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@MFO Members: In the Chicagoland area McDonald's is so yesterday. Culver's makes a far superior burger and a much wider selection of menu items.
Regards,
Ted
(McDonald's turnaround plan 'more of just catching up')
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bu…
@MFO Members: davidmoran makes an excellent point !
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Ted
http://online.barrons.com/public/fund/snapshot.html?symbol=WPVLX
Here is a Lipper Snapshot of WPVLX ,YAFFX &GABEX comparing total return:
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/mutual-f…
@ MFO Members: Here are the funds discussed by David on the show this morning.
GPEOX, GPROX, SFGIX, RGHVX, ROSSX, RYSEX, MGIAX, JGMAX, MSGAX
Regards,
Ted
@Puddnhead: While youir wating for Junkster's response, here is some info on bundled auto loans.
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Ted
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/16/business/dealbook/many-buyers-for-santanders-subprime-loan-bundle.html
@heezsafe: Copy & Paste article title "Alleged Fund Fraud Exposes Cracks In Securities Pricing in Google search box. The article title should appear at the very top of Google search, click it on and see what happens.
Regards,
Ted
@heezsafe: For your information, you cannot kept opening and closing the link. The link I have provided allows you read but not print the article.
Regards,
Ted
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@MFO Members: The AQR White Paper in case you missed it.
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Ted
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/20715/dailyalts-aqr-deactivates-active-share-in-new-white-paper#latest
@bee: I guess the early bird gets the worms before the bee can pollinate the flowers.
Regards,
Ted
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/20639/the-one-fund-lazy-retirement-income-portfolio-vwiax#latest
@MFO Members: M* Turner Funds Mutual Fund Family Data Pages
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Ted
http://quicktake.morningstar.com/fundfamily/turner-funds/0C00001JXQ/snapshot.aspx
@MFO Members: Sometime during the next week I will be meeting with my Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor to discuss liquidating all of my stock, both common and preferred, positions, and all but a couple of bonds. At the urging of my wife, I bringin…
@carminusa: I not clear if your already are invest in Wellington, but here are some Moderate-Allocation Funds suggested by M* If I were you I'd stick with VWELX, 8% + returns for over 86 years.
Regards,
Ted
M* 5 of Our Favorite Moderate-Allocatio…
@davfor: When I grow up I want to be just like you. Nice link !
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Ted
Most investors are terrible at trading — that is, they're not good at predicting short-term swings in the market.
More often than not, investors find themselves buying hi…
@MJG: "For my entire FundAlarm and MFO posting period, I have stressed the benefits of a statistical understanding and the merits of Monte Carlo analyses under some conditions." Keep up the great work as you are a real gem to MFO
Regards,
Ted
@John Chisum: I'm happy, even with the sell-off today in Biotech and Healthcare, my 5 funds are up 10.24% YTD.
Regards,
Ted
QQQ=7.67%
SPY=3.66%
PRHSX=17.12%
FBTCX=19.88%
PFF=2.90%
@Rono: Salil's FundVision,before he went pay-for-view, Rono & Ed on UseNetNewsGroup misc.investing.mutualfunds, David Snowball as Marla Brill's gatekeeper, and the Linkster on AOL dial-up linking toFundAlarm, all I have to say is........
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@MFO Members: Lou Holland, manager the growth fund named after him 04/30/1996 - 02/24/2008
Regards,
Ted
http://www.cstv.com/printable/schools/wis/genrel/082711aaa.html