
FIRST: cogito3 on 7/11/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 7/11/2025
Coast FIRE! Who would have thought that FIRE could have so many flavors?
10 replies
AUTHOR: Scott Dichter on 7/9/2025
FIRST: Liam K on 7/9/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 7/10/2025
My Favourite Day: Retirement Payday Wednesday
30 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/9/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 7/9/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 7/9/2025
Here is my favorite word. What is your favorite word? Perhaps frugal, Roth, spreadsheet, planning, Monte Carlo, dividends?
6 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/9/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 7/9/2025 | RECENT: quan nguyen on 7/9/2025
Quinn rants about taxes-but maybe not what you think.
30 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/8/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 7/8/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/9/2025
A puzzling situation.
22 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/6/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/6/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 7/8/2025
Got Momentum?
10 replies
AUTHOR: Humble Reader on 7/7/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 7/7/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 7/8/2025
Increased Deduction for Seniors
43 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 7/4/2025
FIRST: eludom on 7/5/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 7/7/2025
Effective vs. Marginal? Nah…..
11 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 7/6/2025
FIRST: Adam Starry on 7/6/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/7/2025
Building a Secure Retirement, 10 Years at a Time.
1 reply
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/7/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 7/7/2025 | RECENT: Winston Smith on 7/7/2025
Lucky Us and the Generational Divide
19 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/5/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/5/2025 | RECENT: baldscreen on 7/7/2025
The Illusion of Wealth
24 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/27/2025
FIRST: OldITGuy on 6/27/2025 | RECENT: jacknak on 7/7/2025
Dividend Days
70 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 6/28/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 6/28/2025 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 7/6/2025
Which really matters? Marginal or effective tax rate? Just show me how much I get to keep says Quinn.
27 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/5/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 7/5/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 7/6/2025
Another interesting article on Social Security claiming
10 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 7/5/2025
FIRST: Olin on 7/5/2025 | RECENT: OldITGuy on 7/6/2025
Rethinking Rebalancing
31 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/3/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 7/3/2025 | RECENT: Andrew Norris on 7/6/2025
Quinn asks, is there anything wrong with keeping it simple?
44 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/1/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 7/1/2025 | RECENT: Kurt Yokum on 7/6/2025
The Big Garden Dilemma: Aging in Places vs. Future Planning
33 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/3/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 7/3/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 7/6/2025
Breaking Up 2
25 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 7/1/2025
FIRST: Scott Dichter on 7/1/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 7/5/2025
Selling our business – contemplating what’s next
6 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 7/4/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/5/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 7/5/2025
A Gift Worth Reading
22 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 7/2/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 7/2/2025 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 7/5/2025
Reason 65 not to buy individual stocks
3 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Flack on 7/4/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 7/4/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 7/5/2025
70 years old
19 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 7/2/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 7/2/2025 | RECENT: George Counihan on 7/5/2025
Inflation, Through a Glass Half Full.
4 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/4/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/4/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 7/5/2025
Is now the time to go long in bonds?
7 replies
AUTHOR: Ben Rodriguez on 7/3/2025
FIRST: quan nguyen on 7/3/2025 | RECENT: BMORE on 7/4/2025
Debt and taxes and the future, Quinn asks if he is wrong.
3 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/4/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 7/4/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/4/2025
Ninety Nine, I mean Eight Retirement Tips
29 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Flack on 6/26/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 6/26/2025 | RECENT: Michael Flack on 7/3/2025
Ever heard Down the Middle?
5 replies
AUTHOR: Ben Rodriguez on 7/1/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/1/2025 | RECENT: Ben Rodriguez on 7/3/2025
Holy Cow! Holding The Line in a Market Stampede
10 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/2/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 7/2/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 7/3/2025
Our $1000’s Of Dollars Mistake: A Lesson Learned
13 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 7/1/2025
FIRST: OldITGuy on 7/1/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 7/2/2025
The Fear of Letting Go
53 replies
AUTHOR: kt2062 on 6/22/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 6/22/2025 | RECENT: Vicki Mikus on 7/2/2025
Boglehead Conference
3 replies
AUTHOR: Jackie on 6/27/2025
FIRST: B Carr on 6/27/2025 | RECENT: Jackie on 7/2/2025
Beyond the Party: How Introverts Might Quietly Win at Retirement
55 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/30/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/30/2025 | RECENT: kristinehayes2014 on 7/1/2025
Detailed tracking expenses and spending. Is there real value?
73 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/6/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 3/6/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 7/1/2025
More Than Money: Our Holiday Home
21 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/29/2025
FIRST: Mike Xavier on 6/29/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 6/30/2025
A Question for our UK posters
32 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 6/27/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 6/27/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 6/30/2025
Humble Bragging
44 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/12/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 7/12/2024 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 6/30/2025
A theoretical, simplified road to retirement income without a pension. I’ve learned it doesn’t exist.
43 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/21/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 6/21/2025 | RECENT: Jack McHugh on 6/29/2025
Have you met Optimistic Callie?
3 replies
AUTHOR: Scott Dichter on 6/27/2025
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 6/29/2025 | RECENT: Scott Dichter on 6/29/2025
Beyond the Balance Sheet: Investing in Yourself
56 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/22/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 6/22/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 6/29/2025
Spend Nothing
38 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/26/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 6/26/2025 | RECENT: SCao on 6/29/2025
A new challenge for RDQ
36 replies
AUTHOR: bbbobbins on 6/25/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/25/2025 | RECENT: Keith Pleas on 6/29/2025
Saving and Giving
39 replies
AUTHOR: Eric Acton on 6/21/2025
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 6/21/2025 | RECENT: deusexmachina21 on 6/28/2025
You Have My Admiration: A Brit’s Thoughts on US Pensions
44 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/27/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 6/27/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 6/28/2025
Quinn asks. What is your experience or expectation for a change in spending upon retirement?
46 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/26/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 6/26/2025 | RECENT: Ormode on 6/27/2025
A challenge just for fun from RDQ.
40 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/24/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/24/2025 | RECENT: stelea99 on 6/27/2025
My Dream: Derailed by Data
20 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/26/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 6/26/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 6/27/2025
Am I missing something? What happened to taxes?
21 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/24/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 6/24/2025 | RECENT: Rob Jennings on 6/26/2025
Extreme Frugality: It Better be Fun
9 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/25/2025
FIRST: Brent Wilson on 6/25/2025 | RECENT: B Carr on 6/26/2025
The Wedding Extravaganza: A Pre-Mortum for Future Parents of the Bride
47 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/24/2025
FIRST: jan Ohara on 6/24/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 6/26/2025
Pension Funds are Sus: A Strange Little Post From A Grandparent
7 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/25/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 6/25/2025 | RECENT: Mark Crothers on 6/25/2025
The Slumping Deck: A Lesson in Time, Money and Memory
27 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/23/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/23/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/25/2025
From over the pond
2 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/25/2025
FIRST: Mark Crothers on 6/25/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 6/25/2025
A Humble Question From Across The Pond
51 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/22/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/22/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/25/2025
Building Memories by Edmund Marsh
31 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 6/15/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/15/2025 | RECENT: Kari Lorch on 6/24/2025
Does a Happy Country Lead to Happy Individuals?
31 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 6/20/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 6/20/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/24/2025
The unexpected detour to deccumulation, finding peace in fixed income
39 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/17/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 6/17/2025 | RECENT: L H on 6/22/2025
Morning Delight
15 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/21/2025
FIRST: David Mulligan on 6/21/2025 | RECENT: Mike Gaynes on 6/22/2025
Going It Alone
28 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 6/18/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 6/18/2025 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 6/21/2025
Selling our business – the journey so far
23 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 6/16/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 6/16/2025 | RECENT: William Dorner on 6/21/2025
How are you dealing with or plan to deal with inflation in retirement?
60 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/11/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/11/2025 | RECENT: stelea99 on 6/21/2025
Full Circle
9 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 6/2/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/2/2025 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 6/21/2025
Status of the Social Security and Medicare Programs
5 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 6/18/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 6/19/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/21/2025
Another HD Post About Cars
64 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Bond on 5/27/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 5/27/2025 | RECENT: stelea99 on 6/21/2025
A Rant about the Price of Gas, Part II: Live Experiment
12 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Bergman on 6/13/2025
FIRST: Liam K on 6/13/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 6/21/2025
Reverse 1031 Exchange
7 replies
AUTHOR: Chris Marsh on 6/18/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 6/18/2025 | RECENT: Chris Marsh on 6/21/2025
Is the “Experience Economy” Derailing Millennial Retirement Prospects?
30 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/18/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 6/18/2025 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 6/21/2025
Missing you….Or not?
24 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/19/2025
FIRST: kristinehayes2014 on 6/19/2025 | RECENT: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 6/21/2025
The Surprising Gift of Unhurried Time: My Retirement Revelation
34 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/20/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 6/20/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/20/2025
Interesting White Coat Investor on Lessons Learned Dealing with a LTC Company
6 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 6/17/2025
FIRST: 1PF on 6/17/2025 | RECENT: smr1082 on 6/20/2025
Getting a later start: college vs. retirement, a growing conundrum
35 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/17/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 6/17/2025 | RECENT: Marilyn Lavin on 6/19/2025
Let’s Stir Up the Bee’s Nest Again- Another Way of Calculating Net Worth
76 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 6/13/2025
FIRST: David Mulligan on 6/14/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 6/19/2025
Author of Medicare Advantage Speaks Out
19 replies
AUTHOR: ostrichtacossaturn7593 on 6/17/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 6/17/2025 | RECENT: Michael Flack on 6/18/2025
If I Didn’t Index
29 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/12/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 6/12/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 6/18/2025
A Nuanced View of FIRE
34 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 6/16/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 6/16/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 6/18/2025
Feeling grateful and paying forward
27 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Crothers on 6/16/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 6/16/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 6/18/2025
No Time Left for Calculating My Net Worth
7 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 6/14/2025
FIRST: Liam K on 6/14/2025 | RECENT: Edward James on 6/17/2025
Should you include SS and pensions in your net worth?
45 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 8/1/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 8/1/2024 | RECENT: Dave Melick on 6/16/2025
Talking Trillions
52 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/8/2025
FIRST: Paul Duesterdick on 6/8/2025 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 6/16/2025
Trips in your “go go” years?
85 replies
AUTHOR: baldscreen on 6/10/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/10/2025 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 6/16/2025
When You Love What You Do. Definitely NOT a rant.
44 replies
AUTHOR: kristinehayes2014 on 6/13/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 6/13/2025 | RECENT: Jeff Bond on 6/16/2025
Australian superannuation – a local perspective
8 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 6/14/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 6/14/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 6/16/2025
In Defence of Work
18 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Tomamichel on 6/13/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/13/2025 | RECENT: Greg Tomamichel on 6/16/2025
The aging appetite, dealing with leftovers and buying for two seasoned citizens: Rant by RDQ
42 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/13/2025
FIRST: Liam K on 6/13/2025 | RECENT: Winston Smith on 6/15/2025
Medicare Advantage with No Premiums vs Traditional Medicare with a Plan G Supplement
32 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 6/14/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/14/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 6/15/2025
Change Lanes, Expand Your Wheelhouse, Learn Some New Tricks
18 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 6/8/2025
FIRST: Liam K on 6/8/2025 | RECENT: Donny Hrubes on 6/14/2025
Medicare Signup Goes Awry
2 replies
AUTHOR: Kevin Madden on 6/13/2025
FIRST: Joe Cyax on 6/14/2025 | RECENT: Kevin Madden on 6/14/2025
You Might Be Ready to Retire…Who Would You Rather Be?
58 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 6/10/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 6/10/2025 | RECENT: William Dorner on 6/14/2025
Ironman Training Update
9 replies
AUTHOR: Mike Drak on 6/10/2025
FIRST: jan Ohara on 6/10/2025 | RECENT: Rob Jennings on 6/14/2025
Social Security vs. Private Investment Accounts – RCC runs some numbers.
29 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 2/2/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 2/2/2025 | RECENT: Declan Reed on 6/14/2025
Should we envy the super wealthy? Have they taken our piece of the pie leaving us with the crumbs? Nope! By Dick Quinn
51 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/9/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 6/10/2025 | RECENT: Liam K on 6/14/2025
Social Security Personal Update
14 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 6/12/2025
FIRST: Dave Melick on 6/12/2025 | RECENT: Dave Melick on 6/13/2025
No TIME Left For You
18 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Flack on 6/6/2025
FIRST: eludom on 6/7/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 6/13/2025
“A Complex Portfolio, a Modest Account”
12 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 6/13/2025
FIRST: normr60189 on 6/13/2025 | RECENT: William Housley on 6/13/2025
A Rant about the Price of Gas
51 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Bergman on 5/2/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 5/2/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 6/13/2025
Cryptocurrency in a 401(k)?
8 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/29/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 5/29/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 6/11/2025
What About Gold?
31 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/3/2025
FIRST: Liam K on 6/3/2025 | RECENT: Chris Roessler on 6/9/2025
What’s the Best Way to Measure Investment Performance?
17 replies
AUTHOR: Fred Miller on 6/3/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 6/3/2025 | RECENT: Scoot Home on 6/8/2025
“Most Revealing Question in Personal Finance”
22 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 6/4/2025
FIRST: Jo Bo on 6/4/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 6/8/2025
Do You Worry About Money Every Day?
43 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/6/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 6/6/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/8/2025
Gimme a Reason
27 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/5/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 6/5/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/7/2025
Quinn Explores the Question: Are Doctors Overpaid?
26 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/5/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 6/5/2025 | RECENT: George Counihan on 6/6/2025
Jonathan Is Everywhere on the Internet
1 reply
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 6/4/2025
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 6/6/2025 | RECENT: Andrew Forsythe on 6/6/2025
Mr. Quinn would be nervous. Would you be?
67 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 5/29/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 5/29/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/3/2025
Tariffs and our retirement assets
149 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/3/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 4/3/2025 | RECENT: Kenneth Tobin on 6/3/2025
Stepping In It
90 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/26/2025
FIRST: John Goodell on 3/20/2021 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 6/3/2025
I’m Guessing Most HD Readers Will Score 100%
59 replies
AUTHOR: kristinehayes2014 on 5/28/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 5/28/2025 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 6/3/2025
Dual Momentum?
11 replies
AUTHOR: Alex Liu on 5/30/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 5/30/2025 | RECENT: quan nguyen on 6/3/2025
Is it possible to achieve financial well being without a plan or even a spreadsheet?
104 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/25/2025
FIRST: Dave Melick on 5/25/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 6/2/2025
Getting Others Going
10 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/28/2025
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 5/28/2025 | RECENT: Cheryl Low on 6/2/2025
Wi-Fi 7: Hit Snooze by David Powell
15 replies
AUTHOR: David Powell on 12/1/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 12/1/2024 | RECENT: G W on 6/2/2025
Listen to the Markets
43 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/25/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 5/25/2025 | RECENT: Cammer Michael on 6/1/2025
A Lesson in Accountability
15 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 5/29/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 5/29/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 6/1/2025
2025 Retirement Countdown
40 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 1/1/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 1/1/2025 | RECENT: MikeinLA on 5/31/2025
Are taxes too high? I don’t think so
30 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/28/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 5/28/2025 | RECENT: Scott Dichter on 5/31/2025
AARP tax calculator changed to 2025
8 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 5/28/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 5/28/2025 | RECENT: Kevin Lynch on 5/30/2025
Lesson Four From Taking Care of a 102 yo in Her Last Year of Life- The Final Hours of Life Can be Beautiful
13 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 4/12/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 4/13/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 5/29/2025
Changes in Social Security Claiming Age
18 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 5/27/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 5/27/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 5/29/2025
How Will You Know When It’s Time?
52 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 4/13/2025
FIRST: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/13/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 5/29/2025
Limits of Power
73 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 1/17/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 1/17/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 5/29/2025
Is Remembered for…..
25 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 5/23/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 5/23/2025 | RECENT: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 5/29/2025
Missouri Eliminating Capital Gains Tax on Stocks
6 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Flack on 5/22/2025
FIRST: Liam K on 5/22/2025 | RECENT: Michael Flack on 5/28/2025
Bengen’s updated 4% rule
41 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 5/18/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 5/18/2025 | RECENT: L H on 5/28/2025
How have you decided when it’s worth it to fix an old car?
