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davidrmoran
I myself see a big pullback coming in the next six months but I don’t know that I have ever been correct over 45 years. I will put a lot of money in if a 10% pullback comes. I expect you r being prudent depending on how old you are. The thing is, if you’re young, you might as well stick it out and not try to time. He said.
PK tweet just now, and yes, the stupidity is most striking, and more important it is so from advisers:
Quite aside from his demand that the Fed adopt emergency stimulus measures when the unemployment rate is 3.7%, Trump's tirade included the idea t…
for closeups (not toooo close) smartphones really shine
it is distance work (coyote in the far field, soccer kids at the other goal) where they go grainy
just go to M* and look at the cagr graph for a month
or fido; hoping this 1-month image is viewable by you
https://realtimebigchart.gtm.idmanagedsolutions.com/custom/fidelity-com/fidelity-research3.gifquote?symb=BIVRX&time=1mo&freq=1dy&…
tnx; I looked for that M* info but could not find it; have bookmarked M* legacy cagr graphing page (having trouble getting accurate graph of PCI growth on the new site), and wonder how long it the legacy pages will last
already put to good use, meaning one can create a portfolio of 4 funds or whatever and adjust their proportions while tracking UI changes (and other changes)
in order to see for oneself how to get the most consistent longterm bang for the risk, so …
MFOP is interesting: the Pimco again has somewhat lower returns, as you noted, but with lower max drawdown, slightly lower UI, lower MFO risk of course, plus honor roll ....
LBNDX has been in operation as long as, actually somewhat longer than, I h…
just did a prelim check, LBNDX tracks PDVAX very closely over the years, slightly above, slightly below, depending on period; marginally superior as you note except oddly inferior @ 1y
Lipper gives them each a 2 for preservation, otherwise identica…
oops, typo, FRIFX
PDIIX is unavailable to me at either brokerage. I may overpay, yes. for the ability to get in and out as I plan our cashflow needs.
LBNDX is the opposite, available nl / ntf; tyvm; will research further.
have not read about tha…
in the args about MC vs other past-based predictive models, has anyone cited these?
https://www.fidelity.com/viewpoints/retirement/how-long-will-savings-last
As always, try and plan for bad things. As it says, obviously, assuming ~~4% of savings withdrawn annually, are you really going to also assume the bull continues ?
@davidmoran: You are correct I linked this article on 8/5/19 !
Regards,
Ted
https://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/51738/about-to-retire-check-your-stock-exposure-quickly#latest
mine is publicly readable :)
... the reason the yield curve inverted [is] the incredible plunge in longterm rates, from 3.2% last fall to just 1.45% this morning. That represents a huge shift toward economic pessimism.
[Krugman two days ago]
he could wear a beater and chain-smoke and huge numbers would welcome him back
who ever thought they would miss nixon, or lbj?? much less carter and h bush
hmm ... he just thinks media are being way way meangirl to the orange criminal and people should take to streets
no, no, wait, the opposite, --- if BO had been hit like putinpuppet, that woulda happened for sure, all libtard progs would riot and st…
Think if Obama and family were harrased called name like Dt/family have been past few yrs think us citizens DEFINITELY would Erupt into civil wars and riots all over large counties cities.. Indeed there maybe double standards( imho) Both clintons co…
same philo dude wrote, at the same time, 12/13:
To reach the valuation high of the 1955-1969 period -– 23.88, which was registered in January 1966 -– the current S&P would have to rise to 2125. To reach the high of the 2003-2007 period, which w…
