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- Wed Jun 02, 2004 12:12 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Oil threat to Fire?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 27543
Ben Solar sez Pretty interesting. :D Agreed. I missed version two of tzero first time around. The only problem now is the light weight of the vehicle(1970 lbs). I would hate to be in one when hit by full sized pick up. <g>I personally would be more interested in the plug-in hybrid pickup talked abou...
- Wed Jun 02, 2004 4:17 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Oil threat to Fire?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 27543
- Tue Jun 01, 2004 6:38 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Oil threat to Fire?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 27543
Don't forget battery electric vehicles ... people have written them off, but batteries have continued to improve. The T-Zero gets 300 mile range from off-the-shelf lithium ion batteries. http://www.acpropulsion.com/tzero_pages/tzero_FAQs.htm The driving range will vary by about a factor of two, dep...
- Mon May 31, 2004 6:23 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Oil threat to Fire?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 27543
- Mon May 31, 2004 4:56 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Safe withdrawal studies using REIT allocation?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13762
Ibbotson has studied correlation between stocks & REITs. That is not exactly what you requested but neverless is interesting. You will note that correlation is declining.
www.nareit.com/mediaresources/IbbotsonFinal.pdf
www.nareit.com/mediaresources/IbbotsonFinal.pdf
- Mon May 31, 2004 11:41 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Oil threat to Fire?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 27543
mike replies The big problem in the 1966 to 1982 period was inflation, which was out of control. The oil embargo was one factor, but there were others. Rising government spending because of Vietnam and the Great Society, fed policy that tried to control long term interest rates, and the fed printing...
- Mon May 31, 2004 3:41 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Oil threat to Fire?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 27543
Oil threat to Fire?
Scott Burns column titled "Facing Oil's Ugly Realities". http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/scottburns/columns/2004/stories/053004dnbusburns.6123d.html the most important paragraph of Scott's: One message here is very clear: When oil prices rise, stock prices tend to fall. Whe...
- Mon Jul 14, 2003 5:55 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Expert Agrees to Discuss SWRs on NFB Board!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 30591
Expert Agrees to Discuss SWRs on NFB Boards!
peteyperson
Due to your interest in G Weiss; I suggust the following link:
http://www.quicken.com/investments/strategies/
Due to your interest in G Weiss; I suggust the following link:
http://www.quicken.com/investments/strategies/
- Sat May 31, 2003 9:15 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Is Bernstein changing SWR?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 16667
Is Berstein changing SWR?
Yes perhaps Berstein agrees with the 94% in ataloss's poll that SWR is a rule of thumb rather than mathamathical calculable number. I am certainly in the 94% catagory. One must make the best calculation possible on the data available; then make the ER jump and hope the d*mn parachute opens. If a per...
- Sat May 31, 2003 8:13 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Is Bernstein changing SWR?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 16667
Is Bernstein changing SWR?
See:http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=19122926 Bernsein: "It's not easy. The simplest way to calculate the size of your required nest egg is to divide how much you'll need from it each year by the expected real rate of return. If you'll need $50,000 a year [after taxes] to live on and $20,...