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Asia markets continued the down trend. Shanghai might have ended up but not sure why.
I was traveling so I missed it but by a stroke of luck, I sold my one last fund that had been doing poorly earlier this week and put that money into a short dura…
Another day done and once again MAPIX and MAINX were up with MAPIX having a good day up 0.48%. Also up for me were ACMVX and ACDJX. Everything else was down fractionally.
I think I used to own that one in a 403b years ago. Got out before the '08-'09 Crash, for which no one has gone to jail.
http://quotes.morningstar.com/fund/f?t=ARYVX
You might be thinking of another fund? This one started up in 2011. I was in on t…
The cost of the damage caused by this break versus the cost of replacing the main should be found out. Of course in this case we are probably talking state of CA versus city of LA.
It seems to be a tit for tat after the US indicted Chinese military officers for stealing corporate secrets.
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-29/microsoft-probed-by-regulators-in-china-amid-u-s-tension.html
This is new territory for both sides. What if the Fed raises rates very slowly, almost microscopic? Would the markets respond as they have in the past?
This is something I have been pondering. Very tiny raises in the rates.
Thanks David for that link. The article does reference the fact that the methodology used to track inflation has changed. It has been a while since I went over to Shadowstats but that is just one website.
Crash makes the case simply. We feel it in…
For one, they don't count energy and food anymore. It seems that ever since the 70's, they have been fiddling with the numbers.
Prices are going up steadily. The size of packaging is going down. Less product for more cost. This happened in the 70'…
It's a bad practice that leaves a bad taste in customers mouths. Some years back I had to turn a airline ticket of $350 in for a refund. The airline, Northwest Orient, charged me a refund fee of $75.
No matter which industry it is, when they charg…
Janus must be a popular item in the search engines lately.
Blaine Rollins a star? Didn't he take over the Janus fund after James Craig left? Then the fund went downhill if I remember rightly. It had some nasty losses and investors left, mostly bec…
Marketwatch recycles the same articles over time. They change the headline to try and fool some but not everyone falls for the filler. For example, how many articles have we all seen touting low cost index funds over active management?
For me, I have used prior experiences to determine if we are in bubble territory. If you endured a real estate or a market bubble already then you could have that déjà vu moment. Can I pick the exact moment it will pop? No. But I can tell it is com…
By taking SS early at 62, one might take less out of their retirement investments thus building up assets. That of course depends on the markets. But the possibility is there.
A Roadrunner, those were the years. Cars were something back then.
Not only does Hertz and the rest charge high rates for so called full sized cars, they put a hold on your credit card. The amount varies but $200-300 is common. Now multiply that b…
I'm not fond of that 2.25% front load on LALDX.
Coincidently, American Century has two funds opening in a week. Strategic Income and Short Duration Strategic Income. I can get in at the open. I'm waiting on the prospectus at the moment.
"We all have different strategies, risk tolerances, and goals. What feels comfortable for one investor may not feel the same for another."
Rightly so. Well said Junkster.
Same here but it is very few. I may click on 20% on a good day. If there is a comment posted I will check that out.
Mostly it is the snide comments out of the blue that turn me off. The flag option is there but I reserve that for personal attacks …
Sarcasm over the web is hard to understand. When is it sarcasm or when is it not? No sarc button to press.
As for that Spammel award, make it the generic variety with meat from all kinds of animals known and unknown.
