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@Maurice- Yes, I was quite pleased that the Supremes told the gov't to back off on that one. I may be somewhat of a liberal on certain issues, but politically correct I aint at all.
@hank- Well, ol' MJG is what he is: seemingly oblivious to the fact that his sometimes pedantic, repetitive, and dismissive comments occasionally irritate folks. He is evidently incapable of understanding that more than a few board contributors some…
@bartab: Thanks for the info- we don't normally use Walmart either, but I'll keep that info in the back of my mind. Speaking of meat, I don't think that we've ever had a bad piece from Costco.
I could possibly see ordering produce, dairy, meat for …
@bartab: Your comment is interesting re "paper products, soaps and detergents, and dry goods". Are there on-line suppliers that you use consistently for these products? It's hard to see how an on-line supplier can absorb the shipping costs for heavy…
@Maurice- An excellent summary of what's going on, and of some of the things that you can do to limit the damage. Thanks very much for the time you spent on this.
Another recommendation: Get rid of Google anything. For search, use "DuckDuckGo". The…
@PRESSmUP- I'm using "NoScript" on my antique Mac (using Firefox variant browser), and it's very effective, but sometimes a nuisance to fiddle with on a new url site. For sites that you visit consistently, you can use permanent settings and it's not…
@msf- Once again I'd like to note that without your participation and input MFO would be significantly less helpful and informative. I'm constantly impressed by the depth and breath of your knowledge, research, and balanced and useful contribution. …
@Maurice- Thanks for the update. I didn't realize that Schwab had different types of offices, as the one a short block away (a three minute walk, perhaps a few seconds longer at rush hour) is a full service office. No appointment necessary for regul…
VF- good question! If that's true then would that be fake news about fake news? Before is over this is going to be even worse than just plain facts vs "real facts" vs "alternative facts".
@Tiger: You can also set up a portfolio at M* and it will report daily data for funds and market-delayed data for stocks. I know what you mean about formatting changes. If you are downloading to a spreadsheet which has been built for a particular in…
From that Oppenheimer puffpiece:
"The total returns on securities issued in Puerto Rico were highly attractive in 2016, according to Bloomberg Barclays Municipal indices that measure performance.1 Overall, Puerto Rico securities had a 2016 total re…
The Barrons and NYT articles really weren't too helpful on this with respect to DavidV's question. Can only speculate that the "damage" component had already been "built in", so today's reaction was possibly relief as the situation clarifies and res…
@Bee- yes, it's a wonderful feeling when you realize that no external power can take away your house (aside from unlikely instances of eminent domain). Congratulations!
"Biggest fear now is that I'll get in some kind of altercation with a flight attendant and end up leading-off the evening news."
@Hank- Please try to keep your shirt pulled down properly as they drag you off the plane. :) Have a great time down S…
@Ted- This administration makes a specialty of confusing facts, if they actually know what the word "fact" means. Which is very doubtful, considering their liberal use of "alternative" (ie: "dubious", to be charitable) facts.
I don't tend to post much with respect to our actual investment funds, because of the perception at MFO that American Funds is a almost a pariah because of their front loads. We may be somewhat of an exception on that, as we haven't been subject to …
Lewis- With respect to your observations, that's pretty much why we've stayed with American Funds (for a major part of our fund exposure) for the best part of forty years now. Their funds are managed by committee, which tends to have an averaging ef…
