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Hi fundalarm,
Your note, related to msf's statement above.
We don't have similar exclusions from Fido with the brokerage accounts. Memory being an issue for me with this. I do not recall indicating to Fido, any particular "zone" of investment risk(…
Howdy Skeeter.
Your discussions here, indicate you already have a plan in place using your own skills.
You noted: "Next thing I know, my account might be on lock down ... and, if it is ... I will be moving somewhere else."
Based upon what you note…
Hi Old_Joe,
I have seen this a few times, too; and on one occassion, from my own link in a post.
Note: I always start the computer day with a clean browser.....being all previous links and sites cleared from cache and related.
Don't know what wou…
Hi Soupkitchen,
The two funds you mentioned have been steady for income production.
Reportedly, if the Fed. Reserve continues or expands the bond purchasing program; mortgage security issues would be part of this area and could get a postive bump i…
Howdy Skeeter,
You noted: "Based upon my risk tolerance score as determined by my broker my allocation to equities ranges from forty to sixty percent."
Is this the broker issued test?
Regards,
Catch
Hi Soupkitchen,
First, I agree with hank; that given near equal fund types, to gain the value of the lower ER to your benefit.
Two questions about this bond area. Do you have other bond funds that already have exposure to this area; and what is t…
Hi hank,
This, from the junk bond story covers my feelings about this area, at this time.
"ETFs are generally believed to represent the investment behavior of institutional investors, while mutual funds are thought to represent the retail investo…
Hi Scott,
I do recall the NW, 2010 survey.
Quoted from your write: "This may go part of the way to explaining why fixed income products - mutual funds and exchange traded funds, not to mention individual bonds – still enjoy strong money flows des…
Hi fundalarm,
Whew ! I feel better now.
The problem arouse when I did not realize that someone else had changed the angle of the laptop screen and the image quality was not normal. I first saw only the one nose hole and what appeared to be fur.....…
Hi Investor,
Part of what still concerns me is whether there are more private sector jobs being created that provide a greater wage and benefits package to the worker; versus prior years.
While private sector jobs may be increasing; are these the …
Hi ron,
A bit strange with whatever the Jing capture did with the display above.
--- The HUGH salute shows "ducrow" started the discussion, which was started by me and indicates 766 views, which are for the discussion above regarding Pimco Income …
Hi Zolta,
In this case, a brain fart. I stopped house painting for a bit before the write and swapped the ticker digits........should be PLDDX (Pimco Low Duration bond fund).
Thank you for catching the boo-boo.
Regards,
Catch
Hi bee,
Ya.............Mr. G just about covers it, eh?
Geez, I do believe that is what we here are trying to do everyday; being, investing for the unknown. Reminds me a generic screen crawl sometimes seen at Bloomberg tv: "Hong Kong (or whatever …
HY and Scott,
If the equity markets hold today (3:30pm) and it appears it will; and with a big face slap coming at the close for IG bonds; with the exception of HY and EM bonds, a week or two of today's actions would wake up some folks about bonds.…
Hi fundalarm,
Actually, fundalarm; I am most interested in the study of your "profile image". I have not yet determined the nature of the image; but have my home pc attempting to discover the most likely match.
Two questions: Is the object homema…
Howdy hank,
Catch = Mark in Michigan.
I sure hope there are a group of ladies here. Heck, I would prefer to let the ladies have a 100% go at filling the halls of government at all levels. The "gent's" sure continue to make a mess of things. Witho…
Hi Kenster1_GlobalValue,
Pretty sad, eh? Would be nice to give Norkus 5 minutes with Bonzo Marelli from an unnamed large U.S. city to help Mr. Norkus have a better understanding of life.
Hoping Mr. Norkus is in a location where he may attract lots…
Okay, PONDX is cruising along using some fancy tools. Not that others don't also have the tools; but that PONDX has either been lucky with the calls and timing, or that they (mgmt.) are very good at this point.
A quick check and a fairly good recal…
One may suppose that an investment vehicle that has growth over and above the "reported" CPI-U or whichever CPI one chooses to use, is inflation fighting.
