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The problem here, just like our Mutual funds, is alignment of interest. Law makers should have the same choices as everyone else. If Democrats, and some RINOs, believe it is the best choice, they should have it as well. The same is true for Socia…
Whether you use credit or not doesn't really matter. Your information is out there and gathered, packaged and sold. Each month, companies contact the credit bureaus with requirements such as: people within a certain zipcode, age, FICO score, etc.…
The fact that we're still using an SSN as an identifier seems rather lazy. There should be a better way. And, with all of the breaches in the news within the last few years, why on earth would you have this data unmasked/unencrypted. Your average…
The author took the time to speak to Mr Rodriguez, but, I wonder why. If the closing tagline was to push Index funds, why bother to interview a Money Manager that would NEVER use an Index. To me, the most important nugget in this article was Mr Ro…
The last article you posted (gone fishin). Is much more interesting! :-) I've created my Morningstar portfolio to watch it perform. I'll also play around with it using ezbacktest. Thanks again.
The title of the article is eye catching, but I fear there's more to it than the article seeks to address. I've always asked the question of indexers: how do you create your asset allocation? Do you just merely grab an S&P 500 index or Total …
Another question I have for the passive crowd is, how do you decide on your asset allocation? If you are making the decision, aren't you Actively managing your Passive portfolio? What are your decisions based upon? And, is there a passive way of …
How overly simplistic it is to equate Active Management with market timing. Perhaps attempting to time the market is foolish. I would also say that buying everything, no matter the cost (beta), is equally foolish. My view of Active Management is,…
@guilhermes: Remember, unlike ARIVX the folks over at Intrepid do not have to answer to a corporate umbrella. They've always invested in this manner. Also, Eric Cinnamond used to work for Intrepid before leaving to start ARIVX. I wish he had sta…
The Mall will be the next to go. I remember once being able to go to Circuit City because I knew they had knowledgeable sales people to help. Then they fired the 'old' guys in favor of a younger, cheaper workforce. I understood why they did it, b…
@Old_Joe: I did not. I assumed that since I was posting here and not on IMDB that my investment interest was obvious. I could've gone further into how it is one of the top Yacktman holdings, but I did not. I won't assume going forward.
I suppose I've already seen this in action. Last night I posted about my experience with Logan (the comic book movie). It has been removed. Perhaps on the surface, it has no business here, but I disagree. 20th Century Fox has two 'R' rated movie…
@LewisBraham: "It sounds like what you mean by the rule of law is the rule of law that favors only what you believe in."I just lived through eight years of Democrats being in charge and believe me it was suffrage. The saying, 'Its morning in Ameri…
If you're unhappy with Donald Trump and you're wondering how this happened? You only have to look in the mirror. This is true whether you're on the Left, Right or Center. Things have gone so far left that a vacuum was created and now a massive co…
@LewisBraham: I'm thinking the world has had enough of blind political correctness. I think the world is not as left-leaning as the Democrat Party has become. I believe the rule of law has been endangered over the last eight years and the only th…
@Mark: I just finished reading the article. I understand what he's saying, but what is our alternative? The Democrats? Has he not heard how Harry Reid and Biden refer to Black people? Does he not remember the 'Dixiecrats'? Or how the Democrat…
@Mark: 'I can't for the life of me figure out why we can't bridge the divide in this country.' I believe everything goes back to the rule of law. I also believe the behavior of the current administration has made things worse. As a Black person,…