61 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 5/23/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 5/23/2025 | RECENT: marcel elanjian on 5/27/2025
Getting Back into the Market Now
41 replies
AUTHOR: Alex Liu on 5/20/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 5/20/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 5/27/2025
Almost There
33 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 5/17/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 5/17/2025 | RECENT: Edmund Marsh on 5/26/2025
It’s The Little Things That Scare Me Now
40 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 5/14/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 5/14/2025 | RECENT: Doug Kaufman on 5/25/2025
Staying Alive
31 replies
AUTHOR: Don Southworth on 5/10/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 5/10/2025 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 5/25/2025
The current state of Social Security and something to consider in your planning
31 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/21/2025
FIRST: stelea99 on 5/21/2025 | RECENT: Scott Dichter on 5/25/2025
Sad news about T. V. Narayanan, a writer for HD
13 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 5/22/2025
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 5/22/2025 | RECENT: smr1082 on 5/25/2025
Ignore Valuations?
15 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/21/2025
FIRST: Neil Imus on 5/21/2025 | RECENT: Matt McGuinness on 5/24/2025
The Victim Might Be You
21 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 5/21/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 5/21/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 5/24/2025
Ch-Ch-Changes?
66 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/6/2025
FIRST: Cecilia Beverly on 5/6/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 5/21/2025
Breaking even? Why should anyone care? I don’t
122 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/14/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 5/14/2025 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 5/21/2025
Funded Ratio vs Monte Carlo – Different Routes to Get to the Same Destination (or not)?
10 replies
AUTHOR: Bill Minter on 5/18/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 5/19/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 5/20/2025
Reflecting on life experiences. Money well spent. How about yours?
42 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/17/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 5/17/2025 | RECENT: jan Ohara on 5/20/2025
Allowance for Children: Yes or No?
10 replies
AUTHOR: Margaret Yard on 5/15/2025
FIRST: Dennis Friedman on 5/15/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 5/19/2025
Managing Transitions: Best Practices for When a Practitioner Passes Away
13 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 5/17/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 5/17/2025 | RECENT: Olin on 5/19/2025
Gifting Confusion
16 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Ukleja on 5/15/2025
FIRST: stelea99 on 5/15/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 5/18/2025
Assisted Living: How Will You Choose?
40 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 5/11/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 5/11/2025 | RECENT: smr1082 on 5/17/2025
Tempus Fugit, Vol II
16 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 5/15/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 5/15/2025 | RECENT: Eileen OHara on 5/17/2025
Can’t Figure Out This Darned Insomnia
16 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 5/16/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 5/16/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 5/17/2025
Quinn’s latest rant has serious consequences
36 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/12/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 5/12/2025 | RECENT: Liam K on 5/17/2025
Great article on aging
2 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 5/17/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 5/17/2025 | RECENT: baldscreen on 5/17/2025
Creature of Habit
10 replies
AUTHOR: Fran Moore on 5/15/2025
FIRST: Jeff on 5/15/2025 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 5/17/2025
JCX-21-25
18 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 5/13/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 5/14/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 5/16/2025
Life After Retirement
28 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 3/8/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/8/2025 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 5/16/2025
Any Crypto Investors?
24 replies
AUTHOR: Doug Kaufman on 2/20/2025
FIRST: Brent Wilson on 2/20/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 5/16/2025
Generational Perspective
32 replies
AUTHOR: Rand Spero on 5/8/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 5/8/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 5/15/2025
You versus Social Security – Quinn is betting against you.
61 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/27/2025
FIRST: Rick D on 4/27/2025 | RECENT: David Baese on 5/14/2025
Stay or Go, and How Do We Know?
41 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 5/2/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 5/2/2025 | RECENT: Rob Jennings on 5/14/2025
Smart idea or not? Converting Vanguard mutual funds to Vanguard ETFs
19 replies
AUTHOR: Steven Duncan on 5/12/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 5/12/2025 | RECENT: Steven Duncan on 5/14/2025
Financial Advisor – NEVER AGAIN
39 replies
AUTHOR: Robert Fay on 5/5/2025
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 5/5/2025 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 5/14/2025
The Wrong-Sided Man
47 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 5/8/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 5/8/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 5/14/2025
How was your Mother’s Day?
6 replies
AUTHOR: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 5/12/2025
FIRST: Fran Moore on 5/12/2025 | RECENT: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 5/14/2025
Retirement as you like it
16 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/11/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 5/11/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 5/13/2025
Have you planned survivor income for your spouse or someone dependent on you?
63 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/4/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 5/4/2025 | RECENT: L H on 5/12/2025
Tax Efficient Investing for Retirees with High Net Worth: Direct Indexing?
28 replies
AUTHOR: R L on 5/8/2025
FIRST: quan nguyen on 5/8/2025 | RECENT: R L on 5/12/2025
RDQ Sorry folks, I still see annuities, including deferred annuities, as a viable option for creating steady retirement income.
142 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/23/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 4/23/2025 | RECENT: BMORE on 5/12/2025
Let’s revisit an important retirement living topic. How’s it going? Great expectations
28 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/8/2025
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 5/8/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 5/11/2025
EO 14249 Mandated Electronic Payments
14 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 5/8/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 5/8/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 5/11/2025
A Tale of Excess
58 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 5/7/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 5/7/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 5/10/2025
Shoppers Spend Average of $260 on Mother’s Day??
6 replies
AUTHOR: John Katz on 5/9/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 5/9/2025 | RECENT: baldscreen on 5/10/2025
Feeling Secure
49 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/2/2025
FIRST: Greg Tomamichel on 5/2/2025 | RECENT: Moshe Kaye on 5/10/2025
Backstage at Antiques Roadshow
11 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Spears on 5/5/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 5/5/2025 | RECENT: Sonja Haggert on 5/10/2025
The Opposite of HumbleDollar
51 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 4/29/2025
FIRST: 1PF on 4/29/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 5/9/2025
Wall Street Journal Article about Jonathan’s New Initiative
5 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Wyncoll on 5/8/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 5/8/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 5/9/2025
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
7 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 5/8/2025
FIRST: Marjorie Kondrack on 5/8/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 5/8/2025
Quinn questions the value of a seven inch matzah ball in a $33 bowl of chicken soup?
21 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/7/2025
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 5/7/2025 | RECENT: Mike Gaynes on 5/8/2025
Sharing What We Read: Book Reviews for HD Readers
9 replies
AUTHOR: Ed Kadala on 5/5/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 5/5/2025 | RECENT: Jonathan Clements on 5/8/2025
Another Great Post by Mike Piper
7 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 5/6/2025
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 5/6/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 5/7/2025
It’s 2025. Do you send checks by mail?
69 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/26/2025
FIRST: Dave Melick on 4/26/2025 | RECENT: Dan Murray on 5/7/2025
Buying an Annuity from the SSA
64 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 4/29/2025
FIRST: OldITGuy on 4/29/2025 | RECENT: Ted Michalek on 5/6/2025
You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
58 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/26/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 4/26/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 5/5/2025
Treasuries risk free, Bloomberg says NO!
5 replies
AUTHOR: Scott Dichter on 5/4/2025
FIRST: Liam K on 5/4/2025 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 5/5/2025
Very disturbing proposal about the future of Social – radical thinking for sure.
28 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/2/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 5/2/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 5/5/2025
FAQs IRS added March 20, 2025 regarding Employee Retention Credit
0 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 5/5/2025
Follow up on Dividend Investing
2 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 5/5/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 5/5/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 5/5/2025
Tweaking the 4% Rule
7 replies
AUTHOR: normr60189 on 4/27/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 4/27/2025 | RECENT: landal hudlow on 5/5/2025
Going Against the Grain
30 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 4/25/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 4/25/2025 | RECENT: smr1082 on 5/3/2025
Kitces – Analyzing Congressional Republicans’ Budget Proposal For The 2025 TCJA Extension
14 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 5/1/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 5/1/2025 | RECENT: Andrew Forsythe on 5/3/2025
What surprises have you experienced on your retirement journey?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 6/24/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 6/24/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 5/3/2025
How Big Is Your Umbrella, Follow-Up
4 replies
AUTHOR: Philip Stein on 5/1/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 5/2/2025 | RECENT: Philip Stein on 5/3/2025
Harriman House changes business model
2 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 5/2/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 5/2/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 5/2/2025
Quinn needs some advice about his RMD
22 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/30/2025
FIRST: Jo Bo on 4/30/2025 | RECENT: Harry Crawford on 5/2/2025
How can we mere mortals figure out stocks, when the “experts” are confused?
10 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 5/1/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 5/1/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 5/2/2025
Bogle has saved us a Trillion Dollars through Vanguard’s 50th Anniversary
12 replies
AUTHOR: John Yeigh on 4/29/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 4/29/2025 | RECENT: quan nguyen on 5/2/2025
How Did You Announce Your Retirement?
32 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Bond on 8/13/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 8/13/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 5/1/2025
Kind Hearts are More than Coronets
37 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/28/2025
FIRST: OldITGuy on 4/28/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 5/1/2025
A False Sense of Security
27 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 4/28/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 4/28/2025 | RECENT: Mark Bergman on 4/30/2025
Winning the Debt Game
24 replies
AUTHOR: David Powell on 4/20/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 4/20/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 4/30/2025
Deducting Medical Expenses of a Decedent
10 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 4/28/2025
FIRST: Bill C on 4/28/2025 | RECENT: baldscreen on 4/28/2025
Taxing Situations
36 replies
AUTHOR: Howard Rohleder on 4/21/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 4/21/2025 | RECENT: Chris&Steve Hensley on 4/28/2025
Three Points to Avoid Injuries
27 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 4/26/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 4/26/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 4/27/2025
TCJA – What to Keep, What to Toss
26 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 4/22/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 4/22/2025 | RECENT: John Elway on 4/27/2025
Insomnia and the Back of an Envelope
19 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 4/21/2025
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 4/21/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 4/27/2025
New in 2025 – Code Y on 1099-R box 7 for QCD’s
23 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 4/26/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 4/26/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 4/27/2025
Building Connections
72 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/22/2025
FIRST: T. V. NARAYANAN on 4/22/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/27/2025
Wherever You Live, Your Home is (Probably) Under-Insured
23 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 4/10/2025
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 4/10/2025 | RECENT: Cheryl Low on 4/26/2025
Let’s Be Adults
37 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/22/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 4/22/2025 | RECENT: Kristine Stevenson Seale, EA on 4/26/2025
Fishing for Feedback
59 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Flack on 4/17/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 4/17/2025 | RECENT: G W on 4/26/2025
Staying Alive
29 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 12/20/2024
FIRST: William Perry on 12/20/2024 | RECENT: Tim Burkholder on 4/26/2025
This may be my shortest rant and contribution to HD and it’s about old folk
11 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/25/2025
FIRST: Marilyn Lavin on 4/25/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/26/2025
Top Five Expense Categories and Inflation Factor
21 replies
AUTHOR: Cheryl Low on 4/23/2025
FIRST: Ron Sheldon on 4/23/2025 | RECENT: Cheryl Low on 4/25/2025
My Favorite Election
4 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 4/24/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 4/25/2025 | RECENT: Andrew Forsythe on 4/25/2025
I want to see less of me on the internet
5 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/24/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 4/24/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 4/25/2025
Times Like These
11 replies
AUTHOR: Mike Drak on 4/23/2025
FIRST: normr60189 on 4/23/2025 | RECENT: Kevin Lynch on 4/24/2025
Forfeiture laws vs. Tax laws
4 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 4/24/2025
FIRST: Jo Bo on 4/24/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 4/24/2025
Three bucket strategy for financing retirement
20 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 3/27/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/27/2025 | RECENT: smr1082 on 4/23/2025
Now taxes are filed, I have a question: How did you prepare your taxes?
84 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/16/2025
FIRST: Liam K on 4/16/2025 | RECENT: LJD on 4/23/2025
The great uninformed and misinformed population worries Quinn
32 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/19/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 4/19/2025 | RECENT: stelea99 on 4/23/2025
Car talk- Quinn likes friendliness
74 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/14/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 4/14/2025 | RECENT: Fred Gloeckler on 4/22/2025
Change trustee on irrevocable trust
2 replies
AUTHOR: Phil Frew on 4/20/2025
FIRST: Scott Martin on 4/20/2025 | RECENT: Kevin Lynch on 4/21/2025
Ask Me a Tough One
70 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/18/2025
FIRST: Don Southworth on 4/18/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 4/21/2025
Lesson Five From Taking Care of a 102 yo in Her Last Year of Life- Politics and the News Has the Potential to Ruin Relationships
14 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 4/19/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 4/19/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 4/20/2025
Buying Treasury Bond ETFs vs. MM Funds in this Moment
18 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 4/10/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 4/10/2025 | RECENT: Dan Sturgis on 4/20/2025
Screw politics, let’s talk health. Are all surgeries necessary or have we become the college tuition bank for the doctor’s children?
45 replies
AUTHOR: John Yeigh on 4/17/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 4/17/2025 | RECENT: Scott Martin on 4/20/2025
4% every year? even this one?
35 replies
AUTHOR: Catherine on 4/9/2025
FIRST: Mike Xavier on 4/9/2025 | RECENT: Jack McHugh on 4/19/2025
Would you leave a note?
34 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 7/17/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 7/17/2024 | RECENT: Rob Jennings on 4/19/2025
The bond market
15 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/9/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 4/9/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 4/18/2025
Trying To Think Through the Bond Situation
15 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 4/14/2025
FIRST: Russ Paoletti on 4/15/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 4/18/2025
An easy way to file a tax return extension due today
8 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 4/15/2025
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 4/15/2025 | RECENT: Robert Wright on 4/17/2025
No financial wisdom here other than ….
74 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/11/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 4/12/2025 | RECENT: Jonathan Clements on 4/17/2025
A Diamond Wedding Anniversary
45 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/9/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 4/10/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/16/2025
SCOTUS AND THE ODD COUPLE
17 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/15/2025
FIRST: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/15/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/16/2025
Where Next? What Next?
56 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/1/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 4/1/2025 | RECENT: baldscreen on 4/16/2025
Ida M Fuller, Social Security, EVs, taxes and a 340 million person society-Quinn rambles on, but with a purpose
38 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/13/2025
FIRST: Jeff on 4/13/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 4/16/2025
IRS: All of Tennessee qualifies for disaster tax relief
2 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 4/14/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 4/15/2025 | RECENT: polamalu2009 on 4/15/2025
First Quarter 2025
17 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 4/7/2025
FIRST: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/7/2025 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 4/14/2025
Should young people buy or rent?
27 replies
AUTHOR: Bonnie Likens on 4/7/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 4/7/2025 | RECENT: Winston Smith on 4/14/2025
Change is good – and profitable
16 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/12/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 4/12/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 4/14/2025
How Big is Your Umbrella?
16 replies
AUTHOR: Philip Stein on 4/11/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 4/11/2025 | RECENT: baldscreen on 4/13/2025
RDQ There is so much to rant about these days. Let’s go for the people who don’t believe facts-perhaps about Social Security
93 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/9/2025
FIRST: Jo Bo on 4/9/2025 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 4/13/2025
What to do as the Bear Approaches
15 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 4/8/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 4/8/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 4/13/2025
Market Turmoil
29 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 4/7/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 4/7/2025 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 4/12/2025
Risky Business – Challenging Times
25 replies
AUTHOR: hitekfran on 4/6/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 4/6/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 4/12/2025
Making Lemonade
17 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/6/2025
FIRST: Newsboy on 4/6/2025 | RECENT: William Dorner on 4/12/2025
Safety Net or Gambling Chip? Wrestling with Wealth and Wisdom”
7 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 4/7/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 4/7/2025 | RECENT: Rob Jennings on 4/12/2025
What is the risk level of sitting on the sidelines when it comes to bonds?
7 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 4/10/2025
FIRST: quan nguyen on 4/10/2025 | RECENT: Ben Rodriguez on 4/11/2025
How has your financial thinking changed over the past year?
43 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/20/2021
FIRST: David Powell on 3/20/2021 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 4/11/2025
What exactly has to happen for a stocks value to go up or down?
9 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Bergman on 4/9/2025
FIRST: quan nguyen on 4/9/2025 | RECENT: Sanjib Saha on 4/10/2025
A matter of significant financial concern – want fries with that?
