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Not at all wonderful.
DLFNX 1.21
PRESX 1.12
PREMX 0.85
MJFOX 0.74
PRWCX 0.62
WORST = SFGIX, at -2.47 and MAPIX at -1.92.
...So, my bonds are among the top 5. Surprise? (MAINX is down just a tenth of a point. It was down about 1.5 for 2013.)
I took profits from TRAMX and put it into one of my core domestic funds: PRWCX, another TRP offering. I like TRAMX. Bought it in the summer of 2012. It's been good to me. I think Oliver Bell, the Fund Manager, has a feel for the pulse of things over…
Just kept a promise to myself, taking two-thirds of the profit from MSCFX Mairs & Power Small-cap and feeding it to MAPOX Mairs & Power Balanced. Took profit from TRAMX and fed it to PRWCX. Watching and waiting for SFGIX to do something. It'…
Agreed. However it may be accomplished.
"Let us never forget that authentic power is in service."
"We live in the most unequal part of the world, which has grown the most yet reduced misery the least. The unjust distribution of goods persists, …
No, not Broadway. Nevertheless, we all need to get a handle on our situation, on our finances, and adjust. Things are not always so neat and trim. Just ask The Dude. ;)
Gotta "register" to listen. Thank you sincerely, JohnChisum. I'm just tired of registering for stuff. Here, jump through this hoop so we can give you what we told you is available.
Here's a dozen eggs for $2.98. But produce your loyalty card and it…
The final statement: ""The vast majority of people in society know 'I need to manage my spending, my debts and have some [money] set aside for emergencies,'" Davidson said. "But they're not taking the steps, at least to the extent they need to do so…
You're spot-on. Portfolio is just shy now of 120k. But the choices in the portfolio are partly on account of the results of doing my homework; partly due to being locked-in on fund choices in my 403b. It was always self-directed, but for convenience…
I read that through. Clear, concise. Glad now that I have a big chunk in developed Europe and am growing my domestic stake. EM has to be a long-term play, as it always has been for me---since I started investing in 2003. That's 10 years, already. MA…
You guys!!! :)
I remember very well getting recommendations from some of you in here, and I'm grateful. I just needed to feel more pain, I suppose--- and then also to have someone FACE TO FACE confirm what you all had told me. Then I moved pret…
Reply to @hank: Quite right, Hank. Being aware of all of that, I always just use a fictional name, address, birthday, phone, etc. If ---as happened only once--- they insist on matching it all against my driver's license--- I walk away. And machines,…
Reply to @golub1: My, how times have changed. Before I get into the queue at the check-out, my money is handy, not still buried so that I have to go exploring for it. And what I fume about is the necessity to keep MACHINES happy. If a card will not …
All the input is appreciated. I still own a big pile of EM. I bought SFGIX to diversify WITHIN E.M. beyond Asia. Seems to me Foster's bet(s) on some miners is having a negative effect. How long can platinum stay depressed?..... I'm just looking to c…
Jesus. Sounds rather like the days when I was still active in my vocation/career. Lotsa people come to hear, but not listen; carrying with them all of their favorite preconceptions--- by which they miss the point. Utterly.
Toward the very end: "de…
Unchanged on Wednesday: PREMX and MAINX. Global/EM bonds... Though bonds have been sagging, I note MAINX manages to stay put on quite a few days, whenever I check. MANY days "unchanged." Dunno why.
I note that for some Matthews funds, the Record Date for year-end distributions is today. The "Pay Date" is tomorrow, the 12th. Does that mean that my share prices for MAINX MACSX and MAPIX are down seemingly way too much today to account for the p…
"...as investors waited on speeches from three Federal Reserve members..."
There is no correct, proper, beautiful English being spoken or written anywhere, anymore. A waitress waits ON you. You wait FOR a bus or for speeches by government talking-h…
Reply to @ducrow: Tried once, despite the fact that their closest office is 45 minutes away. And not an easy drive. Very trafficky. My initial conversation was with a guy who didn't seem to know what he was doing, so I forgot about it for the time b…
I own 11, and it will soon be 12. ($120,000. total.) I don't like it. I'd rather not have to keep track of so many. The "good" news is that most are bunched into the same fund house, for easier record-keeping. It is FOREVER a work in progress, so a…
