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why bother to respond at all?
Good question! Ok, I believe my situation differs from most on this forum because I have a safe place to park cash (family business), where I get a nice rate of return. So, there has to be a BIG selloff for me to in…
@little5bee
Our house tends to move large enough positions that the one time fee, if it applies; to purchase an etf is not a concern.
respectfully...no, thanks! I'm not as good of a market timer as you.
@catch22 correct, one may purchase 1 share, but personally, I purchase in lots of 100. Schwab offers some NTF ETFs and if I bought those incrementally, that would be acceptable, but to pay $8.95/1 share of XYZ x 100, in order to scale in??? No, t…
The main reason I don't like ETFs is that they require a sizable investment all at once...the "lower cost" structure can quickly evaporate if you buy at the wrong time..i.e, IBB about a month ago. I prefer scaling into and scaling out of funds...mu…
well, at least United has the "surprise" part working!!
http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/united-begins-new-secret-upgrade-program-for-its-best-customers/ar-AAeRTGH?li=BBgzzfc
@Old_Skeet. I couldn't agree more. I have had a small position, then sold it all as I do not like her risk exposure just to juice her record over her former co-manager, Dan Fuss.
I thought she left on amicable terms...was there a falling out bet…
He deactivated the trade alerts. We hope that will end it. The next time he places a trade from his tablet, I'm going to be watching my phone to see if that worked. We still can't figure out how it happened in the first place. My cell number is …
:)) we are coming for you...give us three years with our new coach.
My bf and I have had something strange happen with Schwab mobile. I am getting his trade notifications on my mobile. He usually uses his tablet to trade... we have tried to figu…
Just woke up and while going through my emails, I heard some pundit on CNBC diss one of Schiller's books, by saying he doesn't "account for the time-value of money"...ironic under the circumstances. Don't know what the context was, but it wasn't ge…
@LewisBraham It's one of the reasons I find celebrities who talk about their healthy lifestyles insulting. They have the money for personal trainers, their own chefs, health club memberships, healthy organic food and, crucially, the time to exercis…
@LewisBraham Just removing the subsidies for the corn industry would save taxpayers billions and drive up the price of the unhealthier foods.
I'm all for this, but remember, corn is also used for feeding farm animals, so expect price increases in m…
@rjb112
no, it was definitely not in the last 5 years...more like the '08-'09 bottom. I think the fund was probably bleeding assets and needed some inflows.
@Maurice Sounds like you are doing things the right way and will be successful. It's long term results that matter, not losing 5 lbs. by tomorrow. I was a heavy teenager/college student till I quit dieting and little by little changed my lifestyl…
@scott thanks for looking up the info for me! I just remembered seeing Uncle Warren on CNBC and recommending it. It was open then and he was touting it as a fund that invested the same way that he did...interesting comparison, considering the back…
I remember Warren Buffett singing the praises of SEQUX during the recession...hmmm...interesting, considering he is a vocal proponenet of everyone paying his/her "fair share". Thanks for the background info @LewisBraham!
@TheShadow good points, but I still think I will pass on opening an account there...have too many scattered accounts right now, but if I get it through Schwab...great!
@Mulder420 After hearing two different stories from two different people at GP, I emailed in my form sans adviser code (just left that whole section blank). I received a confirmation email. We'll see what happens...I've got no interest in opening…
@davidrmoran way higher of course in places notionally espousing conservative / antigov philosophies.
Or places where people have lower incomes. Or places with more "blue collar" or rural workers.
Agree with you on the BMI threshold though...I …
@LewisBraham Worse, unlike illegal drugs, people need to eat so you can't just walk away from highly sweetened or fattening foods.
Sorry, but I'm not buying this....you don't have to give them up, just don't eat them as much. I agree with you, the…
@PRESSmUP
Literally just off the phone with Mark at GP and he told me that to invest through Schwab, I needed to ask my Schwab advisor for the 8 digit master account number...apparently it's 4 digits - 4 digits. Going to try that now...will report…
@PRESSmUP Just called GP and my Schwab "advisor". My Schwab "advisor" had no idea what an "advisor code" was. Talked to Amy at GP and she said I needed one, but the best way to invest was directly with GP (which I want to avoid, if possible). Ca…