52 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 2/16/2025
FIRST: Olin on 2/16/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 4/10/2025
The Comeback
15 replies
AUTHOR: Mike Drak on 4/9/2025
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 4/9/2025 | RECENT: Charles Moser on 4/10/2025
Tempus Fugit
29 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 4/7/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 4/7/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 4/9/2025
A Veteran’s Viewpoint
14 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/7/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 4/7/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/8/2025
Finding Your Balance
23 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 4/4/2025
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 4/4/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 4/8/2025
Direct Dealings
15 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/4/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 4/4/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/8/2025
Lesson Three From Taking Care of a 102 yo in Her Last Year of Life- The Role of Faith in Dying
8 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 4/6/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 4/6/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 4/7/2025
How’s Your Crystal Ball?
23 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/31/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 3/31/2025 | RECENT: Jim on 4/6/2025
Reality Check
15 replies
AUTHOR: kristinehayes2014 on 4/5/2025
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 4/5/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 4/6/2025
Any Bonds Today?
40 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 3/30/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 3/30/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 4/6/2025
Consumer Advocate
34 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 3/31/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/31/2025 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 4/6/2025
Hitting Repeat
30 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2025
FIRST: Newsboy on 4/4/2025 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 4/6/2025
What Kind of Loss Is This?
15 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 4/4/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 4/4/2025 | RECENT: Mike Wyant on 4/6/2025
I don’t feel comfortable being “wealthy”
74 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/1/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 4/1/2025 | RECENT: Liam K on 4/6/2025
I’m concerned about the stock market. How concerned are you? Jonathan, any comforting words?
44 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/27/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/27/2025 | RECENT: Bob Smith on 4/5/2025
Quinn’s super frugal experiment. Are you up for a challenge?
11 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 4/4/2025
FIRST: Scott Dichter on 4/4/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 4/5/2025
Today’s the Day!–Well, Sort Of (by Dana/DrLefty)
29 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 4/1/2025
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 4/1/2025 | RECENT: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 4/5/2025
Lesson Two From Taking Care of a 102 yo in Her Last Year of Life- Preparing Oneself for Death
2 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 4/4/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 4/4/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 4/4/2025
Kristine Wonders: Does Not Having Children Change How You Plan For Retirement?
132 replies
AUTHOR: kristinehayes2014 on 8/14/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/14/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 4/4/2025
Going Back to Work (Briefly)
42 replies
AUTHOR: Laura E. Kelly on 3/26/2025
FIRST: Marjorie Kondrack on 3/26/2025 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 4/3/2025
Lesson One From Taking Care of a 102 yo in Her Last Year of Life- Be Grateful
6 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 3/30/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 3/30/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 4/3/2025
Help Wanted
67 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/25/2025
FIRST: polamalu2009 on 3/25/2025 | RECENT: H S on 4/2/2025
What should be our % cash allocation in investment portfolio?
20 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 11/6/2024
FIRST: Brent Wilson on 11/6/2024 | RECENT: Ben Rodriguez on 4/2/2025
Will Work For Food, Starting My Diet Soon
14 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 3/31/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 3/31/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 4/1/2025
Recommendations for Free Portfolio Analyzer?
6 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 3/27/2025
FIRST: G W on 3/28/2025 | RECENT: Andrew Forsythe on 3/31/2025
Twenty-five years ago today….
27 replies
AUTHOR: Sanjib Saha on 3/25/2025
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 3/25/2025 | RECENT: Philip Stein on 3/30/2025
Rats!!
23 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/29/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 3/29/2025 | RECENT: Jerry Pinkard on 3/30/2025
Lessons Learned from Taking Care of a 102 Year Old in Her Final Year
10 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 3/28/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 3/28/2025 | RECENT: Dan Wick on 3/30/2025
Worried? Concerned? Confident? About the future of Social Security and Medicare
69 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/23/2025
FIRST: Liam K on 3/23/2025 | RECENT: Dot Cotton on 3/29/2025
Financial Question
13 replies
AUTHOR: Martin Turnauer on 3/26/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/26/2025 | RECENT: William Dorner on 3/29/2025
401(k) Savings Limits
12 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Spears on 3/26/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 3/26/2025 | RECENT: Rob Jennings on 3/28/2025
An Insignificant Sum?
20 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 3/26/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 3/26/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 3/28/2025
Quinn’s grand new way to plan for a secure retirement. It’s called the McDonalds strategy
11 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/26/2025
FIRST: Scott Dichter on 3/26/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 3/27/2025
Care to join me on my yacht cruising the Mediterranean? Do you envy the super wealthy? RDQ
73 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/17/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 3/17/2025 | RECENT: Jeff Amick on 3/26/2025
Is frugality all it’s cracked up to be? A lifetime of frugality, I have claimed that, Jonathan has written it. Many comments on HD have also made that claim, but is it true? RDQ
22 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/21/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 3/21/2025 | RECENT: L H on 3/26/2025
Taking on Water
53 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/21/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 3/21/2025 | RECENT: Jeff on 3/26/2025
Should all Americans pay federal income tax?
27 replies
AUTHOR: Ben Rodriguez on 3/17/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 3/17/2025 | RECENT: Liam K on 3/25/2025
And Another Thing….
28 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 3/17/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 3/17/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 3/24/2025
When to spend money
34 replies
AUTHOR: Ross Young on 3/8/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 3/8/2025 | RECENT: Regan Blair on 3/23/2025
When You Can’t Take Care of Yourself
35 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 3/19/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 3/19/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 3/23/2025
Going Naked
23 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Spears on 3/17/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/17/2025 | RECENT: Newsboy on 3/23/2025
How Do Allocate the Bond Portion of Your Portfolio?
20 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 3/20/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 3/20/2025 | RECENT: Casey Campbell on 3/23/2025
Like it or not, we all need to pay taxes. Seniors are no exception
42 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/16/2025
FIRST: OldITGuy on 3/16/2025 | RECENT: Jack McHugh on 3/23/2025
Active ETFs: Get Ready ‘Cause Here They Come
19 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 3/16/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/16/2025 | RECENT: UofODuck on 3/22/2025
RDQ considers: A lump sum in lieu of a pension, withdrawal strategies, annuities and other mundane decisions – good luck.
57 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/15/2025
FIRST: Cecilia Beverly on 3/15/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 3/22/2025
Have you opened up your IRS Account?
9 replies
AUTHOR: Scott Dichter on 2/19/2025
FIRST: stelea99 on 2/19/2025 | RECENT: Scott Dichter on 3/22/2025
Adult Autism
21 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 10/30/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 10/30/2024 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 3/22/2025
Great Ideas from Ed Slott for Estate Planning Using Roth Savings
12 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 3/20/2025
FIRST: William Housley on 3/20/2025 | RECENT: William Perry on 3/22/2025
Ah, nuts! I just don’t care about my spending any longer.
18 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/20/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 3/20/2025 | RECENT: Steve on 3/21/2025
Actively Managed Mutual Funds
5 replies
AUTHOR: Kevin Grant on 3/19/2025
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 3/19/2025 | RECENT: Andrew Forsythe on 3/20/2025
Yup, most usable, needed tax breaks go to average/middle class Americans.
24 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/18/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 3/18/2025 | RECENT: Liam K on 3/20/2025
The Status of Inherited IRAs in 2025
13 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 3/17/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 3/18/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 3/20/2025
Luck or Providence?
5 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 3/6/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 3/6/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 3/19/2025
How Nosey Are You?
27 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 6/30/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 6/30/2024 | RECENT: Scott Dichter on 3/19/2025
A Simple Way to Avoid Phone Scams
11 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 3/17/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 3/17/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 3/18/2025
My Favorite Websites
16 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 3/13/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 3/13/2025 | RECENT: Steve Spinella on 3/18/2025
What Would You Take?
32 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 3/13/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/13/2025 | RECENT: Doc Savage on 3/17/2025
Hope is Not a Plan
37 replies
AUTHOR: David Powell on 3/9/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 3/9/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 3/17/2025
To Roth Convert or Not
44 replies
AUTHOR: Teste Eupat on 3/3/2025
FIRST: William Perry on 3/3/2025 | RECENT: G W on 3/16/2025
Assumptions matter most
35 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/11/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 3/12/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 3/16/2025
Focusing on the Real Threat
28 replies
AUTHOR: John Katz on 1/8/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 1/8/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 3/15/2025
An 80 year old reflects: Are things that much harder today than when he was building a life?
51 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/8/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/8/2025 | RECENT: Olin on 3/15/2025
Active vs. Passive Funds in 2024: It’s Deja Vu (All Over Again)
26 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 3/8/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/8/2025 | RECENT: Veggi Vet on 3/15/2025
Free Tax Returns – That time of year.
25 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 2/4/2025
FIRST: Michael Flack on 2/4/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 3/14/2025
No “Go-Go”
148 replies
AUTHOR: Kristine Hayes on 1/6/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 1/6/2025 | RECENT: kristinehayes2014 on 3/14/2025
One Last Book
88 replies
AUTHOR: Elaine M. Clements on 3/6/2025
FIRST: Cecilia Beverly on 3/6/2025 | RECENT: Elaine M. Clements on 3/13/2025
All In the Numbers
11 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 3/11/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/11/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 3/13/2025
Morningstar’s Report on Comparing 10 Year Returns on Active vs Passive Funds
8 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 3/12/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/12/2025 | RECENT: Edmund Marsh on 3/12/2025
Meeting Expectations?
58 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/3/2025
FIRST: Mike A on 3/3/2025 | RECENT: Doug K on 3/10/2025
Senior Care Crisis – Are we prepared?
21 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 3/4/2025
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 3/5/2025 | RECENT: smr1082 on 3/10/2025
California On Our Minds
27 replies
AUTHOR: Don Southworth on 3/4/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 3/4/2025 | RECENT: David Taylor on 3/9/2025
Jonathan, help
19 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/6/2025
FIRST: jimbow13 on 3/6/2025 | RECENT: David Powell on 3/9/2025
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
41 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 3/6/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 3/6/2025 | RECENT: Cheryl Low on 3/9/2025
A Simple 60/40 for the Newly Widowed: A Dedicated ETF
23 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 2/20/2025
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 2/20/2025 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 3/8/2025
Where and When Do You Spend?
48 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Bond on 3/2/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 3/3/2025 | RECENT: Jeff Bond on 3/8/2025
Sweet Bird of Youth
19 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 3/7/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 3/7/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 3/8/2025
All About Me
21 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/22/2024
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 7/22/2024 | RECENT: Brian Kowald on 3/8/2025
Rebalancing in interesting times
9 replies
AUTHOR: eludom on 3/7/2025
FIRST: Jeff on 3/7/2025 | RECENT: Scott Dichter on 3/8/2025
What is the difference between meteorologists and stock analysts?
3 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/7/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 3/7/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 3/7/2025
RDQ wants to rethink healthcare and retirement considering how people really behave
28 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 3/4/2025
FIRST: OldITGuy on 3/4/2025 | RECENT: Liam K on 3/6/2025
Our Makeover
12 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/4/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 3/4/2025 | RECENT: Dave Melick on 3/6/2025
How do you check your tax return? Bill P comes through
26 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 3/3/2025
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 3/3/2025 | RECENT: Sal Collora on 3/6/2025
How does the 4% Rule Change Assuming A Couple in Retirement?
34 replies
AUTHOR: John Katz on 2/27/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 2/27/2025 | RECENT: 1michaelm on 3/5/2025
What If
12 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 3/2/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 3/2/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 3/3/2025
My Mistakes
62 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 2/21/2025
FIRST: Fran Moore on 2/21/2025 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 3/3/2025
A Living Tribute
27 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 2/27/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 2/27/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 3/3/2025
Quinn rants: Senior citizens are greedy. We take too much
47 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 2/28/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 2/28/2025 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 3/3/2025
Who’s Happy?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 2/27/2025
FIRST: William Housley on 2/27/2025 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 3/2/2025
Solve This Problem
31 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 2/28/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 2/28/2025 | RECENT: medhat on 3/2/2025
The debate over Social Security is endless and fraught with misinformation.
16 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 2/20/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 2/20/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 3/2/2025
I’m new to my retirement journey. What should I do with extra cash?
22 replies
AUTHOR: L H on 2/24/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 2/24/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 3/1/2025
Three Things
10 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 2/23/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 2/23/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 3/1/2025
What wisdom can you share?
44 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Alberts on 2/8/2025
FIRST: Charles Moser on 2/8/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 2/28/2025
Eyeing the End
34 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 10/25/2024
FIRST: zestfulc3bd36fc1c on 10/25/2024 | RECENT: Leon Dominick on 2/27/2025
What will you do with $5,000?
35 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 2/22/2025
FIRST: Luckless Pedestrian on 2/22/2025 | RECENT: Scott Dichter on 2/27/2025
How Do You Spell Research?
9 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 2/24/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 2/24/2025 | RECENT: Jerry Pinkard on 2/26/2025
A Quinn-Worthy Rant
32 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 2/24/2025
FIRST: Cecilia Beverly on 2/24/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 2/26/2025
Acorns
9 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 2/23/2025
FIRST: David Powell on 2/23/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 2/25/2025
What Wisdom Can You Share?
18 replies
AUTHOR: Kathleen Boss on 2/19/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 2/19/2025 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 2/24/2025
Looking for options on how to draw down in retirement
8 replies
AUTHOR: fishdavid3478 on 2/22/2025
FIRST: William Housley on 2/22/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 2/23/2025
iShares iBonds ETFs vs. individual bond ladders vs. bond ETFs
3 replies
AUTHOR: rgscl on 2/21/2025
FIRST: Tom Brady on 2/22/2025 | RECENT: rgscl on 2/23/2025
Would you use a Centenarian Tax Preparer?
4 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 2/22/2025
FIRST: Marjorie Kondrack on 2/22/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 2/23/2025
What Purchases Have Been Worth It?
57 replies
AUTHOR: Moshe Kaye on 2/16/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 2/16/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 2/23/2025
A Tax Filing Conundrum
43 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 2/20/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 2/20/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 2/23/2025
Spotlight on Success
17 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 2/18/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 2/18/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 2/23/2025
My Mistakes
3 replies
AUTHOR: Dana Rusinak on 2/21/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 2/22/2025 | RECENT: Patrick Brennan on 2/22/2025
A Taxing Situation
22 replies
AUTHOR: hitekfran on 2/18/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 2/18/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 2/20/2025
Deficits, debt, taxes, no taxes, insolvent, benefit cuts – my head is spinning-and I’m already retired
8 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 2/19/2025
FIRST: normr60189 on 2/19/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 2/20/2025
Limiting Risk of Rising Rates
21 replies
AUTHOR: Bill Ehart on 2/5/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 2/5/2025 | RECENT: L H on 2/19/2025
Dump the 60/40 and target date funds for 100% stock plus annuity portfolio?
31 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 2/5/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 2/6/2025 | RECENT: L H on 2/19/2025
Why Don’t Folks Save?
41 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 2/14/2025
FIRST: bbbobbins on 2/14/2025 | RECENT: Emilie Babcox on 2/19/2025
Sports Fan by Scott Martin
37 replies
AUTHOR: Scott Martin on 2/10/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 2/10/2025 | RECENT: Scott Masters on 2/18/2025
A Balanced Retirement
87 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 1/28/2025
FIRST: Kristine Hayes on 1/28/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 2/18/2025
Investing in Dimensional Funds
16 replies
AUTHOR: Jane on 2/15/2025
FIRST: Charles Moser on 2/15/2025 | RECENT: Doug Kaufman on 2/17/2025
Scrap Social Security. I’ll invest what I pay in payroll taxes and do much better. SS is a scam. Really, asks RDQ
25 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 2/12/2025
FIRST: William Housley on 2/12/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 2/17/2025
Quinns visit to Mar-a-Lago
15 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 2/14/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 2/14/2025 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 2/16/2025
Health care is always unaffordable – not really
47 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 2/11/2025
FIRST: stelea99 on 2/11/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 2/14/2025
A Taxing Situation
9 replies
AUTHOR: Bill Minter on 2/11/2025
FIRST: Marjorie Kondrack on 2/11/2025 | RECENT: Peter_O on 2/13/2025
Do you commit Medicare fraud? Hopefully not intentionally.
29 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 2/9/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 2/9/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 2/12/2025
Quinn ponders taxes, laws, freebies and the future of retirement. Logic need not apply.
52 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 2/7/2025
FIRST: stelea99 on 2/7/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 2/10/2025
Fidelity ZERO Funds
16 replies
AUTHOR: Michael1 on 2/7/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 2/7/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 2/10/2025
Husband will still be working at 65, delay taking Medicare?
