[12:47] anyone else get financial notifications from their retirement stuff? [12:47] it's really sad, every day wake up to a "what happened yesterday..." email [12:47] ugh [13:09] sad that you get the email or sad the contents of the email? [13:09] or sad that you look forward to it [13:09] sad that it's necessary [13:09] fwiw no i do not get such emails [13:10] i get one every once in a while (monthly? quarterly?) that is a summary of recent performance [13:10] yea, that's all I used to get [13:10] but with recent turmoil over the last few months I keep getting "don't freak out, here's what happened yesterday" emails lol [13:13] ah [13:13] mine has actually been surprisingly stable [13:15] "The markets saw a major dip as the S&P 500 closed on Wednesday with a loss of 2.9%. I wanted to take a moment and provide a brief summary of what happened." [14:21] rick_h: what brokerage? principal? [14:24] jrwren: morgan stanley [14:24] jrwren: funny for years never a peep and then this year these "don't be scared" emails lol [14:29] ha! too funny. I've definitely got them from others at other times, but not yet today about yesterday [15:00] jrwren: yea, I guess I bring it up as I've had one nearly every day this week [15:00] Mondays dip, Tues surge, Wed dip [15:00] wonder what's in store today! [15:01] * jrwren rolls the dice [15:02] https://photos.app.goo.gl/eHPBTfYF7Y9s69LL7 [15:02] one or two a month and then Aug hit [15:03] OH WOW! [15:11] yeah, i'm not counting on retiring [15:11] cmaloney: i thought you were already retired. [15:11] i'll just xash out, take the tax hit, and open a banana stand [15:12] no, freelance, not retired [15:12] jesus, how old do you think I am? [15:12] 48 [15:12] i thought you were leanfire :) [15:12] fuck you, thsts accurate [15:12] at least next month it is [15:13] :) [15:13] leanfire. hah [15:13] you class of 1989 people are easy for me to remember. I love you all. [15:13] awww [15:13] cmaloney: there's money in the banana stand [15:13] always [15:14] THERES ALWAYS MONEY IN THE BANANA STAND [15:14] no touchibg [15:15] NO TOUCHING! [15:16] man... i haven't watched that in a while. [15:17] hah, my coworker and I think there's got to be something for us in the sheep herding business [15:17] at least you get to hang out outside [15:17] with some grass under your feet [15:18] i'd switch to farming if it paid anywehre close and i could keep the same lifestyle, but it doesn't and I can't. [15:18] hah, I'm willing to kill the lifestyle. I keep telling my wife that once my son goes off to college I'm taking the truck and RV and going mobile [15:18] she can keep the house if she wants to :P [15:19] while working or while retired? [15:19] both? [15:19] because yeah, i should definitely do that when the kid goes off to college while working. [15:19] I mean I've got 10years before then [15:19] and at this rate definitely not going to be retire worthy [15:19] I've got 5, and same :) [15:19] it's crazy, we're working to get my in-laws setup in assisted living care and such [15:20] crazy their pensions cover their costs for the most part [15:20] and for us it's all retirement income or bust [15:20] wow, that is really nice. [15:20] does medicare cover assisted living :) [15:20] heh they make enough that they don't get all the great features [15:20] so no idea [15:21] it's good now, but her mom will need memory care very soon and such so it'll get more $$ for sure [15:21] but crazy they don't work and have income that took me 6 years after college to get to [15:22] nice to hear about some well-off boomers. Most of hte boomers I know are social security and nothing else [15:23] yea, that's what the FIL gets, and the my MIL gets her pension. [15:23] anyway, top of mind with getting them settled these days [15:23] taking over on a lot of their accounts/etc to help them keep track and such [15:23] wow, how old are they? [15:23] I was curious if anyone else got scary retirement emails and such. Guess not [15:23] 70s [15:24] but her mom has dimensia (sp?) and her father isn't in great shape [15:24] good health? you mentioned MIL memory care, so I assume no. how about FIL? [15:24] so add a bonus 15 years or so [15:24] ah, ok, so declining. [15:24] mother is in good shape other than the memory issue, father in law is recovering from back surgery #5? and has has an ankle amputated with issues and such [15:24] so he's always been "old" for his age [15:40] dementia is no fun. I'm sorry she's going through that [16:10] <_stink_> rick_h: my financial advisor has sent out a few emails in response to big market events... targeted mostly at close-to-retiring folks who may freak out [16:10] <_stink_> maybe 3 in the last couple of years? [16:10] <_stink_> i bet one more is coming [16:10] _stink_: heh, yea definitely making the graphs looks interesting