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10 hours 38 min ago	pension benefits	2 hours 51 min ago	2	Brian Cooke
10 hours 31 min ago	NonAsset income keeps dropping	2 hours 47 min ago	2	Brian Cooke
1 week 5 days ago	Health ins. premiums paid through employer	2 hours 54 min ago	3	gretaperl
2 days 19 hours ago	investment rates of return	20 hours 31 min ago	1	Brian Cooke
5 days 19 hours ago	Plan spending and watch Net Worth	23 hours 6 min ago	3	RichFisher
2 days 19 hours ago	investment rates of return	2 days 17 hours ago	1	Brian Cooke
5 days 23 hours ago	Don't understand TIPS projections in Monte Carlo	2 hours 53 min ago	5	jkrm
1 week 5 days ago	How/where do I account for tax loss...$3000/yr for 7 years.	23 hours 1 min ago	5	pereston@verizon.net
6 days 18 hours ago	Input tables for Assets, saving and retirement account inputs	5 days 23 hours ago	1	nkemp
1 week 3 hours ago	Reports won't run - Computation engine failed or didn't run	22 hours 59 min ago	4	dsross@comcast.net
1 week 3 days ago	Net worth doesn't reflect large credit card debt	5 days 23 hours ago	4	gretaperl
1 week 2 days ago	Unexpected Error	6 days 14 hours ago	5	sgirard
1 week 6 days ago	How to estimate "never money"	1 week 2 days ago	7	mvhaddad
3 weeks 2 days ago	Maximum Indebtedness--simple questions	2 weeks 2 days ago	7	morgancharles@e...
4 weeks 23 hours ago	Bug Involving Directory Configuration	4 weeks 15 hours ago	1	cutler@rtcutler.com
4 weeks 1 day ago	not working, but life insurance is recommended	1 week 3 days ago	4	rgenz@skyrunner.net
4 weeks 6 days ago	Regular Assets, Reserve Fund, and Net Worth	2 days 11 hours ago	8	danea
5 weeks 20 hours ago	Strange values for Part B	5 weeks 19 hours ago	1	rogerschultz
5 weeks 3 days ago	Enable highlighting and annotation of ESPlannerHelp.pdf	4 weeks 5 hours ago	5	pfb
5 weeks 2 days ago	Won't update	5 weeks 2 days ago	1	ginnyirvine@gma...
5 weeks 3 days ago	Purge prior self-employment earnings	3 weeks 6 days ago	6	pfb
5 weeks 3 days ago	Install latest version	5 weeks 3 days ago	1	gesmer
5 weeks 4 days ago	Item cannot be found in the collection corresponding to the requested name or ordinal.	5 weeks 3 days ago	1	jstanat@yahoo.com
5 weeks 5 days ago	RMD's and contributions to 401k after 70.5	5 weeks 2 days ago	3	mfuquay@jeffers...
6 weeks 4 hours ago	Asset classifications	5 weeks 3 days ago	3	scott@dsneal.com
6 weeks 19 hours ago	Updating assets at end of year seems to create report inaccuracies	4 weeks 2 days ago	12	tomindenver
6 weeks 2 days ago	ESP's Timing For Expense/Income Calculations	4 weeks 4 days ago	2	georgemgarces@y...
6 weeks 3 days ago	CANNOT FIND ASSET DEFAULT. REPORTS NOT GENERATED. UPDATES INSTALLED	6 weeks 1 day ago	1	noonanphillip@h...
7 weeks 1 hour ago	Consumption Smoothing	5 weeks 2 days ago	4	jd.ticknor@gmail.com
6 weeks 6 days ago	Upside Investing	6 weeks 5 days ago	1	bona@zoomintern...
7 weeks 1 day ago	Calculation of living standard per adult	5 weeks 13 hours ago	2	gdaily@glenndai...
7 weeks 6 days ago	Assets in Contingent Planning	7 weeks 2 days ago	1	john@pinneyands...
8 weeks 2 days ago	Corrupted Database File?	7 weeks 20 hours ago	5	rgenz@skyrunner.net
8 weeks 5 days ago	Installation error	8 weeks 2 days ago	2	rg_carroll@yahoo.com
9 weeks 1 day ago	Cash Value Life Insurance primarily for investment.	8 weeks 6 days ago	1	Brian Nelson

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