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davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
Thank you @yogibearbull. I will quit looking at that pre-schedule in the late evening. Lazy eyes & mind. No wander I couldn't find 4 & 8 week T-bills !
Not a CD note. While checking T-bills last night at Schwab I found no buys shorter than one year for auction today. So are all the short term T-bills getting bought up as soon as they open for purchase ? I believe short cd's were numerous.
Let me add to carew388 post. I remember when "the border was open & jobs" shipped to Mexico didn't help the working man !! NAFTA I believe it went by, 1992 signed .
@Gary, what was the total of CG's & dividends over that time period ? I'm thinking no reinvestment took place ?
Thanks , Derf
PS Now I'm wondering how this works
out over ten years if one started in
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Question Has anybody other than myself , received a power billing stating for only $3-$4 more per bill you could support "green energy" ? Only green energy in use here, solar lights ! The best green energy that we had was a ash tree that shaded t…
@yogibearbull : Thanks for the update & glad to hear you're recovering. I guess the shots aren't 100 % , but probably cut down on the severity of the illness ?
@Crash : I believe IRA's are not eligible for credit or deductions for foreign taxes paid on Fed taxes. That's why I'm moving to taxable account. Correct me if I'm wrong
Today I sold the rest of FMIJX to get it out of Roth. One can't take foreign tax paid off Fed taxes. The question for me , what to put into the Roth ? SC or MC ?
I thought I heard the bells toll a few months back. Bought 3 T-notes, due ( 12/24 - 3/25 - 4/26 ) about 8.5% of portfolio. Paying 4.25%, 3.875%, & 3.75%.
I didn't like the interest rate , but remembered it wasn't that long ago when I was happ…