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@Crash
I just read that Medicare will eat the increase
Where did you read such a report? Someone doesn't know how to do simple math or what they're writing about!
NOTE: relative to Medicare premium only, not any other changes to Medicare for 2022.…
@Crash
Apparently, the pass through of this tax is legal.
You should check the qualifications to recover a portion of "renters payments" via a direct credit with your next tax return for Hawaii. Many states have some form of relief to reduce one's …
Hi @stillers
BTW, it's not shouting with me, it's emphasis. I learned from three decades of communicating directly to senior management of many firms that people many times (1) don't read what was written, I mean literally, they don't read it, (2) m…
Hi @Sven et al. From the article:
The U.S. has approved one antiviral drug, remdesivir, specifically for COVID-19, and allowed emergency use of three antibody therapies that help the immune system fight the virus. But all the drugs have to be give…
I'll place this link again. Global etf's performance, some broad, some narrow sector. These update through the U.S. trading day. The "Opinion" column is a technical indicator.
Selling or buying (when and why) is a very personal choice with many var…
OJ, you'll be fine with this holding. Their technology remains in a good place for global demand.
ASML competition
ASML held by ETF's
5 year chart Down 10.2% this week, so a decent buy time, IMHO, for a company that is not going away any time s…
@hank
Not sure what's with the YTD numbers with your Reuters chart link........which indicates a +.82%. I-Shares site indicates a +4.3%, which M* also indicates.
@hank
The chart below won't necessarily clarity much, but provides a reference to 2 other U.S. bond types. NOTE: TIP also has the feature of "flight to safety bonds" during a "melt", being a US gov't. issue.
3 year chart total return: TIP vs IEF…
A beautiful Sunday Michigan morning to you @hank
Travel the TIP ETF route or equivalent from whichever provider to fulfill the I-bond space.
E.R. = .19%, the majority of holdings are 1-5 year duration, no limitation for when to buy or sell, no $ li…
@Crash
i get mad at it, then create a truly obscene pw. i suppose that works, though not intended.
Web sites are placing a rules sign of: "No shirt, no shoes, No service ! They're not trying to make you angry, they're not your enemy.
But, they ar…
@Observant1
Absolutely. Use MFA and VPN. I do turn off VPN at times when online wi-fi/secure at home, as some sites are not happy with VPN and will prevent access.
@BaluBalu
@catch22 Did you mean to say banks defaulting on [bank] loans?
Was it Giroux’s or your characterization to call Technology equities as providing a barbell approach to defensive equities?
This is from someone else. My only note in this thre…
OTOH:
--- Appeared in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, the lead character Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) said
“My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.”
I'd be a very much poorer investor or pe…
As an early member of the Ebay community (May, 1997), mostly as a seller; I still feel the quality and monitoring of sellers has a high standard, and also has a high standard for dispute resolution. Yes, there will always be those sellers who try a …
But FIDO hopes you've at least thought about an exit strategy. I consider this thoughtful of them.
One may imagine the message you would have received from a RobinHood account.
"Don't you want to buy some more?" "You call yourself an investor?" …
I'm not an accredited scholar of global history, but I've logged many hours in my lifetime studying via books and film; and consider the U.S. influence in rebuilding of Europe and Japan to be very positive (See below links). We must keep in mind wha…
As I recall, JR was granted membership by his request, using his current name; at 3:20 pm on August 27. Not that this in and of itself, is of consequence.
Is not most investing connected to "other peoples money" in one fashion or another? Over many years we have profited from "OPM" whether it be from the FED., large fund and pension houses and numerous individual investors, both foreign and domestic. …
Thank you, Mark; and good question PopTart.
. A very busy area indeed. 'Course, IMHO; battery tech. will be a key, along with more efficient motors. Can't be driv'in from lower Michigan to the western Upper Peninsula wondering where you're gonna be…
Hi @PopTart
Medical Tech. continues to be a yes at this house, too; and is 19% of our equity holdings.
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Regards,
Catch
I recall the "dot.com" unwind clearly. The "psuedo" tech. wanna-be's of that period were seriously overpriced and hoping to provide a profit. Bon Jovi, Wing and a Prayer, flyers. Many were not the mature tech. organizations of today.
Anyway, I pla…
Hi @msf
Are you performing an investment experiment?
You write reads like the Hotel California Syndrome:
"Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
"Relax, " said the night man,
"We …
Hi @davidrmoran
Regardless of the beginning post topic; you've been here long enough to understand that a great deal of knowledge may be learned and digested from from the follow-up posts by members, yes?
@Sven et al
I peek at this active global markets page (mostly the very top country list). Last night (Sunday) at 11pm EST, pretty much all of the markets were fully "red".
Hi @bee
Yes, FRIFX was replaced a number of years ago; when we moved more towards growth equity holdings. The fund remains quite unique for it's holdings in the real estate area and continues to be well managed in this sometimes erratic sector. The …
Hi @Sven et al
Investment grade bonds have been clawing and scratching their way to positive returns over the past month or so; and have a big bump up (lower yields/higher pricing) so far today (July 19). The below link is for the etf AGG, and si…
