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Thanks, yogi.
Another mention of still another exception: there is a separate and more generous IRS RMD Table which is to be used by spouses who inherit an IRA, when the surviving spouse is at least 10+ years younger than the deceased.
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How long might they have orbited, waiting to dock with a rescue ship, I wonder? Maybe not even a USA ship? By the same token, I believe more than one Soviet sub was lost and the crew perished because the Soviet Brass refused to allow forei…
Oh, crud. I screwed up. Thanks, @hank.
"Umm … Those O-Rings were involved in the Shuttle Challenger disaster shortly after launch in 1986. The CNN 4-hour series is about the Shuttle Columbia which disintegrated over Texas on reentry in early 2003"...
Bought another small handful of FALN shares. It's fallen conveniently, sufficiently, for me to take another swipe. Still working my way to 40% in bonds. Almost there.
yes. i recall the Frontline thing. Compelling. Breathtaking arrogance by decision makers, not wanting to hear from engineers and the others. Remember Morton-Thiokol? (Spelling?) I think they are no more. All about O-rings.
Cohen finally got religion re: the Orange Disgrace. Too many others cannot admit to themselves that they have backed an immoral clown doink. And so we find ourselves with the two presumptive major Party candidates, neck-and-neck. This country used t…
Ya gotta know there will be retaliation. Good start to the day, and then.... into the toilet. Everything. Stinky poopy. There will be heightened volatility. The "experts' warned us of that, already.
+1.
And it does not help when mutual fund prices are shown to be current-day prices, when in fact the data is a day old. M* or TRP or Yahoo or any of the others are just trying to make themselves look good, and failing, thereby.
"Data as of (curre…
@Old_Joe Who you call'in 'old'? :) We're well seasoned older humans with brain cells full of experiences and knowledge.
I kinda liked the bread toasters and other items offered by banks to open an account. I still recall promotion tables being set…
+1.
EDIT TO ADD: ....Got the Medallion Guaranty on Sat. morning at nearby Navy FCU branch. Actual help. Actual assistance. Simple. Easy. I had to call their Call Center, then he called the local branch to ask for an answer to my question. Why can't …
Ya. Navy FCU has a $5M limit ... Like I'm gonna go anywhere near that. At least I'm informed that they will do it. All of this feces is required because of the geniuses at BRUCE.
If Schwab has a local office in your town, I would just visit them. At least you talk with a live agent and their supervisor if your needs cannot be addressed on the spot. They may even help you on how to find your answers on their website.
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Many times. With general questions or help with the infernal website. I just had a quick yes-or-no question for my own local office, downtown. Impossible to get a simple answer to a simple question because they must have an internal rule: never pick…
Glad if there is entertainment value. It would be funny to me, too--- if it were not so serious, and if real, flesh-and-blood people were not being manipulated, abused and fucked by these corporations---on a day to day, SYSTEMIC, deliberate basis. M…
I thought I had posted this. Now I can't see it? Bought a few shares of FALN to take my average cost down a bit. The previous limit-order did not go through, the other day. A good day for a small buy, with everything down that I own, except TS. Gott…
Come one, come all! Get your picture taken with Stormy Daniels! Oh no, wait...
Can you spell F-E-L-O-N? I just KNEW you COULD. And hey! That Frederick Douglass is doing a great job!
Absolutely, @hank. And press 92 if you are a hermaphrodite from Neptune. Please listen closely, as our menu options have changed. If you want fries with that, press 21. If you're calling about any of the 12 things I'm programmed to offer canned, rec…
+1.
But, naw. Prefer paper checks. But T-Mobile has moved away from accepting credit card payments. They want auto-pay done now through your checking account, directly. But they're offering no 3.5% discount to customers on account of THEIR savings b…
UConn/Purdue sure is a game! Halftime now. 36-30.
2nd half: Turning up the heat. Shut down Purdue's Edey. Final 75-60. Getting it all done.3s, floaters, surges. Great passing game. Huskies win! Win it all!
https://thehill.com/regulation/transportation/4579944-part-falls-off-boeing-plane-during-takeoff-in-denver/
SWA. Engine cowling fell off during or after takeoff. Safe return to Denver Airport. Are they using Spirit for maintenance, too? WTF!
An easy read. Thanks, @hank. Age 70 is coming for me in July. I can afford some more risk with a longer time-horizon---- given that I have a working spouse, much younger, and have heirs in mind, not just myself. Still, everyone should be prudent abo…
86-72 UConn beats 'Bama. But that game was closer than the score at the Final shows. Championship game: Purdue vs. Connecticut. Gotta shut down that tall drink of water!