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Thank you, David.
I'm not in charge of breakfast at this house, this Sunday morning. The wife and daughter will likely know why I have slept in a bit after the sun has risen.
Regards,
Catch
David,
No. Just a land yacht (mini van) and parked in Michigan.
I was on the west coast of Africa many years ago, but that doesn't count now.
I was front-running the clock for the official "bday" as the server I linked to was in Europe and alread…
Howdy David,
Soon enough, that large maple tree you mentioned last year will be in full leaf; do take some time to have some fun and relaxation in its shade.
Regards,
Mark
Hey bee,
Well, y'all see our's every week. The end of the trade day (Friday) finds someone mess'in with the Treasury issues. Sure don't know what they're up to. Will have to take some of the upside in the equity related stuff and find whether we c…
WxByHart,
A few last reads, if you choose.
>>>Read the second sentence of this document from NW 3 times...the remainder of the document may be or have some redundant portions to msf's linked document.
http://www.northwesternmutual.com/pr…
Hi ibartman,
Been watching BTAL. Check the spread today. It this eft trying to tell a forward story. I have not had a chance to check any equity inverse funds today.
Bid/Ask/Spread
17.04/ 22.10/
25.86%
Hi bee:
You smarty pants. I will have to try the Jing Thing. Thanks for alerting us to this.
As to the charts (saw these on Bloomberg tv) I thought at the time, trading volume "X" with these commodities make the slight negative yield for the sev…
Mis-direction. A kinda, opps, you found my play book; but that is what I wanted so that I may mis-direct everything else.
The broadcast will cause grief and overtime hours at many "it" departments.
The positive side is that (not that folks don't k…
Hi scott:
Now, if you'll enter your zip code here, I will have it narrowed down....:):):)
Saw a blip a few days ago with $10/Paris and I believe $7/UK. 'Course their petro tax structure is different, too.
Enjoy this close real time gas price he…
Hey hank,
How's the gas price today in your part of town.
Filled the wife's car tank last Friday at $3.86, was $3.88 and bumped to $4.16 today, Tuesday.
Looks like a picnic in the backyard and a tent this year for vacation.
Have not hunted for ma…
Dan,
I am not familiar with this area; but know of a few folks who have found some info of benefit at this site:
https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/Alliance?allid=Goo13330&sid=NATIONAL+2
Also, you will find looking at your original post that…
Reply to @WxByHart:
You asked: "And how do I compare all of the fees within the annuity, including the hidden ones, versus a self directed IRA?"
Request from your agent the contract you would have to sign, including all related documents and to u…
Interesting discovery. Not much of a market neutral holding, eh? More of an inverse.
The chart link here is the same as your Google chart, but looks a bit more dramatic from the layout. I placed BTAL against several other measures, too; besides IWB…
Thanks, jerry. Your notes about this make sense.
The article was a bit light on facts and details, but that is why I was curious about other knowledge about this process.
Take care,
Catch
Now, OJ; the etf's mentioned and apparently a tool used based upon the ariticle are tools any of us may use, too.
I suspect there are some here who may use these eft's to a profit.
I have viewed many of these etf's, too; but should I set aside 10%…
Hey, be a watch'in for the UPS truck with several heavy packages directed to you.......,next sign up for that glass blowing class.........
Nah, you got better things to do.
As Max mentioned; you likely should seek a fee only planner/advisor, at least to get you started on the right path. If possible, ask others in your area; avoid those planners who may be trying to sell you on "their" investment plan. Planners may ran…
If you are not comfortable with your current asset mix; then you need to consider your allocation choices.
Our house is comfortable with our current mix; for our own risk/reward tolerance.
What factors are you using to consider no more legs for fur…
Reply to @WxByHart:
" since I already have this "bucket" ready to go, with many of the expenses already paid over the past 20 years, doesn't it make sense to roll my 401-k Roth money into it? "
>>> As BobC also noted; there are likely add…
Reply to @scott:
Hmmm....the NY state stuff; recalled seeing a blip about this, but not aware of the fun game they are playing. Kinda reminds me of being at the beach and one attempts to dig a perfect hole into the wet sand only to discover that t…
Another possibly dangerous aspect of the hedge fund side and private equity; is that many more pension funds (especially public sector) continue to move assets into these two areas. Many pension funds remain underfunded, plus had a possible whack (e…
Hi Sven,
Another consideration may be Fido's FNMIX, of which; is our only EM bond fund right now. I don't recall whether you already hold an EM bond fund. It is dollar denominated, with the majority of holdings not being in Asia and has a decent l…
Hi scott,
You noted: " As for housing, I think even that has stunned me. I think there is intrinsic value in a house. It can be rented, there is value in the materials (and speaking of inflation, I find it interesting that houses have cratered, but…
Hey bee, Howdy,
I did a quick and dirty look at PCRDX. 'Course the holdings indicated were from last year, so not too valid for today's date.
From the 2011 numbers, it would appear at that time; that more than 65% of the holdings at the time were…
Howdy Mr. hawk,
Nice to see your name upon the electronic pages here.
Thank you for your thoughts.
Can't do a minor IRA at this time, due to no reportable income.
We have discussed the silly rule with the 529's previous, so..........
We have s…
Reply to @WxByHart:
Likely that I have not had enough coffee yet this morning; and some days the old brain cells are not working, so I shouldn't even place a question; but I will ask anyway.
You wrote:
" The nice thing about my existing NWM Rot…
Having followed this area; I recall TIPs auctions have been negative yield for the past 12 months or so, due to over subscription of the issue base. Though the value previous was with the forward price movements.
TIPs funds in general have moved si…
Hi Old_Joe,
Before you throw my arse out the door and lock the lock on this...............
I recall research over the years for selling items in online auctions; and always attempting to provide excellent details and background about the objects. I…
Hi claimui,
I placed a reply to msf to offer a few more thoughts and a broad apology if I offended anyone with my too broad of a statement concerning Taiwan. It was a wonderful place to live (Taipei) and learn; and I wish that I had an opportunity, …
Hi msf,
I am not attempting to be unfair with/for Taiwan. For the current period, I should have indicated that my thoughts today are directed at mainland China.
I only stated what I saw and was aware of in this area.
Past this, I found a deep …
Reply to @johnN:
No backyard needed for the bars.........
http://www.goldgrambars.com/
Or are you writing about the 400 troy oz bricks. That is another story at about $662,000 per brick today.
Utilities may travel okay if interest rates are no…
I lived in Taiwan for 2 years (1968/1969) and there was no regard at that time for any copyright. As technology was not then, what it is today; but one could buy any of the most recent best seller books within a few months after release in the U.S. …
Howdy Anna,
I read that the G-fund is noted as a high yield stable value type of fund. I presume the Fido monies were moved into a short term bond fund or such.
Yes, the roulette wheel could have a few more adds for other choices, too.
The one a…
