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Sven
Lynn,
Thank you so much. I am planning on a 3-year ladder since I am a year away from retirement. Lots of spreadsheet work to calculate the income replacement needed. This ladder will create a steady income stream. So thank you for all your help.
I moved back to high quality bond funds this year. Some of which you covered in the SA article. For now, I will stay with agency bonds to the bond ladder. I will pick active managers for corporate bonds.
Sven
The increase affect the private sector as well and the limits are governed by the Internal Revenue Service.
https://forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2018/11/01/irs-announces-2019-retirement-plan-contribution-limits-for-401ks-and-more/#2b6930c6776c
No, I think it'll be the rogue traders embedded in that caravan that he blames for the market 'crashing' today.
It is much worst: Trump declares without evidence that 'Criminals and unknown Middle Easterners are mixed in' with migrant caravan making…
Quote from NY Times article:
The federal revenue numbers for the 2018 fiscal year could be looked at as the equivalent of selling more loaves of bread, but earning less money.
https://nytimes.com/2018/10/17/business/trump-tax-cuts-revenue.html
Wh…
Have no fear. McConnell is proposing to cut social security, Medicare and Mediaid in order to reduce the deficit.
https://msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mitch-mcconnell-calls-to-cut-social-security-medicare/ar-BBOtGyE
I understand that Sears is trying to sell off the Craftsman brand hand and power tools to Home Depots and other home improvement centers. I still have few Craftsman power tools which are well made at that time. These days there are many quality op…
This week is a repeat of the decline in late January this year, exception that the situation is worse with higher interest rates, tariffs, and geopolitical risks. CDs, 2-years Treasury and (even) money market are more attractive options.
The turning point of value stocks over growth stocks arrived this week.
Vanguard Growth Index fund: -2.7%
Vanguard Value Index fund: +0.2%
Vanguard 500 Index fund: -1.0%
All my funds are down today. Increased bond yield finally arrived after Fed hike in September.
https://reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/rising-u-s-bond-yields-hit-global-markets-asian-stocks-wobble-idUSKCN1MF04H
How will the market reacts i…
Wait until those tariffs settle in.
Agree. How's 10-25% increase in cars affect the consumers? Problem is the entire supply chains (raw materials, Electronic components, active ingredients for pharma and more) will be affected. The end result is h…
For sure it is painful to watch it was disorganized and with minimal support to the key points he raised. He can barely answer the questions with details. In the end I turned away to elsewhere and watch for other interpretations later.
And yes, TAX CUTS are to be considered 'spending' in this discussion, contrary to what Kudlow, Ryan, or others want us to believe.
Totally, Ryan has been eying to reduce the entitlement programs for a long time. Larry Kudow, a frequent contributor …
I have used Windows platform since 4.1, and the overall experience is underwhelming. Today I spend 30 minutes to update the Windows 10 with patches after patches.
While I agree that Macs's hardwares cost more than PCs, there are many advantages …
Apple offers a free package for word processing (Pages), spreadsheet (Numbers), and presentations (Keynotes). After using is exclusively at home, it does a nice job comparing to MS Office. Depending on the level of complexity you need, it is worthw…
Not in our household including our teenage kids. We taught them to do their diligence and find the original sources if all possible. Even then it is not easy to cover different aspects of the entire stories.
It is sad to find our society is get…
Microsoft was fined by EU awhile back when they refuse to unbuddle I.E. browser in the XP OS sold in Europe. Alternative browsers such as Netscape was crippled in many of its functionalities. Today MS is pushing for cloud-based services including …
I run Windows 10 at work and it works with Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, and the lastest Microsoft browser, Edge. From what catch 22 said, I would ignore MS's statement.
From what I read, Edge uses your browsing history and sells them to other firm…
That number was produced by public health experts at George Washington University in Washington in a report commissioned by the U.S. territory’s governor, Ricardo Rossello.
The study found that those deaths could be attributed directly or indirectl…
Awesome pics of Florence. Can't believe how far inland the Florence can go to.
@Old_Joe, you have done the right thing to get out harm's way. Our prayers are with you and your family.
Although POAGX is similar to ARTMX as both are mid-cap growth oriented, POAGX has been closed to new investors for several years. The larger cap version, PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund, POGRX is still open.
There was a movie. 'Too Big To Fail' was based on Sorkin's book by the same name ... I just finished re-watching it this evening. Paulson is the central character.
Yes it is an informative movie. There was an interview of David Sokin with Ben Benen…
The culture at FMI funds is excellent. I first invested with Pat English and Andy Ramer in the Large Cap fund, FMIHX in 2006; then later in the international fund, FMIJX. FMI will close their fund when asset grew too large to manage in their concen…
Great tune from Dire Strait while I was a physics major and wasn't sure about future profession. One thing for sure, there wasn't chicks for free. I was fortuned to met my future wife who was a chemistry major and went on to receive her doctorate d…
Not my cup of tea and I have a full time job.
If I would have lost confidence on US market, I would let my cash position build up and look for buying opportunities down the road.
What Artisan announced is not helpful to foster teamwork. It would be better to promote key contributors as co-managers to the team. Hope this is poor PR announcement and not some internal conflict.
Defined benefits are part of your compensation in addition to the base salary, insurance coverage, vacation, sick leave, and retirement funding.
Defined pension plan, although rapidly disappearing, is your retirement pension once you are "vested"…
