Yanoff Family Site http://www.yanoff.org/ A Wisconsin family consisting of Kathy, Gillie, Carly, and Scott Yanoff. 2012 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:50:00 CDT yanoff@yahoo.com (Scott Yanoff) en YanoffFamilySitehttp://feedburner.google.com February 2, 2012 - Yanoff Family Website (www.yanoff.org) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YanoffFamilySite/~3/RXGoIVwImGw/ http://yanoff.org/index.shtml#home02022012 Here's an update to a post from 2011 where I offered up our investment statistics during the most recent presidencies. As you can see, 2011 was statistically our worst year of the Obama administration, but still a positive year all-around for the third year in a row. And, there was our lowest rise in property taxes in years.

Category Bush Obama
  2001 2002 2009 2010 2011
IRAs: -26.3% -27% +26.2% +10.7% +3.2%
401(k)s: -11.7% -12.4% +23% +15% +2.2%
CDs, Misc. Funds: -4.7% -9% +15% +8.5% +0.3%
529s / Education IRAs: -8.3% -13.8% +23.3% +10.4% +5.0%
Misc. Stocks: -47.2% +2.2% +44.4% +10.6% +3.7%
Property Taxes: +5.8% +8.1% +4.1% +3.0% +1.3%

Some things to think about while you're drinking bottled water:

  • Kathy participated in the Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day and there are photos to prove it.
  • Gillie's busy with rehearsals for her part in the chorus of the school musical, Cinderella, showing in March and Carly performs a neighborly task of taking the dog who lives behind us, Persy, for walks.
  • iTunesStats, Scott's script that runs on Windows and can analyze your iTunes/iPod listening habits now has a Facebook page. Please "like" it!
]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:50:00 CDT http://www.yanoff.org/ November 20, 2011 - Yanoff Family Website (www.yanoff.org) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YanoffFamilySite/~3/RXGoIVwImGw/ http://yanoff.org/index.shtml#home11202011 [Image: Nigel on the love seat, probably mid-bath, circa 2009.] We had to part with Nigel last week after a wonderful 18 years. He lived a healthy life until recently but chronic renal failure kept him from eating and as such, it was time to say goodbye. He's joined his sister, Lucy, who died two years earlier, in a special corner spot of our backyard. As we did with Lucy, we created a special photo gallery to remember Nigel.

The loss was hard on everyone. We still have Shadow, who is currently over 16 years old and has survived eating a cactus, chewing on various cords, and even diabetes (which a switch in diet reversed just this past August). Shadow has suddenly become a "lap cat" after years spent relegated to other spots since Lucy and Nigel primarly occupied the laps that were available.

Some updates:

  • Along with the photos of Nigel, there are at least 10 new photos posted to the photos section.
  • We've finally compiled years' worth of Yanoff Family Green Tips onto one page!
  • We now have a teenager in the house as Gillie turned 13 earlier this week!
  • Scott has taken on another volunteering effort. He now updates the Shorewood SEED organization's web site. Check it out!
  • iTunesStats, Scott's script that runs on Windows and can analyze your iTunes/iPod listening habits now has a Facebook page. Please "like" it!
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