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You guys put the jinx on the markets bragging about your YTD returns. You should never do that, particularly this early in the year.
"Markets always overreact, both to the up-side and down-side, without fail." ---Crash.
So, WHAM! A putridly odorous …
Picked the wrong day. Sold out of PRNEX (nat. res.) and put the proceeds where it would be handy, in a bond fund with end-of-month dividends. I am anticipating needing to grab a small bunch of money there. Help with the niece's school and relocation…
msf:
SIPC coverage is up to $500K with a $250K limit for cash. The cash coverage limit does not apply to MMF shares (those are securities), nor to bank sweep balances (that's in the bank not the brokerage and is covered by FDIC). It applies strictl…
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But are you sure it was Pershing they had to speak with? No wonder it took so long.
:-)
Not sure of the direction or point, there....... Fill me in?
Crash - I’m sorry to hear of the inconvenience you suffered with T Rowe Price today. But are you sure it was Pershing they had to speak with? No wonder it took so long.
In this latest snafu, I'm actually not 100% certain of anything in that regar…
Thanks, guys. That input is in the right direction, and good to know, though not precisely what I was looking for. But important, since I'm just a smidge away from relieving myself of the burden of truly SHITTY customer service at TRP and moving to …
"Ambivalent Right." Along with 12% of the public. Well, I can say I've lately been moving in that direction, though politically, I'm still a Socialist. If Hawaii would ALLOW me to register as such. Hawaii is a cluster-flop. The Dems. have it locked-…
I had ANOTHER "conversation" with TRP today. Attempting to make a trade. But the trading tool doesn't work. The agent's English and enunciation was mushy, which does not help, either. Not to mention that I'm sure the headset or earbuds they are usin…
......Finally broke through the range I was bound into, by just +0.7%. Still not as high as the ending 2023 numbers, by just a hair. Progress. Otherwise, today was one of those days. A voice crying in the wilderness: "Nothing makes sense!" And no on…
"If Trump is reelected possibly that time may never come. That is what we should be worried about."
Attaboy @Old_Joe ! Can I get a double amen!
Needless to say, we will not survive intact if the Orange Bumbler is reelected. Double Amen.
Well, I might offer that officials in positions like his always always always speak in generalities. So, one must learn the Art of listening for what's NOT said, and to audibly "read between the lines." Like trying to parse an official Vatican prono…
At this point no one has actually asked the Supreme Court to decide if Trump committed anything.
The only question before the court at this time is whether or not it is within the purview of a state to disallow a person from running for president w…
Shit. So, it's not being decided on its merits. He DID commit insurrection, attempting to steal the election, ex post facto. But the Supremes are afraid it will get political, and so Red States would disqualify Dem. candidates? How low can this coun…
@hank I've searched for individual YOOTs. Valuation as measured by P/E are never in the same neighborhood as other value stocks. Guess there's lots of overhead, maintenance of wire lines and shrub and tree-branch cutting to be done. (Unless you just…
Feb. 10, '24: Another week, another gazillion dollars down the toilet in the federal budget...
Taking @hank's advice, at long last: added a bond ETF in taxable, FALN. The amount in there is still miniscule. My other bond funds are in the retirement …
PMEFX, not off to a great start this year, but its 3-year record is encouraging if you want a fund that is not concentrated in large-cap funds.
Appreciate the response! We are steering clear of small-caps. Too damn volatile for a buy-and-hold guy …
That M* Cash data is from 12/31/22.
The other M* data appears to be as current as we can get.
To wit, the Fido data I quoted is from 09/30/23, common time delay for OEFs of 3-6 mos.
Thanks. That's exactly how Mumblestar has "earned" its less than …
https://www.morningstar.com/funds/xnas/pzrmx/portfolio
Shows 48% cash. If it's wrong, it's wrong.
We are dealing directly with the selected fund-house, not through any broker. So, the infernal front-load would apply. That's my understanding.
Yes,…
In the Conservative Allocation and Moderately Conservative Allocation categories, take a look at PFRMX/PZRMX. Ranks 1-2 in Conservative Allocation cat for all 1-10-yr periods. VERY different composition so be sure to review it before investing!
Huge…
Fed up with waiting. My "personal rate of return" on PRNEX natural resources has hovered since forever at about minus -1%.
It's already down to 3.89% of total portf.
I'm moving a slug of money from PRNEX into PRFDX equity income fund. The latter …
Not sure if that's legal. Well, the courts never had to rule on that yet, because there was, before the Trumpster, never an aimless, spineless, unethical sleazebag like him in the WH. Not even Tricky Dick thought of pardoning himself.
Dick Nixon!
B…
Joining together to form a streaming service. And you must subscribe. That just removes the content from the menu I always use. So, no-go. I can recall FREE games on the major networks for FREE--- with the obligatory stupid, useless, disruptive, scr…
@Crash, on web search, I found 2 numbers for GQG:
Common (754) 218 5500 https://gqg.com/contact-us/
Less common (866) 362 8333 https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/gqg-475c
The number you mentioned has 1 digit off. It's "362", not "372".
T…
@crash, for the hell of it, I tried calling 1 (754)-218-5500, the number on the website you linked. It went through, no problem.
Weird.
The number that appears TO ME on the page I linked is:866.372.8333.
"Not a working number," says the recording.…
And just remember that there are a whole lot of people who believe that labor unions are responsible for this sort of thing, not the management which creates the operating environment.
truth!
Up is down. True is false. 1984-speak. Voters (and the …
...And I saw on Bloomberg that there were mis-drilled holes. Jayzuz H. Cripes. Quality Control, much?????
And I just booked on AA for a trip back East in late May. This trip will be in ECONOMY. Yux. Looking at my confirmation. It adroitly does not i…
...Well, shucks. A few laps around the website, and I still can't find a working phone number. Anywhere. For anyone connected to the firm. Want more info? An email address is provided. Pretty minimalist in terms of customer service. There is a way t…
Big giant piles of dooky:
The contact phone number provided "is not a working number." So says the extremely pleasant recorded female voice on the phone. What to do? ORK?!
https://gqg.com/contact-us/
