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Derf
davidrmoran : No need to send billing, it's the amount that caught my attention!
FWIW: I'm thinking they would pay more in taxes due to having more income. Thus income from SS , once tax would somewhat even the playing field between those" with " & " without ".
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Anna : You're right on !! Every time some one passes your info A royalty should occur.
The fine state of WI. ask if you want to share info when renewal occurs
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@Ted: Don't put all the blame on Cam. Had they blocked a little better & caught a few more of his passes , the score would have been different.
Derf
P.S. Not a fan of Panther…
he Hussman Strategic Dividend Value fund, with $7.4 million in assets under management, has gained just under 0.6% in 2016 so far, according to Morningstar, which rates the fund one-star out of five. Last year, it was down more than 8%, while its it…
@ hank
Was really awful. So bad President Nixon froze (virtually all) prices and wages through executive action in the early 70s
& there I was , trying to make a living with wife & child , while stationed in Germany !!
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I'm going to blame the 1/2 % Yellen put into effect ! Thinking one or two here at MFO hit this nail on the head & put in their sells.
Derf
P.S. Did any observer hit the pow…
At Hank: What kind of cabbage ($$$) are you talking about? Relative recently flew round trip back to WI. I'm thinking it was around $370.. I'll down check if you like.
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The title of the article is misleading. Shame on 401 plans that don't get the lowest expense rate share class. They should be taken to the woodshed, not Vanguard!
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$ 42.00 flat fee per account holder ? Seems like a monthly fee to me. two 401-ks I have pay on the dollar amount in the account. Probably time to roll over into IRA.
Derf
Fiduciary Management, Inc. » FMI Mutual Funds » FMI Large Cap Fund (FMIHX) » FMIHX Distribution Summary
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Yellen said the assets of Third Avenue were heavily invested in companies with high credit risk. Yahoo Finance recently revealed that $27 billion invested over 29 mutual funds may also be at risk, with two of them suffering larger losses than Third…
@Ted How highly does this article put Bespoken while below is post on home sentiment in the opposite direction ?
Home Builder Sentiment Declines ,posted 12/15
Derf
Ted : above comments covered my thoughts + Barron's comment about stocks have plenty of room for 10% increase by year end. Now your portfolio may do that ,but mine will be coming up short. I don't think Santa,s sleigh is large enough to cover that…
behavioral economist Werner De Bondt found that investors incorrigibly project the recent past into the future. In one of his surveys, every 1% rise in the Dow over the previous week made people 1.3% more likely to be bullish on stocks over the com…
