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@hank et al And thanks YBB for all the other VIX methods, as I've never looked.
VIX investment items found with a quick search
If one includes FanDuel and related; as well as the local casinos (quite a few in Michigan) and mix in the above VIX'…
@Crash
One supposes there is a math formula regarding 'conviction' in the investing arena.
Compounding via time is good one, eh? The very meaning of the word.
So, one's conviction should be time based. A day trader conviction period is obviously …
@hank et al David Rubenstein is an excellent interviewer, if you've had a chance to watch his shows over the years; and he is well versed in the investment world from many years in that world. He's doing a chit-chat with Tom Keene just now (2:08…
Anything to bitch about that they feel their kiddie crowd will wave a flag for.... 'R' or 'D' or 'L'. When folks only need a little bit to get their pee sized brains and mouths into a fit with little knowledge....this is the scary stuff. There are s…
Thanks @yogibearbull
I'd need a lot of extra money that would classify as 'probably never needed' to lock monies into these private equity positions, as this one.
From the song; 'Don't Fence me In'
'I want to ride to the ridge where the west comm…
@Junkster, yes; into the weekend is literal, meaning after 6pm today. My writing style should have been much clearer.
@sma3 The 1's and 0's are likely finding their pathways inside the mainframes as we write. Perhaps there are advanced systems we…
@sma3
Doesn't take very long to burn through the $'s for a Master's, eh?
I believe I found the correct data that indicates at Michigan State, in state resident; the tuition ranges for $1,850 - $1,000 per credit hour. Fully outrageous.
30-60 credi…
@Graust To add to YBB's comment; this is from Lord Abbett Investment Company site:
529 plan to Roth IRA rollover – Effective in 2024, SECURE 2.0 authorizes 529 plan funds to be directly transferred to a Roth IRA tax and penalty free. Importantly, s…
'Herding Cats'. In my mind, I envision perhaps 12 pieces of data that is the most important for the FED; but is also difficult to pin down for a given time frame and the FED 'watch'; to guide the economy. So, at times; the task is likely to resemble…
@yogibearbull
Powell started the presser hawkish but ended as dovish
My impression, too. This points to the equity/bond market 'pop' at about 2:30pm, being the reaction to his answers to the questions.
Thanks @msf. I recently viewed a 5498 (Fido), received by a friend, who will be 72 in 2023. The RMD box, for 2023, was not checked. I looked at the reverse of the form, too. Line 11 instructions indicates the 50% tax penalty if the RMD is not taken.…
Thank you @yogibearbull
So, if one perhaps is doing the Treasury (bill, note) thing or CD's at the brokerages; an assumption would be decent yields if 1 year of less, yes? On the other hand, with the longer duration; one should be having benefit of …
Well, Yogi and I are playing with charts at the same time. As Yogi noted, both late 2021 and early 2022 found high points.
Note: the below chart is NAV prices WITH distributions included. SPY had a distribution on Dec. 17, 2021.
SPY chart, all o…
Hi @davidrmoran
What do the smart kids here, if at Fido, do with their MM holding? I am in FDRXX, which is just under 4% (hope I am reading this right), and see options of SPAXX and some bank sweep. Thoughts?
No suggestion of 'smart', but some info.…
Too hot, too cold; or ??? GDP relatively strong, employment numbers, inflation data at the input and consumer levels, and any other gauges watched by the FED and the 'pundits' bring different perspectives and suggestions of where to invest or what t…
Although a graphic below the video image notes 1/20/2023; this is the Friday program this week, as I watched in 'real time'. @Crash, you may search BNN and the words 'Real Yield'.
”An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”. But, if you rarely trade or make adjustments than such news is probably of limited value
I suggest that if one doesn't want to pay attention during the 'in between' periods of rarely trading or ma…
Recalling from the peak Covid period of time; which affects my dating of some events. We had an individual assigned to our accounts; if we needed/wanted to have a direct contact at a Fido business office within our region. He did call 2 times to int…
Per Troweprice website:
Choose an account type
--- Open a taxable Brokerage account OR
--- Traditional, Roth or Rollover Brokerage IRA in minutes.
Don't know if this is the same as Fidelity, where an IRA may have brokerage within the account and…
'almost all of the firms in our survey have increased their expectations for stock and bond returns for the next decade'
I have to discover which shop they're using for Magic 8 Ball repairs and tune-up. Mine will only forecast a day or two ahead !!…
@Crash
SCHP portfolio tab at M*
Scroll down to the 'holdings' area for turnover, which is reported at 19%. This is within the normal range for similar funds with less than 50 holdings, with varying maturies.
@hank
This is a one year chart of the 10 year UST. You may hover the cursor on the graph line to see the yield displayed for a date(s) area. You may also change the 250 day range at the bottom right of the chart with a 'right click' onto the 250 da…
Stuck In The Middle With You, Stealers Wheel, 1972, a partial lyric for Congress.
'Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am stuck in the middle with you'
While it would be highly likely that a debt ceiling impasse would affect bonds…
If I may, a Friday Flashback.
There is a town in north Ontario , the 'Helpless' song lyric
@Crash et al
From my wayback machine.....spring 1974. My father and 3 uncles had an annual fishing trip to WaWa, Ontario (due north of Sault Ste Marie on …
Being from 'the' era.
Of the many 1,000's of songs that still embed my cranial cells; at the top of a small rotating top ten. The harmony is, well.............if only I could.
Nash/Crosby London, 1970
Dont' Worry, Be Happy; as the song lyric goes.....at least so far for this young year in BondLand.
So many here provide timely information regarding a forms of investing, that it is, at times; difficult to find something else. Thank you. Less work …
Hi @Old_Joe
That is for absolutely certain. And it's also certain that politicians and political parties will use and abuse this situation until we no longer have any idea what is a fact and what is not.
Perhaps, too often now; we're mislead about f…
@Level5 Yes for taxes with MMKT. Treasury items not taxed at a local level may also apply, if a municipality/city requires tax filing. Our FZDXX (4.27%) is within IRA and taxable accounts. But, taxes are important to 'total return'. We're/I'm too …
@hank
I changed the ticker, as I did a typo. Should be FZDXX. $10,000 in IRA. The $100,000 is taxable account. One has to do an actual purchase for FZDXX, not unlike buying a mutual fund. So, you could use another MMKT/core account (example: SPAXX o…
@Level5
but our VG money market funds seem just as competitive at the moment (am I missing something here?).
Your VG MMKT are in line with Fidelity MMKT's. SPAXX (3.9%)and FDRXX (3.93%) are standard MMKT core accounts with yield about 3.88%. While a…
