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I tend to think Gundlach maybe onto something but as others mentioned, not always right. Then again I don't know if any forecaster that has a 100% correct record. Does he have a ego? Most definitely. A few months ago an article ran which was linked …
@mrdarcey, A lot of questions unanswered as Matthews has not been very transparent in this whole issue. There is supposed to be a report out this month I think and whether there is a better explanation of what happened remains to be seen. If anythi…
@expatsp, I have had no problems with MAPIX and the returns. In recent months it has pared back quite a bit from its high. Most Asia funds have had their struggles as talks of slowdown in China are on the increase. I have been in it for some time n…
I agree with @Old_Joe. I am fascinated by reading some of that visionary stuff. Sometimes you can get the feeling that the person is spot on and other times it doesn't make sense as you read it. Gundlach is making a reputation as being a visionary.…
Per the Matthews website; " Investment Objective is total return with an emphasis on providing current income."
When I purchased this fund, I thought I was being a bit more conservative than in choosing one of their growth funds. As some others hav…
This is an interesting offering for sure. The Yahoo link I am posting defines this as a ETF of ETFs and 9% of the GAA portfolio will be allocated to the other Cambria offerings. So for better or worse you will have a portion in all of their ETFs. Ce…
@msf, that was in response to the language comment above mine.
@mona, msf does bring up a point regarding self insuring. If the healthcare is cheap enough that might be the way to go. In my situation I have paid for all of our healthcare for the…
I do find it interesting that there is no option on the website to change the language, considering their target audience.
Edit: Was that a promise also? If you have a language already you can keep your language
Very timely considering the fact that Abe called for a snap election that will be held just six days from now. It is possible he will be out as Prime Minister.
This photo of the Memorial at the Lake of Reflections is a good shot of the place at night.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANZAC_War_Memorial#/image/File:ANZAC_Memorial_Sydney_Australia_-_June_2007.jpg
I see those. There was a long thread that M* got rid of.
Another interesting observation is the ratings on the Apple App Store for the M* app. I tried it out as it was free and I deleted it shortly thereafter. What a piece of junk. The star rating…
@Old_Joe, I don't know how new your Mac is but the new Numbers spreadsheet application could probably import that Google format fairly easy. If you have iCloud then you already have Numbers online. That would be much easier than doing it manually. …
Copied from the copy; " If you take on more risk, you can expect a bigger reward."
The word can should be replaced with may. This statement is very misleading. Nothing is guaranteed.
That is good to see and hear. There are other funds I won't name that seem to be stuck in the wrong. Admitting your mistake and making changes to correct it are becoming rarer these days so this is refreshing.
SHLD is accelerating their closing of stores. While they are trying to put on as much lipstick as possible on this pig, the obvious fact is they are at the end of the game. They had to borrow in order to purchase Christmas stock and the first weeken…
Perhaps not robots but slaves and the dregs of society. Remember in Mad Max the workers assigned to shoveling the pig**** for power generation.
Hopefully it doesn't come to that.
It has been a good discussion indeed. There are many facets of healthcare including pharma and medical supplies which are the old school but still performing well, and the future stocks of biotech, bionics and some other fascinating areas. Nano and …
It seems M*'s problems go back some years so your wait might be a long one. While they do have a very comprehensive data page, the fact that they cannot update a simple NAV is very frustrating as you know.
The day before I was watching AAPL and had…
PQTIX has had a very good year. The managed futures funds are supposed to achieve excellent results during market downturns so it will be interesting to see how this one does, considering that it has done very well in a bull market year.
That link provides very little information other than the fact the man exists.
First thing I notice is that Meridian is getting away from a team management format with this fund and Mr. Sohn will be the sole manager.
Secondly, the history of Mr.…
There are some wonderful wines that come out of So. Africa but I have heard that area has gone downhill too. Residents need high security due to roving gangs that burglarize the "haves".
Africa has been touted as the next big thing for decades and yet they seem to remain in place with corruption, terrorist and gangs, and many other problems for companies.
There are many other places to invest.
Just my two cents on HA. This airline came from bankruptcy and with some help was able to begin to re-fleet themselves which was a huge step forward. They were flying some very old aircraft. (and they still do) They have been expanding their rout…
