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Reply to @hank: a not-insignificant difference is that elevators and shuttle trains are typically limited to one vehicle per track at any given time, move at predetermined speeds at every point along their route, have fixed routes and stopping point…
All well and good ... until somebody figures out a way to blind the sensors that feed data to the controller (does anyone REALLY believe the technology will be completely foolproof?) or LulzSec decides to have some "fun" and push a silent "patch" th…
Reply to @Ted: wondering why you recommend only one? In looking at the top 25 holdings of PRHSX and FSPHX on M*, there doesn't seem to be a lot of overlap (though I would guess the overlap would increase as you drill on down), and PRHSX appears to b…
Thanks for the suggestions, folks.
I discovered this morning that FIDO now offers a Solo 401k prototype account, and that I can change to the prototype account by opening a new prototype account and sending a letter of instruction to FIDO requestin…
Buffett documents a group of similar investors who applied the teachings of Benjamin Graham in his 1984 presentation at Columbia University titled “The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville”.
Of course, it's easy to "prove" the validity (and, by …
Reply to @Accipiter: Same behavior in 5.1.7.
Yes, 3.0.4 is 5 years old, but I don't have the problem with 2.4, which is at least a year older than that.
Clicking the link sends me to the same "Not Found" page.
Tried clearing the cache, but still getting sent to the "Not Found" page shown above.
I have Safari scripted to reset everything on, so nothing should be carrying over from previous session.
Also, I'm seeing the same behavior in a test user accoun…
Not sure why, but any time I open the forum page or click a link in Safari 5.1 (my normal browser), I'm getting sent to a "Not Found" page:
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discussions-3/poll.html#poll:63021:height:1850
(Posting this from a brows…
Unless there's a compelling personal reason for sticking with your NW Mutual agent, it sounds to me like your best option would be to find a new agent.
"By the way Investor, what is the tax rate for retiree's Social Security if they decide to keep working? According to the Social Security Administration website it is up to 85%."
You may want to go back and re-read--or perhaps actually READ-what th…
Considering that:
LifeLock CEO Todd Davis has been the victim of identity theft AT LEAST THIRTEEN TIMES between June 2007 and May 2010, (http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2010-05-13/news/cracking-life-lock-even-after-a-12-million-penalty-for-deceptive…
CathyG,
I've done two trust transfers involving my parents' living trusts. One was straightforward; the other was complex, owing to some of the language in the former broker's custodian agreement which made the transfer a taxable event (this arose …
Just 'cuz I'm in a cantankerous mood due to finishing my income taxes:
> Sector weighting is data that speaks for itself
That's a highly debatable proposition.
Data do not speak for or against anything. It is the observer's SELECTION and INTER…
Please add me to the list of folks who would appreciate the option for a full laddered view of replies from the front page, and the inclusion of posters' names with the subject line of both original posts and replies. If that is technically infeasib…
