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I don't care what an MFO poster experienced at Big Bang. Big Bang is part of the Free Forums system, in which any person can start "their" own Discussion Forum. The person starting that Free Forums site, becomes the Administrator, with the pow…
What are your thoughts here. I know we have some really knowledgeable bond people here at MFO and I' like to hear everyone's opinion on the subject and if you are buying.
I've been out of specific bond funds for about a year and a half (except for…
It is almost a waste of time to claim allegiance to either tribe other than to validate anger. I hope all can agree the government in total has run the place into the ground. We we have to borrow to make debt payments now. Does that ring a bell of u…
Interesting. I wonder who that person "behind the curtain calling the shots" might be. For a "senile person" Mr Biden seems to be doing pretty well lately... certainly a lot better than the former occupant of the White House. Although I must agree t…
“ Until Trump I had absolutely no idea how many Americans are total morons. Very scary.”
Exactly how I felt about those that would vote for a senile person with another behind the curtain calling the shots.
All congress has to do is add parity for TIRAs and RIRAs regarding amounts for those that have no access to 401Ks. But they refuse to do what is the right thing, even though one side has all 3 bodies to send it thru with no contest. Small businesses…
Unfortunately, 11/30/22 distribution would be WITHIN the +/- 30 day wash sale window.
Good news is that only the distribution amount would be disqualified due to wash sale. In case of partial sale, that amount would be added to cost basis of the re…
David and John are very accessible and a great source of info. They do well for investors. I do not subscribe. Is there a chance you could post the article?
Guys...what happens if we have a dead decade ahead of us in the markets (Reference Druckenmiller's recent commentary)...who says the CBs/Fed will come to the rescue again with the brrrrrr money printer...I really don't think that is going to happen.…
Markets also cooperated by being mostly in bullish trend leading to fund inflows. Remember, VG has been the king of fund inflows.
Flipside of the connection between VG OEFs and ETFs is that when there were large redemptions/outflows in 2020 (and in…
In my opinion her analysis was why there was a mini rally in munis a few weeks ago. I heard a report on the radio many managers are advising munis as a place to be in the (possible) coming recession.
It is possible the muni outflows have stopped and reversed? I heard a report on the radio Wall Street money managers are looking past inflation at a coming recession. They believe depressed munis are the place to be for a recession.
Reading through these threads I'm surprised (but shouldn't be) at how some are abandoning bond funds, even good ones, and jumping into presumed inflation-fighter funds. The latter may be a good idea (but also may be fighting yesterday's war), but n…
A part of me struggling to understand the handwringing for buy-and-hold investors.
If you have a say 50/50 allocation between stocks and bonds, why would you not just rebalance? Take-advantage of the cheapness?
I get it with trend-following or tra…
Maybe this is finally it. Personally, I've been burned by supposed value rotation before.
I own no value funds. I suppose I do own value stocks, but that was never my rationale for buying them. I do think I might pick up some XOM, if it comes down a…
The point being it is POLITICAL. Those who control the senate and presidency call the shots. Just as Harry Reid did, one of the nastiest senators ever.
Harry Reid started it. The link I posted is accurate. Paybacks are a b!tch. I fully expect the n…
If the founding fathers could have foreseen a McConnell maybe we would have a different setup.
or a harry reid.
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/10/15/if-you-dont-like-the-supreme-court-blame-harry-reid/
And must remain so. Otherwise the huge population centers will control the country forever. Actually it will never happen with ratification of 3/4 states required. It needs to not be not self-serving amendment and for the general good, which it is n…
Look at the population of California and the population of Wyoming and ask why they each deserve two senators in an ostensible democracy. Then ask why only the Senate has to approve a president's Supreme Court Justice nominations while the House is …
No one will be fired because Biden will likely win. Many will leave as happens whenever a new President comes in. Biden Jr. Emails are a hoax, a scenario so implausible I'm surprised even Fox news buys it. Well, not really.
FBI has a laptop says…
"... Trump and his allies ... surmised ... that if they waited to add the tax increases until after the ... election, few of the people most affected were likely to remember who was responsible."
Seems to be fake news according to this article.
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Turnover for AKREX has always been very low, with M* pegging it a 4% currently. One consequence of this, I assume, is the amazing low tax bills presented to shareholders at year end. AUM have risen commensurate with the fund's great success since 2…
"Corporations don't pay taxes." Well, ya. But that's not automatic. That goes without saying? No. Someone is making a decision to pass that cost along to the consumer. you're going to sell me something? You're going to make money off MY money? And y…
