tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post4509482878239909427..comments2023-10-22T11:30:33.581-04:00Comments on Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Investor: Gen X Retirement Woes?Robert Wasilewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04536814650758511673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-50108005630381683102012-05-01T23:04:37.921-04:002012-05-01T23:04:37.921-04:00All it takes is some discipline. It is ludicrous ...All it takes is some discipline. It is ludicrous how entitled people have become. They want to live like kings today and just have their retirement magically assured for decades. So you have to save a bit of what you earn every year. You sit in a heated, air-conditioned house with indoor plumbing, high tech gadgets to give you entertainment, communication and education options, you have all John Hunterhttp://investing.curiouscatblog.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-51573526989764426342012-04-22T18:34:07.349-04:002012-04-22T18:34:07.349-04:00True...but not easy to get people to understand.True...but not easy to get people to understand.diy investorhttp://rwinvesting.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-91496951080452745972012-04-22T10:51:36.936-04:002012-04-22T10:51:36.936-04:00When haven't there been problems with the coun...When haven't there been problems with the country and the economy? They've existed since the country was founded. Yet the savers and accumulators if they are willing to take some risk (60/40 stocks/bonds) will watch their portfolios grow tremendously over a 40 to 50 year time horizon.The Grouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355057736314451831noreply@blogger.com