Recent content by Ed B

I was not able to open the link at the office but I will read it soon. But I am in agreement with the sentiment of this thread that the "recovery" is a media/government created mirage for most Americans. One of the statistics I read and heard on occasion over the long course of this POTUS...

As mentioned in the original post here are the investment options and the performance of each fund over the past 5 years as of Feb 29, 2016.

I need some growth in my 401k and with current market instability and the limited options in my company's 401k plan funds I don't see many good options. I have about $275k currently. I will have a company pension that I will receive when I retire that will replace about 40% of my current gross...

I found this community while searching the interwebs for near term retirement planning, expenses, Healthcare, lessons learned, etc. I am about to turn 56 and am aiming for earlier retirement at about 60. Until the markets took a downturn 58 was looking like a possibility but not so much...