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@Maurice: The JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Select ,with 0.64% of it's portfolio in SNAP, had no impact on the funds NAV today, in fact the fund was up.38%. That's why investors use mutual funds to lessen the blow from any individual stock loss.
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@Ben: " I have sent an email message to Rondure asking if there are any safeguards in place to minimize the same thing happening in the new funds." Ben,the only sure thing in life are death and taxes.
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Ted
Simon: For your information, U.S. News & World Report ranks 116 Mid-Cap Growth Funds and 11 ETfs.
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Ted
http://money.usnews.com/funds/mutual-funds/rankings/mid-cap-growth
ETFs:
:http://money.usnews.com/funds/etfs/rankings/mid-cap-growth
@MFO Members: One man's cup of tea is another man's poison. All brokers be it full service or discount have their strengths and weakness. There is no perfect brokerage house on this planet. It all depends on what your looking for. The same for …
@MFO Members: For those of you who are not familiar with "gimmick" betting.
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Ted
http://www.interbets.com/racing/otb/horse-racing-betting-tips/wager-bet-types/
@Ben: For your information , here is U.S. News & World Report's ranking of short-term bond funds.
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Ted
http://money.usnews.com/funds/mutual-funds/rankings/short-term-bond
@bee & MFO Members: Same for Boeing !
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Ted
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Isn't Very 'Made In The USA'
http://www.businessinsider.com/graphic-boeing-787-dreamliner-suppliers-2013-1
@MFO Members: Glad to see this! Hope I'm still here to see the next million
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Ted
Mutual Fund Observer celebrates its sixth anniversary with this issue. Hooray for us! Our official launch was May 1, 2011. Since then, we’ve enjoyed, and are …
BenWP: Regardless of the discount or premium, what matters to me is the share price at the time of purchase and the subsequent total return of the CEF. I bought FAX for the 8.4% yield.
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Ted
@MFO Members: Just reestablished a position in FAX with the dividends from T, VZ, DDT, and interest on Navistar Bond 8.250%.
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Ted
FAX:
http://www.aberdeen-asset.co/static_files/documents/c2ebe1a2-1055-49d3-97f7-f6d70509bafb/2/30622-cd-fax.p…
@DavidV: Here is U.S. New & World Report ranking of the various types of balanced funds.
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Ted
http://money.usnews.com/funds/mutual-funds/balanced
@brbrock: Funds is in the 91-99 percentile 1wk.-5yr., "he sounds like just the guy I want looking over my money." Right, he's looking over it, losing it right and left.
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Ted
RWGFX Performance Since Inception:
http://performance.morningsta…
@BenWP: I completely agree with Jonathan, your home is nothing more than a place to hang your coat and put your head on a pillow to sleep at night. Here is the article.
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Ted
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/think-of-your-home-as-a-place-to…
@WallStreetRanter: Nice graphics, now to business. Hope you have made a generous contribution to MFO, and next time I visit your website I want to see MfO link in you Blog Roll.
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Ted
@willmatt72: You make a very valid point, but MFO Members like david moran already have the mind made up and don't want to be confused by the facts.
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Ted
@ David: Doesn't surprise me, MFO most of the time is one step ahead of M*: Not a very nice day here in Chicago for your second M* Conference Day.
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Ted
@catch22: Now I know why some of your posts are so rambling and incoherent, its your degrees. Here all along I thought it was the brand of coffee your drinking !
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Ted
@Mark Here is a Barron's article on Seeking Alpha that I linked last month, if you haven't read it you should. In my opinion the website has more negatives than positives, and should be the last place any investor would want to go for investment ad…
@ bee: I sold FTR, CTL, and Win on 3/14/17, and with the proceeds purchased APO. I also capatured the dividend on both FTR and CTL. I made money on all but CTL. Yes, dividends are the mother's milk of investing, but not on penny stocks. Those w…
@MFO Members: 1. "Don't chase high yield" the given stocks with outrageous yields are all penny stocks except a couple. Not once does he mention the payout ratio which knowledge investors use as a guide Sorry Mark, you can follow Mr. Van Knapp if …
@ MFO Members: This is why I don't link article from Seeking Alpha.Com. The author
David Van Knapp hold degrees in physics and a JD, where's the background in economics and finance?
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Ted
@BenWP: Bespoke is considered one of the best sources of market and stock information on Wall St. I only link their free info, and like many other financial websites they have some material for free along with a premium package for a fee. Granted …
