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@rforno - Doesn't that massive rip higher at the close run counter to the usual condition of wanting to be out of the market over the weekend during times of uncertainty like now for example? Struck me as strange also. It's hard to tell these days w…
I did the same here only with GDX (large gold miners) in contrast to the smalls/juniors (GDXJ). I haven't held a stake in PM's since like forever and I'm tired of listening to rono yell at me all the time.
Thought I'd check recognizing that one weeks performance is meaningless but shows the results of a downturn. So from 2/20/20 - 2/27/20 via M*
AKREX (8.81%)
BIAWX (10.90)
DSEEX (12.01)
MGGPX (10.17)
VFINX (11.66)
The cash has certainly seemed to he…
@johnN - you buy when the charts start to turn up again. Right now they're still running downhill. You may not catch the absolute bottom but you may still come out alright over the long term.
That Value Line allocation fund has held up pretty well so far. I think it's still too early to buy anything however. More manure loaded up to hit the fan.
IOFIX & ICLN on their own. USMV & DGRO when compared to other market indices. It wasn't pretty but they lost less percentage wise and they still pay their dividends.
Over the last several years that strategy has worked very well for me. I built my own ETF using selections from NOBL and VIG. Lately I have been taking a very hard look at USMV which has outperformed both of those although on the surface it's not th…
It could be something like that but it could also be just their governments general reluctance to admit there's trouble in River City. It get's in the way of the perpetual mind control smoke.
Yes. Other peoples money. Do you mean like when you drain the funds from charities or political donation pots to pump up your own buffoonery? That kind of other people's money? Or is that just good 'business' sense? Obviously my NDT has me so confus…
That they are in my experience. Up massively since initial purchase but like AlphaGen I haven't added to them lately but continue to reinvest the distributions.
@Anna - if MFO was idiotic enough to have a kudo button I'd lay on that thing the rest of the day. Thankfully they don't but I hope you'll accept my "attagirl" instead.
Like you I'm always dumbfounded when someone comes to a discussion board and th…
@Starchild - you do see that this is an Off-Topic posting right? Fair game. I would also argue that ever since Citizens United politics has become the biggest game in town.
IKR! Since May 31, 1990 BRK.A is up only 4,711.19% while SPY is up 670.05%. Dumb as a rock that Warren. Terrible money manager.
p.s. those dates merely reflect the charting dates provided by the Max button on a M* chart. I'm well aware that it is s…
A few words about the "unwieldy" nature of the Bond OEF for Conservative Investors thread.
I made that comment early on in the thread. It had absolutely nothing to do with the page count at that time and the coding of websites. What it had to do wi…
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You might reconsider breaking up the post as was suggested sometime ago. Granted the total post refers to OEF bond investing but it contains information on several different bond classes. As it stands I think your post is highly unwieldly. You got a…
One of the first things I do when considering a new (to me) fund is to examine the portfolio, particularly the sector makeup and top holdings. Discovering a 43% allocation to the financial sector, close to 11X the allocation to the tech sector was q…
@johnN - sure if you just want to 'speculate' that someone will pay more for it than you did or you like shiny things, collect coins, use it for gifts. I think the better way to 'invest' however is by investing in companies that produce goods and …
