Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Want to get rich in the stock market, simply buy what I sell and sell what I buy. ;-)
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........I can't say for sure that would be the best or only use, but that is basically all that I can add to this conversation. |
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Is that true? If I keep the bond to maturity, I don't care a bit what it's value is on a bond market. I get paid the principal. What am I missing?
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Is that true? If I keep the bond to maturity, I don't care a bit what it's value is on a bond market. I get paid the principal. What am I missing?
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https://www.aqr.com/-/media/AQR/Docu...-10-Peeves.pdf Feel free to disagree with the paper’s section 10 but at least please tell us what points in that section you believe are wrong and why. Here is a bio about the author if you doubt his credibility or knowledge. Feel free to tell us about yours. Cliff Asness - Wikipedia |
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Today, you can get roughly 5% in a money market fund and you can use it for checking account. A bond fund? What you are buying is NOT the same as buying bonds. First of all they hold bonds that may not be of the investment grade you would purchase. Secondly they use leveraging. The borrow against bonds they hold to buy more bonds. The risk is higher and so is the return. Holders of the fund are paying the manager of the fund, which reduces your net return. PLAN? A very old expression. Man plans and g-d laughs |
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As far as what am I missing, the investor pays TAX on dividends, at your top tax rate and there is the hidden tax of INFLATION. It can be looked up. How much in dollars does it take to buy what a dollar could buy fifteen years ago or five or one or?????? |
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With individual bonds and bond funds, you need to understand both investments. Yes, you can buy an individual bond, hold it until maturity, and get all of your principal back plus the promised interest. With a bond fund, the net asset value will fluctuate with the interest rate market, and, when you sell your shares, you may or may not get your principal back, but, in some cases, you may get back more than your principal, and you may earn more interest than the individual bond has paid. Both investments have advantages and disadvantages. Personally, I prefer to invest in bond funds.
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