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3% down from the portfolio's all-time high, here. (very early, 2022.) But that's deceiving. I've been adding regularly. So I have NOT made up the covid loss, to say nothing of a few stinky-poopy investment selections I've let go of, and redeployed t…
Geniuses at TRP don't even recognize the ticker. "The fund you have selected is not eligible for trading for a retail investor. Please contact T. Rowe Price Investment Services Inc. for further assistance."
That might just be a boilerplate, catch-a…
Thanks. Understood. I thought it to be worth sharing that NORTHEAST BANK is offering up to 15 month CD at 5.3% yield. FDIC insured, of course. Branches are in Maine, but of course, a money transfer ought to be routine with account number and routin…
I got alphabet-soup-itis from all this.
OK, TCAF is the ETF.... Next:
PRWCX, the existing, CLOSED fund.
I bookmarked a Bloomberg link for TCIFX. Is this ticker DEAD, now?
Lastly, there is PRCFX (Investor class of the new fund: Cap. Apprec & In…
“I step out of my bed these days and then sit down in my wheelchair. So I am paying some price for old age. But I prefer it to being dead. And whenever I feel sad about being in a wheelchair, I think well you know, Roosevelt ran the whole damn count…
This news stinks. I learned, from reading what he said and in interviews. We all have to go. There are those who will never be missed. Charlie WILL be missed. Sigh. I'm going to go light my hair on fire now.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/busin…
Just looked at the list. Such niche products. Reminds me of the PhD. dissertation titles I'd see posted back in my school daze. I held just a couple ETFs very briefly. They were unsatisfying. Like hank, I'm holding 11 positions and don't want to add…
"...It's a song about ALICE, remember?" LOL. My insurance agent brought me the brake fluid in person. THAT is some kinda insurance agent!
Not subject to IRMAA here. Although I dunno if I agree that the tax system is aimed at assisting those most in…
@yogibearbull. @rforno.
I'm much obliged for your responses! Ya, SEVN does not need any of my money.
PSTL: (Seeking Alpha, from last May:)
"...At Portfolio Income Solutions we maintain an archive of historical Tax Treatment of REIT Dividends for m…
Thanks for the input, all. Yes, I'm not going to panic at what my presumably smart fund managers have done. And as mentioned above: BRUFX has a 30% stake in mid, small and micro-caps. But 32% right now in CASH??? Holy.....
Re: PRNEX: I'm just a hair…
Just took a look at a legendary small cap offering from TRP (PRNHX). .... ice in your veins... FWIW - M*’s analysts award it a “silver” rating, their second highest.
Suppose funds like that are great for speculating. But a difficult long term h…
It's all they drink in the Philippines. ALMOST impossible to find ground coffee. They all buy the hideously sweet break-open mini-packs of Nescafe Instant with ugly powdered "creamer" and the 3rd ingredient is way too much sugar. They will smile at …
I've always felt that insurance is almost impossible to evaluate because cost is the easiest, but only one of the important variables. How does one evaluate an insurance company's track record of responsiveness to customer problems or of handling cl…
”Patel argues that the recessionary default risk of junk bonds today is low. “The high-yield market has never been in better shape in its history,” she says. That’s because junk-rated companies used the previous period of low interest rates to borro…
@msf. "...$545 legal maximum." I thought it was $2k/year, now.
Are you talking about a single-purchase maximum copay for the criminally expensive drugs?
Some that my Dr. prescribed come over, or close to $400/single purchase co-pay. So, what kind…
+1. Two minor surgeries at two different hospitals this year. Traditional Medicare lets me sleep nights and I have to chase down no eligible doctors and hospitals. Note: I was in the doc's office the other day, and a woman was there from the Big Is…
@Crash - Who you gonna believe? Your own eyes … or a report by the NHSTA? :)
Gotcha. Some federal agency had way too much money to burn. Next, they can compute the risk of me walking outside of the painted bars in the crosswalk. JAYZUZ.
The 2011…
17 nov. '23.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2023-11-18/wall-street-week-11-17-2023-video
Dan Senor's book on the Israeli economy. Timely? Or shameless plug--- for the book and for Israel? No one's talking about Palestine's economy, ARE they?…
".....(2) higher incidence of pedestrian related deaths / injuries due to how quiet they are at low speeds. Goodness. Electric cars must have the same problem."
The biggest buncha brazen baloney I've heard in a while. All the INSANELY loud "safety"…
I increased auto deductible to reduce premium at the last big increase.
What kills me is that when you (perhaps) choose to even double your deductible, the cost savings on the premium you pay to be insured is never commensurate. What a racket.
We …
Itching to buy some ASC.
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4652518-ardmore-shipping-stock-q3-earnings-continue-to-add-my-value-portfolio?utm_source=stck.pro&utm_medium=referral
Ya, that source is suspect with many of us here. But since lately, s…
