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Please tell me what company or business owner doesn't aspire to do exactly what Mr. Buffett had done. The legacy of the Koch brothers will be spoiled wasteland wherever they set up shop. I'll take door No. 1 every time.
I do not want to take this discussion off Mark's topic but too bad we can't get those same congressional folks on the same sinking healthcare/health insurance plan boat as well.
Not frozen at all Hank. I have a plan and I've been pretty much sticking to it. Geez, if I reacted every time some talking head said get in or get out or buy now or sell now the string on my yo-yo would have broken a long time ago.
Like Jerry I'm …
My totally clueless guess is that we will continue to see more and more of these smaller shops disappear as many of today's investors shovel money into index funds. I'm also guessing than M&N doesn't have a significant presence in company 401k p…
Thank you for linking this Mo. As a dividend growth investor I find this info very appealing and in fact I have picked up two from that list recently (SKT & TGT).
Really Ted, if you and others are that upset by "Off Topic" posts take it up with management. In the meantime stop reading them, stop looking at them, stop posting your own off topic discussions. It's really that simple. Ignore them like you would a…
Likewise Mo, but Fidelity, or the issuing financial institution (Elan etc.) led me to believe the the problem was systemic and not just on my account alone. One of the primary reasons I don't want my accounts to be strictly online, that and a comput…
@BenWP - if they knew my friends they for sure wouldn't bother.
To Hank's original post, how is it that Equifax could take SO long before informing everyone about the breach? That doesn't seem right at all. Scottrade did a similar thing awhile back…
Amex - superb customer service from my experiences with the one I held through Costco. Only downside was that it was not accepted in as many places but that may have to do with the higher fees they charged the merchants.
This story changes all the …
@Maurice - It is my understanding that the difference is due to something called the "dividend access mechanism." The B shares have the dividend access mechanism, while the A shares do not. What the dividend access mechanism allows B shareholders to…
Not for me I'm actually thinking about going old school like Gibbs with just a flip phone. Believe it or not I can still read a map and the screens are to small for scrolling.
Yeah, I don't understand either of the golds, black or yellow, but especially the yellow. Rono tried his darnedest in regards to the yellow stuff but apparently I'm just dense.
All I can tell you about the used car market is that I get 1-2 letters per week from dealers telling me how much in demand my 2009 Silverado pickup is which only makes me think the I should hold on to this treasure.
@Catch22 - if your query re: health care was legitimate and not just an example then you might get some insight here:
http://www.schwab.com/public/schwab/nn/articles/Healthcare-sector
Does anyone use a MacBook to watch these things? I can never figure out how to load or download (not sure which I'm supposed to be doing) the shows.
No intention of selling any PCI or PDI, at least at this time.
I've used all three (MacBook, iPad, iPhone) depending upon where I was and what I was doing when the buying/selling opportunity presented itself. I don't discriminate. I prefer not to use the phone because I have the same slow, fat fingers as a coup…
I opened a WF account over 20 years ago when the company I worked for had some kind of a group deal going on with them. I received things like lower interest rates on loans, free notary services, free travelers checks and other odds and ends I would…
@Ted - with respect to mutual funds you may be right but there are at least 10 other discussion boards at M* covering a variety of topics. I find the CEF, Fidelity and the Income & Dividend Investing forums to be quite knowledgeable and interest…
I hope you're right David but nothing is certain other than chaos with either of those two wackadoodles. Peace, laws and logic seem way beyond their scope of comprehension.
They need the waiting in line for foo-foo drinks and those eating out experiences to have time to stare at their smart phones. Ain't never going to give that up for no stock market.
My experience pretty much mirrors Skeet's in all respects. I use an insurance broker who supposedly shops all available companies with a view toward my best (financial) interests. Then I double check that.
Years ago we were led to believe that poli…
David, the problem is that most people only read or watch that which they already agree with and/or offers support to their narrow, firmly ensconced views. Heaven forbid they consider what the opposing side has to say and then engage in friendly deb…
