fareastwarriors

Everyone loves SHLD. ;D

Yes, that's ridiculous. I'm cheap but not that cheap.

this seems pretty good: http://thecharlieton.com/the-2016-daily-journal-meetings-notes-february-10-2016/

So this market drop is all because of single white females liquidating their portfolios? Seriously, what are SWFs? Sovereign Wealth Funds

Is there a Wells Fargo equivalent somewhere in Europe?

Buying A shares? Baller...

Thanks the pupil. It's a small liquidity sacrifice though, no? yes, it is a small liquidity sacrifice for the first year and like i said, it's not really to be used for cash that you'll move around a lot so it may not suit your purpose Year 0-1: not liquid Year 1-5: liquid, forfeit 3 months' interest (the amount shown in your account and above is net of this penalty) Year 5-30: liquid with no penalty Year 30: you must redeem federally taxable at ordinary rates upon redemption unless used to make qualifying educational expenses if bondholder falls under a a certain income limit; not subject to state tax. Pupil, are you doing paper ibonds with tax refund as well? Do you convert those to online or do keep it in a safe or safety deposit box at bank?

I been voting No to all management proposal since 2009... :-\ (bought a bit of common last week).

hahah that's how my portfolio looks like these days.

We definitely need some pension reform in this country.

You guys are so pro with all your shorts and options trading. I'm long equity only and taking a beating daily.

You're being front run by Kyle Bass. ;D ;D ;D http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/03/kyle-bass-china-banks-months-away-from-danger-territory.html

Seems like I should shift more of my assets to just index funds and call it a day.

That's wonderful. Can't wait!

Funny; I actually put on shorts on UA and CMG recently. 8) Nice pop for UA today. Are you going to hold or sell?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-26/bridgewater-s-dalio-trumps-soros-as-most-profitable-hedge-fund ? on these net gain numbers. Bridgewater for example, $45B on how much capital? If someone invested $10,000 in 1975 and left it there, what would it be now? Yeah, these numbers don't seem to be useful to determine (out)performance. Yup. The article is not helpful. Maybe if we could get the LCH's backup data, we can understand it better. But even then there are still all the other factors mentioned by posters to consider.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-26/bridgewater-s-dalio-trumps-soros-as-most-profitable-hedge-fund

I like TaxAct and I have been using it for the past few years. I switched over from TurboTax to TaxAct since TurboTax was much more expensive for me a few years ago. I have heard good things about the H&R Block. to Compare the 3: http://thecollegeinvestor.com/15201/comparing-prices-turbotax-hr-block-tax-act/

My brother is a contractor and he only accepts cash or check. Why add an extra expense for Credit card fees when people still have checks (somewhere).

Me too, just a bit though.

I usually keep 40-100 dollars in my wallet. Lots of restaurants I frequent don't even take cards. Cash only. I have a few hundred at home so I don't have the hit the ATM constantly. I also told my gf to keep at least $20. Also holding a big stack of 100s just feel better than a plastic card. *Another rant: People using debit cards.... Please just use credit cards and pay it off every month. Credit cards offer way more protection than debit.... And you don't get any rewards with debit.*

I gotta wait for my next paycheck to buy more stocks. hahah....

Barron’s 2016 Roundtable, Part 1: A World of Opportunities Our nine investment pros see lots of cheap stocks, but little chance that the market will rally sharply in 2016. Why global growth is challenged, rates will stay low, and India could prosper. http://www.barrons.com/articles/barrons-2015-roundtable-part-1-a-world-of-opportunities-1452927095

Reminds me of this story about a group from Australia: http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/25/us/group-invests-5-million-to-hedge-bets-in-lottery.html?pagewanted=all

Wait, I just saw 2 posts about powerball tickets from the "What are you buying today? " thread .