Scott Burns
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Consider TIPS for inflation protectionOct 31, 2021 8:37 pm - This year may be the first since 1991 with a 4 percent inflation rate. After years of running just under 3 percent, a 4 percent rate will be a shock, particularly since ...
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Getting out from under rental home isn't easyOct 31, 2021 7:57 pm - Q. A couple of years ago, I purchased an investment property in Sacramento, Calif. For a period of time all went well. But in 2006 I was without a tenant for the first h...
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Joseph Vineyard, meet Joe Six-PackOct 31, 2021 7:43 pm - On this glorious Labor Day week, I'd like to say a few words about the futility of work. I'm serious. Take a look around. Today, we're all 24/7, strutting with BlackBerr...
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Safe rates of withdrawal are difficult to calculateOct 31, 2021 7:00 pm - Q. The popular consensus suggests a 4 percent withdrawal rate from investments after retirement. My question is: 4 percent of what? Once I had all my assets with a finan...
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Lord Byron said it all about access to cashOct 31, 2021 6:45 pm - "Yes. Ready money is Aladdin's Lamp." -- Lord Byron, 1788-1824 Most of us don't appreciate the magic of cash until we are without it. Then we understand. Then we underst...
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Long-term care policy makes sense for someOct 31, 2021 6:00 pm - Q. I am 60 years old. My financial adviser is strongly urging me to buy long-term care insurance (before September, when Genworth is raising its rates). My mortgage is ...
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Social Security Web site is helpfulOct 31, 2021 5:23 pm - Q. I am 56. I retired after 30 years of teaching at the age of 52. I plan to take Social Security at age 62. My understanding is that for the 10 years I will have be...
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