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Hi @expatsp
You noted 2011 and yes this was the period, when in July, Standard and Poors downgraded the "quality rating" of U.S., etc. instruments.
'Course, as things turned out; one would have done well in the long term government holdings, yes?
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Evening @Old_Joe et al.
Holy Moly...........
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/189970/what-is-a-thorpe
the stuff we learn from investing discussions, eh? See here!
Now, ASCII, hexadecimal and binary I did study and know in the much…
This StockCharts loaded and could be operated without problem at 11:15am, Saturday.
http://stockcharts.com/freecharts/perf.php?FSPHX,PRHSX,FSHCX,FHLC&n=200&O=011000
Is your PC able to open/view this WSJ link?
http://www.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/mdc_us_stocks.html?mod=mdc_topnav_2_3020
I reset our browser history at the end of the day (an old habit). There have been times during the day when sites don't functi…
@Ted
Current Medicare subscribers I know, who have not yet started SS; pay monthly via an ACH withdrawal or monthly paper check.
Perhaps there are other options, but I don't recall quarterly payments being one.
Hi @msf
Hoping you (or others) have not misinterpreted my statements being against your write. I'm in agreement with your observations; and wrote my 2 cents worth of observations.
Regards,
Catch
Thanks, @Ted
This M* category return page remains stuck on calendar date, Sept. 26.
Perhaps the same date relative to Ted's comment.
http://news.morningstar.com/fund-category-returns/
Hi @msf
Thank you for your presentation.
I started this reply to the thread relative to the bond portion of this discussion. I've obviously blipped more just below.
What I'll name, The Exquisite Investor; being without much meaningful flaw as to …
Hi @Anna
Yes, you are correct. I fully expect a "copy and paste" reply already set into an electronic file appropriate for a response to the "citizens".
I'll add a portion of lyric from Michigan musician, Bob Seger; from a 1978 album, for the song…
@Crash
RBC appears to be more than fairly priced at this point in time. If interest rates really move upward over the next few years; one may have a chance to have some profit from current pricing levels.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=RY&…
Hi @msf @Old_Joe @Ted .....et al.
I was indeed mentally whipped and drained (hospital waiting with family member that started at 5:30am and ended at 9:30pm) when I saw this article late Tuesday night; and offered the story to the board for clari…
Hi @Sven
Supplement health plan rate changes:
2012 to 2013 = 9%
2013 to 2014 = 3.2%
2014 to 2015 = 4.3%
2015 to 2016 = 4.1%
2016 to 2017 = 2.1%
2017 to new rate beginning Jan. 2018 = 5.75%
Total change for the 6 period time frame = 28.45%, with a…
Not directly related to the ACA thread here; but we just received our "supplemental insurance" notification for price changes in 2018. The increase will be 5.75% for our area of Michigan.
And yes, thank you again @msf ,for being so gracious with yo…
Hi @Old_Skeet
My first reaction to the desires of the investors noted in the article; is that they either need to get off their medications or to begin medications. :)
From where did they obtain these return expectations?
Yes, I understand that the…
So, an 8.9% return over inflation, eh? No mention of taxes on distributions or other withdrawals relative to the required annual real return %.
Wondering which Natixis choices will meet the requirements of the "investors" as noted in the article. …
Hi @Tony
You noted: " However, I did not find a definition of "buy range" or "buy zone," or what the graphs' blue line is."
Agree.
I did enlarge (bottom right corner, 4 diagonal arrows) the graphic and found the blue line is relative strength vs SP…
Good Morning,
IMO, @Maurice placed an informative link by Ms. Benz; relative to personal finance and how one may learn from the basics or improve upon what they already think they know.
Mentoring, yes? Is this not the thrust of this forum? So many …
Hmmmmmmm.....copied the link to friends with the printer friendly link,,,,,,,,,,,,,don't know why it placed different here this time.........................
Student?????......ya, right.
You remain full of yourself, right up to the top of the jar.
Or earlier at this fine forum..............
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/35490/gasoline-prices-dropping-across-the-country#latest
And no help, so that I may learn the correct.......?
Well, here are a few links:
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-context-behind-nancy-pelosis-famous-we-have-to-pass-the-bill-quote/
https://www.google.com/search?q=nancy+pelosi+health+care+speech&…
Hi @Maurice
I've found, more often than not; that I am on vacation or otherwise and without electronic access when some events took place or were pending taking place that would have likely caused us to have some holdings rotated.
As to your FSICX…
Two factor authentication and why only a 90 day policy for credit fraud?
https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/17/the-learned-helplessness-of-equifax/?ncid=mobilenavtrend
@Crash
You noted: "Small-caps have been lagging, this year."
>>>One would have to define "which" small caps. The fund category returns at the below link indicates the happy areas of all cap sizes in U.S. equity. The current trend favors g…
Add: Two Equifax executives "retire" .....
Chief Security Officer studied music composition in university and no "security" background.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/equifax-executives-step-down-scrutiny-intensifies-credit-bureaus-n801…
Hi @Ted
Hoping you and yours, including everyone you know with kindness; friends, family and whomever else, do not find their financial arses in a sling or impaired otherwise by any possible ramifications from the Equifax breach.
OR the other possib…
You noted: "Hoping its time in the woodshed is over."
Woodshed chart for FSPHX Jan., 2016 to date
http://stockcharts.com/freecharts/perf.php?FSPHX&n=427&O=011000
Someone needs to go to jail.................been thinking this for several years now for......
U.S. Senator and others in below link......now that other feet are also in the fire pit.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/13/us-senator-on-equifax-hack-som…
Hi @LLJB
Here is a list of articles regarding the BOJ and their brief history of supporting their equity markets. I did not dig through the articles to discover whether the bank pays any fees for purchases; but $54MM/annual would likely be little to…
Hi @Maurice
Appears there is not any defined reason for bump in this sector. 'Course it is more than just banks, eh?
Maurice, I'm making no presumption about your use or familiarity with StockCharts; as there is way too much one may play with at t…
Hi @Maurice
Current member count here is about 2,700 registered, not that this, or length of time at this site really matters related to quality, participation or otherwise.
The following bold numbers below indicate the numerical join sequence nu…
Hi @Maurice
Financials have had some thumps to the downside recently, eh? Could be a plain "oversold" and/or some folks think that yields on bonds are going higher and will stay; which eventually may allow banks to earn a bigger spread and profits.
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