I currently have what I believe to be a fair amount of money invested in the stock market, and that'll only grow thanks to the vesting of additional equity from my employer.  

Dead people can't sue, and I highly doubt any family member would have any kind of claim.

Even with the discounted benefit of non-recourse lending I feel that REI is advantaged to the stock market and I get the added benefit of control over my asset versus turning it over to a boardroom or a CEO that may or may not align with my goals.  

During housing and stock market collapses, I go on a buying binge.

For me personally, if I can get at or better than historic stock market rates on my money then it's a no-brainer.

The steps to do this are (beating a dead horse) listen to the podcasts.

(No, not even the red ones)When you invest in stock, you should consider a lot more factors than just the monthly dividend.

I consider myself financially secure but a bit too exposed to the stock market.

The balance of this account should be zero a... 30000 30100 Capital Stock Equity Value of corporate stock 30100 30200 Owner Contribution Equity 30200 31400 Shareholder Distributions Equity Distributions paid to shareholders 31400 32000 Retained Earnings Equity Undistributed earnings of the business 32000 33000 Owner Distributions Equity 33000 34000 Sinking fund (adj) Equity 34000 35000 Payments from Insurance Equity 35000 47400 Rental Income Income Rents received 47400 47410 tentant expense Income 47410 47500 Late Fees Income 47500 50000 Cost of Goods Sold Cost of Goods Sold Costs of items purchased and then sold to customers 50000 State/Fed Taxes Expense Estimated Tax Payments 60000 Advertising and Promotion Expense Advertising, marketing, graphic design, and other promotional expenses 60000 60200 Automobile Expense Expense Fuel, oil, repairs, and other automobile maintenance for business autos 60200 60400 Bank Service Charges Expense Bank account service fees, bad check charges and other bank fees 60400 60500 Bad Debt Expense Rents lost 60500 60600 Tenant Refunds Expense 60600 61000 Business Licenses and Permits Expense Business licenses, permits, and other business-related fees 61000 61700 Computer and Internet Expenses Expense Computer supplies, off-the-shelf software, online fees, and other computer or internet related e... 61700 62400 Depreciation Expense Expense Depreciation on equipment, buildings and improvements 62400 62500 Dues and Subscriptions Expense Subscriptions and membership dues for civic, service, professional, trade organizations 62500 63300 Insurance Expense Expense Insurance expenses 63300 63400 Interest Expense Expense Interest payments on business loans, credit card balances, or other business debt 63400 64000 Credit-screening tenants Expense RHOL 64000 64100 Management Fees Expense Fees paid to outside company for property management 64100 64300 Meals and Entertainment Expense Business meals and entertainment expenses, including travel-related meals (may have limited dedu... 64300 64300 Meals and Entertainment:64310 mileage Expense Mileage 64310 64700 Miscellaneous Expense Expense Miscellaneous expenses not categorized elsewhere.

All plan investments are exclusively for the benefit of the plan - just like a stock market IRA - and you will need to wait until 59 1/2 before you can take distributions without a 10% penalty for early withdrawal.