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The trouble I see is that the twit-in-chief doesn't care one bit what you, I or anyone else thinks of him and/or what he does. He believes that he is never at fault, never wrong and that he can bully or buy his way into whatever result he wants. His…
I only hold 5 funds but MAPIX is one of them and has been for a long time. Others that I know of have been adding to it lately. I can't tell you if it's right for you or not.
Hey good buddy, glad to see that your procrastinating tush finally got in gear. Thought I was going to have to cover for you. Again. Freakin' jarheads, always waiting for the Navy to step up.
@Davidmoran - I cringe too when a label is applied to all members of this or that group but when a group shoves a bill which effects us all, hammered out with little to no input from the opposing group(s), down the throats of the American people who…
Just once in my lifetime I would like to see these scummy creeps do something that is right for the collective good rather than for themselves. Their lack of common decency is pathetic. Have any of them looked through the constitution lately or even…
Funny that you should bring up this topic Hank. On Monday I ordered some stuff from Amazon. I am not a 'prime' member but I do purchase enough to qualify for the free shipping (usually listed as 5-7 days). Thursday, 3 days later, it was on my front …
Ah Lewis, we all know that a handsome chunk of this tax break will go into the back pocket of those smug politicians and their PAC's via the lobbyists for the corporations. That's all that matters to them. Screw all that greater good stuff.
I'm of the opinion that money that has been taxed once (bigly assuming that it has been) shouldn't be taxed again. However I am also of the opinion that one shouldn't be able to hide money in offshore accounts and in all the nooks and crannies curre…
@MikeM - I respectfully request that you not put your rally stopping powers to work at this time. I'll call you when it's appropriate to do so.
On an off topic matter, I truly enjoyed the game your boys played in this past Sunday. Very reminiscent …
msf, I hold on to a long time WF account for 1) withdrawing cash amounts greater than $200 which seems to be the max in one ATM transaction; 2) free cashier checks; 3) free notary services; 4) and it's the home base for many of my online bill paymen…
If one insists on going this dividend payment route then you might want to look at VYM where you can up the yield by 0.50% and cut your expense ratio from 0.35% down to 0.08%.
Spoken like a true 'have' Ted. Please tell all of us here at MFO what is good about this bill because it really escapes my lame brain. But then again I'm no senator.
Interesting discussion and yet no love for IOFCX or SEMPX. Hmmm. To be honest I get my bond exposure from PDI & PCI but they both violate msf' no leverage rule.
@PRESSmUP - you asked "...why do folks lean towards real estate funds versus individual REIT's?"
If I had to guess it's probably for the same reason(s) they buy dividend funds rather than building their own stable of individual dividend players. Hon…
From the article:
"With that said, I should note that while the Honor Roll newsletters have outperformed the typical service not on the Honor Roll, they on average have not outperformed a broad stock-market index fund. But that may not be a reason t…
@MikeM, the TGT buy was an add on to an existing position and may just end up as a trading hold. Your right, it was a pretty big one day drop and I believe that the shares will remain volatile at least in the short term. No doubt Amazon has clout bu…
Well I suppose I'd say FCNTX since I've held it since 1986 but I'd probably sell it if/when Mr. Danoff leaves/retires so POAGX or PRGTX (hold both) would be my next choices. PDI or PCI are the ones I concern myself with the least at this time.
