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That's nice but neither of these are for me. While I'll continue to hold their Asia Dividend and Small Company funds these new offerings don't appear to be an improvement or significant add-on to what they already do in that region. It's possible th…
"One thing's for sure - the over-confidence and complacency that
we typically see when the market is nearing a top is the complete
opposite of what we're seeing right now." - Bespoke Investment
Group
You said "Roughly north of 570 members have already participated." You might want to rethink that as we readers have no way of knowing how many distinct views were made of the original post, rather than multiple views by any number of distinct indiv…
Reply to @rono: Me too, black, fully leaded, no cream or sugar. IF the tv ever comes on at my house it's not until the evening news. No cable, no dish, life's a peach.
Reply to @scott: I like that idea and maybe something with an enhanced antenna or reception capabilities. Another issue I'd like to see resolved, and I don't know if this is Verizon's or Apple's doing, is the usage plan limitations placed on the iPh…
Reply to @rono: Hey dude, just got back from sunning to be greeted by rain, sleet, snow the whole shebang. I am so sick of winter and it looks like it isn't going anywhere until mid-May at this point. No one listens when I complain or whine so I gue…
Can we assume that written proof of prior ownership in a regular account before the transfer has been sent to Vanguard? And what does the transfer paperwork from D&C look like?
While it probably will require some work by your nephew, off the cu…
Paraphrasing Babe Ruth, "You can't win today's game with yesterdays home run."
Back when this fund was created and up until recently you could pretty much count on bonds and gold to hold this fund together when equities took a hit and vice-versa. I…
Reply to @JoeNoEskimo: GDX as a trade only for me but wait for the pattern to turn in your favor. You may not catch the bottom but at least you won't get banged up and dirty on the way down either. I. too. would like to see you last comment. Patienc…
Reply to @Investor: I wasn't offended, I pretty much agree with you. I also think you have a good knack for breaking a mutual fund into its component parts and possibly the technological skills to write a program that would generate the results you …
Reply to @mrc70: According to the NY Times only that he is pursuing a new investment venture with two of his former analysts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/business/mutfund/health-care-mutual-funds-with-new-faces-at-the-helm.html?pagewanted=all…
I, too, like the ones I hold and have no current intentions of selling nor am I adding too at these levels. It's not just the proliferation and hype of MLP centric funds but also of the MLP's themselves. When the bungi cord snaps back, that will be …
Remember the days of yore when you had to wait until the next mornings paper came to check what your fund had done the day before? Just saying. And really, you can't do anything with your funds until the close of business the next day anyhow. Much a…
Reply to @Ted: A 1-yr CD won't work because they want to add to it incrementally (even though some institutions allow you to do this) and they don't have a big deposit going in. A better option might be just an ordinary old online savings account at…
I agree with Desota in this case. The purpose of CAIBX is to grow the income earned per share preferably without destruction of the price per share. If you are selling shares and the price of those shares are deteriorating as in Bee's example you a…
A) FCNTX since 1989. At the onset I liked the contrarian concept of the fund although I'm not sure that label suits it any more. It's performance has ranged from remarkable to steady so the only way my kids won't inherit it is if William Danoff, the…
Basically in agreement with Scott and TSP. Aside from the funds I already own which may have a presence in Europe I wouldn't touch the space until signs of a definite rebound or at least stabilization are on display. My hands are still recovering fr…
Reply to @BobC: Well thank you sir, that'll do it. I could have searched a little harder I suppose but I wasn't seeing it on their website or at M* (no surprise there). Next time, strait to Edgar. Happy Easter.
Reply to @BobC: Bob, I don't expect you to go looking for it but I'm not seeing the 20% MLP allocation in their holdings as of Dec. 31, 2012. In fact by sector they only hold 18.6% in energy. Granted MLP's exist elsewhere but I don't see those in th…
For your consideration:
http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/blog/16322-a-cautionary-tale-about-dxj-and-japan.html
I'm not saying if you should or shouldn't. Only you can make that call. Feeling lucky?
