TMFBigFrog

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TMFBigFrog posted to the iPIG Portfolio board. 11:16 PM

Time for Another Look Part III: AFL

Aflac (NYSE: AFL) was the next stock in this post: https://boards.fool.com/time-to-look-at-things-again-3424198... , which makes it next up for review. I realize [more]

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TMFBigFrog posted to the iPIG Portfolio board. 12:00 AM

Time for Another Look Part II: AET/CVS

Aetna (NYSE: AET) was the third stock listed in this post: https://boards.fool.com/time-to-look-at-things-again-3424198... , which makes it next up for review. I [more]

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TMFBigFrog replied to the iPIG Portfolio board. 9:23 AM

Re: Time for Another Look Part I: AAPL

Hey Rich —

I hear you, my friend. It’s also a great example of the signaling power of dividends. A 25% payout ratio plus a 5-6% increase sends a clear signal that the company isn’t expecting an easy path to rapid growth ahead.

When [more]

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TMFBigFrog posted to the iPIG Portfolio board. 12:00 AM

Time for Another Look Part I: AAPL

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) was the first stock mentioned in this post: https://boards.fool.com/time-to-look-at-things-again-3424198... , which makes it first up for [more]

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TMFBigFrog posted to the iPIG Portfolio board. 5:04 PM

Time to Look at Things Again

We're about half way through 2019, and my nerves are starting to get the better of me again when it comes to the holdings in our portfolio. Call it worry over valuation. Call it a recognition that I never trust performance as strong as what [more]

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TMFBigFrog replied to the Ask A Foolish Question board. 8:10 AM

Re: MF ONE strategy

Hi lusus —

Personally, I prefer reading the background materials on each service to get the gist of what each of them stands for. Then, I look through a few of the more recent picks, not necessarily for the picks themselves, but to try to [more]

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TMFBigFrog posted to the CAPS Feedback board. 1:26 PM

Keane Group (FRAC)

Would it be possible to add Keane Group (FRAC) to CAPS? Trying to add it indicates that the ticker is not found.

Regards,
-Chuck
Discovery/HR Home Fool

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TMFBigFrog replied to the Real Estate Inv. Trusts: REITs board. 4:04 PM

Re: SKT COO retiring....

Some people do it for the challenge, and once they’ve made it, the thrill is gone.

Others discover that it’s lonely at the top and miss the camaraderie that came easier when they were lower on the totem pole.

Still others hit [more]

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TMFBigFrog replied to the Building / Maintaining a Home board. 9:39 PM

Re: Repiping an apartment

How much money are you talking about, is it paid in full, and how did you pay? If by check, has it cleared? Did you get a written scope of work? Is the plumber an independent or an employee of a company or associated with a franchised [more]

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TMFBigFrog replied to the Ask A Foolish Question board. 10:21 PM

Re: Contribution to hsa, saver acct

It’s not so much the age of 65 that’s the problem — it’s signing up for Medicare that’s the issue. To contribute to an HSA, you need to be covered by a high deductible health insurance plan and only a high deductible health insurance plan. Sign up [more]

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TMFBigFrog replied to the iPIG Portfolio board. 9:55 PM

Re: Stocks and options and bonds, oh my!

So -- this turned out to be a great week to make that particular post. With the China trade situation heating up, the market (and that account) had a downturn. Granted, it wasn't a horrendous downturn, but it did move [more]

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TMFBigFrog posted to the iPIG Portfolio board. 6:43 AM

Stocks and options and bonds, oh my!

A few years ago, I started experimenting with an options strategy. The core of it involves setting up short strangles and covering the upside risk with a synthetic long. The short strangles are generally three or so months out and the synthetic long [more]

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TMFBigFrog replied to the Retirement Investing board. 2:02 AM

Re: Brokerage account mechanics

Paul —

It’s probably more an artifact of the trades having not ‘settled’ than it is of anything else. For stock trades, settlement date is usually two business days after the transaction date.

In my cash accounts, any time I end up [more]