https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/15/westinghouse-plans-to-build-10-large-nuclear-reactors-in-us-interim-ceo-tells-trump-.html
Mutants for Nukes! Anyone can join the fraternity. C'mon in! Has anyone seen my spare ear? Liver? Tongue?

Right. I completely understand. I use table above in MULTISEARCH to screen for funds at top level, then watch daily via the FLOW tool. The FLOW tool was built for daily trader insight! (Click image to enlarge.)

Unfortunately, the above chart is a monthly one.
RCRIX fell 2% in April 2025.
DFLIX and CFRIX fell even more from their highs in February to the bottom of April.

Only one seems like it was a good call.
AAII Sentiment Survey, 2/26/25
BEARISH remained the top sentiment (60.8%, very high)
This was at SP500 around 5900. Bearish all the way until June.

Thank you Junkster.
Below are top dozen Loan Participation funds the past 10 months (through June), based on total return. No Interval Funds. No ETFs. No CEFs. Drawdown -0.5% or less, month ending data. Sorted by return. (Click image to enlarge.)
Their tickers: RCRIX, DFLIX, CFRIX, RPIFX, NFRIX, DBFRX, DDFLX, NFIIX, PRFRX, RFRAX, SFHIX, LGRYX.

Our guest this week is Brian Selmo.
Brian is a portfolio manager and research director at First Pacific Advisors.
Since 2013, he has comanaged the FPA Crescent Fund with Steve Romick and Mark Landecker,
and in 2021, he became comanager of the FPA Global Equity ETF.
Both strategies are highly regarded by Morningstar’s Manager Research Team.
https://www.morningstar.com/podcasts/the-long-view/052f80d1-500c-468c-bd4b-e446b24fcd6a

@fred495 I'm wondering if you tried to work around the "problem"? Like sell half the shares. Maybe they thought a scam was going on & rejected the order.
Time spent on the phone is a PROBLEM!!

As I said, Derf, the Vanguard agent got the same non-sensical error message on his end that I got when I tried to place the sale order on line. He "seemed to be as frustrated as I was".
Finally, he had to use Vanguard's so-called "back-end system" to process the order successfully. Go figure.

VUSXX currently has a 7 day SEC yield of 4.18% (4.27% APY). It should be mostly state tax exempt and if you don't like dealing with Vanguard is available through E*Trade.
FSIXX currently has a 7 day SEC yield of 4.16% (APY 4.25%). You can get it with a $1 min via Merrill.
Both will net you well north of 3% annually after taxes.

Great to know. Thanks @msf. I have little in taxable money market accounts (except what’s designated for near term expenses). Even in the IRA I use NEAR as a proxy. But your suggestions will surely help others.
@Old_Joe - As a morning orange juice lover I can relate. A month or so ago I read an article about the infestation and its impact on quality. I’ve noticed a deterioration in flavor. Global warming does have other benefits beyond certain produce, among them being the opening of Arctic shipping routes.

Went to Kiplingers to check out current top 25 fund list and found a mistake.
From Morningstar the 5 and 10 year returns for BEXFX are 3.39% and 4.52%. On the website for Kiplinger 25 funds, 5 and 10 year returns are shown as 14.6% and 10.8%. I thought it was too good for an international fund.
I emailed author who had her email on bottom and she responded next day and said she had made a mistake and had repeated same numbers from the fund above. Has been corrected online now, but print version in next months print edition. Wait, they still mail out printed magazine??

keep in mind that the Kiplinger 25 is not a list of top performing funds of all time but just their current favorite funds. BEXFX is their 4th or 5th emerging market fund they've had in the past 20 years.

My morning orange juice will increase cost by 50%, as most of the orange juice now comes from Brazil due to crop infestation and failure in the U.S.
The tomatoes that we buy at COSTCO just increased by 30% as they come from Mexico.
Presumably U.S. growers are already growing as much as they can, so how does any of this help U.S. agriculture?
There will be more tariffs on the Dole pineapples that we buy also.
They used to be a major crop from Hawaii until they ran out of irrigation water there. Perhaps Trump is counting on increasing global warming to allow pineapples to be grown here too.

