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davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
@MikeM : Interview with Chuck ,complements of the Linkster.
https://wealthtrack.com/finding-compounding-machines-with-the-great-investor-chuck-akre-his-gen-x-co-manager-john-neff/
Enjoy, Derf
@dtconroe: Thanks for your reply. I wasn't interested in the amount in her IRA, as that isn't any of my business. More to my question is, did she take a RMD & if so did total distribution all go into a taxable bond fund ?
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@dtconroe; You said, {Back to some investing topics! My wife has a traditional IRA, and in 2020 she is required to begin her RMD process. Our approach to RMDs, is to take the total RMD amount at the beginning of the calendar year, transfer it to our…
@hank: {At some point people refuse to invest at rates in the 0-3% range.} I wonder what they would do if the rate goes negative ??!!
Last week WSJ had an article about "repo $,s" going up. Are central banks going to far?
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@WABAC: {Are old timers happy with this daily flood burying real discussions?}
You should have been here before Ted died. Ted was like the mailman, rain, snow, or sleet wouldn't keep him away from posting. Some of us enjoyed his posts & we …
@hank: { In fact, their domestic equity funds are hedged against interest rate shock by being overweight financials. A lot depends on which way the wind blows.}
Hank if memory serves me right they were way over weighted financials back in the big bl…
Schwab reported the same 46% cash & equivalent. If six % is actual cash where is the other 40 % positioned. With all the hot money leaving, a big reason to hold more cash ($) !
Fwiw I think keeping it closed is the way to go for the investor…
< You may recall that the market became overvalued in the mid-1990s, yet stock prices continued to rise for several more years before eventually succumbing to gravity.>
Now you know what drives the market ! LOL Thanks for the link, @Old_…
@hank: I'm sorry to hear of you're problem, so to speak. Did you stand pat or move on ? You've caught my ear & I would like to hear more .
Have a good week, Derf
@dtconroe: After viewing this site for a long time I have a suggestion for you. Bookmark your last comment. When you feel like adding to link, bring the bookmark back & add to it. Hopefully I explained this okay. I've seen months go bye & a …
Laugh for today ! I find an ad to open a savings account. 3% interest !! Do I have your attention ?! First week deposit $1, 2/nd week deposit $2, 3/rd week add $3, etc,etc,etc.
I believe it was full page ad & showed what your total would be …
@Old_Skeet: On your message above you said, ( The naked short volume in the Index remains elevated at a weekly average of 67% of the total volume .)
What would an average short % be of total volume ?
Th…
@ hank: : Appears chart I was looking at didn't take into consideration the 33 cent dividend passed out in Dec. My bad for not catching that !
My questions pertain to the fact that I'm thinking of dumping PRPFX & finding somewhere else to inve…
I took a sneak peak (TMSRX) at Marketwatch & to my surprise 32% in TRPUSBF. Looking at 4/th Qter. 2018 shows app. 7% drop. I guess it boils down to downside protection vs upside gain. Is anyone into this fund for say 10% or more of retirement i…
@Catch22; To have a "private conversation with a user", choose Message
To "post a public message" on someone's profile (Activity Wall), choose add comment.
Was this message above recently added ? Just curious after your post.
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@msf: " The Supreme Court acknowledged that inherited IRAs are not even retirement vehicles. They're just tax shelters, plain and simple, without a public purpose. That's why they don't get bankruptcy protection provided for retirement accounts
Wh…
@catch 22; Seems to me that you may need another cup of JOE this morning.
A summary of what the link is talking about, changes to RMD's. I clicked on link & the length of it turned me off. At 71 I'm guessing no changes for me.
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Limit one Special EasyStart Certificate per member. Fun how these great offers work out. Parked some cash a few months back because of the rate at a certain bank. Now I'm receiving E-mail , wanting me to use their products. The rate is falling &…
