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LOL / @Mark - Thanks. I just discovered CEF Connect recently. Great source. What I take away from your link is that since its initial offering at $25 in 2012 PDI has seen highs near $33-34 and lows as low as $16. That’s a little deceptive because…
Use a chopper to get around. See them all the time flying over NYC. But their subway was “state of the art” in the 1920s I think.
Thanks @Crash for adding some comment about the show. Improves the thread. Haven’t viewed yet, but plan to.
Sold a tech CEF fund that I bought when it was heavily mis-priced but I am still hanging on to its ETF bigger brothers. Stashing the proceeds into a MM fund until I see more clarity ahead. Yes, I'm in the cautious camp.
Good for you. Sounds like goo…
NASA / Boeing Insist Starliner Crew isn’t Stranded in Space
"We're not stuck on the ISS," said Mark Nappi, Boeing's vice president in charge of the Starliner program. "It's pretty painful to read the things that are out there. We've gotten a real…
“The keystone address was cued up with pounding music and a disembodied voice urging up to put our hands together for Ivanna … “
Sounds like you landed at a Trump rally by accident ... :)
Nice article @Mark. Thanks.
Here’s a shorter one that perhaps adds a little more:
Credit-Based Insurance Scores Aren’t the Same as a Credit Score. Understand How Credit and Other Factors Determine Your Premiums.
Various sources suggest a max use…
Edit: I read links in @msf post. I decided to pay off the CC. Please do not assume your situation will be similar to mine. Please do your DD. I do not want my posts resulting in financial draw backs (incl opportunity costs) for others. I am incline…
I have posted in the insurance thread that anecdotally I have observed that home, auto, and health insurance premiums are worse for poorer zip codes - that is based on my personal experience of living in different zip codes and also by comparing wit…
Yes, that kind of steep insurance increase is an eye-grabber. Let us know if you are able to confirm a link between the insurance increase and credit. I’m thinking probably not.
My general reading suggests one’s credit score is partially based on t…
I’ll activate the card tomorrow and then quickly charge $100 gas on it just to get an early feel for how things operate: billing cycles, minimum payments, how to make a payment, etc. I’d expect it to be a few more weeks before the project begin…
Agree with @BenWP to an extent. Something more than age here. I’m not medically trained, but the man did not look well. Did not sound well. More then a simple question of age. Was this just a “one-off? Let us pray.
I don't know if this applies to your situation or not but one common "gotcha" on many "No fees or Interest for the First X Years" is that interest and fees will accrue over the X time span if the credit charge account is not paid off before the end …
Thanks @msf. Excellent information. Credit score is typically around 800. I could be wrong, but doubt it would take a big hit. I still have another Elan card that’s been paid in full every month since first issued about 20 years ago. No auto loan…
Fidelity’s card has arrived. Plenty of available credit. Haven’t gotten around to activating it yet. The paperwork that came along says no interest on purchases until around the end of December 2025. Have contracted to have a major landscape / out…
The U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence in the country a public health crisis on Tuesday,
In 2020, gun violence became the leading cause of death among U.S. children and adolescents, the report noted. The firearm mortality rate among yout…
On the main "Discussions" and "Discussions that have comments" pages each thread has a small "star" icon out at the end. If you click on that star it saves the thread to your "My Bookmarks" list, making it very easy to find that thread in the future…
”Customers will be able to buy “yes” contracts or “no” contracts based on a stated outcome for an indicator.”
Yes, this sounds a lot like DraftKings. Could cut into their business.
Well, there is a difference. On DraftKings you click whether a tea…
Don’t get megoing on the airlines …
- Of 3 trips since the first of December I’ve been boarded and then taxied and returned to the terminal 4 times.
- On a 5th we got within a couple hundred miles of the final destination (home) and turned b…
Yep. I get a lot of those emails from every Dem in the country. With the Apple mail app it’s pretty easy to shoot things over to “junk” and that kills the particular sender (like blocking).
