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customerserviceguy

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11. I'm done
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 04:17 PM
Jan 2019

No more gambling where the brokers, fund managers, and others make money whether I do or not. If you want to spend the time to become a sharpie at this stuff, more power to you. The average Jane or Joe just isn't going to be able to figure this out, and is far better off by cutting unnecessary spending, and saving as much as they possibly can in things that don't go crash in the night.

I'm thinking about getting my IRA out of Vanguard, I think they're screwing me on interest. During the time I worked at my last job, I was getting about 0.1 to 0.2% interest out of them, but for some reason, my Health Savings Account with Mellon seemed to be able to pay out 0.4% without any fees for me to pay.

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There's an excellent interview at the link IronLionZion Jan 2019 #1
A titan in the investing world lordsummerisle Jan 2019 #2
Earlier last year (2018) customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #3
You don't put money in any fund for a month question everything Jan 2019 #4
I have zero tolerance for risk customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #6
I agree with questioneverything above. Why did you redeem the fund so quickly? A HERETIC I AM Jan 2019 #8
Two reasons customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #10
Re: risk progree Jan 2019 #9
I'm done customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #11
You don't have to spend a lot of time learning to be a "sharpie" - Warren Buffett, the greatest progree Jan 2019 #12
Again customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #13
Again progree Jan 2019 #14
Index funds are meant for long-term investment over many years or decades IronLionZion Jan 2019 #5
Nope, screw the funds customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #7
John Bogle Tribute on Vanguard IronLionZion Jan 2019 #15
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