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You can read the many comments at the m* forums over recent years, but their 'new' site is nowhere as user friendly and functional as it used to be. And I'm glad you got good customer service -- I sent two polite notes in response to messages I g…
Exactly. Some folks just get in their own way, which can generate a horrific signal-to-noise ratio in terms of content being noticed when THEY post it. I sincerely appreciated some of the stuff provided in the daily linkfest before switching to …
+1. The frequency and severity of weird weather events in recent years ranging from storms to seasons that last barely a week and more are a clear sign that Mother Nature is rather upset at what we're doing to her. Sadly, nobody in charge is lis…
Every time I hear Grantham I keep thinking about those broken clocks that are only correct twice a day. He may be intelligent and makes some excellent macro points in his various missives over the years but apparently he's unable to adapt to the …
That's right, be sure to credit Ted for anything he might have ever posted on this site. Because if you don't, he'll call you out for it as he did here. Some people are just so insecure & starved for attention these days it seems......
Skeet, I'm the same way -- you said it perfectly!! (Though I do some research and place orders on the weekends when things are quiet, every now and then.)
But, investing is something that I enjoy and during my working years we opened our business…
I'll go out on a limb and suggest that if a person is not disciplined enough to 'stick to their plan' or withstand the normal ups/downs of the markets, then absolutely if they check their portfolios frequently and see they're down 1, 2, 3 percent, t…
My reason for dumping PRBLX years ago was because WFC clearly had major issues with the 'G'(overnance) in the Parnassus ESG investing framework, yet the fund kept the #1 holding for years as the various scandals piled up. Although I could care le…
What pains me is when people consider 'Facebook' to be the same as the internet .. just as how folks thought AOL was the internet back during Dot Com. Nope, just giant walled gardens, they are, purposely designed to be sticky and keep you inside…
... and then there's PRWCX which edges PRCOX out a tad over the longer term and lost less during the '08 GFC. Still both are solid funds! (I own PRWCX)
I wouldn't touch FailBook as a user[1] or investor ... not even as a trade, for that matter. Not to mention, Wall Street groupthink favors it as a herd trade target, which doesn't appeal to me.
At the moment, the company has serious issues (priva…
I threw up part of my lunch when I saw that.
Taxpayer-funded bailouts to reimburse the collateral damage to his base brought on by his trade idiocy and ignorance is not the answer. But then again, this guy is the master of spending other people's…
At the risk of defending the hypocritical he who must not be named, I don't see that as a bad thing. I and others do that elsewhere -- post the link and the lead paragraph or two to give folks the gist of the article, which is totally fine and fai…
Being a M* forum regular we've had our fair share of political tripe in recent months but ... and I hate to jinx things, the furor seemed to have died down significantly in recent days. Perhaps the same will happen here. (I only had to ignore 2…
I had a Saturn sedan in the mid-90s, then went to the Explorer, Acura MDX ('05 great model, kept it for 9 years), and then a BMW x3 SUV which I despised due to an unremovable dead pedal footrest on the left side that jammed my foot - I actually had …
When encountering resistance, the modern bully whines about being bullied. Happens here, happens in politics, happens in a lot of venues these days. Clearly they're searching for their own victimization b/c their skins run awfully thin.
Please im…
I bought big ticket work-related items last Dec to get in ahead of the tax law changes regarding unreimbursable biz expenses.
I don't have any BTIs that I need to get at the moment. *fingers crossed* Hopefully I won't either. :)
LA Times reporter Chris Megerian said this morning: "Dan Coats says he starts his mornings by asking his staff to 'tell me the bad things that happened since I fell asleep.'"
Ahhh, the good old days when you could get a good night's sleep....
As I recall they discussed their reasons for selling WFC in a recent commentary/report but I can't remember which one. ;/ I forgot what their explanation was for selling it after holding it for so long DURING the various scandals in recent years,…
Sure he could. Though I'm sure that would be something presumably Congress ... especially the GOP would not take lightly since it would impact business interests & profitability. I'm sure if he fired Powell that would cause a bigly market dro…
I re-established my position in PRBLX as the core for my Roth today. Now that they sold WFC I like the fund again, and will be redeploying my TWEIX proceeds into it over the near future. It is paired with POGRX to give a growthy slant to my Rot…
It's very telling that @Ted ignores the fact we're talking about his disruptive actions & attitude here. Methinks he deflects too much.
Yes, I support MFO each year.
Hi Ted - You're rapidly moving from 'Whiny Poster' to 'Thin-Skinned Hypocrite' in how we should be referencing you nowdays. You're not as slick a troll as you might think, either.
I'm not sure who it was that told me about 'Discussions+' feature the other day but THANK YOU!! It makes perusing the site and the active discussions so much easier and more productive.
The closest i get to alt funds ins VMVFX and TQGEX - which are mainly 'factor' funds and not true alts. I agree w/Sven these things are costly, lackluster, and likely only attractive to the so-called 'smart money' in the retail space (ie, folks w…
Absolutely! Well-worth discussing, and glad it was! :)
@larryB - I thought that the article I posted last Friday with comments from that dotard Jim Cramer about how mutual fund investors are getting "hosed" provided some thoughtful discussion ...
