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Catch22, I am sorry but I agree with Anonymous. I don't think "I have to jam it at any cost" is proper way to approach.
Especially the category selection in this site is a loose location indicator. Category is more like a filter unlike hard forum b…
That Activity link on the main page is used to see all activity on the site (not just a particular user) and it used to work when site came up first.
It is disabled from average joe user but the link is there. I believe if it is decided that such …
Wall is the blog like function available at the Activity tab of your profile (when you click on the link). You can basically start discussions there (just like you start discussion in the forum) and other people can respond to it. However, those dis…
Permalink is an anchor to a particular post in discussion thread. Many blogs contain permalinks. Typically you right click on the permalink and copy the link address (URL) to the clipboard. Then, you can paste it anywhere else.
There are always some prices on the rise. Food, oil, are so easy to observe and draws a lot of attention. But their effect is to rob from discretionary spending which slows down the economy. I once heard that the cure for higher commodity prices is…
I see your point. Still, you can at least hire a lawyer to go over the details with you (and only you) and give you legal advice even if he/she does not act your agent.
Trusts are complicated structures. I still think you need better guidance rath…
Cathy, with such large sums involved and delicate legal framework, why are you still not hiring a lawyer and have him handle the situation? It is being a case of penny wise and pound foolish.
It is possible that the documents pushed in front of yo…
You can open 529 in any state. However, if there are some tax benefits that your home state is offering, you should strongly consider home state plan.
I live in Texas but invest but use West Virginia Smart529 Select Plan (smart529select.com). This …
I have pointed to this issue a while ago in another post and there was no feedback/reply. Yes, it is a serious issue as the thread gets bigger.
I suggested when the discussion title on main listing show a yellow new (and site software does know w…
Outlook downgraded to negative. Was it much different 3 months ago? How about 6 month ago, even a year? In fact, in the last 6 months the prospects of the economy has turned for the better if you actually look for economic indicators. Municipal tax …
You may be right but I have doubts.
But I believe you and others are more likely getting the fund company cool-aid and if the expense ratio goes like this I doubt the Highbridge fund will earn its keep over the long term.
While looking at HDCCX, I just noticed that PIMCO had a new Commodity fund.
PCLDX - PIMCO CommoditiesPLUS Strategy (the ticker is for D class). It looks like it is much cheaper than HDCCX. The manager seems to be a former rocket scientist!
It actu…
The funds that invest in futures contracts and other derivatives often hold collateral. Typically, the collateral is in short term bonds (such as T-Bills) and equivalent which M* lists as cash.
Hank, more information does not necessarily mean better information. There is a lot of junk and useless and distracting and often bogus information out there.
I like both of your funds. But it looks like most of your international monies are in developed world and of that mostly in large caps.
If you want some more diversification, you might want to add an emerging market fund and/or International Small…
I see Facebook and other social networking mania as dotcom 2.0. Looks like Facebook will be able to make some money through ads and other online services (games, etc.) integrated on the site but I am not sure if the valuations put into Facebook, et.…
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing
by Burton G. Malkiel
http://www.amazon.com/Random-Walk-Down-Wall-Street/dp/0393081435
I recommend this book because it covers a lot of ground for beginner investor a…
I am not sure if it exists at this time. The closest Fidelity Spartan Index fund is FSEMX - Fidelity Extended Market Index..
As an alternative, you can try FCPEX - Fidelity Small Cap Enhanced Index which is a quant fund that samples the index but h…
If inflation is going higher, the companies that issues high yield debt will not call any of those notes as older debt is lower interest than newer debt. So, there is no incentive for them.
Are you referring to Mortgage debt. They cannot call a fix…
I agree with Scott. It would cause many unintended consequences.
So far the new congress' attempt to control debt is like trying to amputate the leg it needs a long term rehab.
Business community will probably would not let this happen despite st…
Hank, while you are looking for tax efficient funds, keep a note that some funds' tax efficiency had been boosted due to accumulated losses. Those losses have largely gone and in 2011 more funds are likely to distribute capital gains incurred by tra…
I don't know what you are implying here John. This particular clock is certainly an attention grabber with some animated numbers to give the impression that it is a real-time display. Still, I see no relevance to advance the discussion regarding the…
JR, managed payout mutual funds (launched in 2007 or 2008) also provide part of the return from ROC if the dividend and/or capital gain is not sufficient to provide the return expected. But that is disclosed to the investors.
FYI. Wealthtrack (audio podcast or video cast) is available on iTunes as a free download. Just subscribe to it and either listen/watch it on your computer or via iPod/iPad/iPhone.
I agree with Maurice. If people does not put useful subject lines on their post (or email on an email based discussion lists, etc) their post will be ignored. It is up to them to make their post attractive especially if they are asking for help.
Bump: I feel that the need to mark which posts on the thread are really new is really important.
Today I've re-visited several older discussions that have marked "New" on the main discussion list. Click the link and open the discussion, I have no …
Ron, this post probably better suited to Technical Questions category. It's a new feature we have with this site. You can even edit previous post and change the category yourself.
Hi, Sven. Nice to see you here. Make sure you login. You are currently posting as anonymous user. There are benefits to logging in properly to the site.
It looks like you are a bit pissed of from taxes today. At least thanks for letting me know.
I'll try to reason a bit in favor of my original argument. I'm not sure if I'll be able to convince you but you are welcome to disagree with me and use wha…
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Sorry for not being specific. OJ guided you to the right place. With this board software not everything is obvious. Buttons appear when you hover cursor on a specific area. Definitely fancy but not visually impaired friendly.
Fading of the buttons…
