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@Derf - In answer to your questions: No / Yes
- Tires not a big deal. I’d surely have purchased winter tires next season. Cars need to be able to stop as well as go. Why not have the best possible grip on the road?
- This model has power s…
Hope not too far removed. There were numerous sellers up and down the sidewalks of Times Square when I visited NYC a few weeks ago with stacks and stacks of unopened Apple products for sale at 50% or more off. I use mostly Apple products and know w…
Thanks for the suggestions folks. I’ve always had separate winter & summer rims + wheels and generally changed them out myself with a floor jack. But these 19” look like more then I want to deal with. Try lifting a 40-50 lb rim + tire combo i…
FD confirms everything I could dig up. But if you want an expensive show-boat BMW seems to stand out for quality among the Europeans. VW’s got issues. The JD Powers list I posted was a “one-off” uncovered during extensive research. Interesting, b…
But why do we need laws? Doesn’t “individual freedom” mean not having to kowtow to rules from outside authority? If I don’t want to pay taxes on a profitable investment or store my firearms in a childproof safe … Or if I decide to screw somebod…
As well to you, too !!! And all here, too.
@hank will likely have his snow blower in action before the weekend is finished.
Winter storm warnings flying for the next several days. The forecast potential for a foot or more of snow seems overblown, …
You might take a look at CMRGX which is about a year old. Not a recommendation. I have long invested in some of Calamos’ other funds. Generally they are a bit risk averse if that’s what you want. Won’t outperform in good markets.
Somebody needs to send a copy of this “Reduce Growth Significantly By Being Out Of The Market” thread to Warren Buffett.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway dumps $75.5 billion worth of stock and halves Apple stake
”Berkshire Hathaway Inc. slash…
Interesting chart Yogi. Thanks. I remain to be sold on the relative merits when considering actively managed funds. Agree that for index investing etfs are a no-brainer. When you have at least a 10-year time frame (preferably longer) to compare …
FWIW - I’ve checked around at various dealers across the state. There seems to be a genuine shortage of anything foreign branded - sedans anyway. If you want much choice in colors or features good luck! I’m thinking that many are rushing to beat…
I’ve done a full circle since moving from TRP’s in-house funds to a Fido brokerage. The freedom to own etfs, CEFs & stocks felt great for 2 or 3 years. But the gyrations during the day drove me crazy - though I realize you’re not supposed to lo…
Scary. I haven’t yet figured out how to scan anything with my phone. In this case, at least, ignorance is bliss.
Recently some security professionals have recommended family members assign themselves a secret password known only to them to confir…
Well, up here in northern Michigan we rely on imported veggies and tomatos (technically a fruit) from south of the border in winter. A frozen wasteland here. Now a 25% tariff aimed at we salad eaters? RFK - I thought your plan was to improve our …
@hank, fwiw, a guy at work is looking at the Lexus ES 350 ultra luxury car. Beautiful car in the pics he showed. Lexus, of course, is the up-scale Toyota brand.
Thanks Mike
Like BMW, the nearest Lexus dealer is a 3 hour drive to Grand Rapids (mid…
1. Yes, the Camry seats are powered. So to an extent it is possible to recline. Suggest you test one out. Seats are complicated.
2. Not really. Before a car right off the delivery truck can be driven on highways it needs some prep from the service…
@hank: Consumers Reports has never been high on Audi reliability, so it might be worth your time to check there. My PCP has been happy with two Audi A5 convertibles, however.
We own older Hondas now and I take note of the declining ratings. My 20…
@Hank: "cut and run." That's not the case exactly. It's look at the data and decide where I think $ is best deployed, and in this case, it was "sell and redeploy."
Agree. Sounds a lot smoother. I’ve edited my previous post to reflect a more sophisti…
But if you look at the actual number of reported problems, the actual difference doesn’t seem too large …
BMW (upper third) 190 per hundred vehicles
Chrysler (bottom) 310 per hundred vehicles
Well … about 50% greater I guess.
I’ve been looki…
Thanks for the thoughts (and the bump) @msf. You bring back memories of my days in Strong Funds. Long time ago. Yes, the Advantage fund (which I too owned) was popular for many years. But eventually suffered a “hit.”
If I remember correctly … Stro…
Well, that thread initiated by @Junkster in September (”BlackRock’s Rick Rieder on the Golden Age of fixed income”) which @msf relinked above is a beauty. Afraid I was napping during portions of it. It does drift around a bit, but has some great s…
Ostensibly, gov't central banks exist to maintain stability of the currency. Yes, central banks do prefer a bit of inflation, so that national debt can be repaid in "smaller" dollars or pounds sterling or whatever. And decision makers don't always g…
”Next in line for Sec. of Graft and Cronyism.”
Naw - Their whole intent is to lift up the little people. Spread the wealth around. You don’t believe Musk was giving away those million dollar checks for the sole purpose of lining his own pockets? …
Good today for gold, Bitcoin & investment grade bonds - all seen as “safe havens”. PRPFX should be up today. Already up a crazy 27.5% over the past year. Interesting article on my Bloomberg feed. Can’t link directly to BB. But this article…
Yup. There's a separate thread I started about this very thing. It's all very stinky poopy.
It would be great if there were some way to merge two similar threads. Perhaps MFO will have AI someday which I’m sure could find a way to do that.
I don’t use ”legacy portfolio”, whatever it is. I assume it’s a free portfolio tracker? To each his / her own. I much prefer a couple of different (Ad free) tracker apps from Apple at a nominal monthly cost. Albeit, they are a hassle to understand…
Have any of these names been formally submitted to Congress? I doubt it. Forsyth asserts in this week’s Barron’s that it’s these nominations that caused stocks to reverse course and fall this week. News Nation has played videos of the Fox show hos…
