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Derf
davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
Now I know where all the furniture went, up in smoke !
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/03/26/biomass-carbon-climate-politics-477620?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Stay Safe, Derf
''To answer your question ... I don’t bet on the local teams. And rarely watch. Best not to have any emotional attachment if wagering. Can cloud your judgement. Since the sites generally allow betting and cashing out as often as you want during the …
@hank : " That said, I’ve enjoyed a few NCAA games this winter I wouldn’t have otherwise watched without a few dollars riding." Mich. - Mich. St. ? Izzo in a play in game !! Hard to imagine.
Mich. looked to me to be a final four until the in…
From above post:
The first one invests in companies that produce or sell inflation sensitive products (ie: lumber). It is up 46% over the past year.
If inflation takes off , will the building of new homes continue as it's doing now ?
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@carew338 & @Old_Joe : I think I found what I was looking for on DCA. Only the comments were for a falling market & I was wondering what the options were for a rising market.
About 4 months ago I took about 8% of portfolio value & put …
@catch22 : 4 or 5 pages provided these ; midcap-broadcast-wildcard- childcare- smidcap-Fidca !!!!! Do you see where I'm coming from ?
Have a good day , Derf
Nicely put @Old_Joe. Unfortunately just looking at USA is only touching a small part of the problem. Duck Duck Go (coal fired plants in India & China) & see what you come up with.
Stay safe, Derf
@ Rbrt : take a look at the rates in '88 vs rates today.
"Rates hovered between 9 and 7.5 per cent for the first half of 1988, before breaching the two-figure mark on 21 July. By September, it was 12 per cent, and went up another percentage point in…
How many hours of rolling black outs are YOU willing to set through ? Do what you can to save the planet, but don't throw the baby out with the bath water !
Stay safe, Derf
@AZRph : For the older folks, one should surely keep an eye on their 2025 & earlier funds as far as bond return is concerned.
@Crash : To my thinking you are receiving part of your distribution from bonds as you're removing the funds from a ba…
". Biggest funds negative were ARTYX and FSEAX - both down about 1 percent for the day. " @JonGaltIII I think you were looking at stale prices, maybe the day before ?
ARTYX -3.36 FSEAX -2.08 Any way you look at it , Thursday was a downer !
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TMSRX What would be a reasonable amount , per cent, to own in a retirement account of say 500 K ? Just wondering. Possible in the 4 - 5 % range .
Stay safe, Derf
From above LB says, ". Today was one of the most interesting days I've seen in the stock market in a long time with small value stocks way up and growth stocks way down. "
It will be interesting to see what value does today as early selling acros…
@catch22 : Thanks for the list. I checked out Brett Farve Sports Illustrated issue & was heart broken. What I thought was worth $35, turns out to be less than $5.
Stay warm & safe, Derf
Just came across this :
Due to severe weather and power outages impacting our service professionals in parts of the country, we're currently experiencing higher-than-normal call and chat hold times. You can visitSchwab.com/FAQs for answers to commo…
"[1]"Hard Closure": means that these Funds will no longer accept purchases, from new or existing investors, through financial intermediaries unless the purchase is part of: (1) a retirement plan which held the Fund prior to this closure, (2) an auto…
"I could point to articles from a year ago with similar proposals, but we all know how much campaign rhetoric changes once someone gets into office. Well put @msf .
I didn't find anything on COLA calculation change on your post @msf . A Google search furnished this ; https://401kspecialistmag.com/biden-backs-this-change-for-social-security-cola/ (for those interested).
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