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- Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:11 am
- Forum: Town Center
- Topic: ES to be executed?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 101314
- Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:37 am
- Forum: Town Center
- Topic: ES to be executed?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 101314
- Sun Jul 03, 2005 1:53 am
- Forum: Town Center
- Topic: Rob Bennett's web site
- Replies: 18
- Views: 25054
- Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:29 am
- Forum: Town Center
- Topic: Community
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16756
Hello arrete: I hope you realize that I didn't mean the Index Forum when I said stuck on one topic. In fact, I think the Index Forum discusses a variety of things - I was using it as the example of a healthy forum. At least I was trying to. Oh, forgive me for misunderstanding you. :oops:Chalk anothe...
- Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:32 am
- Forum: Town Center
- Topic: Community
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16756
arrete said: The most vibrant boards have a variety of postings, anywhere from costs in retirement life to lively discussions about favorite movies. A board that is forced into one mode or one topic is going to have trouble growing. A single topic just can't be that interesting to the majority of me...
- Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:20 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Quick introduction
- Replies: 42
- Views: 61940
Greetings arrete: Ah, well. Time to teach Bookm unclemick's Kayak defense he developed on Dory36's board. For hijacked threads and posters who can't take a hint. :lol: Thank you for the example, and also to SG for a firsthand glimpse of kayaking. However I don't think I can do it, I've never kayaked...
- Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:20 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Hocus homepage now up and running
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14693
- Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:49 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: A New Vision of Retirement
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14537
This article presents anothers view on how to retire - DON'T. Safire says that you should start preparing fairly early for what you will do in your next career. Pick an activity that interests you, something that you may know something about, something that can use your skills and grows out of what ...
- Fri Feb 04, 2005 10:47 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Goals in Retirement
- Replies: 24
- Views: 39766
Heck I don't need to draw a tree to determine my goals in retirement. Jus gimme enuff money to buy a lazyboy with a built-in fridge to keep my non-stop supply of beer cold, my remote and sit back for 20 years. :wink: Seriously, thanks for the leisure tree concept, karma. Similarly, it has always hel...
- Mon Nov 15, 2004 6:56 am
- Forum: SWR Research Group
- Topic: Historical Returns with Dollar Cost Averaging
- Replies: 59
- Views: 47034
- Sat Nov 13, 2004 4:45 pm
- Forum: Town Center
- Topic: Did the DCMs burn down our FIRE board?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 36023
Hello John: The essence of Safe Withdrawal Rates has to do with making predictions, estimating future risks and assuring portfolio survival. Historical survival information assists us, but it has never been an end in itself. But if you're using historical returns (in the past), and then what withdra...
- Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:45 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: What is the Complaint?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 32532
- Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:18 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: What is the Complaint?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 32532
- Tue Sep 07, 2004 3:01 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: What is the Complaint?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 32532
It really was unfortunate that Neurofool learned a lesson with his own money, yet fortunate that the amount involved wasn't a larger percentage of his portfolio. From John: My interpretation is that supporters of the Foolish Four very much wanted it to be as good as advertised but could not defend i...
- Mon Sep 06, 2004 6:19 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: What is the Complaint?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 32532
What the FF originated from does have some semblance of a solid theory. Yes the Dow is full of high quality stocks (for the most part). And those that pay a solid dividend are (generally) healthy companies with lotsa cash in their coffers. But past that, there has never been any explanation why the ...
- Tue Aug 17, 2004 1:00 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Handling emotions during early retirement
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18843
Hey Alec, do you know if the return in Ferri's chart is annual? If so, you would have gained an extra 1% annually during the time period stated had you followed threshold rebalancing versus annual rebalancing, yet risk increased less that .1%. And even comparing threshold to every 2 years, you again...
- Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:34 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Handling emotions during early retirement
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18843
Greetings all. Ben's quote: mechanical re-balancing. This should also take the emotions out of buying and selling - I am still setting the rules for this - but believe a 10% drop/gain in single asset class could be the kicker - combined with a yearly re-balancing(not sure needed though). I added the...
- Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:15 am
- Forum: Town Center
- Topic: Some people are jerks, but you never knew it ;-(
- Replies: 41
- Views: 54874
- Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:36 am
- Forum: Town Center
- Topic: Some people are jerks, but you never knew it ;-(
- Replies: 41
- Views: 54874
Greetings ataloss: I am not particularly interested in posting anything here about withdrawal rates or early retirement since a serious discussion isn't possible in the presence of the trolls There are plenty of other topics to discuss. I'd bet I couldn't even count on one hand my posts dealing with...
- Sat Jul 03, 2004 9:37 am
- Forum: SWR Research Group
- Topic: From Chapter 4
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10402
Greetings mickeyd: In another passage in the book (I can not locate it at this time) Mr. Bogle indicates that international investing should not be more that 20% of your position and can be as low as zero. It's actually on the next page: My best judgement is that international holdings should compri...