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I love CEF's especially at a deeper than normal discount and a low Zscore. That said retirement is a different situation with every person. I'm 66 and still working. To me it depends on how much you have and how high you want to live in retirement. I personally like simple things and an uncomplicated life. I have positioned my portfolio for income and safety. I do have some BDC stocks that I sell covered calls on. The rest is a mix of investment grade corporates, TIPS, Mortgage CLO Etfs like CLOA and JAAA, and some preferreds. Lately I've been overweighting TIPS in my new buys. These are my thoughts. Good investing and best wishes to all.

I put in the automatics. They close below 45 degrees.

SPHCF holds physical copper if you'd rather do that than futures index CPER.

Everyone's risk tolerance is different. Know yourself and your temperament. In my case I traded for 30 years-commodities (seasonal spreads, cross commodity spreads, naked options, position trading), stocks (short and long), naked options, currencies, wherever I saw opportunity. I'm 66 now and my wife about to turn 65. She's very risk averse at this stage and really I am too. If you have enough to feel secure in safe instruments-I bonds, TIPS, TBills and Notes, Investment grade corporates, High grade preferred stocks, etc. using the 4% rule why take the risk of the stock market? You may have reason too but I personally don't. I do sprinkle in some BDC's, Reits, and RCTIX on the margin to spice up my yield because I'm comfortable with those. Good retirement to all. Anyone else here who invests similarly to this I'd love to see ideas here. May God Bless all you folks.

Me too. I've read several of his books. My father had them and I've been reading them since I was a kid. Louis l'Amour and Elmer Kelton are my favorites. William Johnstone or rather the man who wrote under that pen name was from Tallulah out around Bear Lake. He wasn't famous when I was growing up but I remember him. I've read a few of his Smoke Laval books. I'm currently reading a B N Rundell series.

I've read a lot of them. Recently I read Riders Of The Purple Sage again.

I love my Masterbilt.

I used to play Potash Corp of Saskatchewan but not since Nutrien bought them.

My wife makes omelettes with it.

The first shot my arm got red and I had a shingles like lesion on my hand that itched bad for 2 weeks. The second shot I had no ill effects. I had shingles once 10-12 years ago. It wrapped around my midsection. I had scars for awhile but they faded.