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50 Ford Shares Purchased in My IRA
This probably isn't something I really want to buy because of the struggle of the US auto industry. However, I made this one-time purchase today in my IRA account.
Before transferring my IRA from Scottrade to Vanguard, I have four Vanguard funds plus a non-Vanguard fund, BRSIX in my account. Since Scottrade charges commission for [...]
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Mutual Funds Year-end Distributions
Here's a complete list of my mutual fund year-end distributions:
Symbol
Date
Dividend
Short-termcapital gain
Long-termcapital gain
Total
CSVFX
09/20/06
$0.12
$0.13
$2.51
$2.76
OAKBX
12/14/06
$0.5013
$0
$1.3081
$1.8094
TGLDX
12/15/06
$0.217
$1.122
$3.93
$5.269
PRSVX
12/18/06
$0.27
$0.25
$1.16
$1.68
PRNEX
12/18/06
$0.57
$0.34
$1.21
$2.12
TREMX
12/18/06
$0.42
$0
$1.06
$1.46
TAREX
12/20/06
$0.893
$0.062
$2.568
$3.523
DODGX
12/28/06
$0.54
$0.247
$6.405
$7.192
DODFX
12/28/06
$0.565
$0.144
$0.349
$1.18
CGMFX
12/28/06
$0.81
$0
$2.92
$3.73
Most of the funds I own distribute annually (except DODGX which distributes every quarter), with more payouts in the forms of dividend and long-term capital gain rather than short-term capital gain. The benefit of dividend and long-term gain is that they have [...]
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2006 4-Week T-Bill Rates: The Complete Picture
Here's a complete chart of the 4-week T-bill rates of 2006. Overall, the rates were on the rise throughout the year. It was just above 4.0% when 2006 began, gradually moved up and peaked at 5.263% on November 30th, and ended the year with a 4.742% APR, a 17.6% annual increase in rates.
The sharp [...]
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China Life to Conduct 2:1 Split
According to Briefing.com, China Life Insurance (LFC) will conduct a 2:1 stock split when the trading begins on December 29th. There have been some rumors on Yahoo! Finance discussion board lately about the split, but this is the first official announcement. Closed near $140 yesterday, the price after the split will be much more affordable. [...]
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All Good Things Have to Come to an End, Even Bill Miller Can’t Escape
Legg Mason's Bill Miller, the manager of Legg Mason Value Trust (LMVTX), has beaten S&P 500 for 15 consecutive years since 1991. His winning streak, however, is about to come to an end as LMVTX returns only 6.71% as of yesterday compared to the 16.5% gain of S&P 500. According to a Bloomberg.com article, the [...]
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