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Derf
davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
@hank ; my best guess 2018.
The S&P 500 Price index returned -6.59% in 2018. Using a better calculation which includes dividend reinvestment, the S&P 500 returned -4.75%..
Not that long ago, Derf
@fred495 : Thank you for chiming in. I recently started with a minimum deposit & within a few weeks added to the fund . I will DCA when market cooperates.
Stay Safe, Derf
hank said , " I don’t find Price’s or others’ curbs particularly onerous; however, a way around the limitations would appear to exist in substituting ETFs for traditional funds."
Along comes a tax on each & every trade ! Hope I'm not around t…
So it would seem wise to have a pot of $$$$$ to draw from when Mr. Market doesn't cooperate. If one could cut their spending (budget) The pot could be reduced .
Happy Easter to All, Derf
P.S It would seem …
"Let’s face it, in today’s fast-paced markets, it isn’t enough to simply look at our portfolios every month or even every week. We can’t simply buy, hold and hope. That’s why the new site will offer these unique features:"
Is this link a belated A…
Now I know where all the furniture went, up in smoke !
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/03/26/biomass-carbon-climate-politics-477620?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Stay Safe, Derf
''To answer your question ... I don’t bet on the local teams. And rarely watch. Best not to have any emotional attachment if wagering. Can cloud your judgement. Since the sites generally allow betting and cashing out as often as you want during the …
@hank : " That said, I’ve enjoyed a few NCAA games this winter I wouldn’t have otherwise watched without a few dollars riding." Mich. - Mich. St. ? Izzo in a play in game !! Hard to imagine.
Mich. looked to me to be a final four until the in…
From above post:
The first one invests in companies that produce or sell inflation sensitive products (ie: lumber). It is up 46% over the past year.
If inflation takes off , will the building of new homes continue as it's doing now ?
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@carew338 & @Old_Joe : I think I found what I was looking for on DCA. Only the comments were for a falling market & I was wondering what the options were for a rising market.
About 4 months ago I took about 8% of portfolio value & put …
@catch22 : 4 or 5 pages provided these ; midcap-broadcast-wildcard- childcare- smidcap-Fidca !!!!! Do you see where I'm coming from ?
Have a good day , Derf
Nicely put @Old_Joe. Unfortunately just looking at USA is only touching a small part of the problem. Duck Duck Go (coal fired plants in India & China) & see what you come up with.
Stay safe, Derf
@ Rbrt : take a look at the rates in '88 vs rates today.
"Rates hovered between 9 and 7.5 per cent for the first half of 1988, before breaching the two-figure mark on 21 July. By September, it was 12 per cent, and went up another percentage point in…
How many hours of rolling black outs are YOU willing to set through ? Do what you can to save the planet, but don't throw the baby out with the bath water !
Stay safe, Derf
@AZRph : For the older folks, one should surely keep an eye on their 2025 & earlier funds as far as bond return is concerned.
@Crash : To my thinking you are receiving part of your distribution from bonds as you're removing the funds from a ba…
". Biggest funds negative were ARTYX and FSEAX - both down about 1 percent for the day. " @JonGaltIII I think you were looking at stale prices, maybe the day before ?
ARTYX -3.36 FSEAX -2.08 Any way you look at it , Thursday was a downer !
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TMSRX What would be a reasonable amount , per cent, to own in a retirement account of say 500 K ? Just wondering. Possible in the 4 - 5 % range .
Stay safe, Derf
