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Sven
Lynn,
Thank you so much. I am planning on a 3-year ladder since I am a year away from retirement. Lots of spreadsheet work to calculate the income replacement needed. This ladder will create a steady income stream. So thank you for all your help.
I moved back to high quality bond funds this year. Some of which you covered in the SA article. For now, I will stay with agency bonds to the bond ladder. I will pick active managers for corporate bonds.
Sven
Reply to @bee: One can set up to bank with a brokerage instead of a traditional bank. Moving funds around is never easier. We left BOA long time ago in favor of credit unions.
Yes, it will take lots of courage NOT to bolt after the release of poor employment data in an already challenging global environment. This feels like a replay of of the last two summers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/policy/world-of-hu…
Reply to @Investor: Because of its sheer size PTTRX has long lost its ability to move in and out of bond sectors quickly. Pimco Unconstrainted bond is better choice with the smaller asset base while sharing similar strategy. Doubleline Total Re…
I don't get it. Only a week or two ago, T.Rowe Price and Vanguard closed their high yield bond funds to limit the heavy inflow. Now the investors are leaving because of the current environment? What is the next stop - gold?
Reply to @Old_Joe: The founders of FB are selling big time before the stock declines further. So far the stock has lost ~ 20% since IPO launch, and the underwriters wonder why there is little interest from retailed investors.
Reply to @tip: You are getting excellent feedback from the board contributors here. Bear in mind that depending on your needs it is not easy to find a single brokerage that provides A+ service in all categories.
We use Fidelity for many years:…
Reply to @Investor: Canada's bubble is nowhere near the magnitude as the US as their lending practice is substantially tighter, and I am not sure if the problem is widespread. Subprime mortgages have different set of risk compared to rapid rise of …
Reply to @scott: I read that article earlier. Some of the comment from the article is even more interesting... Clearly this person is not a fan of the Slim's family.
"May Carlos, an Obama supporter, should take his "gifted" billions and donate…
Thank you Ted. Good article. Just as one hope the BRIC economy is one of few brighter spots in the world economy. It is also slowing down and trending downward...
Reply to @Kenster1_GlobalValue: It is interesting to watch on the sideline while the underwriters are complaining on the lack of retailed investors. Maybe people are a lot smarter than they think.
Reply to @kevindow: Similar situation as last year -the best course of action is to stick to your own plan/allocation. At present emotional selling is in place, and it is hard to step in and buy when fear is at its height. More attractive entranc…
I have been watching FMIJX. Certainly it has hold up quite well in the downturn. The ER is surpringly very reasonable.
As for IVWIX, the large cash position tend to held it back during the up markets. Recent performance in the decline is in-lin…
Mr. de Vaulx's wish may come true sooner than one thinks. If the developed markets continue to slow, flatten out, or even enter recession, BRIC markets will also be affected as well.
Personally I don't share the bullish viewpoint as the professionals on Facebook. Comparing FB to Google or Apple is like apples (no pun intended) and oranges comparison.
From article below, "...skeptical advertisers, a young management team abo…
Reply to @Hogan: I couldn't agree more. Here is an informative interview with Peter Coy and Steve Bilitz on current bank regulations and Dodd-Frank Act. Restoring Glass-Stegall Act is unlikely. What Sheila Bair (former chairwoman FDIC chairman) …
Excellent article. As more details surfaced leading to the $2 bilion loss, JPM apparently is NOT hedging for risk management. Please see Bloomberg interview below.
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/92465009/
Wonder what is more to come next? …
Reply to @bee: Here is another take on JPM so called "hedge" . For sure US banks will have another round of disaster given the current laws have not corrected the existing problems.
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/92465009/
Reply to @Shostakovich: In its early inception DODFX was remarkable and it was the "international fund" to invest in. Soon hot money piles in and D&C refused to address the AUM issues by closing the fund. In 2008 the fund did poorly relative …
Reply to @bee: The fund is considered risk adverse with respect to duration, credit, and interest rate. While the fund is consisted largely of convertibles and junk bonds, treasury is notably small. When the rate starts to go back up, this fund w…
