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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…
Howdy johnN,
Here is an assortment of links from last year regarding gold; the U of T, and Texas teachers pension fund.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=1336&bih=591&q=texas+pension+fund+gold+delivery&gbv=2&am…
I prefer Mr. Larry Fink's pronouncment from a few months ago that 100% equity was the way to go. When I start to see that trend amongst the investing public; I will be ready to pull the sell trigger, eh?
'Course, I suspect he can stand to lose or r…
Hi johnN,
We have used both Turbo Tax and H&R Block tax cut.
However, we have not needed to import data from an online account to be loaded into the program; so, I can not speak to this regarding data errors.
---I will presume that the tax…
Reply to @Old_Joe:
You "front-run" my post by 22 nano-seconds. You got a Goldman-Sachs online connection; or what?
Your reply is much better; without all of my extra chit-chat. I gotta work on that.
Be good out your way,
Catch
Hey there circa33,
Nope, you're not losing your mind or eye sight.
Two items for the blue zone:
---when you complete and post a new message in any topic area; if you were to click upon say.....fund discussions and that is where you placed your p…
Reply to @fundalarm:
Have not moved any of the bond holdings, regardless of the sector. Seeing a bit of a positve bump with the tips and 7-10 year T areas. The $ is down most of the day; and yet emerging market bond sector is weak again today. Som…
Hi fundalarm,
Most interesting during the past week or so.
I placed two charts in the below links. Set for 50, 100 & 200 day averages over 3 years backwards. I am sure there are other eft or index charts that are similar over the same time pe…
Hi Gandalf,
"Long ago, I can remember the feel of plastic contact lenses which I quickly threw in the garbage due to the discomfort they caused me, I am also curious of what these replacement lenses feel like. I can certainly understand some initia…
Howdy circa33,
Don't know about the condition of the Camaro; but there is a healthy market in numerous areas of the U.S. for a decent Camaro.
http://www.thecamarotrader.com/listings.php?category=&make=&yeara=1967&yearb=1969&srt=m…
Morn'in Max,
What I do:
---read the write you have chosen
---then scroll upward....this may be a short or long distance, depending upon the length of the thread.
---once scrolled to almost the top (I stop when I can again read the "Categories" lis…
Hi Old_Joe,
The stew has been cooking so long; that most of the moisture is gone. I envision something on the order of "fruit cake" texture.
You are indeed reading every word, eh?
Take care,
Catch
Hi fundalarm,
Thank you.
This is the problem; whether to proceed with slight (25%) reductions in some holdings, based upon current actions, and especially the HY bond sector that is more in line today with declines of equities. Generally, from my…
Hi Flack,
No sleeping at this house. Pretty smelly all around the globe, eh?
Although we don't have a high % exposure directly to equities; looking at the list again.
I have continued to watch and noted here that the Treasury areas have continued…
Hi fundalarm,
Hoping all is well with you and yours.
Hey, you wrote it better than I. Thank you for your input.
A related note to one of our holdings, of which; I would not normally hold, at least by this vendor; but is one of a limited choice…
Reply to @Maurice:
I was sure that I recalled in the early phases of setting up the ticker symbol read; that certain aspects of how a ticker was placed among other character sets could remove the highlight.
This does.................... aia ..…
Hi Maurice,
If you choose to place some type of symbol around what could be picked up as a ticker symbol, the "system" should ignore...... "AIA".
NOPE...........that didn't work, eh?
Take care,
Catch
Howdy Ted,
What is Off-Topic? What is an area that is not directly related to funds; but may be Off-Topic, yet may be of great value in protecting one's assets?
Do you consider events related to the Euro problems or actions of the Fed. or Treasury…
Morn'in hank,
As Mr. Buffet has a very different ability for deals, versus the other 99.3% of investors, including the largest hedge funds and many investment banks, it is difficult to associate what is prudent for an individual investor vs Mr. Bu…
Hi Maurice,
We always unplug the power to the garage door opener, if away from the house for more than 1 day/overnight.
I read a few days ago about Medtronics and related problems.
How about the "smart chips" embedded in debt and related cards. I…
Hi msf,
I should have had that extra cup of coffee. You are correct. I reversed my fee numbers between the old and new VA accts offered at Fidelity.
And has been mentioned, and too which I agree; there may be a place for using the Fido VA's when oth…
I was also concerned that this article didn't provide the big picture. If I were a professional writer; I surely would have provided as much detail as possible with a full list of the pro's and con's. My write will also not provide the big picture; …
Hi Sven,
I only posted this for a quick and dirty look, and to have some fun. I our old days of doing calculations via paper, pencil and the wonderful HP-12C calculator; we always used 5% for inflation factoring.
I will agree that there are simula…
Hi bee,
Regarding FAGIX in particular; yes, 2011 was a disappointing year. I can not or will not attempt to make an excuse for or analyze what the fund held or why management made the choices involved. I will note that any given manager will be in …
Okay bee,
As expressing a circumstance or emotion is most difficult with words we type into our machines; I will note the following: With a smile on my face, medium tone words and a hand upon your shoulder; as we stand inside the Mutual Fund Roads…
Well, I prefer to be with and around the regular folks; don't need to be around any snobby types. Guess I'll have to keep looking. I'll reset my search.
Looks like the Days Inn is in the budget..............
Thanks,
Catch
Hi tgeno,
Thank you.
A gloomy, no sun day here in old Michigan. A wonderful side of the internet is that one may daydream and have vicarious travel to imagine and visit other places.
Perhaps the investment goals could fit one of these into the …
Howdy tgeno,
Thank you for your time.
Is the layout/look of your acct page the same as a few months ago? Our acct page has a new look, top to bottom, left to right and with new header names for the columns. Also, the dropdown menus to select whic…
Howdy David T,
The site and blog is on my "to do" list. And I think I am too busy some days.
Questions: At the "Funds Screener" page, how frequently are the listings updated, as to rank and the star counts for any chosen category? I will presume…
Howdy David,
I peeked at Fund Reveal several days ago; and am curious as to the forthcoming MFO write regarding this site. Obviously, over the years and with the expansion of the internet; one may find 1,000's of investment wisdom sites that expres…
