Here's a statement of the obvious: The opinions expressed here are those of the participants, not those of the Mutual Fund Observer. We cannot vouch for the accuracy or appropriateness of any of it, though we do encourage civility and good humor.
+1 @BenWP
I’m a New Yorker subscriber and have the lengthy article you linked “in tow”. Quick scan very impressive. I believe I’ve convinced my IPad Air to begin reading it to me when I hit the pillow tonight. Actually, it’s more of a book than…
”How long might they have orbited, waiting to dock with a rescue ship, I wonder?”
There were some possibilities had they been able to go outside and examine the status of the wing. The first couple are covered in the documentary.
- Shuttle Atlanti…
Can each of you please send me your mailing address so I can send each of you a free Trumpinator Bobble Head to put on your bookshelf.
Baseball Fan
No Tump Bobble-Head! Thank you. But I’ll take a Stormy Daniels one if you got any.
yes. i recall the Frontline thing. Compelling. Breathtaking arrogance by decision makers, not wanting to hear from engineers and the others. Remember Morton-Thiokol? (Spelling?) I think they are no more. All about O-rings.
Umm … Those O-Rings were i…
Yep. Nothing new for sure. And Frontline’s a better source. 2003’s more than 20 year’s ago. The investigative reports were published a year or two later. I just found it a fascinating / entertaining look back …. Good to see CNN trying to clean up…
@yogibearbull
“ Yes. We'll surely be taking a peek at futures after 8pm EST tonight and the Asia markets.
FINVIZ offers a quick and dirty look for some items. As with viewing now (10am), and then peeking again this evening .”
Right on @Catch22
Th…
@hank, that is stale quote for PRWCX from yesterday. Many sites are still showing stale info from 4/11/24 (Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, etc). Probably will fix in the next update of the evening.
But Price website, M*, etc are showing the correct inf…
Medallion Guarantees.....
Those are very tough to obtain. More so in recent rears years. Apparently some financial institutions have been scammed after granting them to fraudsters - and held accountable for millions.
I actually closed out a…
More storms like today will certainly give the long-anticipated buying opportunity.
Yes. True. But I’m beginning to think Geroux really does walk on water. PRWCX gained .23% today, unless my tracker is flawed.
Ahh … Just one day. But most ev…
NBC is airing an hour long “special” on the OJ trial at 10:00 tonight. Suspect that’s just the beginning of weeks of sensational warmed-over OJ coverage across the networks …
d
Bought 2 additional shares of NSRGY at under $103. Put in order to sell a bit of PRPFX as gold rush continues unabated. Added to a minuscule basket of (ProShares) short / inverse ETFs (around 1% of portfolio). Trying to bolster cash position tha…
Look at the bright side. At least it’s not saying … ”F - You”
@Andy’s point is spot on. CEO’s out on the golf course somewhere. Could really care less …
Sorry to hear that Mike. I neglected to buy the special viewing glasses before everybody sold out. Rode the bike about 90 minutes during the eclipse - same as some years earlier. You’re not supposed to look with regular sun-specs. But I dared a …
@Baseball_Fan said: ”illegal invaders begging in front of many stores in some of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the country”.
I’m absolutely astounded at the wealth disparity in this country. By all accounts it is growing. You do not need to …
Thanks for the feedback @Crash. Nice that you got that charge back. I had some kind of similar issue and TRP did not refund the charge. But I was happy just to get out of there! (Kinda like when I left the X.)
One early dumb mistake I made at Fido…
If you like hearing Ray Dalio you’ll enjoy the first segment (April 5). Never at a loss for words. Includes a clip of Dalio being interviewed on the original WSW in the 80s about the Mexican Peso crisis. Also features some clips of Congressional…
Entertaining and educational reading as @Crash confronts new challenges at Schwab. Been there. Done that. Deeply indebted for all the support received here when I migrated from TRP’s in-house funds to Fido a few years back.
Familiarity so…
Very interesting. The stated rationale sounds odd as you can buy stocks without paying a fee. I use Pro-Shares in very small quantities to short various markets time to time. But looks like they’re a bigger fish and not affected by this.
Thanks fo…
Bought 10 shares of NSRGY @ under $105 and 24 bottles of S. Pellegrino.
@Crash. I’d like to echo @Old_Joe’s congrats on maintaining this enjoyable thread.
Thanks for commenting @Crash. The SNL cold open featuring a Bible peddling Donald Trump was certainly timely. I didn’t personally feel it was particularly well staged by SNL standards. Really miss Alec Baldwin in that role. But he’s entangled …
5.75 years is far too short a time frame to characterize your investment prowess. (If it will make you feel any better, famed investor John Hussman has managed an annualized return of 0.09% over the past 5 years with his flagship fund, HSGFX, ac…
Mike - Thanks for chiming in. If you click on Yogi’s link to Barron’s you’ll see that the bright red cover photo would appear to lean Pro-Trump - or am I reading too much into it?
I can relate to your angst. I subscribe to the WSJ - but simply ig…
I dunno. He sounds sincere in that Ad.
“It’s my favorite book.”
“I read it all the time.”
“We need to make America pray again.”
When it comes to TV pitch-men, few can compare to legendary Ron Popeil.
Yes, Rochester NY is smack in the middle. I remember the last good one here about 8 years ago. Was riding the bike paths on a clear summer day. Eerie sight. Suspect that even on a cloudy day in Rochester the darkness that slowly descends and th…
The answer largely depends on the future direction of the economy. On the short end, the Fed rules the roost. Farther out, inflation expectations should impact prevailing rates more. I wouldn’t feel comfortable locking up a whole lot for 10 ye…
Might be worth building a small short on Trump Media. Markets so crazy I’ve actually got smallish short positions using PSQ & SDS. Under 2% of holdings, but allowing me to stay invested in some less frothy areas (including David’s pick - LCO…
Nice to know you’re still staying atop of Boeing @Old_Joe. I’m following the news, but visit the board only infrequently. You don’t suppose Ted’s still following your posts from ”wherever” he may be. :)
Thanks for all you do.
”I particularly enjoyed a recent read of Morningstar’s analysis of Neuberger Berman Long-Short Fund (NLSAX) which I own, although I’d rate it higher than they do (Medalist Rating Bronze ).”
Just wanted to note that Morningstar raised its rating of N…
I don't trust fund managers that goose their funds with stocks that are unrelated to the category, or the thesis. What's the point of owning an "EM fund" if the returns are driven by stocks from North America and Europe?
You say you don't care. OK…
"I'm happy to let my funds hold MAG-7s in controlled quantities. I don't need more of them!" indeed, and they pop up in unexpected places. They are a top holding in Rajiv Jain's international and EM funds for reasons I've yet to hear an explanation.…
On the same note, a prominent MFO member recently wrote:
“You have no reason to envy my investments. I have no reason to envy yours. I don’t know how much my brother-in-law’s portfolio made. I don’t care whether I beat the market, I care about whe…