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Topic: USAA Membership |
deajv1
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Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing) Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:25 pm Subject: USAA Membership |
| USAA has just announced that all honorably discharged vets can now join. I have been a member for over 25 years. There service and products are tops. There philosphy is that you are part of a large fa ... |
Topic: What to do, what to do!!! RMD and Taxes |
deajv1
Replies: 9
Views: 671
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Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:21 pm Subject: What to do, what to do!!! RMD and Taxes |
Use this site to compute your RMD. It is less than your estimate.
http://www.westernsouthernlife.com/education/financialtools/required/ |
Topic: CNBC has totally jumped the shark |
deajv1
Replies: 56
Views: 6824
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Forum: Lounge - Consumer, Leisure, and General Interest Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 2:11 pm Subject: Fair and Balance |
LK surrounds himself with sycophants. When Joe Battaglia or steve Liesman attempt to give a contrary view or explanation, they are trivialized or put down.
Caruso-cabrera is also another one that ... |
Topic: Bond funds, annuities and stock fund issues |
deajv1
Replies: 16
Views: 2529
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Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:09 am Subject: usaa |
| Since you are retired military, U5AA is available to you. They have extended CDs that are paying 6%. You may want to look at putting some money instead of bonds. By the way, they are looking for membe ... |
Topic: "The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America" |
deajv1
Replies: 45
Views: 8472
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Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:02 am Subject: "The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America" |
| In FL,State Farm and Allstate have dropped homeowners insurance. My condo was insured by State Farm. In 2008, after litagation, we settled our 2004 hurricane insurance claim for less than the cost to ... |
Topic: Life insurance in retirement |
deajv1
Replies: 17
Views: 2667
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Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:14 pm Subject: Solomon Solution |
| Tell your wife that the policy on her life should be dropped. Because you do not need the money. The policy on your life, if it gives her financial comfort, should be continued. As time goes by she m ... |
Topic: USAA asks for 54% HO increase in FL |
deajv1
Replies: 17
Views: 4704
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Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:03 pm Subject: USAA Proposed Increase |
I have USAA HO insurance in FL. This proposed increase, if approved, would still make it less expense than other options
USAA pays its damage claims others don't.The other have litigated all large ... |
Topic: Investment Authority for Wills |
deajv1
Replies: 5
Views: 1399
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Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 7:24 pm Subject: My two cents worth |
| I will assume that you have children. My wife and I selected guardians that we both felt comfortable raising our children. We selected someone else that had the ability to manage their trusts and ensu ... |
Topic: Inlaws and Variable Annuities |
deajv1
Replies: 12
Views: 2560
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Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:27 pm Subject: Inlaws and Variable Annuities |
What are the surrender charges on the VA and what is the holding period before there are no more SC? What are the annual fees being paid on the VA and other funds.
It may be worth paying the penalt ... |
Topic: Why buy bonds if you are 30 years from retirement? |
deajv1
Replies: 26
Views: 9292
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Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:17 am Subject: it ok to be agressive at 35 |
| You are in the accumulation stage.If the market goes down in the accumulation stage , you get to buy stocks cheaper. I assume you will retire at 62, By age 55 you are in the transintional stage and n ... |
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