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Lots of T. Rowe Price funds made money last year (2018). In addition to the five listed were several bond and allocation funds (and a couple more domestic equity funds). That goes to @Derf 's point that cash and fixed income did better than equit…
(1) Value investing had a poor year in ‘18, following a long period of underperformance. Beginning to look as though that may have been the “blow off” stage of the value cycle as they’re hot so far this year. To some extent in ‘18 you were bette…
I remember @Investor as being very smart and well informed. More no-nonsense than many of us. My gosh - have to go back 5 years or longer to when you were active. We could use you here if you’d like to step in ... :)
Thanks for the feedback guys. Old habits are hard to break. I’ll give the Duck a quack or two.
What I see at Google is that after the obvious ads which leap out at first, there’s a series of other websites they say answer your query (Yahoo or U.S. …
@ Catch22: What exactly is “s@*^” ? Hope you’re feeling better. Recall you were recovering from some health issues a while back. Regards, hank
Re Europe - I wish we had more stuff of quality from over there to read and compare with our own markets…
Umm ... Lot to chew on. My only EM is a 5-6% hold on an EM bond fund - a dollar hedged one at that (which curbs some risk). It should amp-up my fixed income return a bit over time. But I suppose a good junk bond fund might add some similar bang to…
Term limits? You mean that our elected representatives should not be responsive to the electorate once voted into office? Don’t need to run for re-election. Can promise us a gold-plated bridge when running and than deliver a rickety raft instead? …
Because the best investment is in education. @JoJo26 +1
“If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” - Ben Franklin
I don’t see Ol’Skeet’s view and yours a…
Those $569 seats are likely “obstructed view”... But, go for it. :)
PS - Those high wage Amazon workers in and around Seattle must have driven the ticket prices up.
I don't even understand what I am supposed to think or conclude from that link in terms of my $6K+ share.
Anna, I think you’re out there in the great NW section of the country. Suggest throwing your $6500 towards a ticket to see Hamilton in Seattle …
This article,however will not hep the balance in your mutual fund account
@Jerry, May I inquire:
- Why you chose to look at this post and bump it to the Discussions+ section of the board?
- Do I need to label it “Non-Investment Related” so people …
Wow - My attempt at subtle humor seems to have misfired. Sorry it rubbed you the wrong way @Ted.
Perhaps you’re feeling a little under the weather seeing as how @davidmoran’s Socialism post has received close to 650 views since being launched? …
”As I stated elsewhere, I'm confident that everyone on this board is a capitalist.” That just makes too damned much sense +1 @rono
I do suspect occasionally there may be a few (non-capitalist) Russian bots around here - present company excluded of…
I tend to trail my bogey (TRRIX) during up markets and then lead it on the way down. So it’s nice to be out in front at this stage. Difference this year is the 10% allocation to real assets. Most everything in there is up double-digit. Notable: en…
Trump is a National Emergency.
@Old_Joe, - While I try not to attach unflattering labels to others, in this case anyway, you’ll be pleased to know Ann Coulter agrees with you: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/430286-coulter-fires-back-at-trump-o…
@JohnN, How many of those emergencies you’re citing cost the American taxpayer 8 Billion dollars?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-eyes-8b-border-wall-funding-emergency-declaration
Last I checked money didn’t grow on trees.
@BrianW - Your response was civil for sure. Thanks. There’s a lot of crossfire on this thread because the issue apparently aroused many on both sides. In fairness to you I’m posting your other response which I felt was also addressed to my question.…
Edited: This is what I saw as @BrianW’s response to my earlier question: “ suppose that will be an argument for the Supreme Court. And, I'll support whatever they decide.”
If @BrianW feels that way, than I applaud him and agree with him. We may di…
@MJG - Thanks for the link. I feared it was some MonteCarlo sim - but it isn’t. :) Let’s folks imput different allocations to many different classes of equities, bonds, cash etc. and see how they performed over specified time frames. Should be of in…
Edited: This is what I saw as @BrianW’s response to my question:
“ suppose that will be an argument for the Supreme Court. And, I'll support whatever they decide.”
If @BrianW feels that way, than I applaud him and agree with him. We may disagree r…
@BrianW and @dryflower,
If the President can redirect funds already approved by our elected representatives in both houses of Congress from the intended purpose (ie: Homeland Security Department, domestic flood relief, equipment for our troops abro…
@MFO Members: The threat of declaring a national emergency is nothing more than a negotiations ploy. The President's own staff admits that they would be on shaky legal grounds.
@Ted. Thanks for your reasoned response. I wish to publicly acknowle…
and 'A Man's Got to Know His Limitations' -Mr. Eastwood or it's important to know when to hold em and know when to fold em.
Of course. I wouldn’t presume to advise others of any age how they should invest - or even whether to invest at all.
I’…
Investors don’t need to do anything at the moment. Since the advice is being handed out free by one of the big investment houses, consider its worth. Personally, it seems to me Goldman’s been right about 50% of the time.
Anybody ever consider that…
Ernie Harwell used to say: “Ya gotta dance with the one that brung ya“. That’s kinda how I feel about tossing out an old investment plan that has served me well over the years - and one with which I’m intimately familiar.
Toss the old gal out the d…
“He then lowered his voice and observed that if we met the charge requirement and obtained the $200 credit, we could then wait a reasonable number of months, cancel the card before any fees were due, and then obtain the slightly less wonderful free…
Just a point of clarification:
The author cited in the linked article is William J. Bernstein. From Wikipedia: “William J. Bernstein (born 1948) is an American financial theorist and neurologist. His research is in the field of modern portfolio th…
At 72 it’s quicker to tell my doc what still works right than what doesn’t. :)
I’ve shared my modest approach enough times in the past. Suffice it to say: I enjoy the game and feel some limited market exposure provides an extra modicum of “insura…
I’m learning a lot here. Can’t imagine wanting to carry another cc in addition to the Elan one. (Carry a couple bank ATM cards as well).
But @Old_Joe has piqued my interest again. That Amazon card sounds enticing since I buy a lot from them and a…
@Mark, Yes, interesting to chew on.
What I’m wondering ... for really big ticket items (say a $2500 computer or TV) I’m wondering whether you could first dump the funds into their gift card and than turn right around and purchase the item (in effec…
Just a thought. Amazon has a 2% rebate on cash transferred from your bank card (but not credit cards) to “reload” your gift card with them. Requires Prime membership. On the surface it appears this is tantamount to receiving 2% off all Amazon purch…
Years ago I had one of them newfangled cash rewards cards. Not exactly sure how it worked except that there were cash back incentives based on how much you spent each month using your card. Damn. Began using it for groceries, gas, clothing and every…
Price mailed mine (IRA) in mid to late January. My other fiduciary accounts are Roths and I don’t take distributions from them. Everything comes out of Price. Ready to go. Waiting for the motivation to arrive. :)
Sounds like you’ve already tried …
“As a brand new capitalist, one in all the ideas you are possible to listen to concerning usually is “liquidity”. This term is a crucial one and if you are taking the time to know why it is important, it will build or price you a great deal of cash.…
Perhaps John should study up and try again for one of those TSA "government" security jobs that pay 150k just to run your stuff through the x-ray machines. They can't be all that hard to qualify for.
Yup - He might even catch a Congressman. https://…
