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"Actually the Japanese saying is "The protruding nail will get hammered down."
This was in reference to wooden floor boards if I remember rightly.
As for Jonathan Clements, he is one of the better writers out there but this article is junk. I mi…
Most of the time markets will go down quite a bit before anyone figures it's the beginnings of a bear. This author is using fear sensationalism to get link clicks.
WSJ is not what it used to be.
Stocks have to be monitored constantly so yes, you could sell after a bad quarter if the forecast looked bad beyond that. If you believe in the company that bad quarter could be a buying opportunity.
If you are selling a fund based on one bad quar…
I've been using my iPhone for the most part so I don't know if those options are available but on the MacBookPro I do have Ghostery and some other blocking app running.
It gets spooky when you research a certain book for example using Google and t…
Yep I get the same thing. I posted a comment on the other thread with this same issue. I think I may have figured out why.
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/16006/bonds-what-to-do-now-mfo-s-david-snowball-comments#latest
I think what is happening is that @Ted is linking to Google search for the article but some of us do not use Google. My browsers are set to use DuckDuckGo which supposedly is a search engine that does not track you unlike the others.
Anyone can se…
Interesting interview. Gross doesn't want to talk about Total Bond. He skimmed right over that question whether it might have shown a weakness or anything Pimco related.
Yep, if 1.6% is crushed, I also wonder what 10 or 20% is? The choice of adje…
@rjb112, you said it better than I. From what I have gleaned from here and other places, BB hasn't been the best communicator to his shareholders either. Now either he is poor in that department or, he didn't want shareholders to get spooked. For t…
Pfizer is definitely blue chip and Berkshire as well. I had not heard of Fairholme before I came here but it sounds like the fund slowly condensed like cooking on the stove. A lot of shareholders may not have realized what was happening until it was…
I don't think it's real. It would have been easier to leave a recording of this:
http://www.metrolyrics.com/theyre-coming-to-take-me-away-lyrics-lard.html
The successful retail stores are usually the ones that offer something unique or not available anywhere else. Quality and good service are key. There are too many "me too" stores that carry the same thing. Go into a mall and you see a bunch of so ca…
Bloomberg TV had a small segment regarding the Japanese automakers today. Due to the new tax, they are slowing production in Japan and increasing production overseas.
If this is happening in the other sectors that sounds a bit ominous for the Japan…
I had no problems with other threads but something on that Radio Shack thread was freaking out the server. I rebooted, logged out and logged back in, cleared the cache, etc.
It seems to be working now.
" I am rather impressed by Apple's progress, including some discussion that Apple Pay will be working with China's Union Pay state credit card."
That is big news indeed. The credit card business is actually just taking off in this region so a chanc…
This idea of trying to beat or even match the averages frustrates investors when it shouldn't in my opinion. If the S&P is up 10% for the year and the investor's portfolio is up only 9%, they should still be happy. That is still much better than…
@LLJB and others;
The police did show up with riot gear and tear gas but only for show. Zerohedge is a bit off on the numbers. The 200k figure is probably the number around the govt offices. The protestors have several groups along the Causeway and…
Funny thing, I don't watch too much news from the U.S. I browse the web and watch news on ABC Australia, NHK, and a bit of the local news here. Bloomberg is my financial source since its the only financial channel on the cable. Most of the U.S. new…
@mrdarcey, I'm surprised at that too. I can probably guess the Ebola patient in Dallas is top news at the moment. But this is a important story as well. Over here it is the top story.
I am sure nobody has that crystal ball. If they do call it there had to be some amount of luck involved.
The Australia mining slowdown is a damper for sure. The Japan tax hike has some cautious. The U.S. economy is not on all cylinders despite som…
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-30/traders-turn-up-grilling-sausages-at-hong-kong-protests.html
This is a great act on the part of the money traders and those who donated money and time to help the youngsters. They are going to need more s…
These concentrated or focused funds seen to be a good bet for anyone wanting to put a small allocation in them. But we are all different with differing risk profiles. So investing in these funds will be good for those who believe in the manager and …
Morningstar is really slow in this. The other services have the correct numbers in place. M* has the correct quotes for Fannie and Freddie but not for FAIRX. I just checked this minute.
Whatever happens the oil will get to where it is needed. The activist greens didn't want the pipeline because of the possibility of oil spills in the waters. The trains are doing the pipelines work.
Thanks @scott for that info on the KM pipeline. …
Just a passing thought on why Canada didn't build the pipeline to the coast to supply Asia; a couple of things might hinder any pipeline construction. Two major mountain ranges including the Canadian Rockies, and the possibility of having to cross …
From what I haven't heard, he has no restrictions from Pimco. I'd suspect he would pretty much mimic what he is comfortable with albeit at a smaller portfolio to start.
You know they will stretch this out for another week or until the next big story hits. We have to see Bill's new bond pad in Newport Beach. The inevitable behind the scenes stories at Pimco from associates with faces blanked out and voices changed f…
