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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.
@larryB,
You can always combine AOR and AOM and let it sit. Not the highest returns, but it might suit your guideline.
I myself aim toward 50-50 Fido mm and JQUA (or QLTY, or TCAF, or simply VONG or VONE, and I'm not saying that they are that si…
(krug)
The price of a Big Mac, in particular, is up 21 percent since 2019, not the 100 percent some are claiming. Over the same period average wages of nonsupervisory employees — that is, most workers — rose 28 percent:
and:
https://corporate.mcd…
Says the guy who bragged:
>> I stopped watching network news after seeing Network way back in 1976.
I read puhlenty too, not to worry, more than I should. But when it comes to military slaughters, dangerous weather where family live, and al…
Lo and behold, having totally forgotten about the new T+1 reg, I sold a Fido mm fund in my ML brokerage account this afternoon, and it is showing now at 7p ET as deployable cash in said account. Exactly the same as Fido has always been, but not the …
I am surprised at some of this proud reduced-information posturing. I have learned just an enormously helpful amount of American law and civics the last few years from watching, beyond PBS, MSNBC and CNN. I do miss Al-Jazeera, but perhaps if I poked…
(Krug)
'For those saying that Americans are righteously angry because the level of prices is up even though the rate of inflation has fallen, a history lesson:'
@BF,
>> along with Krugman are living in a fairy tale dream land...
whenever you post these silly responses it becomes clear that you simply don't read what it is you're responding to
you may not like the conclusions but altogether evident…
Are you suggesting modern-day senators emulate their 19th century counterparts?
https://www.history.com/news/charles-sumner-caning-cilley-duel-congressional-violence
yes, I was, though perhaps women-only
catfights and tomfights better than frank c…
I have had a Fidelity credit card for decades and as I say I was pretty sure I never requested anything. I am now recalling when it was Amex and how very nice a situation that was. Long ago.
Roger what @Tarwheel posted. Everybody is fast at detect…
I recall my Fidelity Visa card had been 2% from the getgo, but evidently my memory is faulty. Never had to ask for 2%. Have dealt w Elan a lot and no problems, except that the card gets hacked a lot. I have replaced ours maybe 4 times the last year-…
fwiw, you cannot buy QLTY at Merrill (!):
\\ Trading of this security is generally not permitted on the Merrill platform as it carries unique risks, as further described in the prospectus. Merrill maintains a Block List for certain Exchanged Traded…
For many years now we have used Costco's American Family Connect for all three types of coverage, umbrella through some subsidiary. While I often feel I should shop around and compare premiums in detail, I've been very happy with their cost, their s…
MINT sure has done nicely the last year (~6.5%) and ytd. For simplicity, speaking of which, if with slightly lower returns, I use only FZDXX at Fido and FIGXX at ML, the latter of which outperforms there for some reason (with highish ER, no less), ~…
Mark, rtop
YBB, I have not checked other JPM etfs, but that's a good idea. I am just so flabbergasted at this from ML that (as so often happens) I look (again) for costless ways to leave them and move more to Fido. (Costless meaning giving up bene…
Yes, that's true- I'm just saying that if JPM can save 10¢ they will, so expect it.
OJ, come on, Jamie D has explained how tfg did so much ‘sort of right’
@Old_Joe:
>>Idle cash at Fido is swept into a fund which earns about 5% right now.
Yeah, my accounts:
FIDELITY GOVERNMENT CASH RESERVES (FDRXX) is currently 4.96% while FIDELITY GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET (SPAXX) is currently 4.97%
@msf:
>…
When I sell a holding or transfer money into Fido brokerage or retirement account, it goes into a 5% money market fund automatically; perhaps this was something I set up manually
