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Derf
davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
Good evening @Old_Skeet; When you mention being down a mere 5 % , is that ytd ?
Also do you have any ideas as to why SVAAX took a big hit during downturn , yet now it seems to be slow to recover? Schwab is showing still down 20% from its high.
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"This is why they say keep your winners and sell your losers. "
Thanks FD1000 . IF Mr. Market keeps it's pedal to the metal ,off to a great start this morning, I may shed a couple of losers.
Stay Safe,…
FWIW: It seems to me that RMD's have a somewhat inflation provider built in as they rise each year with the only a falling market causing your portfolio to be less than the year before. So that leaves taxable as how much to withdraw if needed.
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@kings53man: Not all counties in WI. are open. Some have been shuttered by local government. I would think that those that chose this will be tested again in court.
Stay Tuned, Derf
As some here declare they harvested a tax loss. While others have created a tax loss for many years to come. Speaking of tax loss, why hasn't this been raised & raised at least with inflation ?
have a sunny Sun…
It needs someone more chatty.....and a tech guy to post charts and stuff. Hopefully someone will give that upside.
I guess that leaves me out !
Pudd thank you & Duke.
Have a good weekend, Derf
Good morning Old_Skeet. Earns going forward ! Stock pickers going forward should have it over Index funds. Yes or no ?
Derf
P.S. Futures off to another upper !
YOU have 60 days to return it from date of distribution, I believe I read. Although that may be from CARES implementation.
(Already taken out your 2020 RMD but wish you hadn’t? You might be able to roll over distributions you’ve already taken for …
@Old_Skeet: Thank you for posting. Will you be adding to your two real estate funds that are down more than IOFIX or selling them off & deploying else where ? Yesterday IOFIX paid their normal dividend of $.05. Would it be time to buy a piece of…
