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5. Well, was lucky to sell beginning of the month

Reply to still_one (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 11, 2018, 11:28 AM

Oct 2018

Our regular RMD withdrawals. I take them myself calculating for each month - more for when estimated and property taxes are due.

And, have to admit that while taking less than 4% a year - based on the IRS table for RMDs - for the past 3 years, since spouse turned 70 1/2, our funds did rise, even after withdrawals, so cannot complain much, unless here is a return of 2008.

And... seems that the October curse is returning, for different reasons.

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Lost about 2% of our retirement accounts this week [View all] question everything Oct 2018 OP

About the same brokephibroke Oct 2018 #1

If you didn't sell you didn't lose anything. The fact is all indications are the era of low still_one Oct 2018 #2

Well, was lucky to sell beginning of the month question everything Oct 2018 #5

Sounds like you are pretty savey on what's up, and better yet, you did excellent planning!!! still_one Oct 2018 #6

Gained about 1.5% on ours. JayhawkSD Oct 2018 #3

S&P 500 down 0.97% over the past week progree Oct 2018 #4

2% isn't that much, but as someone else has pointed out, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #7