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@JohnChisum: I know you own and love Apple and it's app, but most of us will never use a smart phone to pay bills. You seem obsessed with Apple over and over again.
Regards,
Ted
Headed to the oil patch. Bought GDPC & VNRCP two preferred stocks with nice yie;lds selling at a discount. Think oil prices will be higher in mid to late 2015.
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Ted
@fundalarm: Yes, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), the world’s largest software maker, is proving the value of an AAA rating.
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Ted
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2012-11-05/microsoft-plumbs-yield-depths-with-aaa-issue-corporate-finance.html
@Old_Joe Right now the Napoleon hat is being paraded through the street's for my subjects to see, so I'm forced to wear my crown. It's a tough job but someone has to do it.
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Ted
@Junkster: You don't understand, he's a legend in his own mind. FPPTX Is Ranked #60 In The (MCV) Fund Category By U.S. News & World Report.
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Ted
http://money.usnews.com/funds/mutual-funds/mid-cap-value/fpa-capital-fund/fpptx
@Brightorange: As jlev pointed out the addition expenses of underlying funds in Fund-Of-Funds gets a thumbs down with me on RNCOX. I suggest you look at list for U.S. News & World Report that I have linked.
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Ted
http://money.usnews.com…
@JohnChisum: ""Honestly think traditional credit cards will go the way of disk drives." That's nonsense, just like the smartphone won't replace the desktop or laptop computer.
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Ted
@MFO Members: Warren Buffett's latest purchase. The insurer's only new money purchase during the period was 450,000 shares of Express Scripts (ESRX) for an estimated cost of around $32 million
@Bud:I don't suggest investing in HACK, too narrow a focus:
Regards,
Ted
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/16989/an-etf-bet-on-anti-hacker-tech
@Old_Joe: You are correct, and also liked to use this analogy. He liken the list of 3-Alarm Funds to the smoke detector. If it goes off, your house could be on fire. But it could also be cobwebs in the smoke detector, in which case you just chang…
@MFO Members Roy Weitz built the greatest Mutual Fund Website on this principle, know when to hold, and know when to fold.
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Ted
Kenny Rogers: The Gambler:
@MFO Members: On July 17, 1995, the index closed above the 1,000 mark for the first time. It made steady gains in the following years to reach 2,000 points by 1998, then began to accelerate significantly. This process mushroomed in late 1999 amid …