7 replies
AUTHOR: Muhlyssa on 2/9/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 2/9/2025 | RECENT: Magoo on 2/9/2025
Necessary Skills
55 replies
AUTHOR: kt2062 on 2/2/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 2/2/2025 | RECENT: G W on 2/9/2025
Finding a web site that lists and rates fiduciary asset managers
8 replies
AUTHOR: Charles Mcclintick on 2/8/2025
FIRST: Olin on 2/8/2025 | RECENT: Olin on 2/8/2025
Medigap pricing question
107 replies
AUTHOR: rgscl on 9/2/2024
FIRST: David Lancaster on 9/2/2024 | RECENT: Laura E. Kelly on 2/8/2025
How important is Social Security?
40 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 2/6/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 2/6/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 2/8/2025
Pop’s Parallel Path
8 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 2/5/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 2/5/2025 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 2/6/2025
Kindly Compounding
18 replies
AUTHOR: SCao on 2/2/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 2/2/2025 | RECENT: phenomenal8f6ba2e774 on 2/6/2025
Quinn doesn’t think like a average retiree, I bet you don’t either. Beware the experts
13 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 2/5/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 2/5/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 2/6/2025
The Draw of Cash
22 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Flack on 1/25/2025
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 1/25/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 2/5/2025
Some Good News
17 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 2/3/2025
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 2/3/2025 | RECENT: Scott Dichter on 2/5/2025
Does Charitable Giving Make Things Better?
28 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 1/27/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 1/27/2025 | RECENT: Chris Pillmore on 2/5/2025
Advice needed: Buy house with cash + securities loan?
9 replies
AUTHOR: Hob Lak on 2/3/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 2/4/2025 | RECENT: Hob Lak on 2/4/2025
They’re Right, I’m Wrong, Sort Of
26 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 2/2/2025
FIRST: William Housley on 2/2/2025 | RECENT: Scott Dichter on 2/4/2025
Guiding our Youth
16 replies
AUTHOR: John Yeigh on 1/31/2025
FIRST: DrLefty on 1/31/2025 | RECENT: John Yeigh on 2/4/2025
Bond Index Funds or Something Else?
36 replies
AUTHOR: John on 1/28/2025
FIRST: S Phillips on 1/28/2025 | RECENT: BMORE on 2/4/2025
Should Social Security benefits be income tax free?
43 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/27/2025
FIRST: stelea99 on 1/27/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 2/3/2025
I Need Car Advice
38 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/24/2025
FIRST: Dave Melick on 1/24/2025 | RECENT: DrLefty on 2/2/2025
What Drives You?
33 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 1/24/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 1/24/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 1/31/2025
I’ve stolen the words Willful Ignorance and Disengagement from a prior forum post.
22 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 1/21/2025
FIRST: normr60189 on 1/21/2025 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 1/30/2025
Making money – out of touch with the good old days. Maybe just a little rant
42 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/26/2025
FIRST: Marjorie Kondrack on 1/26/2025 | RECENT: phenomenal8f6ba2e774 on 1/30/2025
Lessons you have learned from articles by Jonathan
21 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 1/22/2025
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 1/22/2025 | RECENT: Bear Seiver on 1/28/2025
Keep Moving
31 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 1/20/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 1/20/2025 | RECENT: Edmund Marsh on 1/27/2025
Seeking Shelter From The Cold
45 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 1/25/2025
FIRST: kristinehayes2014 on 1/25/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 1/27/2025
Benchmarks for our non-profit portfolio
11 replies
AUTHOR: Jerry Pinkard on 1/25/2025
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 1/25/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 1/26/2025
Whole Life Insurance Worked for Me
24 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Bond on 1/22/2025
FIRST: Rick Connor on 1/22/2025 | RECENT: Jeff Bond on 1/25/2025
Do you understand your tolerance for risk? Really, honestly? I’m not sure most of us do. By RDQ
30 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/18/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 1/18/2025 | RECENT: Dave Melick on 1/25/2025
What’s your Risk Capacity?
29 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 1/21/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 1/21/2025 | RECENT: Patrick Brennan on 1/25/2025
Do nothing days in retirement- don’t fear them
9 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/17/2025
FIRST: DrLefty on 1/17/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 1/25/2025
An Inherited Roth IRA… Now What?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Bill Minter on 1/12/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 1/13/2025 | RECENT: T. V. NARAYANAN on 1/25/2025
The unskilled investor can be lucky – by RDQ
18 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/22/2025
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 1/22/2025 | RECENT: Brent Wilson on 1/24/2025
What Do You Do When Your PCP Closes Their Office
10 replies
AUTHOR: Kevin Lynch on 1/22/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 1/22/2025 | RECENT: Charles Moser on 1/23/2025
Our kids do listen to us.
18 replies
AUTHOR: baldscreen on 1/21/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 1/21/2025 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 1/22/2025
The que sera, sera retirement planning strategy
51 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/13/2025
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 1/13/2025 | RECENT: parkslope on 1/22/2025
Retirement Realignment
62 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 1/12/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 1/13/2025 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 1/21/2025
When the Retirement Community Goes Bankrupt
15 replies
AUTHOR: rgscl on 1/19/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 1/19/2025 | RECENT: smr1082 on 1/21/2025
Is there a best time to take an RMD? Does matter when?
18 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/19/2025
FIRST: Michael1 on 1/19/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 1/21/2025
What workers and retirees say about their quest for a comfortable, desired lifestyle in retirement
0 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/21/2025
Would You Rebuild?
32 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 1/11/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 1/11/2025 | RECENT: GaryW on 1/18/2025
Is There a Change Coming in the Direction of the Markets’ Winds?
20 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 1/14/2025
FIRST: normr60189 on 1/14/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 1/18/2025
The Burgeoning Boomers
30 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 1/15/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 1/15/2025 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 1/18/2025
Open Social Security – interesting finding on optimization and mortality tables
57 replies
AUTHOR: John Enright on 1/13/2025
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 1/13/2025 | RECENT: Rob Jennings on 1/18/2025
The $20 Billion Problem
20 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 1/9/2025
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 1/10/2025 | RECENT: stelea99 on 1/17/2025
Obsessed with a financial stress-less retirement
53 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/6/2025
FIRST: Kristine Hayes on 1/6/2025 | RECENT: normr60189 on 1/13/2025
Fidelity Brokerage Cash Interest Rate Changes
14 replies
AUTHOR: Harold Tynes on 1/10/2025
FIRST: Olin on 1/10/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 1/13/2025
I’m depressed, not very optimistic about retirement by R Quinn
55 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/1/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 10/1/2024 | RECENT: BenefitJack on 1/12/2025
Quinn ponders taxes, debt, interest payments and other minor issues we face
20 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/11/2025
FIRST: Patrick Brennan on 1/11/2025 | RECENT: Ben Rodriguez on 1/12/2025
First Year of Retirement
16 replies
AUTHOR: baldscreen on 1/5/2025
FIRST: R Quinn on 1/5/2025 | RECENT: Michael1 on 1/12/2025
Golden Perks
43 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 1/4/2025
FIRST: Dave Melick on 1/4/2025 | RECENT: Phil Brancazio on 1/11/2025
A barbell strategy for stocks
9 replies
AUTHOR: billehart on 6/27/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/27/2024 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 1/10/2025
Join me on a trip down memory lane. It’s likely too long a trip for many readers
24 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/9/2025
FIRST: OldITGuy on 1/9/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 1/10/2025
HumbleDollar Silent Majority
10 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Breskiewicz on 1/5/2025
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 1/5/2025 | RECENT: Edmund Marsh on 1/8/2025
Not Doing It
18 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 1/1/2025
FIRST: ostrichtacossaturn7593 on 1/1/2025 | RECENT: William Dorner on 1/6/2025
Quality of Life
26 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 11/24/2024
FIRST: Marjorie Kondrack on 11/24/2024 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 1/6/2025
A “B” for effort won’t get you far. Results are what matter.
13 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/4/2025
FIRST: Dan Smith on 1/4/2025 | RECENT: R Quinn on 1/5/2025
Revising Retirement
39 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 12/28/2024
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 12/28/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 1/5/2025
Using the HSA Lever to Receive a Savers Tax Credit
2 replies
AUTHOR: Bill Minter on 1/4/2025
FIRST: baldscreen on 1/5/2025 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 1/5/2025
Resolutions? What will you do?
11 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 12/28/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 12/29/2024 | RECENT: Tim Mueller on 1/4/2025
Roth Conversions with Capital Loss Carryforward?
7 replies
AUTHOR: Kevin Madden on 12/23/2024
FIRST: wtfwjtd on 12/23/2024 | RECENT: John T on 1/4/2025
The Inheritance
10 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Flack on 1/2/2025
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 1/3/2025 | RECENT: Michael Flack on 1/4/2025
The weird science behind the Quinn finances
23 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/2/2025
FIRST: Winston Smith on 1/2/2025 | RECENT: Jeff Bond on 1/4/2025
Get Your Stuff Together (For Taxes)
18 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 1/3/2025
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 1/3/2025 | RECENT: stelea99 on 1/4/2025
Pass the mashed potatoes by Quinn
21 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/30/2024
FIRST: Joe Kiefer on 12/30/2024 | RECENT: BenefitJack on 1/4/2025
Our Report Card
15 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 1/2/2025
FIRST: David Lancaster on 1/2/2025 | RECENT: baldscreen on 1/3/2025
No Barriers to Entry
28 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 12/27/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/27/2024 | RECENT: baldscreen on 1/3/2025
Dividends during bull or bear market
16 replies
AUTHOR: Y S on 12/31/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/31/2024 | RECENT: Y S on 1/1/2025
2025 and Medicare Rx
6 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 1/1/2025
FIRST: Kevin Madden on 1/1/2025 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 1/1/2025
Costs Matter
28 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 11/30/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 11/30/2024 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 12/31/2024
A new glitch in retirement planning to consider
45 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/24/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 12/24/2024 | RECENT: DrLefty on 12/30/2024
Our perception of fairness – taxes that is says RDQ
24 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/26/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 12/26/2024 | RECENT: Winston Smith on 12/30/2024
Helping Our Neighbors
32 replies
AUTHOR: Kristine Hayes on 12/21/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/21/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/30/2024
Am I the boring aunt?
15 replies
AUTHOR: Laurianne Falcone on 12/21/2024
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 12/21/2024 | RECENT: booch221 on 12/28/2024
Oh, The Ironies Your Money Will Know! (The Paradox of Passive Investing)
10 replies
AUTHOR: Jamie Seckington on 12/14/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 12/14/2024 | RECENT: Jamie Seckington on 12/25/2024
What I learned in 50 years about selecting and using health insurance-tips to consider-RDQ
7 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/23/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 12/23/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/24/2024
The Oldest Daughter Dilemma
21 replies
AUTHOR: Cathleen Toomey on 12/14/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 12/14/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 12/23/2024
NUA Anyone?
5 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Flack on 12/21/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/21/2024 | RECENT: Michael Flack on 12/23/2024
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
18 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 12/22/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 12/22/2024 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 12/23/2024
Quinn’s last rant for 2024. Misinformation is frustrating. No, your wife is not a car!
47 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/13/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 12/13/2024 | RECENT: Luckless Pedestrian on 12/23/2024
Too Big to Succeed
30 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 12/13/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 12/13/2024 | RECENT: John Podsedly on 12/22/2024
Quinn daydreams about the past and what is not so different. Mr Jefferson, Mr Adams and Mr Hamilton and their money
5 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/21/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/21/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/22/2024
Pre-Retirement List
29 replies
AUTHOR: Cheryl Low on 12/14/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 12/14/2024 | RECENT: K H on 12/21/2024
Are you wealthy or just rich?
51 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/17/2024
FIRST: G W on 12/17/2024 | RECENT: MarkP on 12/21/2024
Medicare Advantage may be a “potential threat to your health.”
7 replies
AUTHOR: ostrichtacossaturn7593 on 12/20/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 12/20/2024 | RECENT: ostrichtacossaturn7593 on 12/21/2024
Do farmers get to retire?
4 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 12/19/2024
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 12/19/2024 | RECENT: Mom & Dad Schneider on 12/20/2024
Married filing separately will have a large effect on Social Security taxes for low-income filers
9 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Wick on 12/16/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/16/2024 | RECENT: William Perry on 12/19/2024
One family, two very different life experiences
17 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/10/2024
FIRST: David Lancaster on 12/10/2024 | RECENT: Jonathan Clements on 12/19/2024
Why US Healthcare is so Expensive.
29 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 12/16/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 12/16/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/17/2024
Money Stress in Childhood
7 replies
AUTHOR: Kevin Jesse on 12/13/2024
FIRST: Kim Zimmerman on 12/14/2024 | RECENT: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 12/17/2024
Filing Status and IRMMA
1 reply
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 12/15/2024
FIRST: Jerry Pinkard on 12/16/2024 | RECENT: Jerry Pinkard on 12/16/2024
Clues Left by a Killer Echo Widespread Anger at Health Insurers
70 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/6/2024
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 12/6/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/15/2024
When should one give up control over finances?
36 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 12/11/2024
FIRST: eludom on 12/12/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 12/15/2024
Can this forum support math formulas in posts?
9 replies
AUTHOR: Bruce Roberts on 12/4/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 12/4/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 12/14/2024
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
29 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Flack on 12/2/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/2/2024 | RECENT: Michael Flack on 12/13/2024
HD readers – “a cut above” as Jersey Mike the new billionaire says
34 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/8/2024
FIRST: Scott Dichter on 12/8/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/13/2024
WSJ Article by Jonathan
24 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 11/3/2024
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 11/3/2024 | RECENT: Michael1 on 12/12/2024
Things That Don’t Much Interest Me No More
33 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 12/5/2024
FIRST: bbbobbins on 12/5/2024 | RECENT: DrLefty on 12/10/2024
How Quickly We Forget
14 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 12/6/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 12/6/2024 | RECENT: smr1082 on 12/9/2024
Didn’t Say That
23 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 9/20/2024
FIRST: Don Southworth on 9/20/2024 | RECENT: Richard Gore on 12/8/2024
The quest for a comfortable retirement. RDQ
62 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/1/2024
FIRST: MarkP on 12/1/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/8/2024
Love, Hate and My 401(k)
35 replies
AUTHOR: Michael1 on 12/6/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 12/6/2024 | RECENT: Dwain Sims on 12/7/2024
QCDs: Concerns for First Timers
26 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Malone on 12/2/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 12/2/2024 | RECENT: William Dorner on 12/7/2024
Solving the health care (cost) problem – or maybe not
19 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 12/5/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 12/5/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 12/7/2024
Bashing the 401k scam – looking for a better idea. RDQ says it’s misunderstood
20 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/26/2024
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 11/26/2024 | RECENT: neyugn on 12/5/2024
How Often Do You Calculate Your Net Worth And Why
57 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 11/29/2024
FIRST: Patrick Murphy on 11/29/2024 | RECENT: Will Schenk on 12/5/2024
The 2024 Bogleheads Conference videos are now available online
1 reply
AUTHOR: William Perry on 12/4/2024
FIRST: David Lancaster on 12/5/2024 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 12/5/2024
Happy Thanksgiving from the OBX
11 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 11/28/2024
FIRST: Michael1 on 11/28/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 12/2/2024
What is The 10 Year Return on Your Portfolio?
22 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 11/26/2024
FIRST: stelea99 on 11/26/2024 | RECENT: Steve Spinella on 12/2/2024
Passkeys, Anyone?
14 replies
AUTHOR: 1PF on 11/30/2024
FIRST: David Lancaster on 11/30/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 12/1/2024
The Stories We Tell
7 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 11/29/2024
FIRST: Robert Wright on 11/29/2024 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 11/30/2024
Let’s talk turkey
18 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/27/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 11/27/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 11/29/2024
What life lessons would you like to pass on to the next generation?
28 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 11/17/2024
FIRST: Winston Smith on 11/17/2024 | RECENT: smr1082 on 11/27/2024
Credit Card Debt.
23 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 11/23/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 11/23/2024 | RECENT: Michael Bruno on 11/27/2024
Holiday Habits
20 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 11/24/2024
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 11/24/2024 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 11/27/2024
Medicare Open Enrollment and Medigap
9 replies
AUTHOR: James Mcglynn on 11/25/2024
FIRST: stelea99 on 11/25/2024 | RECENT: James Mcglynn on 11/26/2024
No tax on your Social Security?
