My company does 100% match for 4% and an additional 3% with no match, so 7% all together. We lost our pension 7 years ago. It's frozen, so not growing anymore. The wife is on a pension plan, and even though it's a great plan, it still won't come up to what she could do if able to invest the 8%...
I will stick with the old school rage 2 blades with the collar for the foreseeable future. I bought enough on close out on E-bay to last me for years to come. I've had no issues with them and they fly true. Had a pretty hard quarter to shot on my buck this past year and the rage did it's job...
Summer in the Smokies is busy to say the least. I know you're traveling in a big group, but my number one suggestion is get out early, like 5am or no later than 6am.
We get out and see the sights and more wildlife than most early, and are returning to our resort about the same time everyone...