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Derf
davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
Like the goose that laid the golden eggs.
Different strokes for different folks !
@Old_Skeet: Is it more profitable to do the farming or rent the acreage out ?
Derf
Flatulent arrest-ors for all !! If methane is coming from fracking I would think most would be burnt off along with the NG. Take a trip along your landfill site & you'll have a smell of where the methane is coming from. Yes some of this metha…
After reading through the posts , two questions came to mind. How many people who bought CD's during their recent spike, March ?, had the fore sight & or fortitude to purchase CD'S with maturities of two years or more ?
Then what about the n…
"Life is like a bowl of cherries" I had my own problem with Grandeur Peaks when I closed a bank account & they tried to take quarterly withdrawal. After submitting forms via internet they came back & said they require a medallion signature.…
I started to nibble on Grandeur Peaks contrarian fund last month. I'll have to wait & see how this turns out as it's very new.
Good investing to All, Derf
@msf: Does this apply to self insured companies, or in my case unions that are self insured?
"Health insurance companies are required to spend at least 80% (85% in the case of large employer plans) on actual health care (Medical Loss Ratio."
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@Old_Skeet: Do you have a set % that an income fund can have in equities before you would move it to another sleeve or turn it loose ?
Thanks for your time, Derf
@hank; "So, with a Roth, you need to pull out a significantly smaller percentage to maintain the same lifestyle." You've already paid the taxes , so a smaller amount to draw from. It probably boils down to when the Roth was started.
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It appears the beer drinkers of WI. didn't appreciate this move & further more what name will Miller Park take ?!
(Shares of Molson Coors Brewing also fell, shedding 3.8% after the maker of Coors Light and Miller Lite disclosed plans to cut hun…
@Old_Skeet: Good afternoon. I took a peek at Yahoo & this showed up.
Morningstar Risk Rating★★★★
Number of Years Up26
Number of Years Down4
Best 1 Yr Total Return (Feb 3, 2019)25.29%
Worst 1 Yr Total Return (Feb 3, 2019)-13.85%
How does best &a…
Received the following from Chuck today: ( You, Schwab, and your account security. )
I haven't looked into it yet & also wondering if anyone else gave it a look see ?
Derf
" Income increased 25% in three of four quarters in 2018, a gain not seen since 2010 when firms were rebounding from the financial crisis."
What did they do for the year ?
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