43 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 11/23/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 11/23/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 11/26/2024
Bridge the Gap
47 replies
AUTHOR: Cheryl Low on 11/13/2024
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 11/13/2024 | RECENT: Jonathan Clements on 11/25/2024
Enjoy the moving walkway, embrace retirement, don’t look back RDQ
24 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/11/2024
FIRST: Richard Gore on 11/11/2024 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 11/25/2024
There are a few topics that heat up discussions, Quinn says tipping is one of them.
61 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/21/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 11/21/2024 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 11/24/2024
Taking Stock
33 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 11/22/2024
FIRST: Richard Gore on 11/22/2024 | RECENT: William Dorner on 11/24/2024
What Was in Your Portfolio?
4 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 11/23/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/23/2024 | RECENT: evan rayers on 11/24/2024
Facebook Users, Beware! There’s a Scam Afoot!
14 replies
AUTHOR: James Kerr on 11/18/2024
FIRST: Michael1 on 11/18/2024 | RECENT: William Dorner on 11/24/2024
Let’s think about this idea of a living wage. I say it’s a red herring
17 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/23/2024
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 11/23/2024 | RECENT: stelea99 on 11/24/2024
Try to Remember
66 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 11/10/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 11/10/2024 | RECENT: Andrew Forsythe on 11/23/2024
After It’s Over
11 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 11/21/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 11/21/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 11/22/2024
Quinn thinks “free” is a dirty word.
54 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/16/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 11/16/2024 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 11/22/2024
Be Like Warren Buffett, And You Will Do Great ( Most likely on a smaller scale, though)
5 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 11/21/2024
FIRST: Ormode on 11/21/2024 | RECENT: J&R C on 11/22/2024
Helping family
8 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/19/2024
FIRST: bbbobbins on 11/20/2024 | RECENT: T. V. NARAYANAN on 11/21/2024
Thank you, IRS!
29 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 11/17/2024
FIRST: Michael1 on 11/17/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 11/21/2024
Good Old Days?
19 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 11/18/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 11/18/2024 | RECENT: H S on 11/19/2024
Ten Important Security Tips
15 replies
AUTHOR: hitekfran on 11/9/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 11/9/2024 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 11/19/2024
How to Not Waste a Low Income Year
18 replies
AUTHOR: Michael1 on 11/10/2024
FIRST: stelea99 on 11/10/2024 | RECENT: Michael1 on 11/18/2024
Quotes
12 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Eckman on 7/2/2024
FIRST: Matt Morse on 7/2/2024 | RECENT: Jeff Bond on 11/18/2024
The Sickest Patients Are Fleeing Private Medicare Plans—Costing Taxpayers Billions
23 replies
AUTHOR: rgscl on 11/15/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/15/2024 | RECENT: rgscl on 11/18/2024
HELP, I Want My Money Back!
10 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 11/16/2024
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 11/16/2024 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 11/18/2024
Time’s Up
39 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 11/15/2024
FIRST: Tom Tamlyn on 11/15/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 11/17/2024
Budgets deserve a little respect.
50 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 11/15/2024
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 11/15/2024 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 11/16/2024
The Luxury of Choosing Tax-Free Cash from a Roth IRA or HSA….but Which One?
15 replies
AUTHOR: Bill Minter on 11/12/2024
FIRST: Kevin Madden on 11/12/2024 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 11/16/2024
A clear demonstration that not knowing what you are doing and taking risk may not always lead to financial disaster, but not recommended
27 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/13/2024
FIRST: Scott Dichter on 11/13/2024 | RECENT: Patrick Brennan on 11/16/2024
Who’s Comments Do You Look Forward to Most?
30 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 11/14/2024
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 11/14/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 11/15/2024
Raising Savings
8 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Spears on 11/14/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 11/14/2024 | RECENT: Harold Tynes on 11/15/2024
John Rekenthaler’s Farewell, For Now
4 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 11/15/2024
FIRST: Olin on 11/15/2024 | RECENT: G W on 11/15/2024
Three to Follow
6 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 11/14/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 11/14/2024 | RECENT: Ken Shelley on 11/15/2024
Munger and Buffett, Lennon-Mc Cartney, etc.
13 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 11/12/2024
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 11/12/2024 | RECENT: Tom Tamlyn on 11/14/2024
Fearless, Humorless, Clueless, etc. Predictions and Thoughts, or, Random offerings ,etc.
1 reply
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 11/13/2024
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 11/13/2024 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 11/13/2024
T Rowe Frequent Trading Policy
11 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 11/11/2024
FIRST: 1PF on 11/11/2024 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 11/12/2024
Paradox of choice. What to do, what to do?
18 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/5/2024
FIRST: Michael1 on 11/5/2024 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 11/11/2024
Home Maintenance Choices, Options, & Decisions
35 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Bond on 11/5/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 11/5/2024 | RECENT: Jeff Bond on 11/11/2024
Don’t Dis Dividends
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 11/8/2024
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 11/8/2024 | RECENT: Michael l Berard on 11/11/2024
Is your net worth, worth it and what’s in it? RDQ
92 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/28/2024
FIRST: Ormode on 10/28/2024 | RECENT: Brian White on 11/11/2024
Food For Thought?
1 reply
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 11/10/2024
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 11/10/2024 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 11/10/2024
Who is on Your Personal Investing Mount Rushmore, and Why?
11 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 11/8/2024
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 11/8/2024 | RECENT: Steven Duncan on 11/10/2024
The USA, an Amazing Nation. And the UK, Also Amazing
7 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 11/10/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 11/10/2024 | RECENT: Michael l Berard on 11/10/2024
DST Transitioning
11 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Bond on 11/9/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 11/9/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 11/10/2024
Fascinating facts, at least to me
4 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 11/8/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 11/9/2024 | RECENT: Norm Dion on 11/10/2024
Dealing With Tech Changes
26 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 11/4/2024
FIRST: G W on 11/4/2024 | RECENT: stelea99 on 11/10/2024
Insurance to cover losses from hacking?
5 replies
AUTHOR: eludom on 11/7/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 11/7/2024 | RECENT: OldITGuy on 11/9/2024
It’s Better to Know
25 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 10/26/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 10/26/2024 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 11/9/2024
Hands-On vs. Hands-Off: Real Estate’s Own Active-Passive Debate
21 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 11/2/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 11/3/2024 | RECENT: Rob Jennings on 11/9/2024
Longevity Income?
7 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 11/7/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 11/7/2024 | RECENT: Kevin Lynch on 11/8/2024
Why, Oh , Why ?
3 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 11/7/2024
FIRST: Dave Melick on 11/7/2024 | RECENT: B Carr on 11/8/2024
Which is the best and why for retirement income
4 replies
AUTHOR: Larry Hoel on 11/7/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 11/7/2024 | RECENT: Jonathan Clements on 11/7/2024
Dream Retirement – Is it fading away?
43 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 10/31/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 11/1/2024 | RECENT: neyugn on 11/5/2024
Those Who Follow
45 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 11/1/2024
FIRST: philip durand on 11/1/2024 | RECENT: Charlie Flagg on 11/4/2024
O.K., I Give Up, You Win!
9 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 11/1/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 11/1/2024 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 11/4/2024
Is the (my) perception of early retirement all wrong? RDQ
24 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 11/2/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 11/2/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 11/3/2024
Easier Is Often More Lucrative And Cheaper, And Not Only In Financial Topics
16 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 10/28/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 10/28/2024 | RECENT: corrupt on 10/31/2024
Things That Make Me Go, HUH?
10 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 10/30/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 10/30/2024 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 10/31/2024
Anxiety, Personality and the Active vs. Passive Fund Decision
22 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 10/28/2024
FIRST: Michael l Berard on 10/28/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 10/30/2024
A Better Direction? for Managing Someone Else’s Funds
19 replies
AUTHOR: C Z on 10/26/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 10/27/2024 | RECENT: C Z on 10/28/2024
Advertisements, Commercials, etc.
10 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 10/21/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 10/21/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 10/28/2024
Dazed and Confused.
8 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 10/25/2024
FIRST: sjoag on 10/25/2024 | RECENT: Fund Daddy on 10/28/2024
Finding a flat-fee financial advisor
33 replies
AUTHOR: ron332 on 10/19/2024
FIRST: parkslope on 10/19/2024 | RECENT: tshort on 10/27/2024
I thought I was being patriotic. Now I’m bonded to a bureaucracy
12 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/26/2024
FIRST: Marjorie Kondrack on 10/26/2024 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 10/27/2024
Growth Investing or Dividend Investing in Retirement?
32 replies
AUTHOR: L H on 10/23/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 10/23/2024 | RECENT: parkslope on 10/27/2024
Retirement Pets
29 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 10/21/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 10/21/2024 | RECENT: CJ on 10/27/2024
Managed Payout Funds
1 reply
AUTHOR: malba2321457f4006 on 10/26/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 10/26/2024 | RECENT: Jonathan Clements on 10/26/2024
Let’s do the math on Social Security- my simplistic math not guaranteed and possibly flawed, but with a good end result for us – I hope. RDQ
34 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/21/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 10/21/2024 | RECENT: Mike Lynch on 10/25/2024
Coming Home
38 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 10/23/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 10/23/2024 | RECENT: Mike Wyant on 10/24/2024
Quinn’s $14,000,000
7 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/23/2024
FIRST: Marjorie Kondrack on 10/23/2024 | RECENT: Mike Wyant on 10/24/2024
Just the Facts
61 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 10/18/2024
FIRST: Mike Xavier on 10/18/2024 | RECENT: GaryW on 10/22/2024
Just do it!! by RDQ
7 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/18/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 10/18/2024 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 10/21/2024
What is the most significant fiscal issue facing the American people?
31 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/19/2024
FIRST: OldITGuy on 10/19/2024 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 10/21/2024
Cash position vs stay infested when market is overpriced
9 replies
AUTHOR: handy Man IRD on 10/19/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 10/19/2024 | RECENT: Michael1 on 10/21/2024
How do I invest for Dividend Income? Should I?
37 replies
AUTHOR: L H on 10/14/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 10/14/2024 | RECENT: EventSpace on 10/20/2024
I have been challenged by Jonathan. Will he like my response? By RDQ
26 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/16/2024
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 10/16/2024 | RECENT: William Dorner on 10/19/2024
Factory Floor Education
11 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 10/13/2024
FIRST: OldITGuy on 10/13/2024 | RECENT: William Dorner on 10/19/2024
Wellcare for Part D
63 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 10/7/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 10/7/2024 | RECENT: Jerry Granderson on 10/19/2024
Sleep Disorder
20 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 10/17/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 10/17/2024 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 10/18/2024
Our annual give it away meeting
24 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/4/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 10/4/2024 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 10/17/2024
The Choice to do Nothing
39 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 10/14/2024
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 10/14/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/16/2024
The Long View Podcast: Jonathan Clements: ‘Life Is Full of Small Pleasures’
9 replies
AUTHOR: Ben Rodriguez on 10/15/2024
FIRST: Jeffrey Rapp on 10/15/2024 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 10/16/2024
The Approaching Hurricane
12 replies
AUTHOR: Greg Spears on 10/9/2024
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 10/9/2024 | RECENT: smr1082 on 10/15/2024
The budget-less, automated financial life of two retirees living paycheck to paycheck-sort of, okay, not really
49 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/12/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 10/12/2024 | RECENT: Winston Smith on 10/15/2024
Talking to your kids about money
27 replies
AUTHOR: bbbobbins on 10/11/2024
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 10/11/2024 | RECENT: Billy McKelvy on 10/15/2024
In defense of billionaires
83 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/24/2024
FIRST: David Lancaster on 9/24/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/14/2024
California Free
18 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 10/7/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 10/7/2024 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 10/14/2024
Who Doesn’t Like a Huge Tax Refund?
13 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 10/13/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 10/13/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 10/14/2024
Dollar Averaging
15 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 10/11/2024
FIRST: Dan Wick on 10/11/2024 | RECENT: G Handrigan on 10/13/2024
Alternatives to the 4% rule
4 replies
AUTHOR: Mark Eckman on 10/12/2024
FIRST: bbbobbins on 10/12/2024 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 10/13/2024
Manhattan Island, Was It The All Time Greatest Deal, Or Not?
5 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 10/11/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 10/11/2024 | RECENT: Mike Gaynes on 10/13/2024
Landline Flight, anyone?
13 replies
AUTHOR: Linda Grady on 10/10/2024
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 10/10/2024 | RECENT: DrLefty on 10/12/2024
How should I allocate my bond funds?
11 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 10/10/2024
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 10/10/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 10/12/2024
Two Innovations That Can Improve Your Health
26 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 10/3/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 10/3/2024 | RECENT: Brian White on 10/11/2024
Quinn ponders the College Conundrum
17 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/8/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 10/8/2024 | RECENT: Richard Gore on 10/10/2024
Retirement Calculators
44 replies
AUTHOR: Matt Morse on 8/28/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 8/28/2024 | RECENT: KW2 Ventures on 10/9/2024
Hedging your bet in retirement-dealing with inflation. What’s your strategy?
68 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/28/2024
FIRST: David Lancaster on 9/28/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/7/2024
Jabs Anyone?
66 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 9/21/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 9/21/2024 | RECENT: Ski Bum on 10/7/2024
Social Security Solutions
5 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 10/4/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 10/4/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 10/6/2024
First Place
63 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 9/6/2024
FIRST: eludom on 9/6/2024 | RECENT: Edgaria Rosabella on 10/5/2024
Food for Thought
28 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 9/30/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 9/30/2024 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 10/5/2024
Truth is Often Stranger Than Fiction
16 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 10/2/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 10/2/2024 | RECENT: Tim Mueller on 10/5/2024
A clarification of the bottled water post
12 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 10/3/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 10/3/2024 | RECENT: Michael l Berard on 10/5/2024
The retirement scam – please don’t call this a rant
7 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 10/3/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 10/3/2024 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 10/4/2024
They Said the Darndest Things
12 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 10/4/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 10/4/2024 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 10/4/2024
Stay Informed
58 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 10/1/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 10/1/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 10/4/2024
Social Security
5 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 9/30/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 9/30/2024 | RECENT: L H on 10/3/2024
How might early retirement at say age 55 affect your FRA SS benefits?
12 replies
AUTHOR: stelea99 on 9/23/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 9/23/2024 | RECENT: William Perry on 9/30/2024
A cease and desist request, at least I thought about it.
3 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 9/28/2024
FIRST: Linda Grady on 9/29/2024 | RECENT: Michael l Berard on 9/30/2024
Student Loan Repayments and Credit Score
7 replies
AUTHOR: Wayne Schober on 9/28/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 9/28/2024 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 9/29/2024
Anybody Listening?
26 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 9/27/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 9/27/2024 | RECENT: Michael l Berard on 9/28/2024
How did it all work for us? Why not now?
67 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/25/2024
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 9/25/2024 | RECENT: OldITGuy on 9/28/2024
More leading economic indicators.
4 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 9/25/2024
FIRST: jimbow13 on 9/25/2024 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 9/28/2024
Anchors Away
13 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 9/23/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 9/23/2024 | RECENT: Margot H Knight on 9/28/2024
Conflicting and Confusing Economic Indicators
11 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 9/26/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 9/26/2024 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 9/28/2024
How and when did you find out about HumbleDollar?
15 replies
AUTHOR: Ben Rodriguez on 9/25/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 9/25/2024 | RECENT: 1PF on 9/26/2024
Article about Jonathan in the Telegraph
14 replies
AUTHOR: Margaret Fallon on 9/25/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 9/25/2024 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 9/26/2024
Silver Coins
12 replies
AUTHOR: pcroppo on 9/15/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 9/15/2024 | RECENT: Michael l Berard on 9/25/2024
Conflicting News
7 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 9/25/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 9/25/2024 | RECENT: Michael l Berard on 9/25/2024
Do you know about community property trusts?
3 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 9/24/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 9/25/2024 | RECENT: William Perry on 9/25/2024
A Cautionary Tale: The S&P and the Perilous Sequence of Returns
14 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 9/16/2024
FIRST: Michael1 on 9/17/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 9/24/2024
Analog versus Digital
2 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 9/24/2024
FIRST: Jo Bo on 9/24/2024 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 9/24/2024
Quinn asks himself, Is delaying Social Security to age 70 the right decision?
