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Derf
davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
Thanks Shadow. From above link.
"In addition, value style investing may fall out of favor and under perform growth or other style investing during given periods."
How well we all know this !
So how many loafers does one need on the "board" ?
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@hank ; " Wouldn’t printing more $$ do the trick? I’m waiting for the Fed chopper to fly over and drop a few Franklins. Nothing yet except some kid buzzing the neighborhood with a drone. "
I received my Franklins by mail. Did you get your stimulus…
@catch22 : ''As of a few days ago, the etf TIP is +8.5% YTD, and the etf LTPZ (long duration TIPs) is +24.1%. Neither of these etf's are reacting to inflation today, eh?"
Did you say this tongue in cheek ?
Seems to me the higher these go, etf's…
Davids report on the coupling of QRSVX & FPPTX sent me to thinking this may not be a good deal for QRSVX fund holders. More money coming into a PRICEY market if FPPTX sells its holdings or if their stocks are off loaded to QRSVX doesn't sit well…
@msf. I see some teams are offering cut outs of fans, you, me, or who ever, sitting at the game for a price ! Also some programs have added fans , via previous recorded games . Wow.....
Stay Safe, …
SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 31, 2020 TO THE SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES AND PROSPECTUS FOR THE GRANDEUR PEAK EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND, GRANDEUR PEAK GLOBAL MICRO CAP FUND, GRANDEUR PEAK GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, GRANDEUR PEAK GLOBAL REACH FUND AND G…
@Old_Skeet: As for your 40% value , would you mind breaking it down a bit more? Small, mid,& large %age. My large value has been going down for quite while. Small -mid hanging in there.
Stay Safe &a…
Thanks @Old_Joe; Instead of using age groups to find death rate, use occupation. I guess the closer one works to another person the greater the chance of getting covid-19.
Thanks All, Derf
Thanks for the link @zenbrew. Can anyone answer this question ? If someone is in the 95% tile, what is the possibility of getting covid-19 ?
Not that mathematical, Derf
Thanks for the post,info @catch22. I took a look at Vanguards tip, VIPSX. YTD shows 6.54% as compared to LTPZ at 18%. Would the difference in return be do to duration ?
Thanks , Derf
In case you are wondering: SCHADENFREUDE
( is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another. )
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@rono: "please note my township is floating a 3 mil tax increase for fire and EMS. We chose November 2020, 2 years ago because it would have the largest turnout. This way we'd see if the residents want to pay or not for the level of service they're …
Are you, @Old_Skeet, telling me you made a 32% profit from your step buys during the most recent correction. Hats off to you & your good fortune !
As for me, a 10% gain is all I can claim, & I'm still waiting for VTINX to get back to brea…
@MikeM: Congrats on your swap ! Only problem I see, now you have to change your photo. You're no longer caught in the headlights !!
Derf
P.S. I'll confess , I'm still holding the
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