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I guess if your goal is to chase everyone away except those who agree with you, you have made a lot of progress. I've noticed that a lot of posters who I have enjoyed reading in the past are no longer here. So, congratulations are in order!
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@Ted
Cleanup on Aisle 5
The old guy could not restrain himself from personal attacks (again).
It's called a total copout after you are well and truly hooked on your own line of bullshit.
@msf - I am glad that you perceive the value you receive from your taxes is worth 50% of your earnings. Of course saying it may be different than doing it. I was curious what tax rate people would change work behavior, 60% ? 80%? 99%?
Because state and local taxes are no longer deductible against federal taxes, the affluent now pay combined marginal taxes of 39.4 percent in Texas and Florida, versus 51.8 percent for New York City taxpayers and 53.4 percent for Californians. This…
The Oppenheimer Rochester funds are the real winners. Oppenheimer's high yield municipal bond fund ORNYX is up 4.23% YTD while PIMCO's PHMIX is up a paltry 0.21%. PIMCO was late to the party.
@AMatMFO
TDA did not merge accounts. You will have 2 accounts, one transferred from Scottrade and your original TDA account. Use your Scottrade account number and password at the TDA login, and you will see your "transferred" account from Scottrra…
Surprise surprise - too many calls:
High Call Volume
Due to the transfer of Scottrade accounts to TD Ameritrade, we are currently experiencing a high volume of phone calls. Former Scottrade clients have access to live education and on-demand videos …
@willmatt72 - Your radar is better than mine. Thanks for sharing. I may add it my low risk bond portfolio. It is very tame for such a large position in asset backed securities.
“We see these statements coming out of Wall Street from these 50-year-olds plus, and I’m one of them. Executives on Wall Street are in total denial about cryptocurrencies specifically, and blockchain generally,” Edelman continued.
If Mr Edelman had …
@David_Snowball
The only L/S fund that's been around for the full market cycle and has qualified as a Great Owl, is Hundredfold Select Alternatives (SFHYX).
David - I do not understand the holdings of SFHYX:
Top Holdings SFHYX
Holding, …
What about funds that are available at Scottrade, but not at TDA, like FPEIX? If I own it at time of transfer?
What about funds that are different classes at Scottrade and TDA?
Scottrade has PMZIX and TDA has PMZDX, increase of 0.40% in expenses. …
Catch22 is a little bit out there, eh? In July, the helicopter is dropping Catch22 for his fishing trip in the middle of nowhere. Maybe pick him up in August, if the pilot remembers where. So Catch is planning his market strategy.
Bullish sentiment has been very high in the past few weeks. Investor's Intelligence peaked at 62.5% bulls recently, with 60% indicating oversold. Likewise, Market Vane Bullish Consensus peaked at 69% last week, with 70% indicating oversold.
AAII …
I could not access the article, but I am curious about where the new 5 star funds come from. How many come from new funds turning 3 years old? From the stats furnished by @sma3, it looks like the old funds did worse (on average) after 10 years. T…
Surprisingly Gundlach doesn't really like bonds either.
But, he said, "I'm stuck with it.
"https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2017/10/04/jeffrey-gundlach-neel-kashkari-next-fed-chief-because-hes-easy-money-guy/730583001/
The Linkster's fingers were flying too fast this morning:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-sec-house/sec-chair-floats-potential-delay-to-fund-data-rules-following-hack-idUSKBN1C92E6
I was very confused by the name "Ave Maria Funds". In American footbol, on the last play when he throws the ball as far as he can, that is an Ave Maria. In investing, an Ave Maria would be a lottery ticket.
At the end of one year, consumers who signed up for the Equifax (TrustedID) identity protection product will begin being charged an unspecified amount unless they cancel by calling the company. Lax security to force more people into their identity …
Potentially adding to criticism of the company, three senior executives, including the company’s chief financial officer, John Gamble, sold shares worth almost $1.8 million in the days after the breach was discovered. The shares were not part of a s…
Superb presentation Charles!
The Multi-search is a very powerful tool and hats off to the designers and developers. Now I can search for emerging rookie Cubs without going to spring training in Arizona!
