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      <title>What Will $2 Million Get You In Retirement?</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1440781/comments?source=feed#comment-18909851</link>
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        <![CDATA[Doug, Interesting article. I wasn't clear about one thing. You say that they had 70% in US value stocks. Did I understand correctly that you moved out of the value fund and replaced with these 6 dividend stocks? That means that you put $1.4m of their retirement portfolio in 6 stocks? Did I misunderstand or is that your model? <br/>Curious why not cut their stock expsoure and add some preferreds or MLP's? Keep up the good work]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:44:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Doug, Interesting article. I wasn't clear about one thing. You say that they had 70% in US value stocks. Did I understand correctly that you moved out of the value fund and replaced with these 6 dividend stocks? That means that you put $1.4m of their retirement portfolio in 6 stocks? Did I misunderstand or is that your model? <br/>Curious why not cut their stock expsoure and add some preferreds or MLP's? Keep up the good work]]>
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      <title>Israeli Budget Cuts? Not Exactly</title>
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        <![CDATA[Talz,<br/><br/>Thanks, unfortunately like most of the world, no one looks at the details to see what is exactly in the budget.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 05:57:46 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Talz,<br/><br/>Thanks, unfortunately like most of the world, no one looks at the details to see what is exactly in the budget.]]>
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      <title>Israeli Budget Cuts? Not Exactly</title>
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        <![CDATA[Mathew,<br/><br/>Thanks for your comments. Lapid actually raised it as percent of GDP as well. According to Israelhayom, &quot;Last week, Lapid raised the 2013 budget deficit target to 4.65% of GDP from 3%. The 2014 target was lifted to 3% of GDP from 2.75%.<br/>He had wanted a 4.9% target this year but backtracked after Standard &amp; Poor's cut Israel's local currency sovereign credit rating last week, citing &quot;recent fiscal slippage.&quot; <a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='http://bit.ly/YCurwi'>http://bit.ly/YCurwi</a> ]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 05:55:42 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Mathew,<br/><br/>Thanks for your comments. Lapid actually raised it as percent of GDP as well. According to Israelhayom, &quot;Last week, Lapid raised the 2013 budget deficit target to 4.65% of GDP from 3%. The 2014 target was lifted to 3% of GDP from 2.75%.<br/>He had wanted a 4.9% target this year but backtracked after Standard &amp; Poor's cut Israel's local currency sovereign credit rating last week, citing &quot;recent fiscal slippage.&quot; <a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='http://bit.ly/YCurwi'>http://bit.ly/YCurwi</a> ]]>
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      <title>Olympic Investing: Can Colombia Bring You Gold?</title>
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        <![CDATA[Jorge-- Thanks. I totally agree with you. I think the Colombia, Chile and Peru trade is one that has potential to bring solid returns for a long time.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:38:54 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Jorge-- Thanks. I totally agree with you. I think the Colombia, Chile and Peru trade is one that has potential to bring solid returns for a long time.]]>
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      <title>Argentina As A Blueprint For Greece</title>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the compliment]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:35:24 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks for the compliment]]>
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      <title>Argentina As A Blueprint For Greece</title>
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        <![CDATA[Well said. They really need to leave the euro and get their sovereignty back]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:15:08 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Well said. They really need to leave the euro and get their sovereignty back]]>
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      <title>Retirement Planning Is All About Your Expenses</title>
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        <![CDATA[thank you]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:56:29 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[thank you]]>
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      <title>Retirement Planning With 'Buckets' Of Money</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/317923/comments?source=feed#comment-2159526</link>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks and you are right about the SS benefit and Inflation protection although last year, keep in mind there was no indexing to inflation on SS benefits]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:35:46 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Thanks and you are right about the SS benefit and Inflation protection although last year, keep in mind there was no indexing to inflation on SS benefits]]>
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      <title>Retirement Planning With 'Buckets' Of Money</title>
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        <![CDATA[David--Thanks for the compliment. You are correct that investors should have more bucket 3 exposure decades before retirement. Maybe that's another article. My point here was specifically for retirees. As for your cynicism( which I wholeheartedly agree with) about the fee's as a hidden agenda, it's a wonder to me why they don't try to incorporate secondary market non-traded reits. As I mentioned on the IPO these are profitable only for the advisor but leave client with a huge commission to pay. Once you get past the IPO stage, and they trade 15% lower than IPO price, they become very interesting.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:34:43 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[David--Thanks for the compliment. You are correct that investors should have more bucket 3 exposure decades before retirement. Maybe that's another article. My point here was specifically for retirees. As for your cynicism( which I wholeheartedly agree with) about the fee's as a hidden agenda, it's a wonder to me why they don't try to incorporate secondary market non-traded reits. As I mentioned on the IPO these are profitable only for the advisor but leave client with a huge commission to pay. Once you get past the IPO stage, and they trade 15% lower than IPO price, they become very interesting.]]>
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      <title>Retirement Planning With 'Buckets' Of Money</title>
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        <![CDATA[It sounds that you may be a bit stock heavy. On the other hand, when you factor in your wife's income/cash and cashing out of your business you may have more than enough money to meet your retirement needs, and as such you could have a greater equity allocation in order to actually grow your assets. For retirees, this is a luxary that they don't have, and have to be more conservative in their planning approach.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:04 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[It sounds that you may be a bit stock heavy. On the other hand, when you factor in your wife's income/cash and cashing out of your business you may have more than enough money to meet your retirement needs, and as such you could have a greater equity allocation in order to actually grow your assets. For retirees, this is a luxary that they don't have, and have to be more conservative in their planning approach.]]>
