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Consider retiring overseas. I spent much of my youth in Thailand and hope to retire there someday. $US 405k will allow someone to live a very good retirement in a lower cost country like Thailand.
https://twitter.com/LizAnnSonders/status/1127920068254420992/photo/1
This chart shows that the USA has decreased imports from China yet has made up for that loss by increasing imports from the rest of the world.
Sadly, Trump's May 4 tweet announ…
I found this report about yield curves to be of interest:
https://www.schwab.com/resource-center/insights/content/new-liz-ann-article?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/market_investing_insights+(Schwab:+M…
@catch22 - Always good to hear from you! Thanks for this chart, I’ll show it to my friend. I’m guessing that his holdings are in a taxable account but I’m not sure. Thanks!!
@msf - Thanks for your comment! Yes, I'm working and hopefully have many more productive work years ahead of me as I have a young family dependent on my income. I'm not investing for income at this time, although I want to learn more about income …
@Mark @davidrmoran - Thanks! I've looked at a few pages of previous posts yet wanted to ask this question nonetheless. Any and all suggestions are really appreciated, thanks!
@Ted @Crash - Thanks! These are exactly the type of suggestions that he seems to be looking for i.e "cash now" producing investments as well as growth and income investments. I've also suggested to him Harbor Bond Fund (HABDX) and Dodge & Cox I…
What a joke! Manafort gets 47 months while another man is looking at 36 - 72 months for stealing $100 worth of quarters from a residential laundry room ...
https://twitter.com/ScottHech/status/1103809139900407808
While I agree that these reasons are reasons to be bullish, the unpredictable and profoundly negative influence that Donald Trump has on the planet greatly outweighs the combination of all of the bullish reasons outlined in this article.
@larryB - I thought that the article I posted last Friday with comments from that dotard Jim Cramer about how mutual fund investors are getting "hosed" provided some thoughtful discussion ...
Page 2 of this linked PDF lists the top 10 holdings by % for PRGTX as of 6/30.
https://www3.troweprice.com/pcs-ret/pcs-literature/mvc/FactSheets/GTF/active/us/en/retrieveSingleDocument
Here is an interesting video from Canada's BNN (Can't ignore the growth):
https://www.bnn.ca/can-t-ignore-the-growth-canopy-forces-bay-street-to-take-notice-1.953896
Many of the pot stocks in this ETF have been on an absolute tear the last 3 or 4 months. Canopy Growth (TWMJF) was up 12% yesterday (12.27) and is up another 6% today, perhaps due to this new ETF starting on 12.26. This sector is still incredibly …
Another good way to play the growth in China's internet sector is via T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock Fund (PRMSX). Almost 22.5% of its holdings are in Tencent and Alibaba.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PRMSX/
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/…
