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3/31/2020 Is my retirement date. I have all the signs of retiring early disease. The living on budget thing is something that spouse is having a hard time with...
Mike, The funds listed are in a ROTH which is about 10% of portfolio. Thanks for your opinion.
Ted, Thanks for your opinion on the funds I listed.
Hank/Sven, TRP is looking like a good place to consolidate monies once I retire. Or buy TRP at Fidel…
OJ Censorship is up to the moderator. Just because no one speaks out doesn't mean that support for it is not there. It's to bad that it's even being discussed.
So now I am ignorant and you have decided that i am like the president. My problem was not with the article, who wrote it but with the prevailing tone of the posts. I never insulted you personally as you did with me. Adios.
Lewis Now your bad attitude is focused on me. As I told OJ I never read the article nor knew who wrote it. I scanned and saw the commentary and wasn't interested anymore. I am not backing off of anything. Your opinions are yours and I have mine.
Lewis
Here we go again with the negative comments. What am I to do as I cannot get away from them even just reading "Fund Discussions". You got an axe to grind take it elsewhere please. Keep it in the OT section.
"The Observer exists as a public service, as a place for individuals to interact, grow, learn and gain confidence." How does the political talk do any of the mentioned items?
VF No small cap index. I always liked the dividend mandate of PCVAX. Now this fund will outperform. I have held it all these years and someone else is making decisions for me.
Prime shipping is anything but 2 days of late. Convenient it is but I hate to see the brick and mortar stores close. Local shopping mall is losing the Younkers soon.
Prime gets you access to video and many TV shows. We just cut the cable cord and use Amazon Prime Video to watch movies and shows. Some channels are as little as $.99 a month.
All the talk about banning guns just make some people go buy more guns. I say buy Vanguard and Blackrock if we want to make money and not a political statement. Banning guns is not the answer to the violence in my opinion. Once the guns are gone the…
Pudd, You are correct as I am a Journeyman electrician. Don't dwell on the ex-wives thing. Latest wife is wonderful. It's not that I think CHTTX is a good fund it is the only US MC fund choice in my workplace 401. Two of my midcap choices would be W…
Slick, A nice collection of funds. Curious did you make an effort to transfer 401's and IRA's to the ROTH after you retired? This is something I am thinking about doing as you do not need earned income to make a transfer.
Skeet, I used to have M-Star's premium and used that for x-rays but got tired of paying that yearly cost. Now days I don't bother with the x-ray. I do lean to value funds and small/mid caps but that has not been the place to be the last few years. M…
Pudd, I have no negative comments about your fund choices. I do see no dedicated small cap funds which I prefer even though not the best choice of late. I am not much for sector funds like real estate. I will let the managers pick those type of st…
jafink63... Lurking is not so bad. That is what I do most of the time. You need thick skin sometimes to deal with the comments. Not sure why puddnhead cares if you are a regular poster or not.
Old Skeeters portfolio. What can you say about his portfolio except "Man that's a lot of funds". To the newbies look at his choices and pick one in each of the sleeves to start with.
Ted's portfolio. Simple, to the point. Ted has the experience, li…
If they disagree and leave the council(s) how can they argue for change or let their thoughts, ideas and opinions be heard. Should have stayed. Agree with Skeeter on this one.
As investors pour into EM's I got out in December. Maybe too early? I had decided once my position in ODMAX had broke even I was getting out and I did. Oh well...
Ted, I did and is that what prompted my post. You sold your HC fund. Why? You must have thought it wasn't needed. My portfolio tends to be small over large and value over growth. Probably the reason so little HC in my funds.