ESPN gives me a baseball game nightly. So that helps esc…
Thanks for all the tips @msf / I ‘ve been tripped up before by the different M* views. Yours is a brief lesson I’ll keep referring to for reference! Often find myself hunting for old threads that contained some special nugget of information.
BINC looks a lot better on Blackrock’s website than at M*. Geeeeze.
It has no cash (actually a few percent negative) compared to M*’s reported 43%!
And very little sub investment grade paper - roughly 25% (but almost all BB). You couldn’t tell that…
This was a tough day for duration. The 10-Year spiked to 4.34% (10 basis points).
A few bond funds I watch, with today’s move …
JPIE -0.09%
LSST -0.14%
BINC -0.15%
PYLD -0.16%
GNMA -0.32%
JPIB -0.40%
BRTR -0.52%
GBAB -0.88…
Thanks FD. I’m trying to go up the ladder in credit quality for portfolio purposes. Also unsure of how big a distribution I’ll be taking or exactly when. Would prefer not to buy into a (OEF) mutual fund at this time.
” -31.09% "net other short duration instruments,"
Thanks @AndyJ. Sounds like M* was off by roughly a factor of 3. When I held PYLD in the past, Fido’s analytics didn’t seem to notice anything abnormal. Appeared to read it as a normal bond al…
” ...The reduction in the Company’s RASM [revenue per available seat mile] expectations was driven primarily by complexities in adapting its revenue management to current booking patterns in this dynamic environment,” Southwest said in a filing. “
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:) Thanks for the details & the honesty. Yogi.
There’s no perfect bond fund. Short duration isn’t likely to get you the yield you want. Longer duration can feel like a roller coaster when rates move sharply. Many “core” bond funds dip heavil…
Thanks both. Larry, PIMIX is only 12.5% negative cash. I’d consider moving in but need an easier to trade etf for the time being.
M* writes highly of PYLD (Bronze rated, however). I’ve held it for several months in the past. Steady eddy during th…
Bought a little CNS and a little GHC stock. The former is a first-time buy and looks pricy to be honest. But I have a high opinion of the outfit. GHC I’ve long watched / messed with. Sold it about $5-10 below the current $690 in December - but f…
”Customers will be able to buy “yes” contracts or “no” contracts based on a stated outcome for an indicator.”
Yes, this sounds a lot like DraftKings. Could cut into their business.
I did something similar in ‘98. I was planning on retiring at the end of the school year in June - but was trying to keep it secret as long as possible. But in January I dramatically increased my per-pay deduction so that I’d meet the full ‘98 limit…
I’d appreciate their thoughts on the big publicly traded retail money managers (ie: Price, Invesco, Blackrock) as investment prospects. Most got hammered in ‘22. TROW dipped below $100 and is back to about $117 now. Do they see any potential hea…
”He was a nice enough guy but I didn't see why my investment dollars had to pay for the frequent all expense paid luxury trips he was always going on to American Fund events.”
About 15-20 years ago I followed a fella off a plane at Key West airport…
Really tough right now. Middle of the road income funds haven’t produced this year the way I would have expected. I hold FKIQX and CVSIX for income. Neither is “shooting the lights out.”
Hard to believe the mess RPSIX (mentioned by @PopTart) ha…
I’m not up to speed on how the thrusters are used. If their main role is simply to orient the craft before the de-orbit burn, then they might give it a try even if some are faulty, figuring they can return back to the ISS if necessary (though red…
Similar to @Mark, I’m “comfy” where I am. Never been one to play around in the S&P index funds or much in tech. Nice that people have made a ton there - just not for me. Very diversified. Just 1 stock. That one’s in the consumers staples area …
Wow! Just awesome. I may be the only person on the planet that hadn’t heard Hatfield’s rendition of Bowie’s classic. @msf’s post prompted me to do a little searching. Quite a bit online about it, including a number of interviews with Hatfield.
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Thanks @Old_Joe for the technical details.
For sure, they are safe. …. The old Kingston Trio song came to mind and couldn’t resist. Always there is at least 1 spare craft attached to the ISS as a safety precaution. Sometimes there are 3 or 4 dif…
