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Greece has suggested that they might go back to the drachma. I'm not sure that will change anything. Spending money hand over fist is what has to change.
The one thing I didn't see about LoopPay is what the security feature would be. Pay uses Touch ID.
Samsung will have this in their upcoming Galaxy 6 phone due out pretty soon. They have had enough time to copy all the details of the iPhone 6. If…
I just read another article that lends me to believe that you will need their device to scan the transaction. They are also planning to make a dongle.
This is 1990's technology. I'm not impressed.
http://9to5google.com/2015/02/18/looppay-samsung…
I saw this earlier. Samsung has a habit of copying whatever Apple does or produces. I wonder if this LoopPay will require retailers to have a different system? This will be fun to watch.
It is interesting to compare the Yellen Fed to the Bernanke or Greenspan Fed. Yellen seems to waffle a bit while the others were firm in their stance though with Greenspan you had to decipher it.
If the economy is going thru a false start, it seem…
Dairy Queen is fading away like all the old names. I haven't seen or been to one in ages. Warren may have to find another place for his ice cream fix.
There are better Ice creams out there anyway.
I had linked that site because in my situation when I am stateside I need to rent a car to get around but I have no active insurance policy. The rental companies will get you royally on their rates. Having a card that has those benefits is great but…
Living in a developing country, I can tell everyone that companies like Colgate Palmolive have huge market shares in these countries. The personal care markets are held by two or perhaps three companies in all. Same with certain food categories wher…
When there are a number of low cost alternatives to go to, having a high cost drug for this condition is going to be very sketchy for formularies everywhere. I don't see this one going very far right now.
The iPhone is the current hot object. They do a decent business with computers and pads. It's just that those are overwhelmed by the iPhone success which is phenomenal.
From what I have read, Apple has several projects in the works. The Car is t…
I wonder how many funds have had to pare back a little as AAPL reached their limits as per the prospectuses. Some funds have a percentage limit on any one stock.
Thanks @Ted for posting this. American Century has been dabbling in the area of alts but I didn't suspect they would go all in. They come across as a more conservative firm. I do hold ACDJX which has done very well. Another new fund I have is AMJVX …
Seafarer is a great choice. On another thread just posted, David mentions a possible conference call with Andrew Foster. If that happens it should spur a lot of discussion here.
"...technology is changing the economic ecosystem today, and the normal inflationary impulses that came from higher levels of growth don’t happen, because of things like price transparency [that consumers can access] that’s created through technolog…
AAPL is up another buck and some in the premarket. Today would be day 6 of continuing up days. The bulls are really pushing the stock mainly on the Car news and possible Tesla acquisition.
@Old_Joe, If my guess is correct, that means Costco is keeping your credit card number on record. Just something to consider what with all the security stuff going on.
@Old_Joe, who sends you the Bill for your Costco charges? I think what they have done is just tied a credit card you have to your ID card. That makes sense since you can only use it at Costco. That would be only for convenience. So I don't think yo…
@Old_Joe, it's called frugality and it should be taught more. I have t shirts over 20 years old. Same reason as you. If there is a use for it, then use it. Sadly I don't have a ancient calculator. I use a app on my iPhone. But my iPhone is a 4s. I'…
I was under the impression that most people invested in a mix of index and active-managed funds. I think that is true the longer you invest. Anyone wanting to invest in certain areas like emerging markets for example didn't have a index type investm…
But why sugar? How about salt or caffeine? There are a number of substances that in large amounts are harmful. Everything in moderation. Part of the equation that has been overlooked here is the activity level of society these days. People who dran…
Some of the big banks have notifications either by email or text message whenever any change occurs to your account. That is not a bad idea but the smaller institutions will not have the resources to put that into effect. Of course that is after the…
Thanks @Old_Skeet. That was informative. While I do have some core holdings I have had for a long time, part of my portfolio is tactical in nature. Part of that is somewhat medium to long term and part is shorter term. The sleeve system has some of …
Thanks for looking that up @BenWP. I haven't had a chance to check it out. I did however zip off a email to American Century regarding this question. When I get the response I will report back here. Since it is the holiday weekend I'm not sure how l…
I've been reading some news on the possible Car. The news is still in rumor mode. Everything from batteries to building the entire car is discussed.
My thoughts; Apple will either have Tesla build the car or buy them out. Their battery research…
Hmm. The fund in question is one I own. ARYVX. It has done very well but looking at it recently I noticed it had 275% turnover. Maybe this was a one year thing? That is why I wondered where I could get previous years turnover rates.
