Here's a statement of the obvious: The opinions expressed here are those of the participants, not those of the Mutual Fund Observer. We cannot vouch for the accuracy or appropriateness of any of it, though we do encourage civility and good humor.
i suggest you make sure there is a text-enabled phone number in the profile.
it may be a freebie sweep, but more likely administrative and\or technical incompetence gets one locked out.
Yes, while my stuff was still at TRP, I changed my email and t…
Does this new policy apply to clients enrolled in a 401k at work? My daughter has a Vanguard retirement plan from her employer and she is being kicked out of Wellington and being automatically migrated to a JP Morgan age appropriate TDF unless she …
You've more ambition than myself. Pleasant here, no heat wave. Doctor's gonna work on me with a laser. Been through it before. Relax later. "What a wasted day, I didn't get nothing done!" LOL.
OJ said it!
One disagreement I have: The current war's roots are in the 60+ year military occupation by Israel of what is supposed to be a Palestinian State. The initial attack by Hamas on Oct. 7 is rooted in Israeli oppression. Facilitated by nuts…
Thanks, @hank. I'm back on Firefox. We'll see if the next update erases my bookmarks, as it has done in the past, more than once. Or I could just not apply the update. Apple's been bugging me for a year or more to take its updates. When I took an u…
DuckDuckGo says "to my way of thinking".
I would have guessed "too much worthless obscure talk", but I'd never let Crash know that I thought that. :)
Gotta have a sense of humor in this life. :)
I just clicked on link to Robinood above and my anti virus warned me about a data breach at Robinhood. Anybody affected?
Nope. Steering clear of that fly-by-night outfit. Forever.
BCE is at a Low-point not seen since April. Bought a few more. Ex-date on div. was this past Friday. One of the three Canadian legacy phone companies. It's also a Media company these days, too. If it never does much in terms of share price, it's sti…
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/06/16/fareeds-take-europe-america-pace-gps-digvid.cnn
Insightful, but does the current US/Euro gap indicate future trend or represent a possible turning point? One thing for sure, the US will not stay this far a…
Crash, technology isn't perfect, but the old ways isn't either. Technology has presented us with a lot more choices. Choices = a lot more development and interactions between systems.
I used to pay $1.5 per minute calling abroad, I have used WhatsA…
I'm a bit confused by all the complaints.
1) I never used debit cards, a few showed up many years ago and I just cut them up immediately. CC have better protection = end of story.
2) I got/replaced/opened several CC, including this week, none is mad…
I spent years in what SS calls "non-covered" jobs. WTF is THAT? It means you did not pay in. That's junk. I've ALWAYS paid in. Finally, I was asked to come in, in person, with last 2 tax returns. My SS monthly jumped from $700+ to $1,200.00. That wa…
Schwab chat is a thing I use more than the phone: no stoopid 16-question identity routine. Usually, the chat reps are helpful. But sometimes, they have given me the WRONG information. They hire chat-workers who are learning as they go. Your question…
All these changes, big and small. "New and improved." And it accomplishes what? Nothing is routine anymore. The machines are in charge. And the machines don't do what they're supposed to do, because the humans gave them faulty, incomplete informatio…
My peeve, they put the "tap" icon in one place but you actually have to tap someplace else on the machine.
Yup. Geniuses in charge. We are surrounded by bogus-brains.
-5 single stocks. Two are much bigger than the others. 13% of total.
-Junk bond ETF is still miniscule. Less than 1%.
-5 mutual funds, 81% of total.
-5% "cash" chosen by both myself and fund managers.
53 stocks
41 bonds, mostly still junk. My junk…
Holding. Waiting for a further drop, to buy anything. SP500 Record? Not seeing it in my stuff. Doggy poopies. BHB div. today. Nice. Next divvy due is in July: BCE.
All these changes, big and small. "New and improved." And it accomplishes what? Nothing is routine anymore. The machines are in charge. And the machines don't do what they're supposed to do, because the humans gave them faulty, incomplete informatio…
UK. 0.36%
Dev. Europe 4.88%
Dev. Asia 0.3%
5.54% foreign. Not by choice. My fund managers put my money there. So, I'm very limited re foreign stuff. But 41% in bonds. YIELD on full portfolio is 4.05%. Liking that. Age 70 is coming in late July. Hol…
"...The SEC under Chair Gary Gensler has been tightening its grip on private funds, and the rules were aimed at bringing increased transparency to a burgeoning industry known for its opaque and complex layers of fees..."
5th Circuit Court of Appeal…
"...I agreed and will see what I hear from them soon."
Please do tell us. I can't get any communicationat all from the Honolulu office by phone, period.
I'm limited to Roku-available channels. The major networks, including news, give us a 10-minute tease which shuts off automatically. Crapola. Al Jazeera is unlimited. Lately, it's more and more difficult to watch the news. We are living in a mixed-u…
I'm away now until 12 June. Enjoy, everyone. 5 years since I've been "off the Rock." Of course, everything is in the crapper today. And somehow, the TS div. date has a new published day: 29th now, not 22nd, as previously published. And how does THAT…
i've been 70 in july, too -- the 24th. so you're going to set it up now, to go into effect when?
Oh, heavens, no. Not yet. But I've been following some decent advice without realizing it, for a few years, already: Take a small chunk from the T-IR…
Glad to read your words, @yogibearbull. @Mona. @MikeM. @Low_Tech. Yes, I'm with Schwab. Glad the process sounds so painless. I'll set it up from the website. The office downtown has proven to be rather useless, anyhow. They won't even answer calls o…
ET (MLP) is still in the add-zone. Limit order is in for just several more shares. I also don't want to shoot myself in the foot and jack-up my cost basis needlessly.
...Still waiting for the glorious, special, spectacular TS dividend, due 22 May. …
