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Anna
That is Pepper, my cocker waiting for the mailman.
I'll delete this comment if deemed inappropriate or OT.
When I see things like this I am left wishing for schemes to create new prosperity instead of one more skimming idea.
Mark, that is the "cap" I spoke of. Many want it raised substantially; others want it eliminated; still others want it to remain to preserve the "workers" flavor. I think it is the 6th item in the chart but only because this solution was tooted to b…
Mark, #1 is only about 15 states have government employees that don't pay into SS
#2 is accomplished with the pay-in cap and the pay-out bend points; both could be adjusted and/or the former eliminated. Erosion of middle class support with means tes…
Hey guys, aren't these more apropos or news inclusive?
http://www.amazon.com/Giant-Microbes-Brain-Cell-Plush/dp/B000W6OS96/ref=pd_sim_t_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1BHWHE64BCNGETM87CT6
I just got an email from Bank of America saying:
Bank of America is proud to bring our customers a new way to pay that's simple and convenient with a quick touch of your finger.
Coming in October, Apple Pay will enable Bank of America customers wit…
On the other hand I doubt that anything could "go viral" and attract a new and permanent audience for a web site if the web site didn't allow the content to be reposted elsewhere as full content and not just a link. It is my understanding that "goin…
@ MFO Members: Same cartoon direct from Scott Adams Website. Now, if I view it its OK, but if I link it, its a copywrite violation, of course not.
Ah, but you are stealing the "hits" from his web site and the possibility that someone might want t…
Tracfone and Kindle Fire fit my lifestyle better. However, I love to play with these things and want one of everything I see. B Ritholtz has the videos from yesterday (including iWatch):
Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Videos
People should also be aware that inherited IRAs are no longer afforded bankruptcy protection per a Supreme Court ruling last week. Essentially the Court said they aren't "retirement money" if inherited. You can try to roll inherited IRAs over, but…
Perhaps the purpose of it all is the welfare of the species. What always mystifies me is that money/wealth/ownership takes over the purpose which would seem to mean that the welfare of the human species is not the purpose at all. (If that doesn't ma…
When I walk out on the playground at recess, I choose who I want to play with and who isn't my cup of play tea. When I log into the Internet, I choose who I give respect to and, yes, who I want to play with. It surprises me how on the Internet, as o…
Back in my youth, I was in a similar position and ended up with 403b's at both TIAA-CREF and Valic. Looking back years later, IMO you have only one choice and that is TIAA-CREF.
hank, I think you underestimate Ted enormously. The next thing will be your suggesting that if Ted must post links he should go back to posting the naked link. QED.
Authors help others when they have a short one to two sentence instruction concerning their wishes. I recall wanting to post a portion of a John Mauldin newsletter years ago. At the bottom was his instruction of how he preferred that one do this. I …
I've done an extensive Monte Carlo simulation using time series convolutions of non-linear regression of key transfer functions in a simple analog neural network of three interconnected layers. The result is that Ted is an outlier in a set of real d…
"It's inflation in what we need, deflation in what we don't."
Isn't that the way the "free market" works?
investorwords.com/5584/free_market_price.html
free market price - A price determined purely by the forces of supply and demand without inter…
assetbuilder.com/scott_burns/sizing_up_your_401(k)
This is a test. If the link above works, then - the URL icon above the editor window works for web addresses with parentheses but the cut and paste does not. It is not at Burn's website but is a co…
Well, of course not. Just wondering about the language. Of course I wouldn't begin to guess how many Joe MainStreets think all these things are FDIC insured. Perhaps these could be called Floating Money Boxes or something.
It strikes me that the only thing accomplished is that these money markets become places to store money for short periods of time. People will be discouraged from using money markets for long term storage like money markets are savings accounts. I g…
Yea David, that was my mother's favorite line. She had it posted in her work area.
I think things may have changed. At least I get the impression that today's world wants faster results even if some of the behinder stays left behind.
Maybe I didn't understand but I thought the ruling was essentially that they would have to pay for the content they were reselling. (Be more like Comcast, etc.)
Sigh, well the sentence does tickle my curiosity much more than the old title with a link. I don't think this article is one of those needing serious analysis. It's more information than anything else. Perhaps, this time, the amount of text is appro…
Yes, before I retired I ran a lot of free calculators, including Monte Carlo. And no need to apologize to me for your explanations but I made my living doing similar mathematics so I do understand a wee little bit. Two problems: 1) The calculators m…
I recall that a candidate ran for governor in MD was screaming that millionaires were fleeing the state. This was about the bottom of the downturn. It's good to see MD seems to have recovered. But I am sure low information people believed the fleein…
Don't worry. I usually don't have problems when others do. This time I definitely have had a slow response time when I first link to the site. I thought it was just me so I said nothing until I saw this thread.
