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Amazing finish! Bumbarner was like a buzz-saw, going through the Royals' lineup. Then, like the start of yet ANOTHER miraculous winning rally, Gordon ends-up standing at 3rd with 2 outs in the 9th. But he was stranded when Sandoval at 3rd base caugh…
TRAMX is a good fund for 1-3% of your portfolio. Treat it like a stock.
We think alike. It's 2.77% of portfolio right now, and it will be trimmed (profit to be shifted into PRWCX) after the new year--- again.
The society and economic system are based on consumerism. "Consumerism" carries an ethical consideration, by definition: If people are not out chasing new stuff to own, the policy talking heads get worried and nervous. We have been taught, and mostl…
Conclusion: " I plan to expand the Fund’s exposure to “value-heavy / growth-and-income” positions. I believe the rise of “value” will be an important feature of investment in the emerging world for the decade to come."
Interesting and understandabl…
I looked at Matthews, too. They specify on their webpage that estimates will be posted in mid to latter part of November. 19th of the month, if I recall.
Hey, guys. I am in sympathy with Hank's remarks, but cannot stop my love of the game. I played the song again. It includes film of J. Robinson's steal of Home. Yogi was NOT happy at all about that call! But a tie STILL goes to the runner, eh? The ho…
Ritholtz knows what he's talking about, generally. And this is part of what he has to say:
"Has this cyclical rally run its course, and we are now reverting to the bear market that started in 2000? Or, are we merely looking at pause following a hot…
MSCFX M&P small-cap is actually UP for the week as of 16 October, according to M*. (+1.78%)............Vanguard small-cap index fund just about broke even (NAESX) at -0.29%.
I'm inclined to agree with you regarding the experience factor. Unfortunately, if a candidate has experience, he/she also has plenty of accumulated baggage. This is also a problem with term limits: you elect someone from the "outside", and by the ti…
I suspect "sociopath" was intended to get a laugh. That's all. True sociopaths, as we know, do damage and violence without the emotional connection that society deems "normal---" which would prevent any of us from doing such heinous things.
>>>It's been difficult lately, to take the long-term view. But that's my frame of reference. I've got the world covered, leaving out Latin America, deliberately..... I hate to see the numbers, the last several days. Maybe I should just go f…
Giggling, old Joe. Is that anything like the self-created turbulence factor produced by faster and faster prop-driven military fighters----- and so, the only thing to do was to start making JET fighters the new standard? Because the propeller-driven…
Quoting: "But you can’t plan on a stock market crash every single time stocks fall. Sometimes stocks go down without an enormous crash. Were it not for the occasional correction or bear market, stocks wouldn’t offer a risk premium over bonds and cas…
Riotously funny, describing his self-made 3rd category of investors: "Cautious contemplation: These are the investors who approach markets with a zen-like calm. They spend much of their time carefully thinking about the impact of their own actions o…
Ritholtz is no different than any of the other financial advisors looking to market their name and business to increase assets under management (AUM). AUM is the name of the game.
I'm hoping he is different, but you may be right.
I tend to read him…
Hello, Steve999. You don't even need to get as specific as you are getting. The backdrop here is capitalism. It's dirty. It's about supply and demand, not about what's the right thing to do. Capitalism BEGS to be regulated, otherwise a very few beco…
"Mr. Gross doesn't like it when employees speak to him on the trading floor or make eye contact, and at times reprimands people for such reasons..."
Dear Mr. Bill, You're simply too weird to work for.
Though I made some big, overdue moves a few months ago, I resisted reducing my MAPIX stake TOO much--- for rather the same reason(s) you just noted. The recent period of under-performance is not the time to bail out. I took a hefty chunk of it and m…
Just mailed a check and bought a tiny bit more of MAPOX. Growing it in baby-steps. That's all THIS investor can afford. If the M & P small-cap fund produces returns, I will once again siphon that into MAPOX after the 2015 New Year, as I did, jus…
In an organized society, we have obligations to one another. The wealthy are not holding up their end of the deal. I'm not jealous, I'm indignant. The truth is, no one can get to be wealthy and still have an intact conscience that knows right from w…
Reply to @JohnChisum: Thank you a lot! So then when she has the chance---when the time comes---it will be better to take it and get it out of the hands of the insurance company and roll it over. We will certainly double-check about that, to see if t…
Thanks, Catch. We have selected a Vanguard fund for the monies. It's their small-cap index fund: http://quotes.morningstar.com/fund/naesx/f?pgid=hetopquote&t=naesx
And yes, the hospital deposits X% of her salary into the plan for her, whether o…
Ditto. Matthews makes me happy, even when EM is swooning. MACSX is solid, and won't fall as far as other Asia EM stuff. It pays divs. in June and Dec..... MAPIX pays quarterly. I do believe that JohnChisum's logic makes sense. So, perhaps MSMLX woul…
Skeet,
What on earth does "moral hazard" mean, here?
"Is the Fed going to zigzag with the taper, based on what we already knew, that emerging markets were vulnerable to liquidity being taken out of the system in the U.S.?" said Quincy Krosby, marke…
DLFNX was UNCHANGED on Friday. MAINX was down just 2 cents. My worst performer was PRESX: down -2.9% on the day. A few of mine were down by over 2%. UNHAPPY. But I guess it was to be expected. Every blue moon. Stinky two days, to finish the week. T…