78 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/21/2024
FIRST: Linda Grady on 9/21/2024 | RECENT: Mike Xavier on 9/24/2024
Getting Rolled
31 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 9/18/2024
FIRST: Don Southworth on 9/18/2024 | RECENT: John Kaczka on 9/23/2024
Can annuity income be used to offset RMD obligations from other accounts?
18 replies
AUTHOR: Christopher Matthews on 7/5/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 7/5/2024 | RECENT: Chris Rush on 9/22/2024
Persistence of Memory
17 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 9/15/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 9/16/2024 | RECENT: Tim Mueller on 9/21/2024
Quinn ponders – Are you better off than you were four years ago?
63 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/18/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 9/18/2024 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 9/21/2024
Which is better, traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage?
40 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 11/3/2021
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 11/3/2021 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 9/21/2024
What’s your asset breakdown by tax treatment?
29 replies
AUTHOR: Matt Morse on 9/10/2024
FIRST: 1PF on 9/10/2024 | RECENT: Rob Jennings on 9/21/2024
Q re Roth along with 403B
8 replies
AUTHOR: Julie VanDore on 9/17/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 9/17/2024 | RECENT: 1PF on 9/18/2024
Looking for Guidance on Formulating a Well-Balanced Investment Plan
19 replies
AUTHOR: Kelly Gloria on 9/15/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 9/15/2024 | RECENT: Matt Morse on 9/17/2024
We can’t control what others do and we can’t stop misfortune from striking. But we can control our own actions. Those who are financially prudent will most likely enjoy success, even if events don’t always go their way.
26 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/13/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 9/13/2024 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 9/16/2024
How would you prepare for the staggering cost of in-home care?
18 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 9/10/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 9/10/2024 | RECENT: parkslope on 9/15/2024
A Rental House? By the Numbers
3 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 9/11/2024
FIRST: William Perry on 9/11/2024 | RECENT: DrLefty on 9/15/2024
Booking It
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 9/13/2024
FIRST: David Lancaster on 9/13/2024 | RECENT: DrLefty on 9/15/2024
Friday the 13th, the Luckiest Day of My Life
16 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 9/13/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 9/13/2024 | RECENT: Andrew Forsythe on 9/15/2024
What I Saw With Meals on Wheels
17 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 9/5/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 9/5/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 9/15/2024
Active vs. Passive ETFs: Fidelity and T. Rowe Price Meet Vanguard
13 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 9/12/2024
FIRST: parkslope on 9/12/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 9/14/2024
Read This for FREE!
14 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 9/9/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 9/9/2024 | RECENT: William Dorner on 9/14/2024
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
17 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 9/6/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 9/6/2024 | RECENT: jimbow13 on 9/13/2024
A Rental House? Questions to Consider
16 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 9/9/2024
FIRST: Michael1 on 9/10/2024 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 9/12/2024
Can your retirement survive a financial shock? It seems many can’t. Have you thought about it? Rdq
59 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/9/2024
FIRST: bbbobbins on 9/9/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 9/11/2024
Is Your Broad Market Index ETF Suffering Tech Bloat?
10 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 9/9/2024
FIRST: Olin on 9/9/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 9/10/2024
The Dance of Time
16 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 9/2/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 9/2/2024 | RECENT: Philip Karp on 9/10/2024
Final Decision
27 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 9/1/2024
FIRST: OldITGuy on 9/1/2024 | RECENT: CJ on 9/10/2024
Long-Term Care? Who Has It?
45 replies
AUTHOR: Jeff Bond on 8/10/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 8/10/2024 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 9/10/2024
Quinn is considering buying a Bentley
30 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/3/2024
FIRST: William Perry on 9/3/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 9/9/2024
The Habits of Old Men
29 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 9/7/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 9/7/2024 | RECENT: Andrew Forsythe on 9/8/2024
Quinn ponders the minimum wage, a living wage and the possible consequences of changes for all
14 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/6/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 9/6/2024 | RECENT: corrupt on 9/8/2024
Money Memories
4 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 9/6/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 9/6/2024 | RECENT: Edmund Marsh on 9/7/2024
DIY Analytical Tools to Support Financial Decisions
6 replies
AUTHOR: Ed Kadala on 9/5/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 9/5/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 9/7/2024
Nasdaq 100 Option-Income ETF: Is the Sequel to JEPI Just Theater?
2 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 9/5/2024
FIRST: Ed Kadala on 9/6/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 9/6/2024
David Enna’s Tipswatch.com tribute to Bob Brinker
11 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 9/4/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 9/4/2024 | RECENT: William Perry on 9/5/2024
Reaching Two-thirds of a Century!
26 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 9/3/2024
FIRST: Marjorie Kondrack on 9/3/2024 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 9/5/2024
Dart board investing. What, me worry? Quinn may not be a good example
10 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/31/2024
FIRST: Michael1 on 8/31/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 9/5/2024
I would like some RMD advice
11 replies
AUTHOR: polamalu2009 on 9/4/2024
FIRST: David Lancaster on 9/4/2024 | RECENT: William Perry on 9/4/2024
Jonathan is right, employers don’t care, but that’s not the real problem- it’s people
14 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/2/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 9/2/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 9/3/2024
Covid and Money Fever
14 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 9/1/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 9/1/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 9/3/2024
JEPI as a Bond Substitute? Don Quixote Confronts the Windmills
21 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 8/28/2024
FIRST: Kevin Cady on 8/28/2024 | RECENT: Kevin Lynch on 9/3/2024
Year end action items?
26 replies
AUTHOR: eludom on 8/31/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/31/2024 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 9/2/2024
Quinn ponders a taxing situation. Loopholes and such. Is there a better way?
25 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/29/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 8/29/2024 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 9/1/2024
I Ain’t Stupid Ya Know
33 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 8/27/2024
FIRST: David Lancaster on 8/27/2024 | RECENT: Nick Politakis on 8/31/2024
Rules of the Road
25 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/30/2024
FIRST: David Lancaster on 8/30/2024 | RECENT: Michael1 on 8/31/2024
How young is too young to receive an inheritance?
24 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 8/25/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 8/25/2024 | RECENT: William Dorner on 8/31/2024
Is being frugal a way of life, a necessity, habit or fun?
38 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/27/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 8/27/2024 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 8/31/2024
Did we do this all wrong?
23 replies
AUTHOR: polamalu2009 on 8/27/2024
FIRST: sjoag on 8/27/2024 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 8/31/2024
On Being Aware
10 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 8/25/2024
FIRST: Winston Smith on 8/25/2024 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 8/31/2024
Vanguard’s VOO and VTI: Close Brothers but Not Identical Twins
0 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 8/30/2024
IRAs in a Trust
3 replies
AUTHOR: David Lancaster on 8/29/2024
FIRST: William Perry on 8/29/2024 | RECENT: David Lancaster on 8/29/2024
Do You Own a Safe?
42 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 8/23/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 8/23/2024 | RECENT: stelea99 on 8/29/2024
Jonathan in Washington Post this am.
8 replies
AUTHOR: baldscreen on 8/28/2024
FIRST: 1PF on 8/28/2024 | RECENT: Olin on 8/28/2024
The Road Trip
12 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 8/19/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 8/20/2024 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 8/27/2024
Working for Free
29 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 8/26/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 8/26/2024 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 8/27/2024
Spreadsheets vs Winging It
30 replies
AUTHOR: polamalu2009 on 8/25/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 8/25/2024 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 8/27/2024
Does Personality Matter When It Comes To Finances?
35 replies
AUTHOR: kristinehayes2014 on 8/18/2024
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 8/18/2024 | RECENT: P Pozo on 8/27/2024
SOS, MAYDAY,HELP, etc. concerning What Type Bonds Should I Consider Social Security?
5 replies
AUTHOR: Michael l Berard on 8/24/2024
FIRST: sjoag on 8/24/2024 | RECENT: Brad Butts on 8/25/2024
Committing Ourselves
13 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/23/2024
FIRST: Michael1 on 8/23/2024 | RECENT: GNeil Nussen623 on 8/25/2024
Travel is a valuable learning experience – our world is linked like never before, we need more understanding
46 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/15/2024
FIRST: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 8/15/2024 | RECENT: mytimetotravel on 8/24/2024
Running Away from Home (Again)
19 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 8/22/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/22/2024 | RECENT: Mike Gaynes on 8/24/2024
Requiem for a CEO
3 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 8/23/2024
FIRST: Kathy Gloeckler on 8/24/2024 | RECENT: Kathy Gloeckler on 8/24/2024
Women and men are different. Quinn’s in trouble again
51 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/19/2024
FIRST: eludom on 8/19/2024 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 8/24/2024
Cash On Hand
29 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 8/7/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 8/7/2024 | RECENT: cesplint on 8/24/2024
RDQ says ignore those big scary numbers
42 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/21/2024
FIRST: Matt Morse on 8/21/2024 | RECENT: Chris Roessler on 8/23/2024
Final Arrangements: A Learning Curve
28 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 8/18/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/18/2024 | RECENT: parkslope on 8/22/2024
Having Your VOO and Diversifying It, Too
7 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 8/14/2024
FIRST: William Housley on 8/14/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 8/21/2024
Everything About Retirement on a 3×5 card
10 replies
AUTHOR: William Housley on 8/14/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/14/2024 | RECENT: Cheryl Low on 8/20/2024
I cannot figure out the procedures and methods for logging in to this site.
21 replies
AUTHOR: Max Gainey on 8/3/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/3/2024 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 8/19/2024
Am I Retired?
15 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 8/11/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 8/11/2024 | RECENT: DrLefty on 8/19/2024
This deserves a rant. The U.S. approach to paying for healthcare is a joke.
52 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/16/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 8/16/2024 | RECENT: Kevin Madden on 8/19/2024
Full Pockets
10 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 8/19/2024
FIRST: B Carr on 8/19/2024 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 8/19/2024
“Dad, how should I invest for retirement ?”
17 replies
AUTHOR: eludom on 8/16/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 8/16/2024 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 8/19/2024
I Know Your Blind Spot
24 replies
AUTHOR: Cathleen Toomey on 8/16/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 8/16/2024 | RECENT: Linda Grady on 8/18/2024
Preparing for the Unthinkable
15 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 8/14/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 8/14/2024 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 8/17/2024
When you retire, should you move your savings to IRA or leave it in 401(k) plan?
29 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 8/11/2024
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 8/11/2024 | RECENT: smr1082 on 8/17/2024
Connor suffers from new car envy
56 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 7/29/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 7/29/2024 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 8/17/2024
Is a 401k plan better than a pension? For most workers, it is. Here’s why
23 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/12/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 8/12/2024 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 8/17/2024
Nothing to Trust
29 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/16/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 8/16/2024 | RECENT: Michael1 on 8/17/2024
Quinn is fascinated – and a bit frightened- by the misinformation, irresponsibility, envy, and selfishness expressed by many people – is it real?
34 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/7/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 8/7/2024 | RECENT: parkslope on 8/15/2024
Why Risk 40/20/40 When You Can Recreate Your 60/40? by Steve Abramowitz
30 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 8/12/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 8/12/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 8/14/2024
Foolish summer
6 replies
AUTHOR: billehart on 8/14/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/14/2024 | RECENT: Kevin Lynch on 8/14/2024
What retirement expense scares you the most?
46 replies
AUTHOR: Matt Morse on 8/11/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 8/11/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 8/14/2024
Social Security Survivor Benefits. Connor learns a nuance.
11 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 8/12/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 8/12/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 8/13/2024
A CCRC is not an Assisted Living facility
32 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 7/9/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/9/2024 | RECENT: kt2062 on 8/12/2024
A Big Question For Me Heading Into Retirement
50 replies
AUTHOR: Matt Morse on 8/9/2024
FIRST: stelea99 on 8/9/2024 | RECENT: Matt Morse on 8/12/2024
Enabling 1:1 message here? Feature requests?
8 replies
AUTHOR: eludom on 8/11/2024
FIRST: Linda Grady on 8/11/2024 | RECENT: eludom on 8/11/2024
Are Credit Card Usage Fees out of hand? Ben asked, Connor obliged.
20 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 8/8/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 8/8/2024 | RECENT: jimbow13 on 8/11/2024
Lines in the Sand
47 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/9/2024
FIRST: bbbobbins on 8/9/2024 | RECENT: kt2062 on 8/11/2024
Staying the Course
51 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/5/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 8/5/2024 | RECENT: luvtoride44afe9eb1e on 8/11/2024
New Inherited IRA RMD final rules
9 replies
AUTHOR: William Perry on 7/19/2024
FIRST: William Perry on 7/19/2024 | RECENT: KitchenPoet on 8/10/2024
How have you financially protected a surviving spouse or dependent?
33 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/8/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 8/8/2024 | RECENT: OldITGuy on 8/10/2024
A Crisis of Competence?
20 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 8/8/2024
FIRST: G W on 8/8/2024 | RECENT: jimbow13 on 8/10/2024
Convert Your Traditional IRA Non-deductible Contributions to a Roth Tax-free
5 replies
AUTHOR: Ed Kadala on 8/8/2024
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 8/8/2024 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 8/9/2024
How to Convince a Friend Not to Invest in an Active Fidelity Fund
2 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 8/9/2024
FIRST: Philip Stein on 8/9/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 8/9/2024
The Motivated Seller
14 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 8/5/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 8/5/2024 | RECENT: brian johnson on 8/8/2024
Unexpected, cautionary or funny tales about managing your retirement accounts online
7 replies
AUTHOR: Laura E. Kelly on 8/2/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 8/2/2024 | RECENT: John Yeigh on 8/7/2024
Quinn has questions. To Roth or not and when?
20 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/6/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 8/6/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 8/7/2024
Baseball, Gin and Technology
4 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 8/7/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 8/7/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 8/7/2024
How to protect your retirement savings from scammers?
44 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 7/29/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 7/29/2024 | RECENT: Margaret Fallon on 8/7/2024
What to do when the stock market crashes
5 replies
AUTHOR: johntlim on 8/6/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/6/2024 | RECENT: Adam Starry on 8/6/2024
At Dave’s Request
6 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 8/5/2024
FIRST: Michael1 on 8/6/2024 | RECENT: bbbobbins on 8/6/2024
Day of Reckoning
29 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 8/3/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 8/3/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 8/6/2024
A dollar by any other name would smell as sweet. Connor wades into the income debate.
19 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 8/4/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 8/4/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 8/5/2024
To target or not to target? Can workers do better?
9 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/4/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 8/4/2024 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 8/5/2024
Is paying income taxes on your Social Security benefit fair?
32 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/2/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 8/2/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 8/5/2024
The Renegade Therapist
11 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 8/3/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 8/3/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 8/4/2024
Income or spending? Top priority in retirement.
68 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/31/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 7/31/2024 | RECENT: Adam Starry on 8/4/2024
Making the connection. Does anyone think about consequences of free stuff, of someone paying less or giving more to others? A Quinn mini rant.
9 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 8/3/2024
FIRST: Linda Grady on 8/4/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 8/4/2024
Who wants to be a millionaire?
20 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/26/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 7/26/2024 | RECENT: Adam Starry on 8/4/2024
It Hurt So Good
11 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 8/2/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 8/2/2024 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 8/4/2024
Is Small Beautiful? Four Index Choices from Vanguard by Steve Abramowitz
14 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 7/27/2024
FIRST: rick voorhies on 7/28/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 8/3/2024
If money were no object, what would you NOT change?
9 replies
AUTHOR: Matt Morse on 7/29/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/29/2024 | RECENT: Matt Morse on 8/3/2024
Feeling Lucky
35 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/26/2024
FIRST: Neil Imus on 7/26/2024 | RECENT: cesplint on 8/3/2024
When should you claim Social Security retirement benefits—and why?
34 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: David Powell on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: cesplint on 8/3/2024
You can accumulate wealth without ever being rich
13 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/29/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/30/2024 | RECENT: parkslope on 8/3/2024
It’s Up to Them
17 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 8/1/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 8/2/2024 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 8/3/2024
A Target On My Back
10 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 7/30/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 7/30/2024 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 8/2/2024
July’s Hits-Forum Edition
9 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 8/1/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 8/1/2024 | RECENT: Jeff on 8/1/2024
What’s In a Name: Do Index Funds Hold the Right Stuff?
0 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 7/31/2024
Vanguard’s S&P and Total Market Funds: Soul Brothers or Twins?
