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@davidmoran: Here is the article by John Waggoner that I link on 5/1/17 by using Google Search. Most of the articles on the Investment News Website requirw a subscription.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.google.com/search?q=Is+It+Time+to+Go+International…
@MFO Members: Added to my position in ALLY-A, even with a chance of it being called next month. I'm willing to take the risk for the 6.87% yield.
Regards,
Ted
@MFO Members: David is correct, for those of you who are not aware Larry works for Buckingham Asset Management who sell DFA Funds.
Happy Thanksgiving
Ted
@MFO Members: In the 403(b) space, I like VALIC. Like all annuities, once you get past the surrender charge they have a number of excellent funds although a bit high ER.
Regards,
Ted
M* VALIC Family Of Fhttp://quicktake.morningstar.com/fundfamily/…
@catch22: I don't know how many times I've told you lighten up on the caffeine !
Regards,
Ted :)
Lipper: High-Yield Flow Chart 2012-2017
http://lipperalpha.financial.thomsonreuters.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Slide1-2.jpg
@AndyJ &Ben: I couldn't agree more, if it were in my power I'd delete the article. And he's being considered for Vice-Chair FRB, are you kidding !
Regards,
ted :)
@Art: If income is primary, and appreciation secondary, here are my suggstions ! Do not limit yourself to just funds.
Stocks:
T
VZ
APO
BX
PFE
Preferred Stocks:
CIM-A
ALLY-A (Possible call in December)
Equtiy Funds:
VWINX
VWENX
FAGIX
Bond Fund…
@Old_Joe "I am a bit unsettled by what appears to be sarcasm, if not outright ridicule in the comments of some posters here. There is no place for such commentary on a site dedicated to mutual fund investing!!!" Don't ever again put my name on so…
@MFO: A ZEOIX by any other name would smell just like another high-yield bond fund, a far cry from a money market fund ! It has lag the average high-yield bond fund, YTD, 1-5 Yrs., has an extremely high ER and below average yield. So once again, I…
@expatsp: Scott Minerd's Total Bond Fund is an excellent intermediate bond fund choice. It's right at the top in percentile ranking.
Regards,
Ted
M* Snapshot GIBAX:
http://www.morningstar.com/funds/XNAS/GIBAX/quote.html
@PennyBonds & MFO Members: The Hindenburg Omen does not have a very good track record for being right, along with John Hussman. Don't pay any attention !
Regards,
Ted
@MFO Members: For those of you who know, I like to gamble. not as much as I use to, especially since with lost our nearby harness track. However, I found out after frequent visits to the dog track in Dubuque, Ia., the races are fixed and the grayh…
@catch: Thanks catch. when I glanced at the box, I thought it was Iron Mountain Bottled Water ! Upon reflection, that wouldn't be a very good name for pure water.
Ted :)
@hank & MFO Members The trader in the first linked article name is Peter Tuchman, he is the most photographed floor trader on the NYSE.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wall-streets-most-photographed-trader-defends-nyse-photos-2014…
@msf & MFO Members: Because she's so modest she failed to mention she won the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 in the article I linked.
Regards,
Ted
http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/gretchen-morgenson
@MFO Members: The Linkster's steps to his Tax Calculator:
Regards,
Ted
1. Check 2017 tax folder to make sure nothing has been left out. Morgan Stanley's year end statement, 403(b) statement, social Security info, 1040 (part-time job), and other ne…
@MFO Members: If your investing for the long-term,some of your money should be invested in an aggressive LCG fund and or a techonology and health care sector fund. They've had the best annualized returns over time. I can't believe some of the fun…
@ MFO Members: For those of you who go back to the Fundalarm days , Roy Weitz ask me what was the single best investment I ever made ? The answer was simple and is still true today, Fidelity Magellan. I invested in Magellan in the spring of 1972…
