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Derf
davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
JohnChisum: A question on your prescription cost. Was your deductible due? This missed fact usually catches me at the beginning of year. As for the water rates, sewage, & lawn water rates all being connected, that's been in effect in WI. for …
Why wasn't inflation included or taken into consideration when or before this was signed into law ?
If the taxpayer's combined income (total of adjusted gross income, interest on tax-exempt bonds, and 50% of Social Security benefits and Tier I …
Season's to dam long ! Cub fans looked like they were really into it all decked out in their winter ware. And I have to ask why a night game ? Day game & one might have enjoyed their cold beer.
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Glad to see NCAA finally ponied up some cabbage for parents of players to make the trip. I believe it was $3 k + another $1k for the final.
Go Badgers,
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RPHYX nav dropped .1 % last year, returning 2.6 according to Old_Joe Averaging 3.7 % return over the last 3 years maybe it's time to find a greener pasture? Is the manager running out of places to invest in? Total assets 896,000,000 as of 2/28/15.…
@ Old_Skeet: From time to time I've come across comments on this board that at least 5% of portfolio must be invested in a fund to make a difference to the total portfolio return. Viewing your portfolio, leads me to believe you think the opposite.…
Last paragraph sums it up for me !
Insurers continue to have a spotty reputation for charging such fees. “Most insurers service their annuity clients in the same way John Dillinger serviced banks,” says William Bernstein, a well-known author of fina…
Fwiw: To many tax loop holes for this to work. It's been said that Buffet pays less in tax than his hired help. Companies setting up shop outside U. S. , cutting taxes !
More coffe…
I was wondering if this glut of fuel has been equally felt around the world ?
We're wintering in coastal TX. & gas is around $1.95. On the way down we found gas for $1.67. Refinery in are back yard and paying appr. 17% more !
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I came across this statement recently. Is there any truth to it ?
Thanks for any replies, Derf
Dec 27, 2014
The reason: The federal code provides that there is no tax on capital gains or qualifying dividends for people in the 1…
Hey Mo: Automatic annual gas tax increase is a crock of do do !! How did it pass the first time around? TSP_Transfer check out Janesville to see they're handling the pot holes.
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FWIW: Maybe it's time to raise the gas tax !? Do you think anyone would notice or gripe!? It would help with jobs. From what I hear , to many repair jobs ( bridges), & not enough dollars.
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@Old_Skeet I'm thinking you put a (play) on less than 30 (?) days ago? I was wondering how it was working out? Or was I just dreaming this?
As for myself, I'm caught in the headlights so to speak. This oil situation has me on the guard. I'd lik…
Johnchisum thanks for reply. I took a look at your fund & Chuck shows 154 long positions & 26 short as of 9/30/14. It looks to be down 2.43 % YTD. What do you like about this newbie MF ?
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