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davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
@fred495 : Did you listen to this weeks Wealthtrack ? Mr. Rosenberg seems to think 30 year U.S. treasuries may be the way to make some money. This seems to be the opposite to CLMAX. Any comments welcome, from anyone.
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from above post "I have never heard of unrealized income". You either receive income or you don't. There is no way I know of to realize income without declaring it except in an IRA.
Working in the dark, paid under the table, barter, all come to m…
Sunday after trying to golf, I stopped at local retailer to purchase some candy. I picked up bag X & started looking for a different staple. Bag XX caught my eye. Same treat as bag X, only larger bag & for less money. I then found the other …
As per @msf : Does the fund typically invest in a portion of the market that has done well long term, but has recently seen its fortunes change?
As of 3/31/21 LC held by VLAAX 46.2 % VS category average of 26.8 .
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@shipwreckedandalone : Found it or one would say part of the problem.
How did the Fund’s overall asset allocation shift from beginning to end of the semi-annual period?
At the end of September 2020, the Fund had a weighting of approximately 56% i…
@msf : Thanks for the comeback. I'll check out more when time allows.
A quick google turned this up from Vanguard.
"The fund targets an allocation of 30% stocks and 70% bonds, according to Vanguard. This is also the allocation…
@JD_co : Thanks for the link. Could some Fido fan tell me why Fido has 2005 &2010 retirement funds ? I would have thought the glide -path for these two would have them rolled, glided, into Retirement income by this time.
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@AZRph : A very good point you've made !
@royal4 : Thanks for reporting back. Gal PAL had a hard time selling condo about 1 1/2
years ago for in the $165 K range. About 6 weeks ago it sold for $215 K. !!
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Does anyone buy I bonds with a max amount of$10k per person plus tax refunds can be added. Interesting article in Weekend WSJ.
Just in case you didn't read Davids' commentary :
Here’s how you can make more than 170X, raising your return 177-fold in …
@Sven : A very good question. It seems a participate or two has brought this question of using target dated funds in 3 or 4 pots. Unfortunately I don't believe they followed through. I'm getting to the point, (age) where I might just do something…
@hank : "State already over withholds due to withholding on my pension."
I would think you have the final say on how much to with_hold from your pension or is it a limited to a set amount ?
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Base_Fan : I don't know if you shop WMT, but I've heard of disgruntled customers NOT liking the long lines at SELF checkout. It seem Wally upped the pay check , but also dropped the number of cashiers.
Maybe they should install chairs ,6' apart, …
Myth #5 "This borrowing fuels the notion that the government is raiding or even stealing from Social Security and leaving it with nothing but IOUs. But the government has always made full repayment, and the interest increases Social Security's asse…
From the above comments a question comes to mind. When transfering fund(s) does the cost bases go along or does the transfer-er have to keep the bases ? The last time I did a transfer it was totally a cash transfer.
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Thanks for the warning. A few years back I had a med. sig. problem with Grandeur Peaks.
I closed an account where quarterly withdrawals were going to GP. Called to see what had to be done . They sent me some paper work, which I filled out & sen…
Laugh of the day from @Baseball_Fan : This is beyond ridiculous. We need to clear the markets of this garbage similar to a morning constitiutional after eating a $2.00 burrito dinner special the night prior...
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