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bough Key energy return 7% think may do well for medium-long term until 2021, cuspid 492914AS5.
Transocean 893830AT68 also ~7% ytm but maturity is 2038, may need to sell it after 5-10 yrs
also bough safeway bond BBB+ also 7% ytm return...
oil/en…
Hello. Great question. Just fyi - we've bought a new 2012 honda accord v6 in March 2012, mrsp was ~32k without Nagivator. We got it brand new for 24.99K + ttl, reason we got it so cheap was we've bought it around the date @ end of quater, the hon…
also from schwab
bond commentary
http://www.schwab.com/public/schwab/nn/articles/Bond-Snapshot-Potential-Opportunities-Coming-in-Bond-Market?cmp=em-QYB
I don't watch fox or cnbc anymore -both those stations are too skew to the left or right. You may get into troubles or get brainwashed by them. Best to watch PBS nightly news and market news - they are balanced imho,
sorry Crash, have not have time to do much investing the past 2-3 months. so busy at work and the wifey gets mad if i dont do much at home so unable to do anything but try to post as much as possible
enjoy the holidays
thx David and the MFO members [Ted/vintage, and many others jason, rono...etc etc .....] for all the wonderful works/almost 'free' advise available at MFO. Please do contribute regular to MFO. thx again/appreciate everything you folks do
maybe MLPs could be better plays
http://investorinsights.morganstanley.com/content.do?action=displayContent&cid=1780738&oid=1573632&xsl=88/monthly/enewsletter.xsl
http://images.hnw.com/77/201407/OTM_July_2014.pdf
yes sir work for govt for 10 yrs now as nurse in healthcare @ Veteran hospital.
Their g fund is the best if you are near retirement. my portfolio [41 years old] divided equally in portion I, C, 2040 funds, and large cap/ 20% split in [10% G f…
today - tsp [401k] still 80 stocks/ 20 bonds.
private portfolio in vanguard/boa etc... - around 60% stocks and 40% bonds [YTD return ~ 6.1% not too bad :)]
largest funds holdings
vanguard primecap VPCCX
vanguard total bond BND
us global resources …
related - long term bond reads
Long-term bonds have been strong so far this year despite early worries about rising rates
http://dailyjournal.net/view/story/9171c8f6087e4462a70d6a9e846466f2/US--Of-Mutual-Interest-Long-term-Bonds/#.U5zUbkCjLs0
related article
why MF fees seem to be dropping but arent
http://www.thestreet.com/story/12714229/1/why-mutual-fund-fees-seem-to-be-dropping-but-arent.html
