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• An 8 Percent Yield Means Major Risk

  Q. In a recent column you told a reader that a guaranteed high investment return doesn't exist. You also said, "If someone tells you about an investment that will provide a safe 8 percent return, grab your wallet and run." I take exception to your conclusion... Posted Apr 25 2007, 06:00 PM by scottb with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Couch Potato Investing, Financial Planning, Q&A (from print)

• Using ETFs to Build a Portfolio

  Q. I am 47 and work fulltime. I have about $250,000 in my 401(k) and about $150,000 in my IRA from a previous employer. I have invested in the Couch Potato portfolio and in the IRA, and in the past few years have moved to the Margarita Portfolio (I am... Posted Jan 31 2007, 06:00 PM by scottb with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Couch Potato Investing, Financial Planning, Q&A (from print)

• Early Retirement Is a Very Ambitious Project

  Q. My wife and I are in our mid 30's with one child and another on the way. We've been very lucky and have quite a nest egg put away in qualified plans--- about $220,000. Over the past 3 years we've been continuing with adding qualified funds on a consistent... Posted Feb 28 2002, 02:01 PM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Couch Potato Investing, Financial Planning, Q&A (from print), Retirement