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Derf
davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
From above LB says, ". Today was one of the most interesting days I've seen in the stock market in a long time with small value stocks way up and growth stocks way down. "
It will be interesting to see what value does today as early selling acros…
@catch22 : Thanks for the list. I checked out Brett Farve Sports Illustrated issue & was heart broken. What I thought was worth $35, turns out to be less than $5.
Stay warm & safe, Derf
Just came across this :
Due to severe weather and power outages impacting our service professionals in parts of the country, we're currently experiencing higher-than-normal call and chat hold times. You can visitSchwab.com/FAQs for answers to commo…
"[1]"Hard Closure": means that these Funds will no longer accept purchases, from new or existing investors, through financial intermediaries unless the purchase is part of: (1) a retirement plan which held the Fund prior to this closure, (2) an auto…
"I could point to articles from a year ago with similar proposals, but we all know how much campaign rhetoric changes once someone gets into office. Well put @msf .
I didn't find anything on COLA calculation change on your post @msf . A Google search furnished this ; https://401kspecialistmag.com/biden-backs-this-change-for-social-security-cola/ (for those interested).
St…
A quick Google search yielded this :
A total of 371 out of 715,425 Israelis who passed at least a week after receiving two doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine have contracted the virus – 0.04%, with 16 being sent to the hospital – according to…
All this info leads me to ask one more question. Any info on vaccinated participants who later contracted Covid-19 , as how it effected them, would be appreciated.
Stay Safe, Derf
GPMCX was started will around 25 Million AUM. Inception was around 10/2015. Total assets now around 55.9 million. Seems that closing this fund has worked.
Stay safe, Derf
From above post.
"Never hold so much that you can't double down when needed."
That works in the casino , so (probably) a good idea , NOT !!
Stay Safe , Derf
Is there more to this remark or just how one reads it ?
"Since 2018, there have been outflows of roughly $300 billion from equities, excluding share repurchases by companies. But there have been inflows of $1 trillion into bonds, she said. “If there…
@catch22 : Inquiring minds want to know, at least mine. Dig out your magnifying glass, if need be & look to see when your unit was made . The last PC I purchased was a cheap O & later I found out why. It was glad to be removed from the wareh…
Yes they made 1 billion on paper, but what happens when they start to dump 9 million shares back into the market ? I googled share holders of GameStop & up pops Vanguard 5.4 million & Fido 6.8 million. these aren't total holdings as of now, …
Even a (few) at MFO owned GameStop & probably didn't know it.
https://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/sectors/gme-stock-gamestop-investors-instantly-make-16-billion-gamestop-stock-squeeze/?src=A00220
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Interactive Brokers has put AMC, BB, EXPR, GME, and KOSS option trading into liquidation only due to the extraordinary volatility in the markets,” the company tweeted. “In addition, long stock positions will require 100% margin and short stock posit…
@Sven : Page 16 says they give back 2% of revenue to worthy causes. Probably not the only fund to do this, but at the moment I can't come up with one. Plus as an investor you get your say as to where some of the funds go.
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Evening Crash. A google search produced this. "
June 5, 2019 10:22 PM
Code G means direct rollover and it will not be taxed at all. You don't need to enter where you moved it. But just to warn you the Income Summary and Review screens will show…
A number of years back the Cubs had a curse on them . It revolved about a dead goat left on their door step. After winning the World Series , I would think that the curse had been removed.
Where did this curse travel to, Green Bay & the Packe…
@ Sven : From above post you mentioned a large cash horde by QRSVX. " YACKX holds high quality stocks while QRSVX holds smaller cap stocks (plus a large cash position).
Is this a result of merger with FPA ?
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@catch22 : And I thought I had a good memory. Thanks for adding this to the thread, as I'm sure a few enjoyed the flash back.
Stay Safe,Derf
P.S. Probably a good idea to
stick to funds instead of stocks !
