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Generally, I'm at 10-15% in stocks but I can be up to 30-40% in certain times for several days. This can happen when SPY goes down and rebound, I watch the MACD, it has to go to negative(around -50) and rebound, I buy on the first positive day and s…
I would not buy any fund which is not available at Fidelity and especially Schwab. In the last several years Schwab is faster than Fidelity to offer new funds.
Here is another question, why I can't find any meaningful info about the founder Ofer A…
I like listening to the bond king but Mr G was wrong so many times, it's embarrassing...and he was wrong about bonds too because nobody can predict what markets will do in the next 3-6 months. His biggest dare prediction is for the 10 year treasury…
Actually, CAPE is wrong. CAPE can be off by years so why use it. Sure, eventually stocks will be down at some point, they always are. There is no indicator that can predict when prices reach tops or bottoms so the best way IMO to use a mechanical …
MikeM, I believe in investing only in 4-7 funds using indexes + managed funds. Generally, for stocks, I prefer indexes but I prefer managed bond funds with great managers. There are only several managed funds I would own over stocks indexes and it'…
The answer is about 25 times your annual expenses at retirement. Mr. Bernstein is wrong for decades, if you listen to him, chances you will never retire, especially if you invest in Treasury inflation-protected securities and inflation-adjusted im…
I'm not seeing any evidence why Munis would return any more than the MM you are in. They have been a go-no-where investment for over 2 years now. Curious what you see that is going to change that? No, I don't think you can be late to the party. Quit…
As I pointed in my first post I like to include links to prove my points and why I included a chart. Please include charts to support yours.
I'm not going to buy his book because I can find his ideas on the web + I'm looking for indicators that wor…
The main difference is that PIMIX is OEF which means price=NAV while CEFs has a price for trading which is not usually equal the NAV(which is what it's worth). In a meltdown, the price can go down very quickly based on trading all day long from buy…
