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MFO Members: For your information, BRUFX superior performance is entirely due to the wonderful pure Lake Michigan water we drink here in Chicagoland. Both Jeffrey & Robert Bruce drink some of it each day.
Regards,
Ted
Chicago: Frank Sinatra:
@expatsp:Hi Ted, I'm very aggressive right now: about 85% equities, 10% bonds, 5% cash. Welcome to get off the porch and hunt with the big dogs.
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Ted
FYI:
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Ted
Broadcasters' stocks including CBS Corp. CBS +6.19% , Comcast Corp. CMCSA +1.08% and Walt Disney Co. DIS +1.48% rose after the Supreme Court ruled that Aereo Inc., an online-video service, violated copyright law
Copy & Paste 6/21/14: Jack Hough: Barron's
For bond investors, "junk" and "high-yield" used to be synonyms. No longer. Today's bonds from issuers with elevated risk of default simply don't pay all that much. Junk indexes from Barclays and Ban…
@Guido: FYI: I have been linking John Waggoner's weekly USA Today column for over 15 years here at MFO & FundAlarm.
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Ted
http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/discuss/discussion/14189/john-waggoner-new-highs-don-t-mean-you-have-to-sell#late…
@dryflower: Its time for your medication !
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Nurse Ratched
https://www.google.com/search?q=nurse+ratched&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=q-ihU-zwE46BogTY1IGAAg&sqi=2&ved=0CCQQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=731
@MFO Members: Right now this fund is king of the hill with outstanding 5-yr. performance figures. It's an Alpha Male, get off the porch and hunt with the big dogs type of fund.
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Ted
3-Mo. 11.15%
YTD. 25.95%
3-Yr. 13.78%
5-Yr. 31…
@Crash: Africa and the Middle East cover a lot of ground for investment opportunities, even with the economic and political situation in the region the fund has done very well. The fund is ranked # 3 in the (MR) Category by U.S. News & World R…
@Charles: For your review, I have linked Google that list several sites that discuss the pros and cons of Motif. Just remember there is no such thing as a free lunch
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Ted
https://www.google.com/#q=motif+cons
@JohnChisum: Just cleaning up a few odds and ends before I move on. It appears that this RS Super Bowl Commercial had little, if any impact.
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Ted
@MFO Members: Poor returns, coupled with a high fee killed this turkey.
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Ted
http://driehauscapitalmanagement.com/pdf/funds/factsheets/drmgx-factsheet.pdf
@John Chisum: "Some bullish news ." I can't tell you how many times I've heard this over the last decade. This chart says it all, EWJ vs. SPY.
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Ted
Click On Max.
http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=EWJ+Interactive#symbol=EWJ;range=1y
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@John Chisum & Crash: You both need to go to the blackboard and write one thousands time, The Wall Street Journal Does Not Have A Fund Snapshot, They Use Lipper Fund Snapshots + you both need to go to the wood shed.
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Ted
Wood Shed:
Fund Is Ranked # 17 In The (SCB) Category By U.S. News & World Report.
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Ted
http://money.usnews.com/funds/mutual-funds/small-blend/vanguard-small-cap-index-fund/naesx
