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Riders on the Storm, March 6 - 10, 2023
Song titles that may apply for this write:
--- Riders on the Storm, The Doors, 1971
--- Dazed and Confused, Led Zeppelin, 1969
--- I Can see Clearly Now, Jimmy Cliff, 1993
Bonds mostly in a funk until the Sil…
Thanks @davidrmoran Seems I've tried that before without any positive result. But 'x' ing does allow for viewing. Apologies, @Mark for not being in the grove with this.
Thanks Mark, but not yet.
Friday or Saturday, one may try: using your search type: BNN and then Inflation-Protection Funds Struggle to Perform as Advertised
Canada may let you peek.
@hank @Junkster et al
UST yields..... 1, 3 and 6 month; as well as 1, 5, 10, and 30 year. The chart starts at October 25, 2022. This was the start reference for the BONDS thread. Call it intuition or whatever, but the pricing/yields caused me to …
@Houdini
In that otherwise very good article - I got confused by the data in several charts
Dan, I and I suspect others, don't know to which article you reference.
Perhaps I need more coffee or more sleep.
Hi @yogibearbull
You noted previous in this thread regarding Capital One CD offers. I was contacted by an in-law today about the Capital One, 5% APY, 11 month CD, "360 Performance Saving", on line offer. Is there anything, hidden in the fine print,…
Thank you, Old_Joe
One knows 'things' are moving down hill too fast when the 'Newt' is concerned.
And Mr. Ron is just a younger Trump. What happens inside these brains? Something from childhood, bad water source or is there a special gene for the c…
Over, Under, Sideways, Down; February 27 - March 3, 2023
The above is a song title of a Yardbirds song from 1966. Not about investing, but the words fit the current investing market place, eh?
How about the state of things at the moment, it's …
@hank
Being There. A fine example of many things human. If I were a Prof. of Poly. Sci., Psychology or related class; the 2h, 10 min. movie would be required with a 500 word overview from the student. No ChatGTP. In class write only.
Peter Sellers…
@larryB I found the SOFR numerical and graphic chart HERE. Scroll down a tiny to view. You'll see the numerical column and then a line graph, both with a date range. There are other settings below, but I've not fiddled with those. You'll note that …
Hi @Old_Joe Ted would have posted 20 or 30 links by now and moved me to at least the third section in the newspaper.......somewhere near the 'oil change' tear out coupon ads. :)
Hi @larryB
I was going to write about this next week, but here we are and that's great; as it relates to your and my own question, too.
SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight, collateralized by
U.S. Treasury securities in…
When Hell Freezes Over. February 20 - February 24, 2023
***A phrase used to say that one thinks that something will never happen.***
A snippet of recent correspondence between myself and Jay Powell: I noted to him that I remained concerned that a …
@MikeM et al
As types noted by YBB, these instruments are generally parts of MMKT funds, too; being MMKT's of many vendors (Fido, etc.). Check their (your institutions) MMMKT offerings composition for a detailed list.
我能说什么 ... Wǒ néng shuō shénme (Wah nung sscho shen ma) ... What can I say.?!
'What can I say?
--- Indicating that nothing that could be said would add to or improve the situation.
--- Something you say when you don't have any other good…
@hank Thank you for the mention of this fine program. Sadly, I doubt the viewership is very large. The program should be mandatory viewing for all elected officials in Michigan. We watched tonight, too. What a blessing of a person for our state a…
@PRESSmUP Might you have a few mutual funds (tickers) that are developed international that could be charted against a similar U.S. fund(s)? We have remained U.S. focused over the years, so I don't really have any international names that come to m…
Thanks........this was a very good segment. Schedule allowing, I do my best to watch this program every day. I'd like to have lunch with Mr. Keene about 20 times. I suspect he has a photographic memory. The stories he can tell.....and what he recall…
Why model portfolios won’t help you to succeed in the stock market.
February 14, 2016|by Pat McKeough
1978, 1998, 2007, 2016 or 2023...............a model is a model. Everyone has a 'model' in their head, dependent upon one's financial goals and m…
I monitor social media sites of several right wing people I've know for 30 years; although we no longer associate with one another. They continue to discuss all things Trump, support the far right politicians in Michigan, gun rights, oppose red flag…
@Old_Joe
F-16 (likely aircraft) and/or F-22 both have 20mm, 6 barrel Gatling gun, at 6,000 rounds per minute. Perhaps a soft touch mode, eh?
I haven't checked, but the Lake Huron aircraft could be Michigan or Ohio Air National Guard; or other base…
@yogibearbull Thank you.
Yes, I did an inspect and see that, too. Hmmmmmm.... A large percentage of difference with the two charts. That date had a large swing with the open/close and high/low numbers.
I can't account for the difference. There sho…
@hank @Old_Joe et al
Before darkness yesterday I could access the marina cam at Rogers City, MI. There were two local police vehicles and large city owned front loader that had cleared the snow to the boat launch area. This launch could only be …
@Old_Joe My link above is CNN. They just posted an update.....which is the usual process. Click the link again if you want to read the newest they have.
@hank
Here you go..........object neutralized over Upper Peninsula about to enter Lake Huron area...........so, near the Mackinac Bridge area, more or less.
@hank
FAA briefly closes airspace over Lake Michigan for ‘defense activities’, Feb. 12. Hope no one had a must have flight in or out of TC airport, eh?
One might conclude more than normally scheduled 'air national guard' training has been put in p…
@Sven
This is a chart of the 10 yr yield for the past year. Place/hover the mouse pointer anywhere on the line to display the date and yield for that date. The percent to the right side is the percentage change in the yield from the chart beginning …
Thanks @hank. You were posting while I was in 'draft' mode and stopped for lunch. A nice add.
@Sven Keep in mind that the bond list is NAV's and not total return with distributions; as this will change the gain/loss as we move through the year.
Hi @Sven
Strictly my own opinion, but as the 10 year Treasury still remains a benchmark for many forms of consumer loans, it's yield forms a benchmark for other bond yields, too. Although the yield curve that has been and is in place for some time …
@hank I corrected the typo.....to 'too'. A lazy finger or brain while typing. And yes, one of the 'check off' boxes on the cards.
I'm content to take the 4.47% 7 day yield with FZDXX OR one may have 4.14% with SPAXX or 4.18% with FDRXX MMKT's. We …
Howdy, @Mark At least the electronic Cafe version is 24/7, eh? It would be informative to view a global map/list, or a broad based location map/list by numbers, of connections/visits to this site.
As to the cafe reference. A pleasing dining place…
'The MFO Cafe'. Well, it's actually more of a bar and grill place. One of the old places that doesn't have all the 'hard surfaces' of the newer bar and grills with too many tv's and 12 different programs being displayed with 'no' volume. Distraction…
In any or either case, they are all tracking what you visit or watch. A traditional TV over-the-air antenna may be your only saving grace.....but, you won't find Bloomberg.
