TorchtheFlyingTiger

No one can give you meaningful advice without much more context such as; - Current income tax vs future tax rate at retirement (marginal vs effective rate of withdrawals) - Other current investments - Outlook of company stock growth - Risk tolerance - Do you need/want to have liquidity for near...

Lump sum beats DCA. DCA is supposed to be used for investing $ as you receive it. It might provide some psychological appeal to spread out the investments but mathematically best to just do all at once of you have the $ available....

Plenty of advice here about finding another job or hobbies for purpose. Sadly, almost no mention of the value of focusing on raising your family. You will never get this time back and can always go back to work later (perhaps your earning potential will shrink but so what if you already have enough....

4% safe withdrawal rate on $2m is $80k. Can you live on that without mortgage or debt? Your desired lifestyle sounds like it could be modest "raise my family, hunt, fish, and watch my LSU Tigers." Research ACA subsidies. W/ a low taxable income you may qualify for inexpensive healthcare plan. On ...

If I had to guess, the security plan for this rally was hastily developed w insufficient planners and resourcing. No idea if their protocols call for it, but some simple red teaming of the plan would have revealed flaws and vulnerabilities. Often, ops planners skip or cut short that critical step wh...

Why do ya'll think DT investigation = manifesto? My guess is it has to do w investigative resourcing and funding. Perhaps they have capes to access the phone that are accessible if investigating as DT for instance....

Even MSNBC headline now says shots fired. CNN still running w/ 'incident'...

Shouldn't they be dealing direct w OP's insurance? Seems like once lawyers are involved you'd want the insurance Co lawyers in your corner. Any reason that wouldn't be advisable?...

[quote]Why not? Is the money not yours ? If your kid decided to not go to college[/quote] I'm hoping they don't need it all for college due to scholarships & GI Bill in which case I'll use it penalty free to fund their first 5 yrs of Roth IRA contributions. Or, I'll keep it for grandkids some ...

It is assets minus liabilities. But many now confuse net worth w FI # which doesnt include assets you wont liquidate such as home and cars. When I'm thinking of my NW I choose to ignore 529s since they are designated for my kids and I also ignore vehicles since they are neccessities and dont ...