Comments for Moose Pond Investors

Comment on Building an ETF Portfolio by Gary Simms

Gary Simms — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:58:15 +0000

EFT’s do indeed have rock-bottom expense ratios which in most cases justifies having to pay a commission to buy or sell them.

The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) publishes a guide to EFT’s each year in their magazine.

The latest EFT guide explains EFT’s, describes available EFT by asset class, and explains how to implement a portfolio using EFT’s. Scenarios from simple to complex portfolios are suggested.

It’s a concise article on EFT’s.

Comment on Parking Your Safe Money by Gary Simms

Gary Simms — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:57:21 +0000

After the series of interest rate declines following September 11, 2001, the Vanguard Tax-Exempt Money Market actually paid a higher rate than the Vanguard Prime Money Market Account BEFORE you adjusted it to a PreTax rate.

Always check the rate to be sure. Don’t assume.

For monies that you can spare to be without for a slightly longer time, consider Vanguard Short Term Federal Bond Fund.

The fund pays a bit more than the VG Prime Money Market Account, a reward for the small fluctuations in Net Asset Value (Price per share).

Although not invested in Treasury Bonds, the loans are to government acencies and thus, have the full guarantee of the US Federal Government.

They also have significantly less risk than the Short Term Corporate Bond Fund from Vanguard.

Over the long term the small added return adds up.

In addition, this fund is available in Admiral Shares for those who qualify and reduces the annual expense ratio by 33%.

Every little bit extra I can get is just free money!

Gary

Comment on Report for July 2006 by Ty H.

Ty H. — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 04:30:43 +0000

Chris:

The report came from the Morningstar “X-ray” report in their portfolio section. It may require a subscription to Morningstar to generate this report.

Ty H.

Comment on Report for July 2006 by Chris Biegel

Chris Biegel — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:11:04 +0000

Great report.

How did you create the portfolio diversification chart?

Thanks,
Chris

Comment on Quarterly Report by Chris

Chris — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:07:52 +0000

Your site is great and I just wanted to say it has inspired me and my club to do better.

Please visit my site..link above

Comment on Performance for 2005 by Chris Biegel

Chris Biegel — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:04:43 +0000

Great site!

I am very impressed with the style and information layout.

Sorry, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Chris Biegel and I am co-founder to FNF Investments or Family and Friends Investment Partnership. FNF was founded in 1996 and centralized in Chicago, IL.

http://www.bivio.com/fnfpartnership/files/index.htm?home=1

The above link is our current site. Please visit it and tell me what you think.

FNF currently has only 4 members, but we are trying to gather members via the NET, but that has not yielded any new members.

I was wondering if you could help me with some logistics of how your club gathers new members via the NET?

Later,
Chris

Comment on Report for February 2006 by Gary Simms

Gary Simms — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:49:54 +0000

Thank you for this model website!

Comment on Morningstar Bellweather 50 by Rajiv Roy

Rajiv Roy — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:02:53 +0000

Hi Thanks for the link back to stockfundas.

Just wanted to correct the link to http://www.stockfundas.com .

Right now the link simply says stckfundas

BTW this is an awesome club site.

Thanks
Rajiv

Comment on Purchased ITW and SYK by Rubye Benson

Rubye Benson — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:32:27 +0000

Hi, I really appreciate the SSG on Stryker Corp….did an SSG yesterday and had decided to buy for my personal account. Happy to see someone come up with judgements so much the same.Sure gives me more confidence. Thanks !!
My Club is Stockings Investments at Duncan, Oklahoma.

Comment on Purchased ITW and SYK by Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 17:31:21 +0000

Thanks so much for posting your itw and syk data! A great help and service.