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I was window shopping last night. Happened upon IGIB. iShares/Black Rock ETF. IG Corps, 5-10 year duration. But the fund doesn't stick its neck out re: duration much, within the frame. Rock bottom ER at .04. Passive.
At or near 52-week high at the …
I hope you can still enjoy your trip. Perhaps you'll go through Golden? A familiar place. I lived in Kelowna and Trail for several months, each. B.C. is SO gorgeous. The Okanagan Valley still feels like home. Love.
https://canadiantrainvacations.com…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-08-23/bloomberg-real-yield-08-23-2024-video
23 aug, '24.
Rate cut: .25 or .50? Brian Rehling says .25, unless there is a huge shock to the labor market. Where to buy? Intermediate-term. No surprise. Olli …
New vax. Good. Now I just have to do the drugstore's work FOR them to get myself registered in order to take the shot. Gotta remember to get the flu shot again, next time I'm with the doc.
"was just on with a chat agent, not a phone call. Easier to do, without the 16 identity questions."
Any time I call, Schwab asks 2 questions and then to repeat an easy statement and I'm fully verified.
But why complain so much, please close the acc…
And RFK, Jr. has given up. About time. Some crazy-ass Ideas. Should have just stayed home: He has a killer-gorgeous wife...
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/23/rfk-jr-says-in-court-filing-that-hes-endorsing-trump-ending-his-presidential-hopes.html
Loved Grace Slick when I was a teen. A short time after Woodstock I was at a pop festival at a speedway near New Orleans. I was able to get right by the stage right under a set of speakers as she came on the stage let go with the haunting "White Rab…
It’s about to get even more interesting. There are numerous media reports that the fella whose brain was once eaten by a worm and who recently confessed to dumping a dead bear in Central Park will drop out and support the orange mop-head. haired c…
Truth! The absurdity!
National generic ballot tonight: Harris +3.3%
Arizona +1.2
Nevada +0.4
Georgia Trump +0.8
N.C. Harris +0.2
WI Harris +3.7
PA: Harris +1.6
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Turning of the tide?
I'm an odd duck when it comes to election ye…
My son just opened TRP acct. Everything went smoothly until attempting to link his credit union acct with TRP.
Was he trying to link his CU account to TRP (i.e. have the TRP account recognize the CU account), or was he trying to link TRP to his CU …
My son just opened TRP acct. Everything went smoothly until attempting to link his credit union acct with TRP. Sorry, we are unable.... Feces.
He STILL refuses to get a credit card. Prefers cash and debit card. Dunno if that factors in.
An entire g…
Thanks, @Mark. I'll read that one later in the day.
EDIT: You got enough money, the rules don't apply to you! Ork. We have driven past that location countless times. Astoundingly beautiful, with the steep mountains looming over the aquamarine color…
...And now, Maine:
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4839225-cornel-west-maine-ballot-2024-presidential-election/
"As Maine goes, so goes the nation?"
@Crash, good on your son...living his life on his terms...we all could learn something from that!
Thank you! And he and I do share a love for The Blues.
Waimanalo's Obama Presidential Center
The Obama complex in Waimanalo, Hawaii refers to a luxury oceanfront estate owned by Marty Nesbitt, a close friend and chairman of the Obama Foundation. The property, known as Waimanalo Paradise LLC, spans three…
No, not that particular one. I was at a physical rehab hosp 3 years ago. Scumbag criminal pig hackers breached the files. I was offered ONE year protection with IDX out of Portland. There have not been any Alerts. Hackers: The slimiest of criminal c…
My son just opened TRP acct. Everything went smoothly until attempting to link his credit union acct with TRP. Sorry, we are unable.... Feces.
He STILL refuses to get a credit card. Prefers cash and debit card. Dunno if that factors in.
@Crash I'm wondering how many retirement accounts are opened as T-IRA these days, versus a Roth IRA.
Just thinking out loud and late into the night.
Yes, I explained to him the difference between T and Roth. He wants the tax break. :) His career …
I would like to add to utilities but I fear horse has left
Trying to pick a good Dividend fund. I have used a lot in the past but not settled on one or two
CEF: BXSL. 10.24% Yield. Blackstone Secured.
PRFDX 1.86% TRP Equity Income.
HDV Blackrock…
Selling TS oil drilling pipe-maker. Tired of red ink. Stop the bleeding. Dog. Loser. Proceeds go to WCPNX. Had my eye on it for quite a while. That will be added to.
EDIT TO ADD: Sold FALN at tiny profit. Adding it into WCPNX
reduced rates: gummint can spend less buying back its behemoth debt, right? A dollar that's TOO strong vs. other currencies would be a problem. But we are a world away from THAT right now. Universal tariffs on imports is a yucky idea. Ever-expanding…
Lucky you, @larryB. I've experienced San Felipe in northern Baja. Amazing extreme tides, like the Bay of Fundy. Low tide, fishing and pleasure boats are sitting on dry ground, way out there!
Yup.
I might have mentioned before on the Board here: the musician/painter (a la Joni Mitchell) named Dan Bern (Jewish) formed his first band many years ago and with tongue-in-cheek, called it "The International Jewish Banking Conspiracy." I have …
