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Hi Mona,
I agree with Ron about this, and I believe this was noted in the previous discussions. One may suppose the rub here is that you "could" have been the seller at EBAY and realized the prices shown; but as Rono noted, this is not the price a…
Morn'in Accipiter, Investor and chip,
With our funds boat weekly listing/write, I have always parked the ticker symbol list against the left margin and without a leading space. Around the first few days of August, a Funds Boat write was posted and…
Hi Accipiter, Here is the MFO link to my post today, Sat., Aug 13.
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/index.php?p=/discussion/1006/our-funds-boat-week-1.09-ytd-3.33-self-inflicted-wound.....aug-13-2011/p1
With the initial post, I placed th…
Hi Mona,
I will set 6 EBAY closed auction links below, all from Aug 3. These should be readily accessible and no need for an ebay login or otherwise. You will find some ad pics and such at the page tops....scroll down to see the closed auction dat…
Hi scott,
I noted this too; in last weeks fund boat write; as a concern of mine regarding a large portion of the individual investors. The recent market actions; AND if there were to be another big sell will indeed take many away from equities fore…
Hi Investor, Just placed a post back to you in the tech section and did add the space at the left margin area in front of the tickers. Highlighted is normal again.
Thank you for your time and efforts with this.
Regards,
Catch
Hi Investor, Thank you for your time with this. I did edit the funds boat ticker list and added a space before each ticker and highlighted is now normal. The space was not an issue before, so I will have to keep this in mind in the future when I hav…
Howdy Andyj,
Tracked down this MFO chat from a few weeks back, about the number of funds, including etfs and CEFs.
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/index.php?p=/discussion/830/29126-holy-overload-robin-exclaims-to-batman.-/p1
Take care,…
Hi Andyj,
Not really related, but I miss the days when there were still more individual stock listings versus the mutual fund list. And, I am not counting etf's. A big, big fund list there days, eh? And trying to sort out the variables of what some…
Hi Mona,
A note regarding relative value from a buyer's side. I use eBay as a real proxy for the value of many items during a given day or week. Several K-rands sold on Aug 3, between $1745 and $1721.
Not being an attorney, but which your attorne…
Howdy David,
It appears that the 6 person manager team may follow in the path of this recent fund management style change at Fido; although this fund name does not include the renaming style of existing Fido funds using this concept and becoming "S…
Mona,
This is a Google link with dealer listings in your area.
http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=ew#hl=en&xhr=t&q=Ft.+Lauderdale+coin+dealer&cp=26&qe=RnQuIExhdWRlcmRhbGUgY29pbiBkZWFsZXI&qesig=vTSWqtI_xEDZQZOKls6jNA&…
Hi scott,
Rumors, rumors......but still can cause short term problems, eh???
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/11/us-crisis-asia-exposure-idUSTRE77A1Q620110811
And fact, CME raised margin requirements on gold traders. I don't know the crite…
Hi john,
If one does not protect the monies each and every day; the value of compounding positive returns becomes diminished going forward and "do all right" in 5-10 years may ring hollow.
No 2.5 jobs or a job for this fella. They'll just have to b…
Hi Scott, Well they found Spock, eh? Don't know if I'll be found if the above buys don't perform...:) May be late to the party; OR the band is set up and ready to go.
Howdy scott,
I had to run the roads today with other work; but had plans of perhaps going into a few other funds....likely energy stuff; but when hearing of the market moves in the last few hours decided to keep the money horses in the corral. I …
Howdy Derf,
As our equity holdings are not too large at this time for our comfort level; we will hold them for now. The possibility, of course; does exist to sell down some or portions of some equity funds in an equity relief rally. At this time, a…
Howdy David,
Although this fund, FAGIX, has a narrow focus; it has served our house well over many years, and is currently part of our portfolio mix. The returns over the years are very satisfactory; as indicated at M*'s performance section.
Thank…
Howdy Kaspa and NickF,
Our house will be monitoring the energy sector for a buy point. Regardless of all events; energy will still be required.
Take care,
Catch
Hi fundalarm,
Thank you for taking the time to post this data. I too, noticed those 666 numbers again....a bit scary, eh??? :):):)
Our HY/HI bonds finally got the big slap today, too. I have not checked our direct funds yet, but am sure they will…
Hey Maurice, We are now getting our investment advice from Al Roker and friends at the Weather Channel. Watched part of this folly while on vacation...............give me a break, eh???
Pretty soon, one may expect market tickers along with temps on …
Hi johnN,
" Would you 'hit the panic' button yet? Do you have a plan B?"
>>>>>No panic here, but this is based upon our current holdings. Although our large position percentage in HY/HI bond funds appears to be headed for a bigger h…
Howdy Flack,
The blue box indicates that the post is from you; and you will see this when signed in to MFO. The rest of us do not see the color/highlight. Tis helpful to better indentify your/one's own postings in a thread.
Regards,
Catch
Morn'in Cathy, NickF presented a nice write regarding TIPS functions. I still do contend that the upward gains in TIPS this year comes more from the relationship to safety of Treasury issues. One must know and consider that many bond funds and sover…
Reply to @Maurice
Hi Maurice, Flight to a safe zone in lieu of cash. TIPS react, generally; the same as other Treasury issues when folks are seeking protection from the unknowns of the markets. You will find TIPS funds this year have had a great pe…
Reply to @VintageFreak:
Hi VF, I, of course; don't know how long the TIPS/funds will hold their gains; but your VIPSX gained a bit more wiggle room to the upside. This sector should continue to benefit as long as folks seek safety from the machina…
Howdy All,
Also, this link is for the Charlie Rose program and in particular; 9 video programs related to Michael Lewis, which includes a full program from 2010 regarding "The Big Short" book.
http://www.charlierose.com/guest/view/1487
You may al…
OJ, Investor, Scott................
It was one thing to find the circus arrive unannounced in Sept. 2008; BUT the sad part of this current event is that we have been able to see and watch this circus coming to town and there are many, many trucks l…
Reply to @Old_Joe:
Hi OJ,
As I will be away from the home trading desk in a day or two; ya think it would be prudent for a bit younger person (me); to purchase a large package of "Depends" or as I have called them over many years...for the boys;…
Reply to @scott:
Hi Scott, Thank you for the CME note. This explains the slight up move in yields for the 1/3 month T-bills yesterday....that I could not define for a reason.
Regards,
Catch
Hi Investor,
Don't get too restless. Be patient for a full recovery. Heck, its too hot in your part of town anyway; so, relax and stay inside.
Attempt to recall and write down any interesting investment ideas you may have with use of the pain me…
Reply to @VintageFreak:
Hi VF,
We do not plan to move our bond funds monies and we have a bunch.
There will be some kind of plan from the DC crowd, be it short term fixing right now and more fixes to come. Unfortunately, the DC thing is a hugh …
Reply to @Anonymous:
From your link....
Quotation Rule #3: Quotes that a politically conservative quoter attributes to classical figures like Cicero, and that criticize modern, allegedly liberal trends are almost always phony.
I am a say'in I do…
Hi OJ and hank,
Ya.........but, all is well; as the NFL has attained a contract settlement. Meanwhile, those in the top row of the colosseum in Rome notice small clusters of smoke rising into the blue skies, knowing there must be fires below the s…
Hi Sven,
Hoping all is well in your neck of the woods.
Thank you for the link to the article.
Watergate/Washington Post had their "DeepThroat" and I was going to write previous about a lady (I'll name her, DeepPockets) in her 9th decade of life…
