From: "Glenn Meadows" 

I would look forward to putting my own SS retirement away, and managing the
investment myself.

--
Glenn M.


"Mark"  wrote in message
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>  Yes, Bob it does make a big difference. But the fact remains that
8%
> was not an out of this world number to use for examples sake. In fact, if
> you got that 13.67% in the same scenario I laid out before you'd have just
> shy of $10M at retirement *and* almost $800M to leave the kiddies at 100
(of
> course, with $10M at retirement it's a given that you'd spend more than
the
> $70K example prior). I'm not saying that would happen, but it already has
> over the past 50 years. Sure sounds more appealing than plain old social
> security to me.
>
>  I'm talking in terms of a 22 year-old today investing 15% of their income
> per year in their "own" account vs. hoping that the congress doesn't
> acquisition their money and terms of withdrawal on a whim.
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:413a10ea{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> Just picked one at random - annual return since inception (in the 50s):
> >> 13.67%
> >
> >> $10K invested at inception is now $6M
> >
> > I wasn't around in the 50's and I sure as heck didn't invest my total
> > amount in one lump sum before I started working.  It makes quite a
> > difference in how you calculate things if you count the input side...
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> >
> > "Mark"  wrote in message
news:4139fe2c{at}w3.nls.net...
> >>
> >> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> >> news:4139f3e1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >>> Robert, you really are the glass is half-empty kind of
guy aren't you?
> >>
> >>
http://www.franklintempleton.com/retail/jsp_app/products/fund_performance.jsp?f
undNumber=101
> >>
> >> Just picked one at random - annual return since inception (in the 50s):
> >> 13.67%
> >>
> >> $10K invested at inception is now $6M
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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