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It is easy to put down on these bonuses as the vast majority of American workers don't even get a bonus. However, the workers deserve what they earn in a industry that can go from boom to bust in quick time.
A nice comeback day. Everything was up and even the bond funds stayed even. ARYVX also had a good day. Up .80% which is not bad for one of those dangerous 60/40 portfolios.
There was a time when M* put the information out on a timely basis. That is how they built their reputation as the go to service for investment research. Reputation can be fleeting however.
US car companies built their reputation on well built car…
I saw that Gartman story earlier. He has a habit of being in the wrong side if a trade. The news about his daughter I didn't know. I wonder how much he gets per appearance? His daughter signs the checks?
The unconstrained bond funds have done well in this down blip. In fact, they have done better than the standard fixed income funds in my small sample size.
Anyone else seeing this also?
@scott, Exactly. The media is front running stories about a possible bear market when all we have so far is a small pullback. This same mentality is being played out with the "When will the Fed raise rates" story.
These stories get lots of attent…
A fund that I track, DLFNX, did not update last Friday and went the whole weekend that way.
TB, the way you are acting, maybe you work for M*? If you don't like the thread comments, go to another thread.
I don't think there is any one thing that will stop cyber thieves. Using all the resources that we have is better than depending on one piece of software. Firewalls, DNS providers, strong passwords, encryption and common sense have to work together.…
All well and good but how many comments were made on those threads?
You have been quite insulting as of late. In order to not stretch this out any further, I will stop here. However, I will continue to post topics that garner discussions from fello…
Considering the amount of government money that was pumped into these institutions, I'm not surprised at the passing list. Ally is at the top. I wonder why?
I don't trust any of them.
Ted is just jealous that I posted a thread on wearables, ( not specifically Apple as he is mistaken) and it garnered more comments than any of his 30-40 threads he posted today, most of which are headed to the bullpen.
His comment regarding the old line auto makers sounds very convincing. In a urban metro environment. That would reduce maintenance and insurance bills for the household.
Waggoner said this in the article about RPHYX, which is closed anyway.
"It invests in short-term, low-quality bonds that have a very low probability of failure. It's designed as a place where you can park your money and earn more interest than you…
"I wonder what the people in Japan would say - is that bear over yet?"
Even if it is, Nikkei 38957 is a long ways off. Most investors will never see it again.
The only way M* will listen is to affect their bottom line.
I'm always surprised that no other entity has attempted to compete with them. Lipper has a good service, but it is pricey.
It does depend on timing. All this buy and hold advice that constantly floods our media really does not apply to retirees or those close to retiring. The risk tolerance changes for some and with that so does their asset allocation.
It is a fine ba…
"And to John, I agree that balanced funds can be an alternative even though they don't typically have international stocks, international bonds or inflation hedges."
Actually, the funds I am talking about do have these components in them. They are …
If these funds are being sold as safe and "you won't lose your money" options, then the rep or the salesperson should be hung. How can you earn money if you don't take some risk with it?
Personally, I do not favor target date funds. I use asset all…
We will not know until later one but how often do we expect the funds to break the buck? A one cent drop is 1%. Compare that to a checking account that pays similar interest as the MM fund but with no share price to watch.
If other alternatives co…
On a general note, I am sensing more nervousness on this latest downdraft. To make some comparisons, run a three or a six month chart of the main indices.
You will find that this last drop is not all that bad compared to the other drops especially…
DLFNX was down 6¢ or 0.54% per the Doubleline site. As for Morningstar, their website shows it was up a penny. Last update was March 5. So much for their service.
Not trying to aggravate @Crash, just correcting the figures. Still a bad day for DLF…
Some of the examples in the article are head shaking. If a young couple making $115k have to borrow from parents, or if according to the article, 25% of young couples making $75k or more borrow from their parents, then they do not know how to budget…
Very interesting. Some day I want to head down to the Barossa Valley in So. Australia and partake of their Shiraz among other varieties of wine. They produce some very nice wine down there.
Probably the best reported sentence of the day.
On days like this it is hard to listen to the bobble heads on CNBC or Bloomie. It will drive you crazy to hear things like it's the end of the world because the Fed might raise rates. I just read on …
Very informative. Thanks @MJG.
This reminds me of a tale when a youngster was running through the grass towards the horizon. Unfortunately, when he arrived he discovered it was a large cliff and he was three steps past the edge.
Sometimes cautio…
