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Gold, they dig it up in Africa, or somewhere, mold it into bars, or coins or jewelry, you buy it and bury it in your "safe Deposit Box" to hold for sometime, to see if someone is dumber than you and pay more for it? to use for what? bitcoins? or bar…
When did lying become a "mistake" or mis-speaking (Obama)
When my mom asked me if I took the cookies I could have said NO, later She found them in my room..."Well mom I mis-spoke" wouldn't have worked..are people Dumber today? ask Brian Williams....…
"educating advisors and clients alike about changing their lives for the better...."
Who's life did he "better"? how did he do that? Advise not to buy managed funds?, probably hurt more clients than helped.....Details please, not opinions of someon…
Takes a lot to get me to watch anything for 17 min ( I did)...All stuff we knew but nice to see it verbalized for everyone to enjoy....funny....
But think: why wouldn't you have money invested in drugs in the U.S.? Who doesn't take/pay for drugs? wh…
Hank,I got started late with Roths, I always used IRAs for income reduction in my high income years, later I realized Roths could be an annual source of income in retirement, without taxes...now playing catch up best I can, even doing some conversi…
Might start "taking" some money this year from some non IRA investments (67yo), figure 20 years of spending Money (should be easy), at same time have to still buy Roth Ira's as much as limited w2 income will allow,
Have developed a withdraw strategy…
I learned one skill in college doing mandatory text book reading, that is My "speed Reading", I feel I can scan an article or a book in a matter of minutes or seconds and determine whether it is going to be of any use to me.
read my last investment …
I am always skeptical of "Average" figure reporting....Yes it is Always important to check if your investments are increasing their earnings, while other Companies may be losing money or in times of decreased earnings, thus their Investment Value fo…
"As senior columnist Jeff Benjamin wrote in last week's issue, any portfolio that earned a return equal to the Standard & Poor's 500 return was assuming too much risk. A diversified portfolio in stocks and bonds should have returned less than 5%…
NO business like "Show business" and if you don't think News Reporting is "SHOW" you are mistaking....Your Decision is How much you want to believe? that is where the majority of the public is duped....and that is where the problem(s) lie
This "prob…
Do what you want, I'm always ok with that,
BUT,But the #1 investments in the WORLD is profitable US corporations...but spread your money everwhere if you feel like that is "protection"
Weekend?? Everyday is Saturday in Tampabay World, Sunday gotta …
And keep on reading:
"For the next few quarters, I think overall corporate profit growth will be low but positive. Think 2% to 5%. Of course, some companies will manage themselves better than others during a flat environment. In fact, we’re startin…
Vintage: So you don't understand the value of Manager reviews and information in your Mutual Funding purchasing buying and selling?
What purchasing/Selling information do you use?....I'm interested, I could guess....
''Mispricing impacts shorter term returns but not necessarily long-term returns."
Wrong, mispricing is one of the main reasons for Long term returns, Buffett has made Giant profits from buying companies Mispriced...
"Popularity is a key concept tha…
Easy...
1) the BEST manager you can find
2) only the best Companys as holdings
3) higher than catagory/market returns over long periods.... at least 10 years
Then you have a winner
In a nut shell:
"Overall, earnings season is going OK, but not great; 77% of the companies that have reported have topped earnings expectations. Of course, we have to remember that estimates for Q4 were pared back a lot in the last several weeks. Lo…
I didn't think Buffett was interested in ANY bonds.....Oh his Wife after he dies and can no longer buy HIS equities....maybe he's making his plans?...see if he has a plot yet?
Vanguard will walk you thru any account openings...later it will be automatic to you for other new accounts...other firms I don't know
MJG, your family will appreciate you more & more as they reach retirement and realize what you did for them (…
Vanguard has funds with $100 min order, Stocks I'm not sure, but Brokerage fee is $7.00, open an account in a minors name? never tried, sure there is a way....
and so the Gov. choices continue...should we have a vote:
tax em and spend as we (the Gov.) sees fit........
or should they (the people) keep the money they earn and spend it to THEIR benefit and growth of the Country......hard choice???
not for m…
Peter Higgins, in particular, is an eclectic investor with nerves of steel who is willing to tread where others fear in search of values. Sometimes that works wonders.
Good stuff from Dan...hard to find information he can provide on Vanguard Funds.…
davidrmoran
February 2 Flag
(Tax increases)Would not affect you, Tb, unless very wealthy
See Davey...there's your problem again, You think tax increases on others don't matter to YOU....I know they affect me and my Country.....
Tax increases…
Same old song....rob the rich for" betterment" of the poor.....popular song among small thinkers......problem DOESNT WORK....never has never will....tried since Robin Hood
Look how much better off the wage earners are since last Obama tax increase o…
"Several significant tax (increase) proposals would more than make up the difference,"
and therein lies your problem, bad thinking.....NO WAY...
Let the people keep THEIR money to Spend as they see fit...not as OBama,or any other politician would sp…
Warren Buffett must be the "luckiest" investor of all time, and broke hedge fund managers must of hit an awful run of "luck"....sorry
Baseball players today can't hit like Ted Williams because they aren't as skilled...... forget the excuses
"Vanguard argues that the “primary" purpose of bond exposure is not income generation but portfolio diversification, according to Jim Rowley, an ETF specialist in Vanguard's investment strategy group....."
amen...but Vanguard shouldn't "warn" their…
OK, lets get a little Max:
" What Max Gunther found was that lucky people have a tendency to trust their hunches whereas unlucky people rarely do so. However, it is not all that simple. Not any hunch will do. What lucky (skilled..tb) people seem to …
