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@MFO Members: OK ! we get it, now its time to close this thread. There to many other subjects like , investing in general, mutual funds or ETFs that come to mind
Regards,
Ted
@hank: My suggestion would be, take that 7.5% and put it into something that working for the remainder of 08. You said it yourself, "Still hoping for a change in direction. (Hope is not a viable investment plan.)" Believe me that's not going to ha…
@davidmoran: I find your remarks to MJG's message on the death of Sen. John McCain to be ill mannered, and if you have any sense of decency you will apologize to him and your fellow MFO Members: Man up and admit you made a mistake !
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@MFO Members: Bought PRHSX on 8/27/18, fund was up 2.87% for the week. During the same period of time the S&P 500 returned .98%. I know its only five days, but this is a perfect example by being aggressive you get enhanced returns.
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T…
M FO Members: Fund manager David Berkowitz explains how since his fund's creation he managed to finish YTD in the 96 percentile, one year in the 96 percentile, and three years in the 100 percentile. David, in the immortal words of former Chicago B…
@MFO Members: Trump's letter to House & Senate on pay raises.
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Ted
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/text-letter-president-speaker-house-representatives-president-senate-32/
@Lewis: You said, "You know that maple baseball bat story you posted yesterday that was completely unrelated to mutual funds? Guess where you can stick it." The Linkster wants to know with or without ?
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Ted :)
https://www.walmart.com/ip/V…
@David: I would like to echo the comments made by other MFO Members. Just in case your not on the E-Mail list, here is David's message.
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Ted
https://mail.yahoo.com/d/folders/1/messages/7241?.intl=us&.lang=en-US
@MFO Members: MGGPX has slipped a little the last three months, however; since inception the fund has had excellent performance. YTD the fund is up 13.64% which is in the 6th percentile of its bogey, World Stock Funds. I highly recommend this fund.…
@MFO Members: They say timing is everything. It all depends what time period you invested with Mr. Foster. Year-to-date, three years, not so good. Five years a lot better.
Regards,
Ted
@rono; You beat me to the punch. it's high times for the ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ). As of Aug. 28, MJ was the top-performing ETF over the past 30 days, rising a staggering 27.7%:
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Ted :)
https://www.etf.com/sections/features-and-…
@MFO Members: In my opinion, MCG will continue to outperform MCV as it has for the last five year.
Regards,
Ted
MVG:
YTD = 12.73%
3yrs. =15.38%
5yrs. = 12.25%
MCV:
YTD=4.04%
3yrs=12.97%
5yrs=9.80%
Source M*
@Lewis: you said, "Not a list that provides much detail." "How useful is that?" Lewis, with all due respect, please come up with your own list, link it so I can pick it apart. You know tit-for-tat
Regards,
Ted :)
@Derf: Just having fun with Christine, but on a serious note its hard for me to believe with a 40 year time frame she wouldn't have been more aggressive leaving out technology and healthcare were major mistakes, in my opinion. If I had left out …
@MFO Members:(If its worth doing, its worth doing right !)
The mutual fund industry currently has $18.9 trillion in total assets, $10.8 trillion of which is held by 10 companies. Here’s a look at the giants of a gigantic industry. Asset figures a…
@Bobpa: In my opinion, for the foreseeable future, a rising tide lifts all boats. I agree with Old-Skeet, and would add SCG.
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Ted
LCG Funds:
YTD 13.78%
3.yrs 15.02%
5.yrs. 15.05%
MCG Funds:
YTD 13.30%
3yrs. 12.98%
5yrs. 12.49%
SCG Funds:
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@MFO Members: What's the fascination with David Sherman? Although CBLDX is only seven months old, Sherman so far hasn't pulled any rabbits out of a hat. The fund in its short life ranks in the 90 percentile.
Regards,
Ted
@ MFO Members: david moran link the article last week, unfortunately it was buried in another thread titled " Trump Pushes To Study An End To Quarterly Earnings Reports." I simply missed it, and I will delete mine.
Regards,
Ted
@catch22: you said, "protection of assets from the "nasties". We've gone almost nine and a half years without the nasties, and I for one am not going to look over my shoulder for them because their no where in sight !
Regards,
Ted
P.S. I have 0…
@Hank: Bull market don't turn on a dime, when their is sufficient evidence that its time to switch gears, believe me I'll gear down. In my opinion, I see no need to hold alternative funds in a bull market, with no end in the near future, in antic…
@bee: There is no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to reverse mortgages. There is a downside:
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Ted
Reverse Mortgage Drawbacks:
Fees
Lenders charge a number of fees to close on and maintain a reverse mortgage. While you don’t ha…
@MikeM: I getting ready to link an interview with Brad Lamensdorf, Manager, Ranger Equity Bear ETF (HDGE) that has lost money for its investors over the last five year. Brad as a bear market manager is going to rationalize any little tidbit he c…
@dryflower: I'll give you plain vanilla without sprinkles, just buy 6,161 foreign stocks contained in VGTSX and be done with it. All for an ER. of .17%
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Ted
@larryB The SUBJECT is the eight historical colleagues he profiled for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition.
.John Quincy Adams, from Massachusetts, for breaking away from the Federalist Party.
Daniel We…
