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by Dual
Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:48 pm
Forum: FIRE Board
Topic: Who Really "Invented" Early Retirement?
Replies: 3
Views: 9993

Invention of early retirement

Living from his investments was my Dad's dream and I guess I picked it up also. I remember starting a savings account while I was still in high school. I don't know where my Dad got his ideas from. Most likely not from FDR. He was a staunch Republican and didn't have much use for him :lol: I read th...
by Dual
Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:27 am
Forum: FIRE Board
Topic: PE switching studies - proceed with caution!
Replies: 12
Views: 20968

Great post and I agree with your statement about moving to reasonably valued asset classes. To me, your results show that trends in the stock market can last for decades. The 1980's and 90's were, of course, a time of a historical bull market and the period preceding them from the mid 1960's to 1982...
by Dual
Tue Oct 14, 2003 8:45 am
Forum: FIRE Board
Topic: Article: The failure of mutual funds
Replies: 4
Views: 6519

Mutual Funds

For a scathing discussion of the recent preferential treatment for large investors scandal see http://www.fundalarm.com/hilights.htm (After Oct 2003 look in the archives). I say the h*ll with them. Either use index funds or buy and hold individual stocks. With index funds, you can compare performanc...
by Dual
Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:12 am
Forum: FIRE Board
Topic: Addressing the hocus confusion
Replies: 5
Views: 6354

Let's not get stuck on this

I say just put in some general statement such as the one suggested and some links and leave it at that. The links can be contributed by the particpants in the many discussions so all sides can be heard. In the meantime, there are still important topics to be covered. I took a quick look and I don't ...
by Dual
Tue Oct 07, 2003 8:20 am
Forum: FIRE Board
Topic: Possible FIRE FAQ
Replies: 11
Views: 9593

Short review of Gillette Edmunds book

I decided to re-read the book. I think it makes a good contribution and here is a short summary/review. How to Retire Early and Live Well with Less than a Million Dollars Gillette Edmunds A lot of practical advice both for saving for retirement and investing afterwards from someone who has actually ...
by Dual
Tue Sep 16, 2003 10:27 am
Forum: FIRE Board
Topic: What about FIRE websites and books?
Replies: 32
Views: 25213

Topic should be sticky

Supremo

I suggest topics like this one should be "sticky."

How do you do this? The FAQ just says that the administrator determines whether a user can do it. But the new topic screen does not seem to have an option for it.

Dual
by Dual
Sat Sep 13, 2003 8:04 am
Forum: FIRE Board
Topic: FIRE books
Replies: 8
Views: 8786

Soft stuff book

Get a Life: You Don't Need a Million to Retire Well by Ralph Warner The author goes a little bit overboard for my taste, but the emotional/social part of retirement is as important as the financial IMO. The author has a good discussion about how to do volunteering so you don't end up stuffing envel...
by Dual
Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:21 am
Forum: FIRE Board
Topic: 'retirees' flood job mkt to make ends meet
Replies: 13
Views: 11523

Only financial reasons for returning to work?

One reason many retirees have had to go back to work is because of poor financial planning, I think that is one reason. Another reason may be boredom and need for the social interactions that you get from a job. Yet another is the large impact of wage earnings compared with income from savings. It ...
by Dual
Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:05 am
Forum: FIRE Board
Topic: FIRE FAQ?
Replies: 29
Views: 21572

FIRE FAQ organization

It seems like a big job for one person. How about starting a sticky (pinned) thread where people could contribute posts with questions and answers? Later, volunteers could go through and combine similar questions into single posts. For example, a post might be: What are some books about early retire...