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• Pensions and Inflation (part 1): The High Cost of Modest Inflation

  Imagine this. You're in your late 50s. You've been working for the same company for a long time. You're in pretty good financial shape. You've paid off the mortgage. You have a nice balance in your 401(k) plan. You have some modest savings outside the... Posted Jul 03 2005, 12:30 PM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Financial Planning, Income Investing, Retirement

• Think of it as “The Dell Problem”

  Q. I have 24,000 shares of stock in a central Texas based computer company (Dell) that I have held for nearly 8 years. In the past it has done very well. However, in the last year the price of this stock has been bouncing around in a very lackluster manner... Posted May 11 2000, 10:41 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Financial Planning, Income Investing, Q&A (from print), Retirement

• Don't Obsess Over Monthly Income

  Q. In early November, anticipating an increase in interest rates, I transferred all my money, $85,000, from USAA Conservative Income Fund to USAA GNMA Fund, having lost $15,000 from the first of the year. Late in 1993 I thought about changing but delayed... Posted Feb 02 1995, 10:39 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Financial Planning, Income Investing, Q&A (from print), Retirement