The following was referenced today on Citywire. Don't believe that it has been previously linked. Apologize if dup.
https://www.independentvanguardadviser.com/do-you-really-need-private-investments/
SUMMARY
Private markets are being pitched as the next frontier for everyday investors—with Vanguard now joining the push. But don’t believe the hype. Alternative investment funds are expensive, opaque and illiquid. Their risk-reducing qualities are oversold. And unless you have access to the best managers, private investments are more likely to add complexity to your portfolio than improve performance.

VUSXX currently has a 7 day SEC yield of 4.18% (4.27% APY). It should be mostly state tax exempt and if you don't like dealing with Vanguard is available through E*Trade.
FSIXX currently has a 7 day SEC yield of 4.16% (APY 4.25%). You can get it with a $1 min via Merrill.
Both will net you well north of 3% annually after taxes.

Thanks @lynnbolin2021 -
Bloomberg is reporting that the number was “below consensus projections” - whatever that means - and it continued a multi-month trend (of below consensus).
It’s always fun to play around with those numbers. Assuming someone is pulling 4% (probably on the high end) in a “safe” money market fund and being hit with a 25% federal tax on the income (probably on the low end), then they’re effectively netting 3% and just barely keeping up with inflation. My state imposes a 4%+ tax on earned income, so I guess if you live here you are likely losing ground in purchasing power if in a taxable money market account.

@fred495 I'm wondering if you tried to work around the "problem"? Like sell half the shares. Maybe they thought a scam was going on & rejected the order.
Time spent on the phone is a PROBLEM!!

CME FedWatch indicated 97,4% probability the rate stay unchanged at 4.25-4.50%.
https://cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html
Next Fed meeting is in September. Will see where the inflation will headed.
The Guardian article provides on inflation due to tariffs are the reason of higher CPI. Potentially, this could worsen if and when higher tariffs are enacted. We are traveling on the west coast now, Everything cost more: food, hotels, and consumer products. Additionally, we see considerable fewer foreign travelers comparing to the past.
https://theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/15/us-inflation-june-trump-tariffs

I’ve been using Vanguard for my both my Brokerage and IRA accounts for over 10 years and have not had any issues. I do all my transactions online and have never needed to place a phone call to get something done. All my Buy/Sell transactions, money transfers to my bank, and IRA required distributions have been simple and without any issues. So I’m a happy customer.

Well, good for you, Wtlutz.
But, what would you have done in my case when Vanguard's online transaction system couldn't handle a simple "sell all shares" order and requested I call an agent?
Case in point, I had a frustrating website experience at Vanguard yesterday.
I am managing a friend's portfolio and wanted to sell "all shares" of an OEF on line. Got a nonsensical error message that the transaction could not be completed because the fund had insufficient shares. Requested I call an agent. Was on hold for 45 minutes until I finally got an agent on the phone. However, he got the same error message and spent the next 15 minutes in the "back office" trying to complete my transaction request. Seemed to be as frustrated as I was.
Thankfully, he finally was successful, but I wasted a good hour on the phone. It was also a good reminder why I prefer not to have an account at Vanguard. Low cost or not.

The June inflation data just came in confirming that inflation has started to rise presumably because of tariffs. It took some time for the products with tariffs to reach the shelves.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/15/cpi-inflation-report-june-2025.html

The headlines are pointing out that this is the first Federal budget surplus in June which is the first monthly surplus in June for the past five years. This is true. The other surpluses mostly occurred in April, but also in January, August, and September.
Customs duties increased from $83B in 2024 to an annual rate of $96B in 2025 Q1. No doubt tariffs are increasing...
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/B235RC1Q027SBEA

Went to Kiplingers to check out current top 25 fund list and found a mistake.
From Morningstar the 5 and 10 year returns for BEXFX are 3.39% and 4.52%. On the website for Kiplinger 25 funds, 5 and 10 year returns are shown as 14.6% and 10.8%. I thought it was too good for an international fund.
I emailed author who had her email on bottom and she responded next day and said she had made a mistake and had repeated same numbers from the fund above. Has been corrected online now, but print version in next months print edition. Wait, they still mail out printed magazine??