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Thanks for the link, JC. I didn't even know Matthews did webcasts.
From the MAPIX/MACSX owner's perspective, this may be an interesting inflection point happening now -- MAPIX fading a bit, MACSX picking up -- Indonesia is back to gains after the …
Reply to @PRESSmUP: First, as David pointed out earlier, the star ratings are quantitative, not based on opinion. (The medal ratings are opinion.) Second, the drill at M* is to change a fund's category if the holdings vary from their definition of t…
Reply to @EMinvestor: Guess I wasn't too clear; I didn't intend my comment to be about volatility, only that a growthy, high-P/E fund is not the same thing as a value-leaning, income-oriented, lower-P/E fund -- therefore the "asset allocation" comme…
Reply to @MarkM: Agree. Seems like more of an asset allocation move than a fund switch to go from SFGIX to WESNX. Not that it's a bad move on momentum grounds, just an observation.
It's ranked as low risk long-term, so I'd consider giving it a pass for not keeping up with the bull run since '09. The overall return:risk of Average: Low is probably the best way to think of it. Although I don't own it, I like that kind of stock f…
Reply to @Hrux: Heather, technically a P2P post should probably be under 'off topic,' although I'd point out that your critic doesn't pay a bit of attention to that distinction, so he has no room to talk. And he has no standing whatsoever to tell yo…
Another, shorter-term consideration: SFGIX has about 1/3 of assets and MACSX about 1/2 in some of the most (short-term, based on 50d ma) oversold markets worldwide, per Bespoke Investment --- SE Asia, Taiwan, & S. Korea. They can always keep goi…
Reply to @Ted: Merry Christmas to you too, Ted. If you have a problem with reading articles before you post, and relaying what's relevant and important about them in the post, I'd be interested to know what exactly is the problem.
I think MFO could probably accommodate posting articles without creating a separate section if everyone who uses the site would agree to post only articles we've read fully and that we think have specific value to readers, and to state in the post w…
Swede: " I believe the folks over at GMO had a few sips ...."
The difference is that while GMO has let cash build somewhat in their funds, they've stayed mostly invested.
I agree with Investor - remember reading at one point that Europe in particular trades at a discount to U.S. most of the time (sorry, no reference). If that's correct, to figure out what level of bargain ex-U.S. might be at any point, you'd need to …
For a pretty good framing/summary of the Fed's considerations at this point, see here. Binya Applebaum, for those not familiar with him, is one of the best financial/econ reporters out there, imho: excellent ability to translate financial-ese and bu…
Reply to @Vert: Good point, comparing to ICMAX. To put numbers on it, ICMAX = 58% cash, +10.5% YTD; ARIVX = 65% cash, +6.0% YTD.
I had a minimum position in Aston based on EC's earlier record at Intrepid, but bailed in January when I noticed that …
David: "Since then, the long Treasury funds have lost more than 12% and long corporate are down nearly 6%."
Fortunately, those are not the only bond options. I'd argue that, for more or less conservative investors, short to intermediate corporate d…
Reply to @Derf: The poster who refers to "the crooked actively managed firms" must have had a rotten experience somewhere along the way, and/or got an A+ on the Bogleheads entrance exam.
I'll be mildly interested to see how the V equity group runs …
Reply to @mohan: Mohan, just quickly on the first question, I didn't write down what DS said last night about the range (yeah, there were a lot of numbers flying around at that point), but as of 10-31, the overlap was 15.6%.
Reply to @David_Snowball: Yep, David is very engaged in his livelihood; that's a gift that keeps on giving, hopefully to shareholders too.
I also enjoyed the interplay between our hosts.
Moved some $ out of MAINX into GBOAX.lw, plan to pick up a chunk of PMHIX after the cap gain distribution, and added NCOAX.lw with some former PIMIX $ that'd been sitting around for a while. The continuing theme is moving assets toward the middle of…
Thanks, David, the call was very informative. I had to miss the first 15 minutes so didn't want to ask something that'd already been covered, but the Q&A period covered what I wanted to hear -- good questions, all.
Mike, they did close it then to new investment through third parties, but you could still open a new individual investor account directly with Sequoia.
If we're talking about gold, as Bee seems to indicate, the simplest explanatory variable, the one that's driven mining activity for decades, is the price of the yellow metal. While there's certainly more to it than price alone, it's the most basic v…
Speaking of Andrew Foster and SFGIX, the latest shareholder letter, here, expands on his macro theme concerning the disconnect between the standard EM index and the actual economies of developing countries as they transition away from near-total exp…
Reply to @DavidV: This may or may not be helpful, but it's difficult to generalize; reading the prospectus for a given fund is the only way to know the level of flexibility that's built in. After you know that, it's easier to judge what the manager'…
Reply to @hank: Hank, they are the same fund: I class PAUIX vs. D class PAUDX - also see both shown here.
The portfolio info at the Pimco site is the most reliable and up-to-date. RA cut back on the "inflation" strategy earlier; the big drivers of …
Some great zingers in there. Here's the page with the full quarterly letter (free, no-hassle registration required), which includes Ben Inker describing how the GMOers have changed their methodology for their 7-year outlook. They've broadened the se…
Tip, if you sell now and switch to an index fund, remember to factor in that you'll owe tax on all the cap gains you've racked up over the past 20 years.
I owned Appleseed through the fund's back office when the E.R. was jacked up as described. That was my introduction to the system; you pay the higher NTF E.R. whether you buy the fund through the supermarket or not.
For those who think "destructive" inflation is right around the corner, here's a piece (and there are many others like it from actual economists, rather than money managers who think they're economists) that may bring on some cognitive dissonance.
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Skeet ... I've subscribed to his weekly e-mail since I first heard of it, I think close to 2 yrs. now. I used the sector momentum ratings for a while to tactically buy & sell sector etf's. It's very much workable to do that, but the amount I fel…
The Ron Rowland/Invest with an Edge style-box momentum lead just recently switched from small and mid caps, the leaders for many months, to large caps.
Reply to @Charles: Bill the G. also pushed out duration in BOND from 4.9 ~ a month ago to 5.3 now, according to the Pimco etf site, and even PIMIX is keeping duration in the high 4's.
Reply to @mohan: I saw that this morning and wondered the same thing.
According to Yahoo price quotes, it opened on Oct. 3, so DS was probably buying over the course of the month and missed interest payments that would have come in if he'd been in…
