tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post111523855575546688..comments2024-02-14T01:23:04.849-05:00Comments on View From Above: Investors Eye New OpportunitiesHawkeye®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719046062819366641noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1115511793871003672005-05-07T20:23:00.000-04:002005-05-07T20:23:00.000-04:00"More and more liberals are crying in their beer....."More and more liberals are crying in their beer..."<BR/><BR/>Liberals drink zinfandel, not beer.Beermehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220164574786223737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1115328119663955582005-05-05T17:21:00.000-04:002005-05-05T17:21:00.000-04:00Well, drugs ARE the answer, and if that doesn't wo...Well, drugs ARE the answer, and if that doesn't work, add alcohol;~)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I've been taking a little mid-life retirement and living off my 401K for a while now. The tax penalty isn't too bad 10% for early withdrawal, and then the rest is taxed as income. As long as I keep my lifestyle simple, I break pretty even taxwise.<BR/><BR/>It's worth the tradeoff to me, and it IS my money. I figure I'm taking out a loan at 10% that I don't have to pay back. If the market picks up some (pleeeeeeease), then it's not bad.<BR/><BR/>Personal accounts instead of social (in)security? You Betcha!MargeinMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05496632828676241632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1115324865668132562005-05-05T16:27:00.000-04:002005-05-05T16:27:00.000-04:00The color blue should be all the rage on both coas...The color blue should be all the rage on both coasts for nearly four more years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1115312122757561392005-05-05T12:55:00.000-04:002005-05-05T12:55:00.000-04:00I just got a new job, so it looks like I'll be wor...I just got a new job, so it looks like I'll be working 'til age 58 at the very least, and probably a lot longer.... sigh!Hawkeye®https://www.blogger.com/profile/15719046062819366641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1115274325844889822005-05-05T02:25:00.000-04:002005-05-05T02:25:00.000-04:00I retired at 59 but had to wait 6 months before I ...I retired at 59 but had to wait 6 months before I could begin to collect the vast fortune my I R A had accumulated [without substantial penalty for early withdrawl].Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1115271444805523832005-05-05T01:37:00.000-04:002005-05-05T01:37:00.000-04:00I'm retiring no later than age 58, regardless...I'm retiring no later than age 58, regardless...camojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636605293846764764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1115260742278211392005-05-04T22:39:00.000-04:002005-05-04T22:39:00.000-04:00I know whatcha mean. I might want to retire somed...I know whatcha mean. I might want to retire someday, and the longer that 401K flounders, the longer I have to work. In the words of Fred Flinstone...<BR/><BR/>Racka, Fracka, Sacka...!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1115253750818575332005-05-04T20:42:00.000-04:002005-05-04T20:42:00.000-04:00I hope the stock market improves soon; my 401K has...I hope the stock market improves soon; my 401K has been "treading water" for months...camojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636605293846764764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1115243824877445242005-05-04T17:57:00.000-04:002005-05-04T17:57:00.000-04:00I'll have to look into that.I'll have to look into that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com