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Thanks, Mulligan. I guess I'll hold on to those CEQP/PR shares for a while. Or at least until I can offset the capital gains with some losses. In this market, you wouldn't think that would be so difficult. LOL. Looking for fixed to float shares that float in the near future is an interesting...

Good morning, old friends. I haven't posted here for a good long while. For the most part, I've stopped choosing my own preferreds, instead leaving the choices to an outfit called Stonebridge that works with Schwab. It's less interesting and less fun, but I had a few clinkers that were...

My wife and I will each get about $3800 per month. Mine will start in two years, hers in 3.

When we reached Medicare age, my company kicked me off the retiree health plan and on to Uncle Sam. My wife's company did the same. They do give us about $100 a month to help with the Medicare premiums. I suspect many companies are doing the same these days.

The Cheap Audioman has some ideas on this subject. I bought some of the stuff he recommends for my son. For myself, I'm listening to an interesting set of speakers designed by Sigfried Linkwitz of Linkwitz-Riley crossover fame. Later in his life, he started designing speakers with digital...

Losses are mostly in hospitality and MREITS. I also hold quite a few common shares of Weingarten Realty, a shopping center REIT. They have reduced but not eliminated the div. I expect them to come back eventually. They have a lot of good properties. I had been thinking about doing this for a...

I noticed that yesterday Stonebridge bought WCC-A (Wesco Intl 10.625%) for $26.75.

Yes. But so far I've only paid one quarter of fee, or 0.15%. To be fair, the 22% comes mostly from the fact that April 3 was a great day to start. Everything was really beat up at that time.

Dear Friends, It's been a long time since I've posted here. I decided that I don't have the time or energy to be investigating individual issues. I ended up making some expensive mistakes, exacerbated by not knowing when to sell. I still like the idea of holding some preferreds, so I hired...

I had GLOPC for a while, but sold it at breakeven after collecting divs for 18 months or so.

I've made worse mistakes, but it's no fun.

Dear Friends, One of my mistakes was MDLQ. I'm cleaning up my porfolio a bit. Do I keep that one, now yielding 9.7% or so? Or bite the bullet and take the loss?

I bought this Wonder Years DVD set. A gift for my wife. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GTQW73V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I probably use my Anova sous vide circulator two or three times a week. I buy large packages of steak and chicken at Costco, then season them with salt, pepper, and granulated garlic. Then I vacuum pack them in smaller packages and pop them in the freezer. They can go straight from the freezer...

That's cool. Right now, I'm driving a Ford Focus ST, which is the turbocharged version. Because I chose that model, I can never get 40 MPG. So a car like the Model 3 would have quicker acceleration but still do much better than the ST in easy driving. BTW, 12 miles in my car with brisk but...

Question for Tesla owners: How much does your energy consumption increase if you hot-rod around compared to moderate acceleration? I ask because my history with turbocharged ICE cars has been that I my fuel consumption is higher than many other folks who drive the same car.

Here's an oddball thought: your mortgage company may become a pain in the ass. In my case, I was paying down a 10 year, 3.375 mortgage, even though I had plenty of money to pay it off. Then I had an insurance claim and they wouldn't send me the money they had retained until they had an...

My wife and I are relatively new to Medicare. In 2018, we made $418 over one of the IRMAA thresholds. As a result, we will pay about $2400 more in Medicare premiums during 2020. I view it as just the breaks of the game, and it won't bankrupt us. But I kept a close eye on that MAGI number as...

I've always been a car guy, but I've never had an expensive car. Now you've got me thinking about buying a Tesla.

I was also passed to Wellcare after they bought Aetna's Medicare pharmacy business. I also changed to the Wellness plan for $13.10 per month. One of the reasons I felt confortable doing so is that for three of my five prescriptions, Kroger Savings Club (which is run by GoodRX) is less...

I haven't read through the whole thread yet. Has anyone mentioned IRMAA? Next year, having $400 too much income will cost us $2400 per year for the increase in Medicare premiums...

I just got off the phone with Schwab myself. I was holding EBGEF in my IRA. When I saw that they had withheld part of the dividend, I sold it in my IRA and bought in a taxable account. I called them, though, to talk about this treaty and ask how to get the withholding back. After two phone...

Thanks, Mulligan.

What exactly are the SLMNP owner's put rights? I own some LYB common shares, and might be looking to buy more. Seems quite undervalued to me at this moment. Thanks!

It looks like I qualify for the waiver. Since they have already taken the penalty out of my refund, I think the best way to get it would be to file an amended return and include the 2210 form. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.