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The broader market on Thursday, the day after 75 bps rate hike is all red. And now it is in bearish territory with DJIA dripped below 30,000.
FED should have raised by 1%.
Not too bad considering its Fidelity and Vanguard peers are down a good bit more:l
TRAIX (I class of PRWCX) (14.95%)
FBALX (19.09%)
FPURX (17.36%)
VWENX (17.55%)
and outperforming S&P 500 substantially
DODBX is down 10.56% YTD (lags far…
If FED raises by .75%, markets likely rally tomorrow. A 1% move likely results in a larger rally. Anything less than .75 and I think the markets drop more.
@rforno - Sounds logical. I’m thinking a half point rate hike. But language designed to ease the market stresses. Potentially a rebound Wednesday - if only short lived.
It feels more like “investing” now. Things got too damn easy for a few years. :…
Recently tried to move a small amount from TRP to Fidelity to acquire a fund not offered by TRP. Was told that Fidelity would not allow me to do it electronically - would have to submit a signed copy of transfer form to Fidelity.
I also experienced poor service at Vanguard. Also at Fidelity. As I stared in another thread, the experience I’ve had with TRP has been nothing short of outstanding. My only complaint at TRP is they use Pershing so it takes 1 day for funds to cle…
I’ve invested with most of these as well, and based on my experience with more than one liaison at TRP, the level of service has been outstanding. I don’t need investment advice nor would they give it. I will give you a couple of examples of where h…
A phone number for Registered Representatives is provided for Flagship Services customers.
Although dedicated representatives were previously available, I've heard that Vanguard
no longer offers this level of service.
I’ve found service is much bet…
For a number of the GP funds an entire year's worth of great returns have just gone "poof" in less than four weeks. That does, in my view, signal a worrisome aspect to the firm's risk management practices.
And later in the year it is possible th…
I think Vanguard has a ways to go to show improvement in their customer service. Some of their funds are pretty good. I have a large part of our retirement funds in VWIAX (paired with TRAIX), and I’m very happy with it.
Vanguard customers enrolled in Voyager Select Services or Flagship Services (not sure about others) will have phone numbers listed on their
statements. Here's a link with phone numbers for various Vanguard investors.
Link
Are these general numbers …
With this amount, you should have access to a representative with the Private Client Group at TRP. Your representative will have his/her own telephone number, so no waiting online. If he/she is busy and doesn’t answer, you can leave a voicemail, sen…
@Davep : Welcome aboard ! Thanks for making comments.
Derf
Thanks. Have been a reader for a long time, and recently decided to join and be a more active participant.
@MikeM : I'm thinking I'm more like a deer caught in the headlights ! Recently made a buy & then a day later looking to sell something else, growth, but couldn't pull the trigger !! Probably should start nibbling ?!
Do you own GP Contrarian ?
H…
PRWCX/TRAIX has an excellent long-term record, so I’m planning to stick with it. It’s losing about 72% of the S&P 500 index YTD. This is about on par so far with what it dropped in 2008 relative to the S&P.
BIVRX YTD +18% !!!! Is it open ?
I have considered investing in this fund, but the potential volatility concerns me. I believe there was a very large price drop last year in a short period of time. Any thoughts on it being a decent investment if…
DODBX is value-oriented while PRWCX is blend/growth oriented. Tech has taken a big hit in the last 3 weeks, so it’s not real surprising. I was somewhat disappointed with today’s relatively large drop. In one of my retirement portfolios, I’ve combine…
The comments regarding TRP are puzzling to me. I have a senior client liaison with the private Client Group that provides outstanding service. I can pretty much reach him when I want to. Sometimes, I have to send an email and arrange for a time to t…
