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Hi OJ,
Bushy Jr. gave us a $600 credit thingy several years ago. We recycled the money back into the local economy via a small home re-do/fix.
But, gotta be at least $5k/folk to begin to make any dent. 'Course all income tax could be eliminated fo…
Morn'in Coffee,
Hmmmmmmmmmm.....article note....."And four, President Barack Obama and a newly elected Congress will have maximum political capital to make it happen in early 2013."
Apparently, the writer knows something we do not.
The writer d…
Scott, thank you. Was reading this from another report; and noting that although bond funds had a positive flow, the numbers are a fair amount lower than previous week. Wonder if some folks are moving away from both areas....nah !!! I have not dug i…
Hi Kenster,
We use a medium sized local credit union for our emergency monies and an auto loan if we ever need another one. I am boycotting the big kids and I don't care if they want to give a toaster oven or a cash back credit card to switch.
As t…
Hey OJ; my 27 ounces of dark chocolate has not kicked in yet, so I'm still too sassy. Ally......huh, as this was and still is grown in MI in the same dark places as mushrooms and using the same type of the best of manure for bedding....another note …
Hi OJ,
I will not disagree with that fairness view. However, if the portfolio holdings were not known, this fact should have been indicated by the writer. Though not a scholar by any measure, am I; this article would have had my "re-do" stamp affix…
Not enough info to make a straight forward call upon this portfolio, as the list of holdings and reasons is not available. I would agree with what is known; that 33 may be a bit much.
Lastly, how is the advisor paid for the service provided? Is the…
Hi andrei,
Thank you for this personal insight. Many of us have received any number of mailings over the years regarding "so and so" and their investment programs. The internet has produced many more of these projects attempting to get our attention…
Is there an internal link at this site which indicates a base amount of money invested from August, 2008 (first newsletter) and the growth of the noted buys from the beginning to date, or from his subscripton newsletter here?:
http://allstarinvestor…
Saw it too; about the same time as Anna and Max.
One of several related stories from Sept. 2011.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/700-000-InMotion-Websites-Hacked-by-TiGER-M-TE-223607.shtml
Tony,
Thank you for this post. Many pieces of this article have been discussed at FA and here, too.
An unchecked habit of spending for consumuption of whatever will undo the highest of the wage earners; as well as the best of the investors.
Regar…
Howdy msf,
You noted, "M* recently noted that Fidelity has assigned 5% of its assets to managers other than Tillinghast. That could be noise, or it could portend more changes."
I will assume you are aware of the recent moves by Fido to form teams …
Hi Maurice,
I've had a few tunes traveling through the head the past few days....related to the EU, too. Forgot about this; and a most fine choice you have placed for the lyric to match the mood.
Genrally, my political mood music for the below.
"E…
Howdy Max,
You noted: "the mad rush into the dollar is clearly an overreaction."
Not when related to an apparent rush from the Euro, eh?
Regards,
Catch
Hi OJ,
I will discover more from a neighbor this week about whether her HP work is going to India; which has been and will likely be some of the 27,000. However, I know her work will not be, as she is an "in place" IT/software engineer and is now co…
Hi Kenster1_GlobalValue,
There are a few areas of very low relative strength; but I don't think the cutting is yet finished. Although I am sure there will be many whipsaws coming from the traders and machines..............
Emerging markets is one ar…
Scott.....hoping this doesn't cause you to choke with a mouth full of Diet Coke; but we moved some more money today away from HY/HI bond funds and into PTTRX, FINPX and
ACITX. Our risk is now more so with bonds, versus equities or related; and our …
Hi OJ,
They (EZ) be sitt'in directly upon a pointed stick, eh? They can feel a bit of the sting and are not sure what the damage may be if more than Greece puts downward pressure upon the shoulders area of the entire body.
'Course that stick has m…
Hi ron,
Not a techie by nature and recently purchased a new laptop with Windows 7, which uses the IE 9 version. The older XP can not run IE9. I suspect you will receive any number of answers as to which browser is better. I am satisfied with IE9 an…
To be concerned about the "S*#& Outta Luck" train leaving the station without me or you, the individual investor, applies to more than just the bonds, eh?
Hi mcmarasco,
Only noted FINPX as it is internal to FIDO and easy to move all or a portion of the fund if you chose within or to another FIDO fund; and not have to be concerned with a non-FIDO fund and a possible delay of of processing a transactio…
Howdy,
Just a few nickels and dimes from my viewpoint.
You noted using FIDO and my first recommendation would be to use their FINPX, if you choose to invest in TIPs.
You will find a side by side compare list in the link below. You may scroll dow…
Hi matt8745,
Past the investment side thoughts for a bit. Bob C's comments regarding legal manners are high on the list. All of these areas should be put in place.
Additionally, a few early morning and not enough coffee thoughts; not in a priority…
Hi matt8745,
One quick question. Do they have access to a 401k, 403b or 457 plan via their employers?
This could be a very good first place in addition to IRA's, as it will also reduce their taxable income and they may also have an employer match. …
PART II..............................
>>> Risk exists period. Pick whatever sector you choose and the risk is there. The writer notes: "Hopefully, it is more out of ignorance of the true facts than it is by bad intentions." We do our best…
Hi Kenster,
Part I..........................
First, I appreciate your efforts for your postings; and in particular taking the time to pull the text from this article.
I'll offer my viewpoint, from the same age perspective as the writer of the a…
Hi MJG,
CXO has the following, Track Record Missing, Not Available? with the short second paragraph telling me all I need to know.
I am familiar with Mr. Stack, have heard him speak; but if I can not obtain a track record with dates and data, well…
Hi MJG,
I attended the 6th annual New Orleans Investment Conference in 1979, which was started by James Blanchard in 1974. This conference is still in place today.
Mr. Skousen was there then, too; although with more hair at the time.
I was just a…
All of the investment orgasms have already been had by the venture folks and those related to the company from the early days; not unlike eBay IPO's and others. Everyone else must be satisified to just watch and have a cigarette after all of the sou…
Hi Maurice,
You noted: "Are you reacting to what has happened in the last month, or are you anticipating something that will happen?
>>>I have noted (past few days posts) a few areas I have been watching in particular.Aside from all of the…
I added FAGIX to the chart.
added fagix
Hmmmmmmmm......didn't stick. The original post link may be used and then add FAGIX into the compare box.
Regards,
Catch
Hi Tony,
At StockCharts, just below whatever chart one has set to view; there is an icon for "linkable version" which will refresh the chart page and then allow to copy/paste the link to the chart. I used this for FA and it does function properly fo…
