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Derf
davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
@msf: I finally found what you were talking about. I will also C&P the whole paragraph as with the disclaimer it reminds me of the old saying. Believe nothing you hear & only half of what you see.
Except as noted below, all data provided by …
@msf: I didn't fine"Except as noted below, all data provided by Morningstar, Inc. " on the page you presented . Maybe the gentleman I talked to was blowing smoke up my .... ?! What was excepted as noted below ? Yes Morningstar did do a rating.
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msf % of muni at dodix = 3.71 % via Schwab. Where did they get these #'s ? I just checked with Schwab & no mention of 'M'
5:38:18 PM : David M.: S&P Global, CFRA, Reuters and Markit Digital, which are not affiliated with Charles Schwab &…
Since Ted removed his post I'll B it has some may have missed Big Tom's LINK:
https://pressroom.vanguard.com/news/Press-Release-VG-Announces-Plans-to-Launch-Commodities-Fund-04-04-19.html
Good day &a…
@Ted ; This was posted earlier:
Vanguard Managed Payout Fund reallocation of part of fund's assets.
NO harm no foul ! Or the link was.
Probably good idea for the B.
Derf
It was reported,(for example, picking up shares in beleaguered General Electric at various times in 2018. I wonder how this has worked out so far ?!
Derf
@hank; Wouldn't it be nice to have some dry powder to throw at the market, say with a drop of 20,25, or 30 % ? Maybe a spiff play or two as Old_Skeet does from time to time.
Good topic.
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@Old_Skeet: You said, Overall, year-to-date, I am keeping good pace with my bogey the Lipper Balanced Index which is up +8.5% while I'm up +8.2%.
Has your portfolio recover from 4/th Qter ?
As for me I'm still down about 1 1/2 % 10/1/18 to pres…
Came across this (point) in Schwab link.
The average span between inversions and subsequent recessions has been 11 months, with a range of five months (1973) to 16 months (2006-2007).
Good to go for at least next 5 months !
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What's with this statement:
Of course, that changes once RMDs become mandatory. By age 71, 60% of retirees were taking withdrawals, and this percentage increased with age.
Would it not be closer to 100%
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@Old _Skeet: Two question for you. One, if drop takes place will you be gradually adding your dry powder or placing a large amount in to the market at once ? #2, Is your total in SVAAX getting top heavy or is the fund disappointing you ?
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Interesting: " They buy a little of the debt of risky companies at a discount, and then buy a much larger amount of insurance on that debt — so-called “credit default swaps” — to theoretically hedge their risk."
Can a person buy $500K insurance o…
msf said: "Notice the sparseness in the corn belt, and how many stations are in grey (planned).
Ethanol rules the rooster here !
Derf
P.S. Maybe the Chinese will buy heavily into them as I saw …
msf: You said; "
Why aren't Investor class shares simply disappearing then? Because funds like Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 (VTTVX) will still own them. The Vanguard funds of funds own investor class shares so that they can claim they're not add…
@Old_Skeet:You mentioned> Also, know that, I am most happy with my arrangement as I can do nav exchanges from one fund to another (within the same family of funds) through a nav exchange program at no direct expense to me.
I take this to be in …
