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What trump is about is enriching trump and exercising power for his feeble sense of self. And to think there might be a grand design is the ultimate act of self delusion.
@Level5. A great question. The stuff I have been going over and over and over again lately. I assume you know that the great Romick is no longer on the management team of FPAG. You might want to run the numbers for the one fund vs 2 ETFs at Portf…
Thanks YBB. I keep a spreadsheet with % of portfolio for each fund so it’s easy enough to transfer that info. I thought I was missing something it on PV settings but I did discover how to clear the preloaded stuff.
And shithead will be using army JAGS as immigration lawyers. Think they will mount a vigorous defense for their clients knowing that will hurt their careers?
Hey. We are lucky to be in the company of the greatest investor of all time. He alone can time the market. Actually he advised Buffett and Giroux. He signed an NDA ,,,,, so he can’t mention it.
@Old_Joe not only our country in the broader sense but people all over the world. As the numbers grow he will ultimately be considered a mass murderer. He has blood on his hands.
If he is a moron,,,,,, what does that say about the people of the United States who twice elected him to the hit office in the land? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
@msf. Surely some of the stuff shithead had pulled off already is not legal and he is just getting started . He is like a runaway train going downhill. Nothing and nobody to stop him. I hope you are right and I am wrong.
In the unlikely event the supremes hand down a judgement that shithead does not like, he will just ignore it and then fire the justices who had the temerity to stand up for the rule of law. Anyone doubt this ? If you doubt this you haven’t been pay…
@Crash. Not about Schwab local but I opened a checking account at a brick and mortar branch of a very large national bank. . The idea was to have a back up to my Schwab Bank online checking account. I had a problem at the brick and mortar and they …
@Crash. I gotta disagree with you 100%. I have been a Schwab customer for 30 years and while no business is perfect Schwab is head and shoulders above the rest. Let’s start with the access,,, I always get through to an English speaker quickly, alt…
@Sven. You nailed it. The complicity of the Republican Party, the cowardice and selfishness will be the central point when the history of this mess is written. That is if historians will be allowed to tell the truth in the future. A dismal exampl…
@sven. Interesting. Long ago I owned Sogen International Fund which I believe was the predecessor to SGIIX. The manager , I seem to remember, was Eveillard. Or something like that. A rock star of his time.
By then the base will be as relevant as congress is today. Whatever elections that will be held will be strictly for show and the outcome will be determined long before the polls open. Vance will do what he is told.
The well being of the country has NOTHING TO DO with the S&P 500 and the well being of the S&P 500 has nothing to do with the well being of the country. THESE ARE NOT GOOD WEEKS FOR THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
@Ood_Joe. On one hand waiting is smart. OTO hand the market can stay irrational for a long time. I gotta turn off my Seeking Alpha notifications and just stick to watching baseball. When the new Fed board lowers rates to ZERO , then what?
@Sven…. You are correct. This is about capital appreciation,,, or inflation protection or for sport. No income need. The last few years we have been fine with CD’s and money market but really that bucket is just risk off. My one fund is the risk b…
@bee. That really gives credibility to the Boglehead school of investment management. They often brag about checking their investments annually. I guess they spend most of their time keeping their 500,000 mile Toyota Camry on the road.
@gman57. You nailed it. The Zen of investing is just do nothing. True enough it’s also a hobby. Unfortunately for me my lifelong hobby of sailing (and being owned by an aging boat) recently ended and hiking the sierras is also aging out.
@sma3….. I really hope you are right and I am wrong. I think # 5 is happening this week and will accelerate each week going forward. What do you call it when orange guy makes every decision and the supremes green light every one of them with no re…
Actually war is what the US has done post WW2. Not defending the country ie Defense but making war on lots of other countries. But WAR is what the US does. So who could disagree?
@Crash. Correct. And the-coup d’etat is a fait acompli. So now what? Certainly the assumptions we base investment decisions upon are no longer relevant. The United States we knew and irritated us no longer exists. Ya don’t miss your water till…
@Crash. @rforno. The problem is that he has VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED POWER and he and the country are swirling around the drain faster every day. It’s a race to the bottom and it can’t end well.
@sma3. Agree it will not end until but I think #2 is least likely. You left out #5. President Vance takes over after stroke in the gold house. He is controlled by BIG MONEY and the new administration is more corrupt and ruthless but less clumsy and…
@Sven. I don’t hear much discussion about the period between growing one’s capital and the “deaccumulating phase.” For lack of a better term I call it the preservation phase. After growing and before long term care.
That’s why I have to go one fund. I won’t be able to pick the coolest ETF of the week when I am drooling. At least I can still drive and since I got my eyes remodeled I can see too. Old _Joe. You can still express yourself brilliantly and brough…
