http://www.myretirementblog.com/guaranteed-4625-aint-bad.html Retire happy, healthy and wise. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:17:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.myretirementblog.com/guaranteed-4625-aint-bad.html/comment-page-1#comment-64680 Dividend Growth Investor Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:26:52 +0000 http://www.myretirementblog.com/?p=299#comment-64680 That's a terrible investment plan IMO. Even if you can't stomatch any volatility in the markets you need to have a diversified portfolio including stocks so that you don't outlive your money. A 50-75% stock allocation would work ok for Bill. Just because the inflaiton has been 3% on average, does not mean that it can't spike up above 10%-15% in a single year.If double digit inflation picks up, Bill would have to stop playing golf and start looking for a job. That’s a terrible investment plan IMO. Even if you can’t stomatch any volatility in the markets you need to have a diversified portfolio including stocks so that you don’t outlive your money. A 50-75% stock allocation would work ok for Bill.
Just because the inflaiton has been 3% on average, does not mean that it can’t spike up above 10%-15% in a single year.If double digit inflation picks up, Bill would have to stop playing golf and start looking for a job.

]]> http://www.myretirementblog.com/guaranteed-4625-aint-bad.html/comment-page-1#comment-64678 149th Carnival of Personal Finance - Chasing Dreams Edition | The Happy Rock Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:46:54 +0000 http://www.myretirementblog.com/?p=299#comment-64678 [...] Retirement Blog presents Guaranteed 4.625% Ain’t Bad – retirehappy talks about investing in treasury [...]

]]>