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Hi Shos,
Agree with Investor. Although he and I have FIDO accts; I don't know that you do, too.
Both funds mentioned have done well and don't know if that will last; but both have a decent range of holdings. As far as tax friendly, you may not fi…
Howdy,
ANY of the 19 Harry Browne books (list link here). My first was, "Inflation Proofing Your Investments". This book is the basis for the "Permanent Portfolio" PRPFX.
---I will also second the nomination for "Beating the Street" by Peter Lyn…
Howdy,
I cheated !!! This is a copy/paste of a review of this book; which is on a book shelf at this house. However, I could not have written a better summary; and for the most part this review and the words speak volumes about this house, too; a…
Howdy Accipiter,
I have set all preferences, except the 2 "wall" notifies. I will find what comes about from this.
Thank you for your time and efforts.
Regards,
Catch
I believe you have just about all the kick currently available with your bond mix. The exceptions may be some of the closed end funds that really throw around the bets. I suspect you'll be happy with your holdings for another year.
Regards,
Catch
HEY OJ........now I've always been political neutral and tight mouthed in this area:):):).....so will move right to the money.
Watching a broad sectors of futures, I don't find that the traders really give a rip one way or the other. I still find i…
Howdy Anonymous,
Yes, this could fit in all categories; but I chose to place it here with funds where it will likely get the most traffic and use.
Take care,
Catch
Hi rmt,
YES, but the limitation of $5K per year and foregoing one's part of a retirement plan would not be my personal preference. One may, if I recall the IRS info properly is that a 529 annual limit is $13,000K per year.
Your point, however; i…
Howdy,
First, congratulations to both of you; and to looking forward for your newborn.
ROTH IRA's, a few things to consider:
---A ROTH IRA will be limited to $5,000/year and less if your income is more than $105K/year.
---Your household will …
Hi OJ,
Not sure about this part of your reply to my write...........
"• From the WSJ article: "The CBO found that Mr. Ryan's plan would, by 2030, essentially force 45% of retirees to pay for 68% of the costs currently paid for by Medicare." So Ca…
Hi OJ,
Not sure about this part of your reply to my write...........
"• From the WSJ article: "The CBO found that Mr. Ryan's plan would, by 2030, essentially force 45% of retirees to pay for 68% of the costs currently paid for by Medicare." So Ca…
A real myth too is that many "think" they are kinda rich.
I still have pay records back to when I made $.35/hour GROSS.
'Course then in 1966 work'in for the UAW and hauling in $3.08/ hour and a very nice new car could be had for $2,300. Heck, the …
00BY,
"Don't let the haters bother you."
>>>>>HATERS ???
"There are advantages and disadvantages to the new site. We are all very grateful for all the hard work ya'll have put in."
>>>>>Yes, there are; and yes w…
Hi hank, I thank you for the link. I did read OJ's post and we are pushing the same boat with different words. And the site is getting better each day. I always look around to find if there is something new to discover.
You and yours take care of …
If you have not seen; and if you have, you should watch again...The movie, Sneakers. We all know there are many very sharp thinkers out there in our world of data. I am still awaiting a reply to my ad for a sharp thinking young person to take an adv…
Hi paule,
I use Google Finance for a quick and dirty look. No spreadsheets set in the pc.
I do have a homemade worksheet (put together in MS Word) for our holdings by vendor where I total all of the true dollar values at the end of each business we…
Hi Maurice, You may find (if you are using MicroSlush) to use the F5 key to "refresh" the web page. You may do this as often as you choose. I do this after viewing a particular discussion thay had the "new message" in yellow and then have returned t…
OOPPSS.......did forget...................looking at the list of discussions; one finds the time of a post, and I can know it is new by its place on the list. BUT, it would be nice to find a date, too. THIS would be covered with having the "thread l…
Morn'in....Sat, April 2
These thoughts reflect back to the FA board, but also to my earlier days of message boards on the young interenet.
1. FULL VIEW of all LADDERED replies that have been posted to the FIRST message; as is now available at FA.…
