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Politicians.
Groucho on politics:
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies."
Finally, finally:
Took the rollover check from Bruce BRUFX which arrived on Saturday, and put it into wifey's IRA at Schwab. Buying shares with the entire amount in WBALX. Classified as a conservative balanced fund. Right now, there's a tiny bit mor…
Appreciate the input, all. Now I have homework to do on "Trailing Stop." @MikeM.
Another I'm watching closely is TS. It was on fire and rising. Lately, it's falling like a stone. What I read says there is heightened competition in North America. So…
Yes, this particular one is indeed a Limit Order to SELL. So the designated price is rather higher than the current price. Might not be filled for quite a while. I did the order on the website. How can they read to me on the WEBSITE? (yogi.)
...While the timeline continues to be stretched further and further. Shit, he'll be dead before he ends up in a matching Orange monkey costume, in the place where he belongs. LOCK HIM UP!
I’m just trying to get a handle on this Pecker fella. Is he related to the guy that picked the pickled peppers?
I think SNL will be live tomorrow night. Should be a hoot.
Hell, ya!
Fred Rogers was actually a Presby Minister like myself. Yes, he was well-loved and he was quite a success on PBS. But that sickly-sweet voice of his gave me the creeps. Just remember it now, as I try to imitate him in print, here: "Can you say, 'pac…
"...and the Fed continues it's rate reductions..."
Typo or Freudian slip there, OJ?
The FED has not reduced rates at all, yet. But your point is well taken.
Disgusted.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4621749-supreme-court-justices-skeptical-of-sweeping-immunity-claims-by-trump/
Edit to add: "...Alito suggested finding that former presidents have no immunity would lead them to attempt to se…
I remember those paper reports at the library with everything under the sun included about a fund or a stock. Those were the days. In the end, it's an investor's decision to choose one or the other security. Being informed before pulling the trigger…
Such 'research' is just extra reading to see what's out there and maybe inform me on something I didn't yet know about.
I do check a full suite of websites to get 2, 3, 4 opinions, and stats. I like to compare using charts, to see total return, div…
Yes, hank's got it: not automatic, just the result of the way people and institutions behave in the Market setting, given the ins-and-outs and loopholes and crapola rules and exceptions and nonsense and STUFF. ;)
Thanks, @Mark. I don't follow your explanation to this extent: how can I sell before the divvie and ipso facto "in essence" have collected the divvie, by so doing? (Yes, I've seen some stocks run up before the ex-date. Sure enough.)
Buy-sell-why:
Fighting the FOMO feeling. But I'm losing an argument with myself: wait for the late May divvie to sell PSTL? Do I want to smell that dawg for so long? Meanwhile, my new REIT darling is rising. RHP. Gotta wait for at least a tiny pullb…
Schwab gov't Money Fund still at 4.95% yield, TTM. SNVXX. I just took cash in the account and bought some. Pretty damn good rate. Easy to grow. No gas, no time taken. A few keystrokes. Convenient. I'll take it, sure. Everyone watch for falling rates…
Yes, I was grandfathered into free M* thru TRP when the new threshold was raised from $100k to $250k. It still works, though my acct with TRP was closed and moved. But I'm still connected because my email address was used to connect a buddy's accoun…
@hank 4:45 a.m. EDT, Monday:
M* is continuously screwed up. A rolling, slow motion screw-up. I admit that I use it a lot too. Out of convenience, because I know where to find stuff on the website. I tell myself: if item A is screwed up, then the co…
What happens to the Lend-Leasse program that was used to support England during WWII? I recalled President Biden was considering this option as President Rosevelt did back in the 1940.
https://archives.gov/milestone-documents/lend-lease-act#:~:tex…
Thanks @yogibb and @crash, We sold VNQ awhile back. The small position in FRIFX we had was swapped for short term HY bonds which did much better. For now, we will watch on the sideline.
Yes, my HY bonds have done rather well for me. Duration is …
@yogibearbull
Thanks for the chart. For my own sake, I added RHP to the comparison. Lately, they have all fallen steeply. But RHP wins. My own "Personal Rate of Return" loss in PSTL is not quite -9%. Stinky poopy. I'll take the free money they want…
We left REIT investment when the interest rates rose. In the past, when the rate was kept artificially low, REIT did ok until recently. We have had success with FRIFX and VNQ. Think Devo covered this topic a year ago. Since the pandemic, the comme…
Worth a watch - BREFX fund manager
top-ranked-real-estate-fund-manager-jeff-kolitch-on-opportunities-in-commercial-real-estate/
I did watch it. That fund has a yield of 0.05%. Not enough for me to be interested.