Archive for the ‘Retirement’ Category
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Want to retire early and/or access your retirement account funds before you're 59 1/2? If so then the 72t rule might be able to help. The 72t rule governs early distributions from retirement accounts.
The rules are complicated, but it essentially allows you to pull money out of an IRA without ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
I picked up the book "Fail-Safe Investing" by Harry Browne recently, and I found several ideas in the book worth consideration and discussion. According to his bio in the book, Harry has written eight investment books, works as an investment adviser, and was the 1996 Libertarian candidate for President. Most ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
I think Total Returns are pretty meaningless for the majority of "average" investors, myself included. Total Returns, as published in a funds annual report or on a site like Morningstar.com specify how much you would have earned if you invested in a fund at the beginning of a year and ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Leviticus 25:3-4 states that fields were to be planted and harvested for six years and then were to “rest” the seventh year. I wonder what the owners and workers did back in old testament times during this seventh year?
I guess I’m assuming that most farmers also had some type of ...
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