Wild Hunt
Pluto and I took a lovely 5-mile walk near Lake Monona this morning. I must admit that, much as I bellyache about Madison, some of our neighborhoods--especially on the east side--are fun and funky. We were in a neighborhood up above the lake this morning, and the crazy lawn ornaments and endless liberal lawn signs are fun.
My financial planner came to the house today. I like Brian very much; he is funny and sarcastic and I hope to hell he knows what he's doing with my money. I tried very hard to understand investments and to feel good about them, but this subject is beyond my purview. So I hired the guy and gave up the idea that I can do this myself.
Brian called me a couple of weeks ago, telling me not to freak out about the market. Today we signed papers to move some of my funds into a more conservative vehicle. Also, I changed my secondary beneficiaries from Beckett and Reese (my oldest grands) to Jason, my son-in-law. If Jess should die, Jason will need that money and we won't have to mess with putting it into a trust or whatever. Look at me--talking like I have some money I do, but it's all locked up in IRAs. I keep praying that my ancient appliances won't conk out before I can start taking money out of those IRAs.
Feeling anxious about the elections. Nobody knows what to expect.
As you can see, I am crossposting this, as several of you have inspired me. It looks rather as though some of the communities here on Dreamwidth might actually be functional.
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My financial planner came to the house today. I like Brian very much; he is funny and sarcastic and I hope to hell he knows what he's doing with my money. I tried very hard to understand investments and to feel good about them, but this subject is beyond my purview. So I hired the guy and gave up the idea that I can do this myself.
Brian called me a couple of weeks ago, telling me not to freak out about the market. Today we signed papers to move some of my funds into a more conservative vehicle. Also, I changed my secondary beneficiaries from Beckett and Reese (my oldest grands) to Jason, my son-in-law. If Jess should die, Jason will need that money and we won't have to mess with putting it into a trust or whatever. Look at me--talking like I have some money I do, but it's all locked up in IRAs. I keep praying that my ancient appliances won't conk out before I can start taking money out of those IRAs.
Feeling anxious about the elections. Nobody knows what to expect.
As you can see, I am crossposting this, as several of you have inspired me. It looks rather as though some of the communities here on Dreamwidth might actually be functional.
This entry was originally posted at https://hildemore.dreamwidth.org/278.html. Please comment there using OpenID.