6 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 7/30/2024
FIRST: B Carr on 7/30/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 7/30/2024
Vanguard vs. Fidelity: When First Class Is Cheaper than Economy
37 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 7/25/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 7/25/2024 | RECENT: Mike Gaynes on 7/29/2024
If money were no object, what would you change about your life?
31 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: kristinehayes2014 on 4/6/2021 | RECENT: Edmund Marsh on 7/29/2024
Should you prepay a mortgage?
31 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/28/2021
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/28/2021 | RECENT: JGarrett on 7/28/2024
Signing up for pre-planned funeral services: Is it worth it?
17 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 7/23/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 7/24/2024 | RECENT: smr1082 on 7/28/2024
Monday is a good day for a rant. Let’s talk everything annoying. People, money, people
47 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/24/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/24/2024 | RECENT: Michael1 on 7/28/2024
Nobody wants to pay healthcare bills, Quinn says he knows why.
34 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/25/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 7/25/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/28/2024
Three Significant Moments
17 replies
AUTHOR: Wayne Proctor on 7/20/2024
FIRST: Matt Morse on 7/20/2024 | RECENT: Wayne Proctor on 7/27/2024
Quinn relents. Apparently you can live on 66% of pre-retirement income.
123 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/13/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 7/13/2024 | RECENT: Cheryl Low on 7/27/2024
What got you interested in investing?
14 replies
AUTHOR: H S on 7/13/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 7/13/2024 | RECENT: Alex McCusker on 7/26/2024
Why do so many retirees struggle with inflation? Why is it unanticipated? Do you have a plan to deal with inflation in retirement?
36 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/23/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/23/2024 | RECENT: Michael1 on 7/26/2024
A Case for First Class
12 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Smith on 7/22/2024
FIRST: mytimetotravel on 7/22/2024 | RECENT: Ginger Williams on 7/24/2024
What financial lessons—good or bad—did you learn from your parents?
30 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Jim Wasserman on 4/4/2021 | RECENT: H S on 7/24/2024
Stored Memories: Friendship and Software
12 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 7/23/2024
FIRST: OldITGuy on 7/23/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 7/24/2024
Retirement Reconnections
25 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 6/22/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/23/2024
Best Way to Sell Gold Eagles
5 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Flack on 7/15/2024
FIRST: stelea99 on 7/16/2024 | RECENT: William Perry on 7/23/2024
Buying a house yesteryear and today – a long journey.
10 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/22/2024
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 7/22/2024 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 7/23/2024
What are the smartest financial moves you’ve ever made?
40 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Marc Bisbal Arias on 4/8/2021 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 7/23/2024
What’s your biggest financial regret?
16 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Anika Hedstrom on 4/19/2021 | RECENT: H S on 7/23/2024
Perils of market downturns early in retirement
15 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 7/19/2024
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 7/20/2024 | RECENT: Ormode on 7/22/2024
Quinn’s musings on Social Security and the preponderance of misinformation about the program.
19 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/19/2024
FIRST: William Perry on 7/19/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/22/2024
Best/worst deals at Costco
33 replies
AUTHOR: Kyle Mcintosh on 7/14/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 7/14/2024 | RECENT: Dominique Simonian on 7/22/2024
What steps have you taken to simplify your finances?
29 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/5/2024
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 6/5/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/22/2024
Vanguard Small-Cap: What’s in a Name?
6 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 7/12/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/13/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 7/21/2024
Mid-year tax planning?
42 replies
AUTHOR: eludom on 7/17/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 7/17/2024 | RECENT: parkslope on 7/21/2024
Satisfying Splurges by Ken Cutler
22 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 7/15/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 7/15/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 7/21/2024
What’s your favorite financial quote?
91 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 4/15/2021 | RECENT: dorisn18 on 7/20/2024
Is a 100% stock portfolio reckless?
32 replies
AUTHOR: johntlim on 6/18/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 6/18/2024 | RECENT: Olin on 7/20/2024
Were we better off?
20 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/12/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 7/12/2024 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 7/20/2024
Health Savings Accounts and When to Withdraw
9 replies
AUTHOR: Randy Dobkin on 7/18/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 7/18/2024 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 7/20/2024
Social Security Alert?
16 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 7/12/2024
FIRST: William Perry on 7/12/2024 | RECENT: Edmund Marsh on 7/20/2024
Quinn’s advice for creating stress and losing your money – just ignore stuff
11 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/18/2024
FIRST: stelea99 on 7/18/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/19/2024
Vanguard’s “Active” Vs. Passive ETFs: A Study in Serendipity
6 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 7/18/2024
FIRST: Randy Dobkin on 7/18/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 7/18/2024
Simple wealth Inevitable wealth
1 reply
AUTHOR: Kenneth Tobin on 7/17/2024
FIRST: Rick Connor on 7/17/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 7/17/2024
How is a CD a bond?
6 replies
AUTHOR: mytimetotravel on 7/17/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 7/17/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 7/17/2024
Who are them and they?
8 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/16/2024
FIRST: Matt Morse on 7/16/2024 | RECENT: Bob Harrison on 7/17/2024
College Savings Forum
12 replies
AUTHOR: Kyle Mcintosh on 6/25/2024
FIRST: Kyle Mcintosh on 6/25/2024 | RECENT: Kari Lorch on 7/16/2024
Hurricane Beryl aftermath
15 replies
AUTHOR: Michael1 on 7/13/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/13/2024 | RECENT: Michael1 on 7/15/2024
Clear evidence Americans spend too much
10 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/9/2024
FIRST: Matt Morse on 7/9/2024 | RECENT: William Perry on 7/15/2024
Long Remembered: A Fine Recollection
6 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 6/29/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 6/30/2024 | RECENT: H S on 7/14/2024
Scroll Down
11 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/12/2024
FIRST: Winston Smith on 7/12/2024 | RECENT: Jonathan Clements on 7/14/2024
A challenge from RDQ. How do you define living comfortably in retirement, and is it enough?
19 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/11/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/11/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/13/2024
Quality or Quantity?
18 replies
AUTHOR: Kyle Mcintosh on 7/7/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/8/2024 | RECENT: William Dorner on 7/13/2024
Artificially Intelligent
17 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 7/12/2024
FIRST: Dan Smith on 7/12/2024 | RECENT: Dan Smith on 7/13/2024
Retirement Rehearsal
10 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 7/11/2024
FIRST: Jeff Bond on 7/11/2024 | RECENT: gregorit on 7/12/2024
They’re Sunk
26 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/8/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 7/8/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/11/2024
Four Mantras
10 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/1/2024
FIRST: 1PF on 7/1/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 7/10/2024
My Shame
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/3/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 7/3/2024 | RECENT: Matt Sherman on 7/10/2024
Falcone’s Rules
8 replies
AUTHOR: Laurianne Falcone on 7/4/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/4/2024 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 7/10/2024
Perspicacious Perplexity
9 replies
AUTHOR: billehart on 7/4/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/4/2024 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 7/10/2024
Quinn survived with only seat-of-the-pants financial tools using arithmetic and no sheets
14 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/8/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 7/8/2024 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 7/10/2024
The Morningstar Experience Part II: Does Your Portfolio Need an X-Ray?
7 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 7/9/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/10/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 7/10/2024
We are off to the hospital for surgery today and dealing with the most inefficient health care system possible
28 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/3/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/3/2024 | RECENT: Jeff on 7/10/2024
Selling the Sizzle
9 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 7/4/2024
FIRST: William Perry on 7/4/2024 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 7/8/2024
What percentage of your salary do you need for a comfortable retirement?
51 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/5/2024
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 6/5/2024 | RECENT: Matt Morse on 7/7/2024
Reallocating QQQ
2 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Malone on 6/22/2024
FIRST: William Perry on 6/25/2024 | RECENT: OldITGuy on 7/7/2024
The Sweet Spot
7 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 7/5/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/5/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/7/2024
Dick Quinn’s guaranteed route to becoming “rich.”
11 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/6/2024
FIRST: Christopher Matthews on 7/6/2024 | RECENT: Adam Starry on 7/7/2024
Quinn defends his retirement income replacement percentage. It’s a lonely place to be
6 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/7/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/7/2024 | RECENT: Adam Starry on 7/7/2024
Is buying long-term-care insurance a good idea?
20 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: James McGlynn CFA RICP® on 4/14/2021 | RECENT: Richard Hayman on 7/6/2024
Did you retire in or around year 2000? If so, how’s it going?
5 replies
AUTHOR: Ben Rodriguez on 6/20/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/21/2024 | RECENT: Richard Hayman on 7/6/2024
Make travel a budget priority
13 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/2/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/3/2024 | RECENT: Boomerst3 on 7/6/2024
Why Wait?
10 replies
AUTHOR: Edmund Marsh on 7/4/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/4/2024 | RECENT: snak123 on 7/6/2024
Who is getting ripped off by CEO pay? Not RDQ
3 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 7/4/2024
FIRST: Bruce Trimble on 7/5/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 7/5/2024
Happy Birthday America
6 replies
AUTHOR: Marjorie Kondrack on 7/4/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 7/4/2024 | RECENT: Marjorie Kondrack on 7/5/2024
Which accounts to spend first?
3 replies
AUTHOR: Jackie on 6/28/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/29/2024 | RECENT: Jackie on 7/4/2024
My Senior Moment
9 replies
AUTHOR: Dennis Friedman on 6/23/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/23/2024 | RECENT: Chuck BV on 7/3/2024
What do you need to feel financially secure?
21 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: Rick Connor on 6/13/2021 | RECENT: H S on 7/3/2024
Sleepless in Seattle
3 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 7/1/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 7/1/2024 | RECENT: Michael Swartley on 7/3/2024
What Financial/ Life advice would you give a 2024 college graduate?
16 replies
AUTHOR: smr1082 on 6/29/2024
FIRST: Ed Wong on 6/29/2024 | RECENT: Ben Rodriguez on 7/2/2024
Salary vs Lifestyle
17 replies
AUTHOR: kt2062 on 6/23/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/23/2024 | RECENT: kt2062 on 7/1/2024
When to share estate plans and net worth with your adult children
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jane on 6/25/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/25/2024 | RECENT: Jane on 6/30/2024
Longevity is your greatest risk in retirement. Keep that in mind when you are 30
4 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/22/2024
FIRST: Jack Hannam on 6/26/2024 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 6/30/2024
Do you favor mutual funds or ETFs?
5 replies
AUTHOR: 1PF on 6/26/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/27/2024 | RECENT: David Powell on 6/30/2024
When is it okay to go into debt?
8 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 4/9/2021 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/29/2024
Paycheck to Paycheck?
4 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/28/2024
FIRST: Jackie on 6/28/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/29/2024
How Much is Too Much
5 replies
AUTHOR: DAN SMITH on 6/27/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/28/2024 | RECENT: Ed Wong on 6/29/2024
What’s the best financial book you’ve ever read?
72 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/24/2021
FIRST: Roboticus Aquarius on 3/24/2021 | RECENT: Jack Hannam on 6/29/2024
Meet Marcus
8 replies
AUTHOR: Philip Stein on 6/23/2024
FIRST: David Powell on 6/23/2024 | RECENT: Bottom Feeder on 6/29/2024
Let’s challenge the value of attending college
2 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/29/2024
FIRST: stelea99 on 6/29/2024 | RECENT: Jackie on 6/29/2024
My Limitations by Scott Martin
15 replies
AUTHOR: Scott Martin on 6/22/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: Ed Hanson on 6/29/2024
Which financial tasks do you find most irksome?
22 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: David Powell on 6/29/2024
Due Diligence on Banks
6 replies
AUTHOR: cjaghblb on 6/27/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/28/2024 | RECENT: David Powell on 6/29/2024
Roles of financial advisors and tax experts for high net worth individuals
0 replies
AUTHOR: Michael Calogero on 6/29/2024
TD Ameritrade to Schwab
5 replies
AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 6/22/2024
FIRST: OldITGuy on 6/23/2024 | RECENT: achnk53 on 6/29/2024
When Should You Sell Your Company Stock?
6 replies
AUTHOR: Ken Cutler on 6/25/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/25/2024 | RECENT: Michael Flack on 6/28/2024
How do you know when it is time to step in with elderly parents?
9 replies
AUTHOR: baldscreen on 6/25/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 6/25/2024 | RECENT: Jackie on 6/28/2024
What do you wish your younger self knew?
23 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/17/2021
FIRST: Sonja Haggert on 8/17/2021 | RECENT: Matt Morse on 6/28/2024
“Free” you say. I’m thinking maybe that’s not accurate.
4 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/27/2024
FIRST: Matt Morse on 6/27/2024 | RECENT: Ed Haren on 6/27/2024
How do you feel about accepting money, etc. from your children?
6 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/26/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 6/26/2024 | RECENT: Edmund Marsh on 6/27/2024
What popular financial advice do you ignore?
40 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/14/2021
FIRST: R Quinn on 5/14/2021 | RECENT: Matt Morse on 6/27/2024
What should be the top financial priorities for those in their 20s?
16 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/17/2021
FIRST: R Quinn on 8/17/2021 | RECENT: jay5914 on 6/27/2024
What are your favorite charities?
36 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Jim Wasserman on 4/14/2021 | RECENT: Matt Morse on 6/27/2024
If you could buy just three funds or less, what would they be?
21 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/20/2021
FIRST: John Goodell on 3/20/2021 | RECENT: jay5914 on 6/27/2024
Which Bond Funds are you investing in right now?
6 replies
AUTHOR: Purple Rain on 6/22/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: jay5914 on 6/27/2024
What advice do you wish you were given when you were in your late 40s?
15 replies
AUTHOR: Laurianne Falcone on 6/22/2024
FIRST: Nick Politakis on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: Laurianne Falcone on 6/26/2024
Is an automatic income stream in retirement unrealistic?
9 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/25/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 6/25/2024 | RECENT: David Powell on 6/26/2024
What do you consider your greatest financial achievement?
48 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/29/2021
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/29/2021 | RECENT: baldscreen on 6/25/2024
Is a good financial advisor worth 1% of assets per year?
31 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: johntlim on 6/6/2021 | RECENT: DAN SMITH on 6/25/2024
Is Vanguard International Index Fund Too Expensive?
3 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 6/24/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/25/2024 | RECENT: David Powell on 6/25/2024
Is Social Security an Insurance Plan or an Investment?
7 replies
AUTHOR: Rick Connor on 6/23/2024
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/23/2024 | RECENT: Matt Morse on 6/25/2024
Who are them and they?
3 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/21/2024
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: Randy Dobkin on 6/24/2024
What dangerous financial myths do you regularly hear?
17 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 10/13/2022
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 10/13/2022 | RECENT: H S on 6/24/2024
What’s the best strategy for generating retirement income?
25 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: Rick Connor on 6/12/2021 | RECENT: Kevin Lynch on 6/24/2024
One Reason We Save and Invest
5 replies
AUTHOR: Don Southworth on 6/24/2024
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 6/24/2024 | RECENT: Rick Connor on 6/24/2024
What’s your favorite actively managed fund—if any?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 9/10/2021
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 9/10/2021 | RECENT: Jonathan Clements on 6/24/2024
Completing 401(k) Contributions Early
8 replies
AUTHOR: Alice Patrick on 6/22/2024
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: Purple Rain on 6/24/2024
What everyday purchase do you consider a bargain?
41 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/26/2021
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/26/2021 | RECENT: Purple Rain on 6/24/2024
Is it better to give away money now or upon death?
22 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/30/2023
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 3/30/2023 | RECENT: JSRMD on 6/24/2024
Amazon (Almost) for Free
3 replies
AUTHOR: Andrew Forsythe on 6/23/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 6/23/2024 | RECENT: Jonathan Clements on 6/24/2024
Long Term Care
8 replies
AUTHOR: Joe D'Alessandro on 6/22/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: Ken Cutler on 6/23/2024
Small Caps: How Long Can This Keep Going on?
8 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 6/22/2024
FIRST: Ken Cutler on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 6/23/2024
How would you summarize your financial philosophy in one sentence?
32 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/30/2023
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 3/30/2023 | RECENT: Jonathan Clements on 6/23/2024
The longevity risk. Life is one long journey, not two
3 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/23/2024
FIRST: kt2062 on 6/23/2024 | RECENT: Amy Reed on 6/23/2024
Which banks, brokerage firms and other financial companies would you recommend to friends?
