fareastwarriors

And the expense ratio is way too high....

Yes, the all powerful media is out to get you. Keep swallowing that White House propaganda + butthurt. That's the attitude that got you Trump. Serious question - What about the green card holders? Also where are the rich conservative billionaires? How come they don't buy/own some big newspapers or channels? Why big media is always so liberal? Is the WSJ too liberal as well?

Some public libraries offer Morningstar for free. Check it out first.

CEO of PCP putting capital to work... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-22/buffett-s-berkshire-buys-german-pipe-company-handelsblatt-says Buffett’s Berkshire Buys German Pipe Company, Mark Donegan, chief executive officer of Berkshire’s Precision Castparts unit, confirmed it’s buying Wilhelm Schulz but declined to elaborate on terms

Will Donald Trump Blow Warren Buffett’s Clean-Energy Bet Off Course? Berkshire Hathaway is one of the biggest players in wind power, but the president-elect may strip away some of the company’s financial advantages. http://fortune.com/warren-buffett-wind-power-berkshire-hathaway-energy/

Well, maybe the granddaughter of founder will sell... http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/In-N-Out-s-reclusive-34-year-old-heiress-reveals-10850993.php

Essilor to Buy Ray-Ban Maker Luxottica for About $24 Billion https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-15/luxottica-essilor-agree-to-50-billion-euro-merger-ft-reports

Share a HBO subscription with someone. ;)

I believe each partner would needs to report their portion of the sale, assuming both names are on everything.

I was planning to look into WOOF more after reading this article over the weekend: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-01-05/when-big-business-happens-to-your-pet There is probably more to come in terms of consolidation in the pets industry.

It's like Wolf of Wall St. :D

I heard from others Council Bluffs in Iowa is good spot well so definitely add that to list of potential cities for your stay.

Congrats sir!

3G Capital Is Expected to Be in a Buying Mood in 2017 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/business/dealbook/3g-capital-is-expected-to-be-in-a-buying-mood-in-2017.html?ref=dealbook&_r=0

Buffett Era of 8.5% Dividends Ends as Dow Swaps Stake https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-15/buffett-era-of-8-5-dividends-ends-as-dow-swaps-3-billion-stake

Is there a way to read this without having a Barron's subscription? Google the title and click on the link from Google. Or I can save it for you. Still surprised not everyone knows about this already.

a bit of UA.C

I like bogleheads.org for passive investing/indexing strategies and general finance questions. It's a great resource.

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BNSF https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-11-11/berkshire-hathaway-bnsf-railroad-deal-shines-bright-in-hindsight

Right. Some people have 401ks that are like brokerage accounts. You're lucky if you're plan have Vanguard index funds and/or other cheap index funds because most plans have terrible choices with super expensive funds. My friend is paying like 90 basis points for a S&P 500 index fund at his company and that's the cheapest option available...

reinsurance http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-20/warren-buffett-loves-this-business-maybe-a-little-too-much

I absolutely agree with this. I work on the retail side and see people buy high and sell low regularly. Eventually active strategies will have their day and the same people who ran into passive strategies will go back the other way (at what will likely be the worst possible time). I see institutional clients and their investment consultants doing the same thing. It's incredibly frustrating.

If someone is willing to hold through a bear market or two and keep investing passively and dollar-cost average through those times, then the person will probably be better off staying in passive. What I envision is people abandoning ship at the bottom and try to chase active management in order to "make up" for lose ground. Personally, I always recommend passive for my own family (and half of my own portfolio is passive) but I constantly remind them do keep buying and to stay the course even while the markets are going down.