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Sure, I mostly read when I can get on, you guys are way more knowledgeable than I.
I need to send in last 2 months documents to a loan company for a mortgage I'm getting for a condo. I can't send in the Vanguard ones, because I can't get to them. Pain...I did screenshots and hope that's good enough for them--I'll find out monday.
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I was thinking 65 or 66....
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Down, -4.79% Beat the S&P and total markets though I think. :/
Did take $10k out for a new car though.
Best was Square/SQ +61%
BEst fund: CLMAX +7.6
Worst: MPACX -16.3 thankfully only about $3000 in there.
I bought a 2018 Honda Civic last month. I needed a new one, last one is 15 years old. It was either this year or next, but I got a good deal, I think. I was aware of the possible impending tariff, but it was just a small portion of the reason. I wo…
I think I get that if I make a sell/trade to get money in my account, then I try to make a buy using that money. It's not smart enough to look at your balance before making the trade, seeing you do have enough money.
Sold SPVZX and moved it into my bond fund in Schwab-PONDX, and SFGIX and FMIJX.
Sold Disney a month ago, and bought more Home Depot with it. The money left over, put into FSPHX.
Bought ATT and Verizon. Sold Gilead.
Bought T Rowe Price Blue Chip.
Noticed this so asking. You doing me deep value investing, tech investing or utility proxy play?
I'm 57, want to retire next year, so need to move more toward preservation. I'm …
Interesting. I plan on going April 1. Might work a small job to keep me out of trouble and bring in a little bit of spending money. I was figuring to spend about $25k/yr then.
