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Thank you sma3! We are spending this summer in northwest again. I have no quiet place I can be before noon eastern (9 am here). Library opens at 9am! I've set up a session for Friday, 2 pm eastern ... posted on board. But, if that does not work, just call me at 805 468 9599 ... if I can pick up I will. Hopefully, can pick a day where you can attended from noon on. Very happy to do! c
Vank appears very happy with the fit: has known Carl long time and "we are philosophically the same." Zeo's fund strategies remain, just different brand name. Marcus and he remain PMs and Paige still is client services' contact. Sounds like it becom…
Ha. What am I missing?
Why not put 100% into a 1-mo CD and then roll it over into another 1-mo CD? Does that not up to like 9% if done for next 12 months vs 1-yr CD at 1.6%?
Assuming 1-mo rate continues of course.
@catch.
Most bond funds hover around $10.00, launch price.
So, 10 cents typically close to 1%. That's a big move.
"UP1CENT" is usually a happy day for bond fund owners.
On a $100K investment, means up $100.
Up 10 cents is huge ... $1K!
On othe…
Yes indeed.
I seem to remember every time I seem to remember that every time Geithner gave a press conference, markets dropped.
Hoping Brainard does not establish same pattern!
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Thank you @sma3. (BTW. I've always liked that name!) Yes, similar to @wxman123, I did not know there were fixed term ETFs. Very cool.
Individual bonds, on other hand, I'm somewhat familiar with. I do suspect that if investors could hold IG bond cer…
A part of me struggling to understand the handwringing for buy-and-hold investors.
If you have a say 50/50 allocation between stocks and bonds, why would you not just rebalance? Take-advantage of the cheapness?
I get it with trend-following or tra…
Does anyone here buy individual corporate bonds or TBills?
I know you can do latter through TreasuryDirect, as well as broker.
Examples:
Dish, B- (hmmm), 1 year, 5%
Ford, BB+, 1 year, callable (lol), 3.7%
Alibaba, A+, 1 year, 3%
US TBill, 1 year,…
Perhaps take some solace here ...
There are 811 bond funds, excluding Specialty Income, that have never returned less than zero in any 3-year rolling period since launch. Several of these go back to circa 1980.
Among them: DODIX, PRCIX, FGOVX, VFI…
Yes, agree @davidrmoran. This is more for those of us influenced by The Junkster School of Investing.
I do know some people that get upset when CDs show a daily loss in their Schwab accounts, not realizing it's mark-to-market pricing.
I also feel …