33 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: James McGlynn CFA RICP® on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: achnk53 on 6/23/2024
Aging in Place: Count the Cost(s)
3 replies
AUTHOR: DrLefty on 6/22/2024
FIRST: baldscreen on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: DrLefty on 6/23/2024
Why do many folks fail to save enough for retirement?
23 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/5/2024
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 6/5/2024 | RECENT: Lizbeth on 6/22/2024
The predatory nature of T. Rowe Price (TRP) when trying access to my parents assets
2 replies
AUTHOR: Nivek Mah on 6/22/2024
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: Rick Barnard on 6/22/2024
How to unwind a 3,4, and 5 year MYGA ladder.
2 replies
AUTHOR: Dan Wick on 6/22/2024
FIRST: tshort on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: Tom Matera on 6/22/2024
401k withdrawal, 0% cc balance transfer or home equity line of credit
1 reply
AUTHOR: Bill Frisher on 6/22/2024
FIRST: Scott Martin on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: Scott Martin on 6/22/2024
What’s your most prized possession?
25 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: John Goodell on 6/6/2021 | RECENT: Matt Morse on 6/22/2024
Who has had the greatest influence on your financial thinking?
20 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 10/13/2022
FIRST: David Sayler on 10/13/2022 | RECENT: Bobby Joseph on 6/22/2024
Is it okay not to leave a tip at a full-service restaurant?
26 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/20/2021
FIRST: John Goodell on 3/20/2021 | RECENT: JAY SCATTERGOOD on 6/22/2024
Do you favor Roth or traditional retirement accounts, and why?
24 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 11/3/2021
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 11/3/2021 | RECENT: Matt McGuinness on 6/22/2024
What everyday purchase do you consider most overpriced?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 5/1/2021 | RECENT: Matt Morse on 6/22/2024
What should investors do about the possibility of higher interest rates?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 4/6/2021 | RECENT: James McGlynn CFA RICP® on 6/22/2024
When have you insisted on paying the lowest cost possible—and regretted it?
12 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: David Powell on 4/4/2021 | RECENT: Matt Morse on 6/22/2024
Do target date funds have the “right” amount of risk at their target date?
1 reply
AUTHOR: Ron Surz on 6/22/2024
FIRST: steve abramowitz on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 6/22/2024
If you couldn’t buy index funds, how would you invest?
20 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/14/2021
FIRST: R Quinn on 5/14/2021 | RECENT: Matt Morse on 6/22/2024
The Lone Wolf
7 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 6/21/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 6/22/2024
Fidelity Funds
3 replies
AUTHOR: (($; -)}™ Gozo on 6/22/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: David Johnson on 6/22/2024
Foreign Baggage
3 replies
AUTHOR: steve abramowitz on 6/22/2024
FIRST: Doug Kaufman on 6/22/2024 | RECENT: steve abramowitz on 6/22/2024
What’s the best way to gauge an investor’s risk tolerance?
7 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/17/2021
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 8/17/2021 | RECENT: Gary Cahn on 6/22/2024
What do you do that’s financially foolish—but you do it anyway?
21 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Rick Connor on 4/19/2021 | RECENT: Ben Rodriguez on 6/22/2024
Are annuities ever worth buying—and, if so, which type?
21 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: James McGlynn CFA RICP® on 4/14/2021 | RECENT: JAY SCATTERGOOD on 6/22/2024
What do you consider your greatest financial mistakes?
22 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: JAY SCATTERGOOD on 6/22/2024
Is there a downside to the current popularity of indexing?
23 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Rick Connor on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: Gary Cahn on 6/22/2024
When have you taken frugality too far?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/5/2024
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 6/5/2024 | RECENT: Michael Werner on 6/22/2024
Getting to the Point
7 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/20/2024
FIRST: DAN SMITH on 6/20/2024 | RECENT: Aaron Hayes on 6/22/2024
When during your life were you happiest—and what role did money play?
30 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: John Goodell on 4/4/2021 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/22/2024
I don’t accept that 78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck
6 replies
AUTHOR: R Quinn on 6/19/2024
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 6/20/2024 | RECENT: R Quinn on 6/22/2024
Is bitcoin an investment or a speculation—and why?
24 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: John Yeigh on 6/19/2024
Which financial figure—dead or alive—would you most like to spend an hour with?
14 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 4/15/2021 | RECENT: Ken Begley on 6/6/2024
What financial topic do you find most confusing?
21 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 4/15/2021 | RECENT: Ken Begley on 6/6/2024
What are your top financial worries?
21 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: William Ehart on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: Ken Begley on 6/6/2024
Should our values—religious, civic or otherwise—guide our investment choices?
10 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 10/13/2022
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 10/13/2022 | RECENT: Ken Begley on 6/6/2024
Is it possible to have too much money?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: John Goodell on 6/6/2021 | RECENT: Ken Begley on 6/6/2024
If you inherited an unexpected $5 million, how would you use the money?
28 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/26/2021
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/26/2021 | RECENT: Ken Begley on 6/6/2024
If you could live your financial life again, what would you do differently?
20 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/17/2021
FIRST: Sonja Haggert on 8/17/2021 | RECENT: Ken Begley on 6/6/2024
How would you define “enough”?
27 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: Rick Connor on 6/12/2021 | RECENT: Ken Begley on 6/6/2024
Does money buy happiness?
25 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Jim Wasserman on 4/4/2021 | RECENT: Ken Begley on 6/6/2024
Will tax rates inevitably increase—and, if so, how should we prepare?
10 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: johntlim on 6/6/2021 | RECENT: Ross Young on 6/1/2024
What’s the best strategy for rebalancing a portfolio?
10 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 11/3/2021
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 11/3/2021 | RECENT: L H on 5/25/2024
What percentage of a stock portfolio should be invested abroad?
43 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021 | RECENT: William Dorner on 5/18/2024
Which investments will perform worst over the next 10 years?
6 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: johntlim on 6/6/2021 | RECENT: William Dorner on 5/18/2024
Should U.S. investors own foreign bonds?
12 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: Kyle Mcintosh on 5/6/2024
How did you get started as an investor?
28 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Andrew F. on 4/14/2021 | RECENT: William Dorner on 5/5/2024
Which life decisions shouldn’t involve financial considerations?
11 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: Doug Kaufman on 4/27/2024
What do other people spend too much money on?
17 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: Jim Wasserman on 6/6/2021 | RECENT: Ginger Williams on 4/21/2024
Are top private colleges worth the cost?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Jim Wasserman on 4/14/2021 | RECENT: Chuck BV on 4/20/2024
What do you need for a fulfilling retirement?
13 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 6/6/2021 | RECENT: Jerry Pinkard on 4/20/2024
What’s the best place to earn a safe yield?
15 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/11/2021
FIRST: Rick Connor on 6/12/2021 | RECENT: Jeff on 4/19/2024
What’s the worst financial advice you’ve ever acted on?
17 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/20/2021
FIRST: Joe Kesler on 3/20/2021 | RECENT: tshort on 4/13/2024
Are children a good investment?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: Patrick Brennan on 3/30/2024
When does it make sense to buy a home?
8 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/14/2021
FIRST: Rick Connor on 5/16/2021 | RECENT: Jeff Amick on 3/23/2024
Should investors own alternative investments—and, if so, which ones?
10 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: David Powell on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: billehart on 3/23/2024
What’s the best place to stash money you’ll spend in the next few years?
17 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/23/2021
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 3/23/2021 | RECENT: Mike Zaccardi on 3/3/2024
What’s the best strategy for charitable giving?
14 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/30/2023
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 3/30/2023 | RECENT: Bill Woolf on 3/2/2024
Should children be paid for doing chores?
8 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/25/2021
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/25/2021 | RECENT: Rob Thompson on 3/2/2024
How long before retirement should you dial down your portfolio’s risk?
14 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 2/7/2022
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 2/8/2022 | RECENT: Adam Starry on 2/25/2024
What money advice do you recall hearing from your parents?
18 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/30/2023
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 3/30/2023 | RECENT: Tim Mueller on 2/24/2024
Should investors tilt toward growth or value?
13 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/30/2023
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 3/30/2023 | RECENT: Tim Mueller on 2/24/2024
Does it ever make sense to buy actively managed funds?
20 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Adam Grossman on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: Michael Hennessy on 2/20/2024
Should retirees use a 4% portfolio withdrawal rate?
18 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: David Powell on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: Dennis Hurley on 2/17/2024
What’s your favorite tax-savings strategy?
17 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/30/2023
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 3/30/2023 | RECENT: Boomerst3 on 2/17/2024
What are your favorite financial apps and websites, present company excepted?
23 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: kristinehayes2014 on 4/4/2021 | RECENT: Dennis Hurley on 2/17/2024
What’s the wisest financial advice you’ve ever been given?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Andrew F. on 4/14/2021 | RECENT: Laurie Phillips on 2/4/2024
Should you buy bond funds or individual bonds?
14 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 4/6/2021 | RECENT: tshort on 2/3/2024
When is it worth remodeling a home?
11 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/14/2021
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 5/14/2021 | RECENT: FarOutWest on 1/27/2024
What should you look for when buying a home?
18 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: Rick Connor on 6/12/2021 | RECENT: corrupt on 1/18/2024
What spending brings you greatest happiness?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/30/2021
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/30/2021 | RECENT: Klaatu on 1/13/2024
What’s the best way to teach children about money?
9 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 9/10/2021
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 9/11/2021 | RECENT: tobinw on 1/6/2024
Which financial tasks do you keep putting off?
21 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Jim Wasserman on 4/4/2021 | RECENT: L H on 1/6/2024
How do you save money on travel costs?
15 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 9/10/2021
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 9/10/2021 | RECENT: rightgal on 12/30/2023
When does it make sense to buy the extended warranty, if ever?
33 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/20/2021
FIRST: Joe Kesler on 3/20/2021 | RECENT: Michael Hennessy on 12/30/2023
How much emergency money should you hold?
26 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/1/2021
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 4/1/2021 | RECENT: candygirl7 on 12/27/2023
What investment will perform best over the next 10 years?
20 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 5/3/2021 | RECENT: Martin McCue on 12/23/2023
What costs are you most loath to pay?
35 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: booch221 on 12/16/2023
Does it ever make sense to carry a credit card balance?
11 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: kristinehayes2014 on 4/4/2021 | RECENT: booch221 on 12/16/2023
What’s the best strategy for collecting and using credit card rewards?
15 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/17/2021
FIRST: kristinehayes2014 on 8/17/2021 | RECENT: Jeff on 12/13/2023
Is a home a good investment?
16 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/20/2021
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 3/20/2021 | RECENT: DMILAC2017 on 12/10/2023
Given a choice, should you take regular monthly pension payments or a lump sum?
18 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/25/2021
FIRST: R Quinn on 4/29/2021 | RECENT: Klaatu on 12/2/2023
Is “die broke” a smart retirement strategy?
13 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Sonja Haggert on 4/15/2021 | RECENT: bhagwan g on 12/2/2023
What criteria should you use when picking a retirement location?
17 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 2/7/2022
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 2/8/2022 | RECENT: Christopher James on 11/26/2023
What do you need to be financially independent?
9 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 2/7/2022
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 2/8/2022 | RECENT: Cammer Michael on 11/25/2023
What’s the best strategy for getting a good deal on a car?
13 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/14/2021
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 5/14/2021 | RECENT: Edmund Marsh on 11/23/2023
When is it okay to drop life insurance coverage?
11 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 2/7/2022
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 2/8/2022 | RECENT: GaryW on 11/18/2023
Where do you see signs of inflation?
14 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/18/2021
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 5/7/2021 | RECENT: Mark Hirsch on 11/18/2023
What aspect of Wall Street do you find most distasteful?
8 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/28/2021
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/28/2021 | RECENT: Jennifer P on 11/12/2023
Do parents have an obligation to pay part or all of their children’s college costs?
14 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/23/2021
FIRST: R Quinn on 6/23/2021 | RECENT: Crystal Flores on 11/11/2023
Is buying a used car always the smarter financial choice?
18 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 2/7/2022
FIRST: Mike Zaccardi on 2/8/2022 | RECENT: Susanne Krivit on 11/11/2023
Should affluent parents insist their children pay a portion of college costs?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Jim Wasserman on 4/14/2021 | RECENT: Rob Thompson on 10/21/2023
Should folks create and follow a written budget?
19 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/31/2021
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 3/31/2021 | RECENT: Kathy C on 10/7/2023
When is renting a home a good idea?
7 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 10/13/2022
FIRST: Kristine Hayes on 10/13/2022 | RECENT: Kathy C on 9/30/2023
What’s the best strategy for selling a house?
9 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: Rick Connor on 6/13/2021 | RECENT: Crystal Flores on 9/17/2023
Which aspect of the tax code do you hate the most?
29 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Andrew F. on 4/14/2021 | RECENT: Michael Hennessy on 9/16/2023
Do we talk too little about our personal finances—or too much?
15 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/17/2021
FIRST: Sonja Haggert on 8/17/2021 | RECENT: Jerry Pinkard on 9/16/2023
What are the hallmarks of a good financial advisor?
8 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: William Ehart on 6/8/2021 | RECENT: Kathy C on 9/2/2023
Would you risk your own finances to help your retired parents?
8 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: John Goodell on 4/4/2021 | RECENT: Edmund Marsh on 8/27/2023
How often do you check your portfolio and the markets—and why?
18 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/17/2021
FIRST: R Quinn on 8/17/2021 | RECENT: Chuck BV on 8/26/2023
What stock would you happily hold for the next 10 years?
30 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/17/2021
FIRST: Sonja Haggert on 8/17/2021 | RECENT: Lehman Brown on 8/26/2023
Is it okay to retire with debt?
21 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Rick Connor on 4/14/2021 | RECENT: tshort on 8/19/2023
What do you spend too much money on?
12 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 6/6/2021
FIRST: Sanjib Saha on 6/6/2021 | RECENT: Susanne Krivit on 8/12/2023
Can the market be beaten?
21 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Joe Kesler on 4/14/2021 | RECENT: alex scott on 8/5/2023
When does it make sense to hire a financial advisor?
13 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: James McGlynn CFA RICP® on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: Marisol Aldahondo on 8/2/2023
How much financial help should parents give their children?
24 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/20/2021
FIRST: Kristine Hayes on 3/20/2021 | RECENT: Tom Dee on 7/29/2023
What’s your No. 1 goal for retirement?
26 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/20/2021
FIRST: William Ehart on 3/20/2021 | RECENT: Patrick Brennan on 7/29/2023
When should parents stop supporting their adult children financially?
11 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Joe Kesler on 4/14/2021 | RECENT: Patrick Brennan on 7/1/2023
What items would you happily buy even if they were twice the price?
13 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/14/2021
FIRST: kristinehayes2014 on 5/14/2021 | RECENT: Captain FI on 6/20/2023
Is it wise for everyday investors to buy individual stocks?
17 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 3/20/2021
FIRST: William Ehart on 3/20/2021 | RECENT: Captain FI on 6/20/2023
Is rental real estate a good investment?
13 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 5/14/2021
FIRST: Andrew Forsythe on 5/14/2021 | RECENT: Captain FI on 6/20/2023
How much allowance should children receive?
7 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Catherine on 5/20/2021 | RECENT: Bruce Keller on 4/30/2023
Should political views influence how we invest?
5 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/17/2021
FIRST: John Goodell on 8/17/2021 | RECENT: Bruce Keller on 4/30/2023
When does leasing a car make financial sense?
12 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/12/2021
FIRST: Rick Connor on 4/22/2021 | RECENT: Bruce Keller on 4/30/2023
Is term life insurance always better than cash value?
7 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: Joe Kesler on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: Mark Eckman on 4/1/2023
What obligations do we have to our heirs?
10 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 8/17/2021
FIRST: R Quinn on 8/17/2021 | RECENT: alex scott on 11/6/2022
What financial advice would you give to those in their early 20s?
16 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/2/2021
FIRST: Jonathan Clements on 4/2/2021 | RECENT: Philip Stein on 7/9/2022
Which financial markets are in a bubble, if any?
6 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: David Powell on 4/5/2021 | RECENT: Kurt S on 7/17/2021
If you want long-run growth, is there an alternative to owning stocks?
5 replies
AUTHOR: Jonathan Clements on 4/4/2021
FIRST: John Goodell on 4/4/2021 | RECENT: Mike Zaccardi on 4/20/2021
