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Sympathize, Joe? SYM-PA-THIGHS? I'm old enough to recall when we still had some regulations for the Markets and banks to follow. Somehow things were better, then. Glass Steagall, anyone? Is it any wonder that GREED is included on the list of "seven …
I don't believe I ever saw anyone in here include a link to music. But given where this conversation has gone already, it might almost seem that the best, most logical thing to do in response to the Ball of Confusion--- lack of leadership, unspeakab…
Yup, Rono. I lucked-into PFE/Pfizer. Dividend = $0.22 cents/share, quarterly. But I'm accustomed to the "volatility" of my FUNDS. Compared to them, this single stock runs hot and cold to a degree that makes me frown. Who else was it in here who said…
LAUGH! Oh, and in case it's not been mentioned, noticed or otherwise talked about: There's a new small-cap fund in town, and it's doing very well: from an outfit based in the Twin Cities:
http://quote.morningstar.com/fund/f.aspx?pgid=hetopquote&…
Good way to put it: "no more juice can be squeezed from the lemon." Going back to the 1970s, I recall a conversation with a fellow undergrad. ..His family originally came from Chile. He told me: "Americans are going to have to get accustomed to payi…
I look at the price of hamburger. In 1963 it was .39 CENTS per pound. just 18 months or so ago, it was over $2.00 per pond. In 2011, as I recall, it suddenly leaped to $3.89 per pound. What gives? Wifey eats lots of rice. Rice is sky-high. Wheat Thi…
Ya, Maurice, I might have categorized this as "off-topic." I just plain did not do that, because I was busy expressing myself rather than worrying about which dumb pigeon-hole my thought should be plugged into.
(Quoting:) ".....lower than what traders had expected...." The "what" there is in error. I forget the damn English grammar rule as to WHY it's incorrect, but it's BECOME common usage. Pity. What's the world coming to? Churchill. Now THERE'S a man w…
Hey, 00BY. I'm not gonna win any arguments here. You've tactfully and understatedly (is that a word?) disagreed. We're obviously coming at this with different assumptions and therefore different priorities.
Acccchhhhhh!!! I just wrote a long reply and LOST it. Anyway, a front-load in your IRA? NO. No way! You've done well in these funds, performance-wise, anyhow. I was looking 10 years back at Morningstar. You want diversification and something more co…
The initial comment in this thread is all true. A new year comes and reminds me to offer new, current, repeated and heartfelt thanks to those who make this website what it is. FREE! Thank you, thank you.
He's singing my song, actually. I've been singing it since I looked to lay my groundwork in order to even just begin to THINK about starting to invest, back in '03. How long did it take for Rome to finally crumble and disintegrate? Long, slow, a ste…
Beautiful. Then I'm "sold." Thanks, Catch, Fundalarm, Maurice, Randynevin and bee. Catch, what attracted me to DODIX is its pedigree, reputation, performance and history. I don't want a fund manager or managers who are trying to "shoot the moon." Th…
Good conversation. What about my DODIX question, though? It's intermediate-term, big, established, broad, core, conservative, prudent. But is it not also already bloated?
All of your thoughts are very helpful in evaluating this fund for my situation. I like the government guarantee, but it is a narrow moat, yes. I'm still leaning toward DODIX, but can't stop looking and gathering all the new information I can. DODIX …
Damn sad. The perfect example of what's gone wrong, not just in Pontiac. Governments at all levels are being starved of taxes to be able to run what government has a responsibility to run and operate and maintain. Back in the '80s or '90s, NZ went o…
Also you can use Morningstar. Just go to a basic "Quote" page like in the link below. On the top of the page, you can insert any fund's ticker in the "quote" box. Every "quote" page will give you performance info, INCLUDING a percentile ranking, whi…
"Ave Maria." Hail Mary. Let's put aside the long-shot football reference..... About this fund family's flagship fund, The Ave Maria Catholic Values Fund: "The Fund practices morally responsible investing. This process is designed to avoid investment…
FundAlarm and Scott: I receive your comments with appreciation and gratitude. No arguments. And about Oppenheimer:
Three years ago, my best clergy buddy had been putting money into a 403b for about 4 or 5 years already--- because I pushed and pushe…
The article makes sense. But to start with Harold Camping is to set up a "straw man" that can be easily knocked down. What a buffoon. I've listened to him on the radio in the car traveling up and down California's central valley, over and over, just…
You're correct, fundalarm. But only just for now. I'm sounding like a broken record replaying and repeating, but there is a buncha money coming to all of us nieces and nephews sooner rather than later. I surely will be putting money into a more cons…
