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What is the urgency to close this?
It seems like this is something that could stay around for week so anybody that visits once a week will get to see it.
@MFO Members: Warren Buffett's latest purchase. The insurer's only new money purchase during the period was 450,000 shares of Express Scripts (ESRX) for an estimated cost of around $32 million
Thanks Ted...he also added to, reduced and sold some…
And what strikes me as more akin to spam is senseless complaints about the amount of information in my post. Just my opinion.
Agree, this is the type of response that drives people away from the message board.
Hmmm, so I'm back to my original question: Why are you looking at high beta stocks in combination with other dividend etfs to make your list?
I completely understand the motivation to look at the holdings of the various dividend etfs to generate a …
You said: "Using M* I listed the top 25 holdings for newly loved SPHP"
Then you clarified to this: https://www.invesco.com/portal/site/us/financial-professional/etfs/product-detail?productId=SPHB
Looking at SPHB, that is the PowerShares S&P 50…
I assume the sequence of returns coupled with strong results from the bond side caused the lower equity allocation to stay ahead. With the first year being way down, it takes awhile for the higher equity allocation to overcome those early losses. Ma…
Opened new position in RSIIX. My first bond purchase in about a year
Charles,
Which brokerage will allow entry in this share class with less than $1,000,000?
Mona
Schwab, only requires 2500 Basic / 1000 IRA
Reply to @cman: I'll be more specific. I was testing this assertion: "One ought to be careful about comparing day to day results in long/short funds. Being up on both up and down days are very rare exceptions or a coincidence."
That appears to not…
Reply to @cman: BDMIX is at last report running a very low net market exposure so in the end their return is a reflection of their ability to pick strong longs and weak shorts by whatever means.
I decided to test your assertion that being up on bot…
