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Who could have ever predicted a 34-count felon winning over the plurality needed to win enough votes to get elected, and thus insulated from accountability. Just grab 'em by the genitals. Just assault them in changing rooms. Just have multiple affai…
I did see on the news that the Fire Chief complained that the Mayor and Council under-funded the LAFD. But in the thick of the crisis, they stood shoulder to shoulder. Get the fires out, deal with complaints later.
Homeless epidemic? Check out Oahu…
Mr. Market always overreacts, both to good and bad news. Today it was hyper-goo-goo- lovely. Watch for the day-traders cashing in, in the morning..... Nice to own the "right" kinda single-stocks on a day like Wednesday, today. Really juiced performa…
There have been M* complaints here on MFO for such a long time now... I really don't understand why anyone still bothers with M*. What is that old saying,,, "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."
If …
what happened to M* Portfolio page? Mine is just blank.
Yes, my "Legacy view" is blank, too. The "new and improved" crap-ola version is visible.
The same message appeared that YBB just posted.
Voila! Legacy just worked for me. Just reappeared.
One more brick in the wall. I don't even bother to keep score anymore. I just flat-out will not ever trust any of the Big Banksters with a penny of my money. They all suck slime.
I've reduced equity by a substantial slug. Down to 44% of total. If Giroux is saying it won't probably be a great year, I'm not panicking, but paying attention. Let the monthlies roll in from my junk. Re-investing them. Lucky with my two single stoc…
What @rforno says about the “dividends” is true. My father-in-law received physical checks from such energy partnerships as well as regular stock dividends. Family members recall him running down to the mailbox just after mail delivery to grab his c…
My son had to evacuate from Altadena. A friend took him in who lives in North Hollywood. He tells me that somehow, the home where he was renting is untouched by the flames. But I expect there will be extensive smoke damage. Simply dreadful, all arou…
Yes. Energy Transfer. Ticker ET. Obviously, you know more than I do about that.
Once my cost basis reaches zero, the divs are taxed? Does that mean, in other words, when my gain is equal to 100%? If the value doubles, the shares have paid for them…
10 January, '25.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-01-10/bloomberg-real-yield-01-10-2025-video
I offered some highlights in a previous attempt to post, but my way-too-sensitive stoopid Apple idiot computer evaporated the whole thing when i…
"[F]ollow the laws of the land . . . and be kind to yourself and to other human beings (just like the Oxygen mask protocol)." [underline added.]
Everything is covered.
Not by a long shot. Although we are very far afield from the original thread. B…
There are a whole lot of voters who don't feel that either major party is representing them. And that alienation is increasing by the month.
true, true, true.
They are out of touch because they are out of touch with the reality of their brand perception. Calling them "Out of Touch" is just a kinder way of saying what @rono has already said. Do not blame the customer when the issue is with the product, o…
Drinking that Kool-Aid again, I see. I have no room for "Woke," either. But it has nothing to do with wildfires erupting in the midst of a SANTA ANA WINDSTORM. Santa Ana winds come around rather often to the L.A. basin. It's never pleasant. This tim…
@BaluBalu I stole that initial italicized phrase from @hank, above my own short post, there.
Maybe it's always been true that the majority can't think beyond their own noses. Not just every FOUR years, but with regard to the House, there is often a…
Sold INCM (not a bad income play). Leaped into RLTY. Gives me 3 equal weight CEFs in the equity / income sleeve, which is something I’d hoped to achieve, It’s a risky bet on rates falling and real estate turning up. Most of my other stuff is pretty…
Thanks, @Derf. I was not including the amount auto-stolen from SS to pay monthly Trad. Medicare premium. What is "ad plan?" You mean, additional medigap plan?
I am not eligible for Medicare. I was debating whether I should get Medicare Advantage or Medicare supplemental insurance when eligible. My Dad tells me that Medicare Advantage patients are more likely to be denied essential treatment (in favor of…
@BaluBalu
Noam Chomsky, "The Common Good:"
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum – even encourage the more critical and dissident…
