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- Sun Sep 21, 2003 4:38 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Tossing coins
- Replies: 79
- Views: 57014
petey If it were me I would want to research the history of the markets (and other asset classes besides) to determine how they operate, what the returns have been and see how they are valued at present. I have meant to mention this in response to some of your posts in other threads, but I suggest t...
- Sun Sep 21, 2003 4:23 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Tossing coins
- Replies: 79
- Views: 57014
raddr This is why diversification is so critical. You can sustain a big loss in later years of retirement if you had good gains early on. However, a big loss right off the the bat can have devastating consequences to a retirement portfolio. If you make a big bet on a single asset class at the beginn...
- Sun Sep 21, 2003 1:58 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Tossing coins
- Replies: 79
- Views: 57014
- Sat Sep 13, 2003 10:54 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: SWR definition for FAQ
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8990
- Fri Sep 12, 2003 12:44 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Book reviews/comments sought for Asset Allocation books
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8490
- Mon Sep 08, 2003 11:33 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: 'retirees' flood job mkt to make ends meet
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11632
It is a real shame when people retired and then lost as much as half of their retirements assets in the bubble ...but I suggest that the majority did not suddenly invest a big lump sum at the top and then lose 30% to 50%. Most saw meagre savings soar in the bubble from the mid-nineties - congratula...
- Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:08 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34553
- Tue Sep 02, 2003 12:06 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34553
- Mon Sep 01, 2003 11:53 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34553
- Mon Sep 01, 2003 6:55 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34553
- Mon Sep 01, 2003 5:18 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34553
we just hired a filipina maid; also against kenm's better judgment I feel very much misunderstood :lol: I seem to recall saying something that, as with everything else, with Filipia maids you get what you pay for. We employed Filipina maids for 20 years when our kids were growing up and both of us ...
- Mon Sep 01, 2003 5:05 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34553
actually I get $915/month for the 37,500 bhat monthly cost From the website Housing = THB 15,000 = US$370 Food, transport, entertainment etc etc = THB 22,500 = US$550 Total= THB 37,500 = US$920 Note that medical costs, trips to home country, alcohol (even beer can be expensive) etc etc are not incl...
- Mon Sep 01, 2003 5:04 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34553
Excluding shelter, taxes and health care costs in comparing COL sounds like the equity wonks' exclusion of imputed rental income in coparing RE returns to the currently favored asset class My original point (I think) was that http://www.chiangmaimall.com/expats/retirement3.shtml implies you can liv...
- Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:22 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34553
American citizens do not (officially) escape US income taxes wherever in the known universe they reside ........ but I thought there was an allowance (is it $80,000 a year?) before which overseas resident US citizens started to become liable? Maybe I'm wrong - I've always meant to ask. As a Brit, a...
- Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:13 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34553
Chips I think the cheapest place to live like an American is the USA. .... but the US is such a big country and Americans have such a wide range of choice - from mountains to desert to sub-tropical, from rural to small town to cosmopolitan city - that living like an American can mean almost whatever...
- Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:37 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34553
- Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:01 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34553
- Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:20 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Asset Allocation: Small, Med & Lrg Cap. Value vs Growth
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20086
- Thu Aug 28, 2003 11:46 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Asset Allocation: Small, Med & Lrg Cap. Value vs Growth
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20086
petey I know it is difficult but possible to get a broker account in US$ and trade US stocks. Therefore if ETFs are bought and sold as indicated in that manner I see no logical reason why I shouldn't be able to buy some of the US iShares. I have to really hunt for a US broker that allows trading tho...
- Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:52 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34553
Those are actually estimates for some good living ......not sure about that ..... looks a bit like semi-backpacker type living to me ..... possibly idyllic for a vacation ...... but only US$6 a month on transport????? Generally, I would reckon that most places in the world are going to cost roughly...