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Link to Article:The people most concerned about outliving their money tend to be the least likely to actually do so. They stack conservative assumption upon conservative assumption—projecting higher-than-expected inflation, worst-case market returns, maximum sequence-of-return risk—and then underspend out of fear. They end up dying with too much money and too many unfulfilled dreams.
Yes, the 4% rule might give us a loose framework. Yes, financial models have value. But they were never meant to become shackles.
The truth is, you can’t predict the future. Black swan events, long-term care needs, unexpected medical expenses—these things happen. But the bigger danger for this audience isn’t overspending.
It’s under-living.
A federal appeals court set the stage for the Trump administration to resume firings at the top US consumer watchdog, ruling in a split decision that a lower court lacked jurisdiction in temporarily blocking the mass layoffs.
The ruling will not take immediate effect, the court said on Friday, to allow lawyers representing workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and consumer groups to file for a review of the case by the full circuit court of appeals for the District of Columbia.
The ruling is the latest twist in the legal battle over the fate of the CFPB, as the Trump administration has tried to fire 1,500 of the agency’s 1,700 employees. The agency has returned more than $21bn to US consumers since its founding.
Russell Vought, director of the office of management and budget and the architect of Project 2025, the rightwing blueprint drawn up ahead of Trump’s re-election, was appointed acting director of the CFPB in February. The Trump administration has yet to nominate a permanent candidate for the director role since withdrawing its previous nominee in May.
US circuit judges Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao, both Trump appointees, ruled in favor of the administration on Friday. The district court behind the initial decision “lacked jurisdiction to consider the claims predicated on loss of employment”, the majority wrote.
In a dissent, circuit judge Cornelia Pillard, who was appointed by Barack Obama, said the lower court had acted properly in blocking the Trump administration from eradicating the CFPB entirely as the lawsuit played out. Pillard wrote: “It is emphatically not within the discretion of the President or his appointees to decide that the country would benefit most if there were no Bureau at all.”
Senator Elizabeth Warren, ranking member of the Senate banking, housing, and urban affairs committee who played a significant role in the creation of the CFPB, said: “Today’s divided panel decision willfully ignores the Trump administration’s unprecedented and lawless attempt to destroy an agency created by Congress that has helped millions of families across the country.”
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/10353-cdo-financial-derivatives-economic-crisis.htmlWhat’s especially notable is that slight differences between CLOs and CDOs have given CLOs more resistance to economic downturns. In fact, a [White & Case] report notes that CLOs were minimally affected by the same troubles as CDOs during the Great Recession. A shift toward CLOs and away from CDOs could benefit traders, investors and lenders without forming a bubble that would inevitably burst.
Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will give 15% of their chip revenue from sales in China to the U.S. government as a condition of receiving new export licenses, according to a report Sunday.
The Financial Times reported that Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. obtained U.S. export licenses for the Chinese market last week for its H20 and MI308 artificial-intelligence chips, respectively, on the condition of an unprecedented revenue-sharing agreement.
The FT said no U.S. company has ever agreed to split revenue with the government as a condition of obtaining an export license.
You are correct - 30-day. I appreciate the correction and comments. And yes, a bit of drift.TBUX (TRP Ultra short bond ETF) is also doing well, with a 1-wk return of .23%. The 7-day SEC yield is 4.65%.
I'm pretty sure that's 30 day yield,if I read it right.
But now we're drifting from money markets to ultra-shorts. Not that I mind the drift. I track twenty oef and etf ultra-shorts. I would look further back than one week returns, especially since we are around the time when many have paid their dividends.
OTOH, I suppose I should be more mindful of the tax consequences of the mmf's in my taxable account. But I don't think it would make that much difference to the tax bill.
Agreed, especially with Sallie Mae offerings. I've also looked at them from time to time.
Here is a 14 month no-penalty CD from Sallie Mae Bank with 4.20% APY offered through Raisin. (No penalty after 30 days.)
I've never had an account with Raisin myself, but have heard some positive things about the platform.
I'm pretty sure that's 30 day yield, if I read it right.TBUX (TRP Ultra short bond ETF) is also doing well, with a 1-wk return of .23%. The 7-day SEC yield is 4.65%.
Sorry! Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey.@mskursh,
What is FPU?
And if you want something liquid and FDIC insured, Marcus is offering 7 and 13 month no penalty CDs with APY of 4.15%.
I would go with the longer term. If rates go up one can cash out and reinvest at a higher rate. Or if the Fed pushes rates down because of a softening economy, one has a rate lock for over a year.
Marcus offer looks good, but then I’d be Goldman man and have to get my Grey Poupon!
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