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Jonathn: Hope you were able to manage your emergency and everything is better. Here are some of my notes from the group meeting. There were 5-6 of us there, interesting that most of use were engineering types. Discussed broad topics including AA ideas, writing a plan, keeping a "log", Vang...

Jon, how many are you expecting?

Thanks everyone for theor advice. What appears to be reasonable is a combination of some cash up front, a monthly payment based on "held" management under contract and a phase out of my wife's responsibilities. The perfect candidate would be a person with the appropriate experience, maybe ...

I will be there!!

Looking forward to meeting everybody.

I will attend depending on location. If a small crowd a Starbucks or Racine's would work. Need to be off peak. If in SE`Aurora I may be able to get our club house, but no refreashments would be available so BYOC (Coffee). I would like to discuss ideas on how to invest cash, besides Prime MM and CD's

25 years ago my wife and I started a property management business specializing in Homeowner Association management. I am involved in other businesses now, this question is really about her company now. We would like to retire in 2 years. She works out of the house ( our home was built with a dedicat...

I am almost 62, self employed and planning on retiring in 1-2 years. Currently my AA is at 25% equities-75% cash/bonds/CD's overall. My investment stragtegy is the 2 bucket plan. I have zero debt, including no mortgage, and my investments passed the $1.0 Million investable many years ago. Bucket 1 i...

I am new this year to this webpage...why isn't there an active Denver Chapter? Or am I missing something here?

Thanks Al, so this is a real program? Seems too good to be true.

Did you do all the paperwork yourself? Seems like there are many people willing to help for "free".

My mother is in an Assisted Living Facility in Colorado.

I keep hearing about a Government pension program that would pay my mother a pension based on my father's service.

My mother is a surviving spouse of a WWII veteran.

Does anyone have any first hand experience with this program?

Thanks to all.

I forgot to mention that she has Alzehmer's and needs help with 3 ADL's

Thanks sscritic.

So this might be a case where investing her assets for a low return would be best.

I have her financial POA, so I just need to structure her investments for ultras safety (ie low return) and stay under the $3,700.

Thanks for the leads.

Are there others out there in my boat?

I am 60 (live in Colorado) and unfortunately had to place my mother (89 yo) in an assisted living place in Florida. She wants to stay in Florida since her sister (92 yo)lives there on her own. Good news is she likes it, bad news it is expensive, about $6,000 total per month. I pay 90% of her expense...

I have two cars.

1999 Lexus SUV for my wife,bought used, 130,000 miles, she drives 6,000 per year

I drive a 2003 Lexus SUV, 225,000, this our main car, 25,000 per year now.

We are trying for 400,000 miles on the 2003 Lexus

I am new too, after reading the Money magazine article.

Fired my advisor too several years ago when I realized he made more money on my investments than I did.

Thanks to all for the advice I have seen already.

Thanks Sheepdog and OAG.

Sounds like I should stay away from the $8,000 attorney!!

I have had to take over my mother's finances and place her in an assisted living facility in Florida. My father died 20 years ago. He was a WW II veteran of Normandy I have heard of a program by the VA that pays about $1,100 per month towards my mother's care if she meets certain criteria. She meets...

Thanks for all the advice.

By safe maybe I should have used a better term, reasonable investment.

I currently have about 15% in HY, this money is held for longer term needs, 5+ years.

I think I understand the risks.

I have been putting more and more $$ into the Vanguard High Yield Corporate Fund Admiral Shares.

Seems pretty safe to me. Any disagree? Better than Money market

I have always wondered what the average Vanguard account amount was, and how I compared to this average?

I have been investing with Vanguard now for over 25 years.