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@sma3 - I can't argue that about SCHD at all. All I was trying to say originally is that it wasn't paying enough to suit my goals for that type of investment.
When I set out on this path (i.e. dividend growth investor) I was looking for stocks tha…
@Old-Joe - thanks. It kinda does but I mitigate it by using only the bluest of the blue chips or other high quality holdings that are tops in class. IOW I try not to include anything gimmicky or something that I need to be on like a hawk. So current…
None of those, VIG,SCHD,or PRDGX appeal to me on a dividend payment basis (too low) which prompted me to build my own dividend fund. I understand that it is not everyone's cup of tea.
"We had previously owned OAKMX for several years. Very good fund - not sure why we ever parted with it."
Possibly it had something to do with the WaMu debacle.
@MikwW - from MT Newswire
05:19 PM EDT, 05/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Apple ( AAPL ) late Thursday reported a surprise increase in fiscal second-quarter earnings despite a slowdown in iPhone sales while the technology giant announced additional stoc…
It's interesting to me also. Fidelity has a warning sometimes associated with buying certain securities that you have to acknowledge you read but never an outright ban. …
One credible source I follow has postulated that large institutional holders (pension funds, 401K funds, etc.) are rotating out of large cap growth tech and moving into value and bond funds for whatever that's worth to anyone. I can't read this arti…
@Anna - you have the slickest and smoothest form of sarcasm. Love it.
@AndyJ - Nailed it!
But I can't escape the nasty feeling that SCOTUS is going to find a way to let that orange snake slither away unscathed just as they absolve themselves of ev…
I don't feel one lick of sympathy for the large shareholders on the assumption that they know what they are gambling with. As for the the little shareholders I seriously doubt they knew or know what they are in for. Do you believe any of them even r…
@Crash - for example let's say that Stock X has a value of $10 and holds that value up to the ex-date. It also pays a dividend of $0.50. (I'm ignoring all the scenarios of capital gains/losses from selling etc., etc. in this example.)
On the ex-dat…
@Crash - you'll have to explain to me the logic of holding on until you collect the divie. If you sell before it's paid you will have in essence collected the divie. Also, a lot of dividend paying equities seem to ramp up in the days prior to the ex…
I can confirm what @hank mentioned above. I use the function to compare MF's to ETF's as he does. To be honest I don't use many MF's at all any more but I've held on to a couple of long term winners.
I really enjoy these weekly posts. Thank you for continuing to post them. I'm going to start paying closer attention to "7) Reversion to the Meme" on the expectation of new entries.
From another discussion board:
"Want to hear something really crazy about this: "36 million earnout shares which may be earned by Trump based on the performance of DJT's shares of common stock". The shares have already been earned because the calcu…
Great! If that's true and he times it in his always perfect ways maybe he'll be able to add another felony to his list.
"Under federal law, the crime of Securities Fraud is a Class C felony, punishable by up to twenty years in prison, three years o…
Is it just me @Crash or does everything that you touch seem to turn into a cluster**k of phenomenal proportions? Thank you for bringing joy and laughs to the board.
@Devo - thank you for the articles, informative and interesting.
@YBB - It might just all depend one's familiarity and acumen in dealing with all matters re:options. I sometimes feel like I get it and then all the circuits seem to smoke all at once…
@Baseball_Fan said: ”illegal invaders begging in front of many stores in some of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the country”.
I’m absolutely astounded at the wealth disparity in this country. By all accounts it is growing. You do not need to …
