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davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
@davidrmoran: As for gas. When oil prices rise, Ii seems to me the price of gas goes up before the next tanker pulls in.
"not to say savings will be passed along in any case" In the case of the cheese, I'm thinking last time milk dropped the pric…
"We're getting tariffed to death," said Scott Ditter, a dairy farmer in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, referring to Canada's 270 percent duty on American milk. America's dairy farmers have suffered a monthslong dip in dairy prices due to oversupply.
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@catch22: " This money will likely be spent into the economy somewhere and not likely find its way back into taxable accounts for investment." Interesting thought or question.
Have you tried to find out % RMD's being invested or spent ?
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@Old_Joe & hank: Here in the great state of WI. we have a wheel Tax. City by city it has rolled through the state. The latest I've heard the state capitol Madison, will be putting a $17 U O Me on their residents renewals. Lucky guys & gals…
@msf: Schwab holds cash in their bank, so if forced to put redemption restrictions on their MMF I'm lead to believe I could retrieve my cash. Do you have any thoughts on this ?
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@ catch22 email notice signed Stephen Utkus.
Steve Utkus | Vanguard Blog
Steve Utkus oversees the Vanguard Center for Retirement Research, which studies many aspects of retirement in America—from how individuals start saving and investing in the…
Three points not mentioned in first post.
!. Survey wanted me to "forecast" what the total market was going to do.
2. Survey was going to be a 6 or 7 times event.
3. I returned to survey & found questions pertaining to GNP & Treasury bonds.
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@BrianW
The Evermore Global Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of Evermore Funds Trust, an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fund offers two share classes — an Investor Class (EVGBX) and an Institutional Cl…
Is the lending of funds going on for both sides of Vanguard ? A few years back VG wanted to move me & others to their brokerage, which I did. Now as I'm told some individuals still hold their funds with VG, not VG Brokerage.
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I owned a 85 300ci ford 150 for a good number of years. I loved the bench seat & roomy engine compartment ! On the other hand the battery failed shortly after warranty ended & front-end needed an alignment even thou the dealer said in was i…
@Crash: < These young people have no generous GI Bill to come home to, like the WW II veterans. > Guess how they could acquire GI Bill ?! I didn't serve in WW2 , But I did use the GI Bill !
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@ Old _Skeet Tell me $ amount you bet on each horse & type of bet. I can't follow what you're telling me. Think Ted is still + 1 I'll carry this forward for Belmont & then you can be a little more specific with your wagers.
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Kaspa does make a point , but a return of 8 % for last 4 years would be hard to top !
On the other hand using IRA, etc. would lower your RMD's thus saving some on taxes & S.S. tax.
Derf
@Ted: Will you be playing Justify in the Preakness ? Along with ?
As far as your vig question I think it will be going up. More people with their hand out !
It's "better" to be lucky than good,
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@ catch22:
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COLA"S thus far :
The 1975-82 COLAs were effective with Social Security benefits payable for June (received by beneficiaries in July) in each of those years. After 1982, COLAs have been effective with benefits payable for December (received by ben…
@catch22: Chuck started to do the later of which you mentioned in above post. After 2 or 3 times this stopped . Vanguard is pushing for this also, but haven't had to do this as of late.
Good i…
