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brown to lead fix income/bonds @ fidelity
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-04/fidelity-s-brown-to-lead-bonds-as-sullivan-moves-to-new-role.html
Hi Kaspa
If your daughter just want to 'trade' you can get sogotrade, 3 bucks/trade, first 25 transanction is free.... but problem is you only can trade w/ ETFs or stocks
Otherwise we use BOA, reasonable fees [free trade] if you have > 25K in …
hey catch...what a bad day so far...
anything you have on your radar you are wantin' to add/buy or get rid off?
was thinkin' of getting HTS but this stock got hammered... oh well
thanks...
U.S. Municipal Defaults Declined Last Quarter, Newsletter Says
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-20/u-s-municipal-defaults-declined-last-quarter-newsletter-says.html
HY defaults rate remains low
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fitch-2011-us…
hi bee
personal question - do you live near Hou-Dallas areas? Houston AM 1110 or http://www.kvceradio.com/ Dallas AM 1160 KVCE could be good station to listen to....
regards
good afternoon;
imho these are not bad investments, they are just too volatile. they swings and highly correlate w/ oil/energy vehciles. these could be good companies to have for 5-10+ yrs since demand for energy most likely will increase due to o…
http://etfdb.com/2011/build-america-bond-etfs-crushing-the-muni-competition/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+etfdb+(ETF+Database)
invest in PM w/ one ETF
http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/investing-in-precio…
hey rono...the MASTER!
just dumb question - NCV and JTD/prpfx are your 'play' money right? what about your retirement account, is it mostly in US-treasury/bonds/cash?
what is your BEST cash vehicle
thanks for any commentary...good to hear from you …
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Oil-rises-above-90-on-signs-apf-461073909.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=5&asset=&ccode=
hi hank
should da bought oil when it was 74$ 3-4 wks back...what a shame
bought too much muni, probably consider dca …
hi catch
what's the best place to hide your cash? CDs are yielding sh*'t ~ 0% and MM are not too shabby [there was an article that I've linked the past few days dealing with many red flags regarding MM]...
Hidden Dangers Lurking In Money-Market Fu…
investing 101: which is better- stocks vs MF
http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/10/18/which-is-better-stocks-or-mutual-funds/
build a well diversified portfolio without lots of assets
http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.asp…
bigger funds arent always better, but they are not that bad
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/waggon/story/2011-10-14/big-funds/50795174/1
dca sooths out volatility
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/article_18206824-1645-5e91-ad85-…
related - gross say 2011 a stinker [sorry if this is repost]
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-15/pimco-s-gross-tells-clients-2011-a-stinker-as-main-fund-trails.html
should you ditch your bonds
http://www.smartmoney.com/invest/bonds/should-you-ditch-your-bonds-1318433878546/?cid=djem_sm_dailyviews_h
mf investors aren't so dumb afterall
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&site=&so…
P-I-I-G-S, CALI-MICHIGAN-NEVADA-FLORIDA-NY-NEW MEXICO-USA- WORLD
It's same news over and over again...we'll see... lots of volatility the next 12-36 months. the world probably will not end tomorrow.
I am still distrubuting into tsp/401k [at least…
current muni market focus
http://www.uptilt.com/content/6433/MuniMktFocus_1011FINAL.pdf
will new worries spread
http://blogs.smartmoney.com/advice/2011/10/12/muni-bonds-will-new-worries-spread/?link=SM_hp_featStory&cid=djem_sm_dailyviews_h
one note - try to google the article title, sometimes it show the whole article especially if you have a 'google email' acct
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=The+two+dozen+or+so+big+banks+woven+into+the+fabric+of+the+gl…
I catch, thanks for posting. WE heard this news since ~ after 2008.... Just old rumors that become 'officially' - like rumors that Rick Perry may quit while he is behind :)... LOL
Reply to @Flack:
hi flack
TSP/401k - 12 months return: Personal Investment Performance (PIP) for the past 12 months ending 09/30/2011 is -2.47%.
3 yr ~ +12%
4 yr ~ +1%
Current distributions
L 2040 portfolio percentage 9.50% current distributi…
how 3 funds shield investors in down market
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/business/mutfund/how-3-funds-shielded-investors-in-a-down-market.html?_r=1
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/business/mutfund/high-corporate-profits-could-reduce-risk-in-…
hi flack;
private portfolio:
one yr ~ - 1.7%
3 yrs + 8%
4 yrs ~ + 1.6% [started 4 yrs ago :)]
top few funds/stocks holdings - still holding on these
lsbrx - loomis
vanguard star vgstx
sp500 index
prpfx permanet portfolio
brk - buffet stocks
…
stocks will beat bonds over the next decade -
http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2011/09/21/jack-bogle-stocks-will-beat-bonds-in-next-decade.htm?nl=1
russell brings more investment discipline ETFs to market
http://etfdb.com/2011/russell-brings-more-inv…
hi bee
we don't really know what's going out there
CAN YOU SAY P--I--I--G--S
or cali, NY, nevada, florida, new mexico...
also, oil looks very cheap, mid 70s/barrel, maybe buy more VDE...
drumroll....get your shopin' list ready!
a better mouse trap
http://www.onwallstreet.com/ows_issues/2011_10/the-etf-mousetrap-if-you-build-it-they-will-come-2675059-1.html?zkPrintable=1&nopagination=1
global crash? ot
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/5-money-moves-one-debt-crisis-expe…
hi catch
look at this article - PLAYIN' RUSSIAN ROULETTE - DOUBLE DOWN
http://seekingalpha.com/article/296449-double-up-on-yields-with-a-jp-morgan-11-russian-ruble-bond
how to be smarter than your FA
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/09/26/investopedia61589.DTL&type=printable
a look at the best MF the past 3 yrs
http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=395152
buy and hold is …
