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I wouldn't be in such a rush if I were you. Nothing great....

re: Cole Credit Property Trust III

Posted by saint308 on 9/1/11 at 3:19 pm
Liquidity would be the only reason in my opinion. This may or may not be an issue....

re: What do you guys think of Primerica

Posted by saint308 on 8/17/11 at 2:32 pm
Edward Jones Primerica...
Some good core holdings are PRPFX, HSTRX, GLRBX. ...
[quote]Do you mean to type 10,000 instead of 1,000?[/quote] 1000 S&P...
Futures up. I was just listening to Richard Bove. He made a comment that I liked. He said after the last week or so we he is baffled. He said people are worried about our debt and downgrade and have flocked to treasuries. People are pulling money out of bank stocks to buy CDs. He said he is co...

US Dollar

Posted by saint308 on 8/8/11 at 2:47 pm
What are you thoughts on this? It seems like we are increasingly more likely to see QE3 which should drive the dollar down further. However, the dollar seems to be building a base over the last 3 months. I just think we are the tallest midget in the room right now and can't figure out which way t...

re: Another Top Ten for Toms - wtf!?

Posted by saint308 on 8/8/11 at 6:17 am
[quote] Is he still married to that hottie? [/quote] Yes, he is still married to Sonya....
[quote] one is a 20-YR with a near 6% yield, but all other bond related holdings are funds[/quote] Thats a good one. I know you are a Vanguard guy, but have you ever looked at HSTRX? That has been a real good fund for us during the summer months to reduce overall volitility....

re: Individual 401(k) or SEP IRA

Posted by saint308 on 8/5/11 at 10:23 am
[quote]Just trying to preplan a little bit.[/quote] Nothing wrong with that. Good luck to you....

re: Individual 401(k) or SEP IRA

Posted by saint308 on 8/5/11 at 10:04 am
[quote]I assume if I have a spouse, who stays at home, that she could do $49,000.00 into SEP [/quote] I don't think so. I don't think they have a spousal SEP IRA like they have a spousal Traditional IRA. These are really questions for your CPA. Sorry, wish I could more. ...
[quote]including significant exposure to long dated TIPS[/quote] This helped. Do you own any metal ETFs? On the fixed side, do you buy individual bonds or funds? ...
[quote]In reality, I am down 1.9% since the decline began and through yesterday.[/quote] Do you mind sharing your allocation? TIA....

re: Individual 401(k) or SEP IRA

Posted by saint308 on 8/5/11 at 6:10 am
The SEP is easier because you don't have to file a 5500. The ind. 401(k) allows you to put more in because of the matching. You can also borrow against the ind. 401(k) and not the SEP. For most people, the SEP will do just fine....

re: How far will this slide last?

Posted by saint308 on 8/4/11 at 2:19 pm
[quote]Aside from the shenanigans really taking hold last week, IDK how [u][i][b]you[/b][/i][/u] can say the market isn't focused on earnings when we literally are just finishing the reporting period. [/quote] I didn't say it, he did. I assume he was talking about all earnings (Q1 & Q2) not just...

re: How far will this slide last?

Posted by saint308 on 8/4/11 at 1:54 pm
Yesterday I sent an email to partner of ours that manages money in CT. He is a very well know money manager and global economist. He has been a guest on CNBC several times. I basically asked him about his thoughts on the health of the markets today. Below is his response to me: [i]The S&P just...
I was stopped out of SLV and AGQ today, but still own IAU and UGL with a stop set. Also picked up more RES after their recent selloff. ...

re: The S & P VIX went over 22.5 today

Posted by saint308 on 7/27/11 at 1:39 pm
I added to my RES and UAN position today. ETA: I may open a position in MMR before the end of the day....
No worries. Good luck on the bar....