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@hank: I have the greatest respect for Janet Yellen, and think she did a stellar job as Fed. Chairman . However, Yellen didn't face a financial crisis that her predecessor Ben Bernanke did as Fed chair. When she became Chairman in 2014 from her f…
@ Using Chrome or Firefox I can read a least two article per browser before the paywall kick in and I am blocked. However, I can repeat the process every twenty-four hours provided turn my computer off at night.
Regards,
Ted
@Bitzer: Don't feel bad, I was able to get past Barron's paywall via Google just once per Barron's article. I think I'm going to stop this Saturday morning ritual, If MFO Members can't read the links.
Regards,
Ted
@Maurice: I see your bound and determined to continue this stream of non-financial threads, that do nothing but turn-off potential MFO Members. In my opinion, its time for you to head elsewhere.
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@ MFO Members: Have read and invested in Frank Holmes for years, he kinda GROW's on you, and then he doesn't !
Regards,
Ted :) :) :)
GROW:
YTD: 142%
1-Yr. 126%
3-Yr. 4.9%
5-Yr. -(7.84)%
10 Yr. -(14.33)%
http://performance.morningstar.com/stock/per…
@hank: I'm sorry, most of the Linkster's staff is out with the flu !.
Regards,
Ted :) :) :)
Jerome H. Powell Bio:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_H._Powell
@David: Can you do something with Paul Katzeff. He's using our discussion board to promote himself. He never enters into any discussion, just a raw link to his IBD articles. When he first started this, I commented that it would look better if I o…
@bee: I couldn't have said it better my self. A perfect example is MFO own Lewis Braham. He is a regular contributor, and lets others link his Barron's article. I'm getting ready to ask David to ban Mr. Katzeff. The least he could do is give a …
@Maurice: Maurice said, "I thought that these hours were only available to the pros." You thought wrong. The rules for extended-hours trading differ from the rules during normal trading hours. For example, with a Fidelity brokerage account, you …
@ msf: Signing bonus is considered a rebate and therefore is not taxable. In 2014, the U.S. Tax Court held that a petitioner who had received a 1099-MISC for a bank account sign-up bonus in 2009 still had to report as income bonuses earned when op…
@MFO Members: It appears that Bob Young's "Pony Express" has taken it's last ride. For those of you who are not familiar with Bob's Website, I've linked it below.
Back in 1996, when FundAlarm first began, Rono brought Bob Young's mutual fund tren…
@MFO Members: Shares of firewall vendor Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) are down $8.72, over 7%, at $108.99, in late trading, after the company narrowly beat Q3 expectations, but forecast revenue this quarter well below consensus because o…
@slick: Although, there is not as much capital appreciation as 2007, when I bought PFF, preferred stocks and funds are still an excellent source for steady income.
Regards,
Ted
@MFO Members: Said good bye to an old friend yesterday afternoon. Sold PFF, that I bought in March of 2009 for $16.99, @ $38.53 with an annual yield of 6%.
Regards,
Ted
@Lewis: No question Greenlight Capital has an outstanding record with an annualized return of 16.1% since it's inception in 1996. However, its a question of what have you done for me over the last ten years, not much !
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Ted …
@Lewis: His hedge fund up 3% YTD, give me a break, an idiot throwing a dart at a stock market board has done five times better than Eddy !
Regards,
Ted :)
@Hank: At least you get an A+ for knowing this is a financial board. For the rest, this is what happens when you know longer get your daily allowance of tot.
Regards,
Ted :(
https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=ANv2WfbODoT-jwTx34L4CQ&…
@ashakantasharma: In addition to the excellent tips already presented to you by other MFO Members, here are personal finance articles for you to read.
Regards,
Ted
Personal Finance 101:
http://blog.xyplanningnetwork.com/consumer-blog/personal-finan…
@Puddnhead: I said I was buying MSOPX as soon as I had enough in dividends, and I not chasing performance I want more international exposure.
Regards,
Ted
@MFO Members: With my recent dividends in CIM I buying MSOPX, a two year old World Large Cap Growth Fund that will give me a little more foreign stock exposure. In it's short life MSOPX has had excellent returns. Suggest you take a look.
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