The author notes: "Labor costs, marketing and sales costs, and technology costs have become …
Hey there hank,
Gosh, may as well shoot the 3 pointer and go for about 1.25%, eh???
We indeed live in strange and perverted monetary times. The one real thing I know today, is that the mosquito I killed upon my arm, was alive.
Take care up there,
C…
As "Arnold" noted in the movie, Terminator; "I'll be bacccccck." Don't know if Mr. Bernanke has seen the show; but he has likely heard the phrase. 'Course, the movie "Run Silent/Run Deep" also holds some position with the game of wait and see; that …
Hi OJ,
I was thinking about you when I was typing the words..........and the "number".
EDIT is a touch away if you would prefer I adjust the number higher...:):):)
We older ones must take comfort that our age has helped give us the gift of knowled…
Yup, that continues; too. The least of Ben's considerations, although he has noted that problem. A roadside lcd sign yesterday indicated a MI bank, Flagstar was offering a 1.03%, 1 year CD. Okay......... However, this bank has been one of the high …
As of 11am, pretty much everything; except the $US is happy FINVIZ futures.
The equity/bond forces continue the battle.
The 10 year note price was - 1.1% for awhile in the 3 hour period, pre-market; and is now positive at about, + .3%.
This is a…
Hi scott,
Our house has been a seller (and buyer, too) at Ebay since early 1997. Many seller rule changes from about 5 years ago in particular really changed eBay; and many large seller operations moved away to other auction sites or to run their o…
Accipiter,
With the "wonder" of YouTube, I recently linked No. 9 to a much younger one than we; to note the never ending words written about the affliction of the emotional side of human nature, regardless of the seriousness or lack of; to the word…
Howdy Archaic,
.........Lambertville NJ............was there a very small restaurant there named the Hoagie Shop or Hop ??? Any recall of such a name? Regardless, a wonderful hoagie menu existed at a small restaurant in that town in the early1970's…
Howdy Accipiter,
Would have enjoyed being a watching bird in Laurel Canyon with John Mayall and the others, in 1969, for the next 10 years.
What stories could be told........and some have.
Take care,
Catch
Max,
The witches brew is being steamed as we write here.............to find whether Jackson Hole is more than just a name; or whether it should become a board game played by only a special few. The other side of this coin is that Jackson Hole will …
Hi scott,
I agree................monetary perversion rules the day. I can't imagine that most folks, including the PhD's are really sure what the true worth may be of lots of things, including investment sectors.
Heck, one doesn't have to even driv…
Reply to @johnN:
2x inflation since 2007? Not where we live. Do you need twice the money for your standard of living, versus 2007, in Texas? Things must be popp'in more there than I recall.
The "official" CPI guage indicates that what cost $1 i…
Not unlike an equity, one has to determine at any given point; what they may consider overbought/priced too high.
Had Apple Computer been paying a 5% dividend at the beginning of the year, one now finds the reported yield at about .4%; and could go…
Comments sections always worth some interesting opinions
The book, The Millionaire Next Door (1998), although now dated for monetary values from inflation; remains consistent over the years relative to the human element and mind set that determine…
Howdy,
The search function is very limited and basically not of use.
Search is indicated at the home page, but the discussion only has the "box" and I suppose most folks understand it is a word search box.
1. Any word of 3 letters or less will …
Hi Skeeter,
Thank you for your time and the explanation. I do see where one would use this with other data sets to help obtain a bigger picture.
I used to place some value in watching the yield curve and I recall a few discussions about this at FA.…
Hi hank,
Whew, had to read the subject again. For a minute I thought you might begin to write about congress.............An odd paradox that what causes misery for so many means profits for some.
Nice day up north, too; eh?
Take care,
Catch
Morn'in Coffee,
From the article: " Paul Ryan is also opposing any form of state or local government bailout. [16 large cities facing bankruptcy]:
"We can't do a bailout. If we bailed out one state, then all of the debt of all of the states is no…
