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    Buffett Buys Options of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp

    I think Warren's criticism of derivatives in the past has been directed more toward those who use them for purposes of excessive leverage, or toward those who deal in OTC swaps with substantial counterparty risk and no official mark-to-market pricing, making it easier to conceal losses. In...
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    Investing for the long haul!

    Fidelity investments is very good for the small individual investor, low minimums, friendly customer services, good web interface, no hidden fees, etc. I don't use them for short term trading, but all my IRA and "buy and hold" stuff is with them. You can set up something called "automatic...
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    simple question about a money market mutual fund

    A chart of a money market fund is usually a chart of the YIELD, not the NAV. Yes that can be misleading, but the money market funds are structured so that the daily NAV is "always" $1.00. I have never seen a NAV <> $1 but in the prospectus they always say they cannot guarantee that. If you...
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