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Yes. McCain. And look at the marvelous work Cindy is doing these days! Actor Tom Selleck and I are mostly not on the same page, politically. But his portrayal of Eisenhower was splendid in the film, "Ike: Countdown to D-Day." The story ends with the…
I've watched many documentaries over the years about this period. Wholly sad and amazing as to the will of good by so many; military and civilian. My father was in the Pacific area of WWII.
This article bears a 2025 date, but I know for a fact the…
In my imagination I believed that the United States would honor that day by always supporting Europe against similar enemies.
How foolish of me.
Such a vapid Orange Disgrace.
“That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists—
and that they both individually wield such massive power— is an indictment of our political system
and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our …
In another venue, I discussed mutual funds/OEFs vs ETFs.
https://indoustribune.com/business/mutual-funds-or-etfs/
I read that item. Succinct, informative, helpful. Thank you.
Just two short years after electing Mr. Tusk, Poland has once again swung right.
The intelligence and purview of Polish voters is no better than too many Americans'. Remember the moonshot years? We used to do gawd-awful spectacular things. Now, the…
Started a position in Snam this morning, continuing my utilities/natgas theme, with some European diversification.
You bought on the Milan or London market in euros? I just looked.
Used dividend money paid out yesterday to buy a few more in BLX. It's 7.56% of portfolio now. US is too rich, plus the political chaos. Buying elsewhere opens up business-to-business avenues free from the Orange Chaos.
At Crash. Well stated. And it’s only getting worse by the minute. Soon there will be no reliable data . No laws and no whistleblowers. We are living through the end of America as we knew it. Invest at your own peril.
THAT'S a rather huge truth…
Some people let politics influence their investing decisions.
For years, I’ve said the same thing: ignore the noise and stay focused on the market.
But when the Chief Executive is a childish, oblivious, reckless, crazy-ass saboteur? Ignore him at t…
Good point @Crash. When the worth of ones presidency is valued by how high the stock market rises I become very dubious about sticking more of my dollars in same.
Yes, and even more so, because reckless decisions from on high make investing a minefi…
Glickstein is fun to read. And sounds prudent and wise. I note this from Dr. Snowball:
Collectively, the government and the industry have embraced a vision of the market as a casino, and of speculation as investing. We walk through the risks with yo…
30 may, 2025: Vonnie Quinn again. Is she the new regular? She has clearly worked on rounding out the sharp corners of her Irish brogue. Some work still needed.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-05-30/real-yield-5-30-2025-video
Uncertainty.…
@Crash, you seem to have a thing for banks. Any particular reason?
You're right. :)
I left BHB too late, but still got away with 14% profit.
I will consider banks or other stocks with at least a 3% dividend. That's an arbitrary rule of mine. Many ba…
Took a bunch of cash and bought more of FBP. A good opportunity to reduce cost basis on a planned long-term Hold. End of month dividends on some of my stuff, tonight.
On Thursday, the Trump administration filed for “emergency relief” from the ruling “to avoid the irreparable national-security and economic harms at stake”. The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said the judges had “brazenly abused thei…
A T. Rowe Price investment account balance of $250k or more gives you a free account at Morningstar Investor and access to otherwise closed TRP funds.
Thanks, yes. They had grandfathered me in, when they raised the threshold to $250k from $100k. Now…
Hawaii = most expensive. The added cost is bearable for us because we never, ever, ever, ever have to even look at snow again. No icy windshields. No getting up in the dark to clear the car of ice and snow. Roads not plowed. Fecal. Beach in Feb? Ya.…
