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@TPA: Come to think of it, that's not a bad idea ! Now I know why I'm so heavely invested in general healthcare and biotech stocks and funds.
Regards,
Ted
@Chinfist: I'm not trying to beat a dead horse, but here is a example of less is more.
Regards,
Ted
SPY: 5-yr. 16.18%
QQQ 5-yr. 20.74%
PRSHX 5-yr. 30.02%
Average Return Just Three Funds: 22.31%
SPY: 10Yrs. 7.87%
QQQ 10Yrs. 11.98%
PRHSX 10 Yrs. 18…
@BenWP: Yes, My drugs went from $10 per generic drug for a ninety day supply to $25 for the same seven generics. For three years I paid $280 for my meds, I'm now paying $700.
Regards,
Ted
@Chinfist:
"Was it the summer of 2013 when the 10 year yield went from around 1.6 to 2.6? Both stocks and bonds went down considerably." I'm not sure what you mean by this ?
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Ted
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/datafile…
@scott: At 84 do you really think he cares about what his calorie intake is per day. He will be dead long before any negative effects will take place. Must be a slow news day !
Regards,
Ted
@Carefree: Just say no to managed futures funds!
Regards,
Ted
(A Little Dated But Food For Thought):
Nine Reasons To Just Say No To Managed Futureds Funds:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/07/31/nine-reasons-to-just-say-no-to-man…
@MFO Members: FYI: U.S. News & World Report Ranks BRUFX # 1 In the (MA) Fund Category.
Regards,
Ted
http://money.usnews.com/funds/mutual-funds/moderate-allocation/bruce-fund/brufx
@John Chisum: Good Morning John !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ted
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/19246/king-of-bonds-dives-into-etfs#latest
@Old_Skeet: Please, your not telling me anything I don't already know about the Nasdaq-100. Check QQQ's performance against any of your fund YTD-10 Years Its time for you to get off the porch and hunt with the big dogs.
Regards,
Ted
@Old_Skeet: "It seems I catch a lot of heat, at times, for my style of investing." You sure do, and you need to be complemented for withstanding the slings and arrows. However, please find room in your vast fund portfolio for a biotech, general he…
@prinx: FYI; I am linking U.S. News & World Report ranking of diversified Pacific/Asia Funds.
Regards,
Ted
http://money.usnews.com/funds/mutual-funds/rankings/diversified-pacific-asia
@ MFO Members: In IE try this: Click on arrow center of the video once, then move mouse to upper left of video and click on video title once. It worked for me.
Regards,
Ted
@Old_Skeet: M* new policy is that they will only track six or less funds in their portfolio manager beginning today. Just kidding !!! Have a nice day.
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Ted
@chip Thanks,: Everything is Ok in Firefox, the problem is in IE. I'm going to uninstall Abobe Flash Player and reinstall it to see if that works.
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Ted
Old_Skeet: Suggest you E-Mail Tom Madell to see what he has to say about you 53 funds. I think I know what he's going to tell you. You are not an investor, your a fund horder.
Regards,
Ted
@Roy; FYI. I don't but they have outperformed market-cap weighted index
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Ted
EWI:
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/exchangetradedfunds/08/market-equal-weight.asp
Returns:
SPW:
http://us.spindices.com/indices/equity/sp-500-equal-weighte…
@Pop Tart: In case you missed this.
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Ted
http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2015/2/16/key-etf-performance-through-presidents-day-2015.html?printerFriendly=true
@MFO Members What ever happened to peanut butter and jelly that was my school lunch on 95% of my days., the other 5% it was good old bologna.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bologna_sausage#mediaviewer/File:Bologna_lunch_meat_style_sausage.JPG
@MFO Members: Suggest your read this article on which way oil is headed.
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Ted
(Click On Article Title At Top Of Google Search)
Oil Pares Losses Despite Inventory Increase
https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&site=&source=hp&…
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