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      <title>How To Profit From Financial Armageddons</title>
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        <![CDATA[Moon Kil-- I would agree that cahs is safe, but if you are trying to make money in a bad market, the only surefire way is to short.... then if market drop you profit...But I do agree, that for investors with uneasyness, cash is king]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:40:12 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Moon Kil-- I would agree that cahs is safe, but if you are trying to make money in a bad market, the only surefire way is to short.... then if market drop you profit...But I do agree, that for investors with uneasyness, cash is king]]>
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      <title>Current Market Meltdown a Potential Bonanza for Future Retirement Portfolios</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/286567/comments?source=feed#comment-1828120</link>
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        <![CDATA[Cliff--I am not saying that there may not be a bit more downside. It's just that as an entry point now is an interesting time, if you have a long term outlook. Wile macro economic situation is no good, corporate America is doing very well. I think in the not too distant future investors are going to focus on that.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:12:25 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Cliff--I am not saying that there may not be a bit more downside. It's just that as an entry point now is an interesting time, if you have a long term outlook. Wile macro economic situation is no good, corporate America is doing very well. I think in the not too distant future investors are going to focus on that.]]>
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      <title>Historical Portfolio Returns Irrelevant for Today's Retirees</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/284500/comments?source=feed#comment-1808332</link>
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        <![CDATA[Retailinvestor-- u are right.Part of the point of this piece was to fit the allocation to her specific needs. Too often I see clients that have 'off the shelf' retirement portfolios that don't take their individual needs and circumstances into account.]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:12:20 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Retailinvestor-- u are right.Part of the point of this piece was to fit the allocation to her specific needs. Too often I see clients that have 'off the shelf' retirement portfolios that don't take their individual needs and circumstances into account.]]>
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      <title>Historical Portfolio Returns Irrelevant for Today's Retirees</title>
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        <![CDATA[Robert Allan--- i agree, JNJ is a cornerstone for many portfolios]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:10:29 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Robert Allan--- i agree, JNJ is a cornerstone for many portfolios]]>
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      <title>Dividend Stocks May Be a Good Retirement Strategy, But Protecting Your Principal Is Better</title>
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        <![CDATA[Great conversation, guys.  You all are presenting really good ideas for different dividend stocks.  My point is for retirees -- who may need to dip into principal to meet their monthly objectives -- dividend investing is part of the strategy, but not a comprehensive solution in and of itself.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:48:51 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Great conversation, guys.  You all are presenting really good ideas for different dividend stocks.  My point is for retirees -- who may need to dip into principal to meet their monthly objectives -- dividend investing is part of the strategy, but not a comprehensive solution in and of itself.]]>
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      <title>The Wisdom of (Our) Crowds: Hudson City Bancorp Dividend Cut</title>
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        <![CDATA[Love that SA has finally gotten on the crowdsourcing bus. Bank stocks are interesting for sure, but for the most comprhensive way to use the startegy check out <a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='http://www.tradestreaming.com'>tradestreaming.com</a>. I learned so much about using social media and investing from this source.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:45:16 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Love that SA has finally gotten on the crowdsourcing bus. Bank stocks are interesting for sure, but for the most comprhensive way to use the startegy check out <a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='http://www.tradestreaming.com'>tradestreaming.com</a>. I learned so much about using social media and investing from this source.]]>
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      <title>10 Reasons to Invest in Israel</title>
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        <![CDATA[Nice artilce. Not sure where you got the 60 stocks that trade in the US from. There are currently more than 100 such companies]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 09:28:11 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Nice artilce. Not sure where you got the 60 stocks that trade in the US from. There are currently more than 100 such companies]]>
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      <title>Where to Invest When Interest Rates Are So Low</title>
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        <![CDATA[nice articel. part of the problem is that so fewa americans have any retirement savings. There has to be some knd of push to get people saving  <a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='http://www.aaronkatsman.com/2010/03/are-you-prepared-for-retirement'>www.aaronkatsman.com/2...</a>/]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:26:06 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[nice articel. part of the problem is that so fewa americans have any retirement savings. There has to be some knd of push to get people saving  <a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='http://www.aaronkatsman.com/2010/03/are-you-prepared-for-retirement'>www.aaronkatsman.com/2...</a>/]]>
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      <title>Rooseveltian Reflections on Financial Reform</title>
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        <![CDATA[banks were the most regulated of all industry and look what happened. The answer is that governments need to leave business alone and let market forces work there magic.  <a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='http://www.aaronkatsman.com'>aaronkatsman.com</a>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:53:56 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[banks were the most regulated of all industry and look what happened. The answer is that governments need to leave business alone and let market forces work there magic.  <a rel='nofollow' target='_blank' href='http://www.aaronkatsman.com'>aaronkatsman.com</a>]]>
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