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<title><![CDATA[New to Explorer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Just exchanged funds from Total Stock Market to Explorer.   The only thing that alarms me about this fund is the turnover, but their 10 year "return after taxes on distributions" is still beating my old Total Stock Market fund by 2%.   Would love some comments on why you all like the fund.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:47:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: Any idea when it will be open again]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Now open]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:55:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: OK, I'll be the first to post here.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I'll post my question again with the corrections:

dis220 posted: "Ok, price appreciates all year long, drops when they distribute at the end of dec.The price then appreciates rapidly , a continuation of the nov-may bullish trend. I would sell before distribution( avoid a loss, though you would gain shares/the distribution.Then I would buy back in Jan 1st, and be out before the end of may(the summer period is when all stocks languish/drop)"

and I'm asking:

Can someone that knows math tell me if the first part of the above post is right? Isn't it just the same value if you kept it to 1 Jan? But I've got this fund in my IRA non-taxable account, so maybe that's different?]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:44:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Any idea when it will be open again]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Does anyone have an idea when this fund will be open again?   I used to own it.   I have to learn to keep some money in these funds instead of closing them so I can go back in when I want to.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:55:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: OK, I'll be the first to post here.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Change to 'someone that knows MATH']]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:44:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: OK, I'll be the first to post here.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Can someone that knows match tell me if the first part of the above post is right?   Isn't it just the same value if you kept it to 1 Jan?   But I've got this fund in my IRA, so maybe that's different?]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:07:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dearly beloved Priceline]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As of 8/31/07 we had more than 800,000 shares of it.
    It was our No. 1 holding/
    When it went up 21 pts. last Fri., however, the fund went down.
    Why?
    The geniuses had sold it sometime between 8/31/07 & 1/31/08.
    Timing, baby. Somes gots it, somes don't.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:39:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: Dividends]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[go to vanguard.com. after that, it's self-explanatory.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:47:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dividends]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Where are the dividends for this fund?]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:47:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Huge potential]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[This is an incredible fund!]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 00:32:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: Hopefully......]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I knew it!]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:21:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hopefully......]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[this fund hit 78 / 79 the last time and it dropped like a rock to 73, lets keep our finger crossed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:21:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: OK, I'll be the first to post here.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The explanation makes perfect sense.   Thanks!   

I'll look at the graph to evaluate the buy/sell strategy.   I'm pretty much a "lazy 'buy quality' and forget about it".   But one "in / out" trade a year may fit into my philosophy.   I've held and re-invested this one since 1989...............]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:44:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: OK, I'll be the first to post here.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Its both. Your shares drop in value...but the distribution is given back to you in more shares.The fund then picks up where it left off in Jan, usually continues climbing before the likely drop or flattening during the summer months. See my strategy and tell me what you think]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:44:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: OK, I'll be the first to post here.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ok, price appreciates all year long, drops when they distribute at the end of dec.The price then appreciates rapidly , a continuation of the nov-may bullish trend. I would sell before distribution( avoid a loss, though you would gain shares/the distribution.Then I would buy back in Jan 1st,   and be out before the end of may(the summer period is when all stocks languish/drop)]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:07:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: OK, I'll be the first to post here.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Question:   What was the big year end NAV drop about?   Was that a re-distribution or a real loss in value?   Just curious..................]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:09:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re: OK, I'll be the first to post here.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ive been in the explorer for fiftenn years and have seen its ups and downs.almost ten% return last year not bad.the international value fund is where im betting my money this year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:07:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OK, I'll be the first to post here.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I've had this fund over 5 years.   It got after the tech bubble burst (like everything else).   But has had a nice recovery. 
Hopefully the performance will keep going.

Any other comments are welcome as to why you are in this fund as compared to others or whatever, feel free to post.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:44:44 GMT</pubDate>
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