Here's a statement of the obvious: The opinions expressed here are those of the participants, not those of the Mutual Fund Observer. We cannot vouch for the accuracy or appropriateness of any of it, though we do encourage civility and good humor.
To be honest with you I don't know how I would do a MF portfolio these days as the 5 I hold add up to less than 6% of my total portfolio. That's kinda why I asked those that do. And up until a few years ago I also held no bond or bond type funds but…
I didn't get that from the article jerry. Kmart was in trouble when he took it over but he is pretty much responsible for driving both of them into the ground.
@davidrmoran & @PopTart - it's been awhile since I've washed my MF car so humor me please. Why do you say it's too much?
According to Bee's list he has LG, LV, Int'l, 2-MidCap's, 2-bond funds and an emerging market fund. I can understand combin…
Just wondering why they use PONPX instead of PIMIX. Same fund, same minimum, different ER (0.55% vs. 0.45%)? Also, depending on how he feels about the MLP sector I might be inclined to split or swap MLPOX for something in the REIT sector. I know, he…
Tiger, I feel your pain. The new yahoo portfolio view is an abomination that even Fidelity or M* would have a hard time beating and their tech departments are garbage.
Well MJG, if that was your response to the critique posted my msf I must say that is was spoken like a true politician. In other words you answered a question that wasn't even asked in an attempt to justify Ferri's use of Occam's Razor. Good job.
Just another article that isn't worth the cyber digits used to produce it. I couldn't tell if he was comparing brokerage firms or dividend growth investing. Maybe there was a point in there somewhere but it went right over my head. I do have some re…
When I was a beginning investor I used to read magazines such as Kiplinger's, Money and others figuring they had answers. You learn with time and experience to become more discerning. Simple sells, I get it. Our last presidential election is proof o…
Well Ben, I'm not divulging anything new here but we are all ultimately responsible for our own decisions. Those that write the articles on SA are supposed to state their long/short position in the stocks or funds they discuss. Those that write the …
"....And it was hard to believe that the White House press secretary could be careless enough to erroneously make such a radical suggestion.
Or, rather, it was hard to believe that if one failed to remember that Sean Spicer is very, very bad at his…
Somebody else thinks so too:
In Trump's White House, policy can be shaped by the last CEO he met
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/27/in-trumps-white-house-policy-can-be-shaped-by-the-last-ceo-he-met.html?__source=yahoo|finance|headline|headline|story&a…
Not to belabor the point Ted but I try my best not to post trash to the MFO website. There are many astute readers here and I prefer to not insult their intelligence. Your dance around my question suggests that you really can't fault much in the art…
With all due respect Ted your response to Bee contains nearly the same advice that Mr. Van Knapp gave to the readers of his article regarding high-yield and high-quality dividend stocks. He did not address the issue of capturing the dividends on ris…
@Ted - sorry but I believe you should read the entire article before you cast judgement on the author and the article's merit. Did you? Your comment makes it appear as though you stopped at the first listing. If you had continued reading you would h…
Seriously @Ted? What are the economic and financial backgrounds of the collective mass who post on this website? To each their own. You of all people should know that there is more than one way to invest.
Yes I know it was all nonsense. What puzzled me was the statement that they didn't know what browser I was using but they knew that it didn't meet their security protocols. How did they know that? Anyway, Apple was happy to learn that their latest a…
More from Ms. Appleby at Investopedia:
http://www.investopedia.com/university/retirementplans/rothira/rothira3.asp?ad=dirN&qo=investopediaSiteSearch&qsrc=0&o=40186
I have credit cards with and without chips. At many points of sale some card readers are not set up to use the chip technology so the card must be swiped through the strip reader. At others I must use the chip even if the traditional swiping functio…
From the article: "In other words, the best bulwark against fake investment news is your own judgment."
Isn't that true for all supposed news whether spoken or written? How do any of us know that Barrons didn't print this because they're running lo…
IMHO, one of the better answers I've seen to this question. The last few paragraphs bring it all home. If you can't control your spending habits then no amount of savings is likely to help.
Shostakovich, isn't the name-of-the-game these days all about collecting AUM? With the move to ETF's and indexes those who have the biggest pile of $$$ win.
Just unreal to my mind. I wish I knew enough about doing a deep dive on business financial sheets to see if the valuation makes sense on paper. Cool looking vehicles but ....
@Ben WP - Numerous attaboy's to you. I highly applaud your efforts. I also am in full agreement that handing them the tool without owners instructions could prove fruitless.
I started my grandson with a stake in OAKBX the day he was born roughly 6 …
From M*'s quote page:
"On pace for its third consecutive bottom-decile calendar-year finish and after nearly $5 billion in three-year net outflows, Fairholme faces serious liquidity risks. These risks and...
Read full Analyst Report"
I don't have …
