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Some day I hope to see the counter article "Why Our Roundtable Predictions/Picks Didn't Pan Out". Frankly I've learned much more from analyzing my mistakes than I have from my successful choices.
I've never used a hedging or short strategy simply because I'm unwilling to invest enough to have a meaningful affect upon my portfolio in general. Were I to attempt to place a significant trade (bet) and be proven wrong (highly likely) I'd wear out…
The two principals in this discussion used to populate the M* discussion forum with the same childlike sniping between them. To M*'s credit they had an ignore feature whereby one could have their comments deleted from the thread feed. They weren't t…
@catch22 - it was an interesting segment to be sure. I share the reporter's incredulity at releasing these AI programs like Bard out into the community while admitting that it is inherently wonky but I guess folks thought other software releases wer…
While July has historically shown to be a good month for stocks I'm of the opinion that we will see the market hold or drift down over the next few months rather than surge to the tune of a new bull market. If the institutional folks are not buyers …
So they (Russians) raided Prigozhin's mansion within the last 24 hours and the man himself has not been seen since his last appearance in Belarus about 2 weeks ago. What are the odds?
Prigozhin Is Said to Be in Russia, as Wagner Mystery Deepens
Quote from the article linked by @LewisBraham:
"Unless Congress can find a way to agree on an extension of the expanded child tax credit — and cost is a big concern for many of its critics — the policy now reverts back to its previous iteration.
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Is it true that just under 100 million Americans of working age are not in the work force? How can that be with this great economy and 4% unemployment?
Good discussion about that can be found here.
Another - Who's Not Working
@Baseball_Fan - in March 2023 President Biden submitted his 2024 budget proposal calling for an increase in corporate taxes. Can we help you understand "proposed" vs actually raising? To the best of my knowledge his budget hasn't actually passed to …
If Prigozhin isn't already dead, or been 'disappeared' he will be soon. Honestly who really expects Putin or Lukashenko to keep their promises or deals. They will then divide up the assets in Prigozhin's oligarchy between themselves. If you play wit…
@Sven posed the question - "Who will take over Wagner group since they done the bulk of fighting in Ukraine?"
For me that begs the questions:
1. Are they loyal only to Prigozhin?
2. Will they retain the same loyalty and attitude fighting for a diff…
OMFL might be worth a look but I'm not exactly sure what you're looking for specifically.
From Invesco site:
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"The Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF (Fund) is based on the Russell 1000 Invesco Dynamic Multifactor Index (…
"I am thinking I have never seen trading prohibitions at Fido for anything." Right there with you @davidrmoran. Never had a problem with anything I wanted from Fidelity.
Note: this is not a comment on Observant1's posted video
I'll get excited about AI as soon as I hear that it's being considered universally to cure natural stupidity.
I have to wonder if it's just the S&P 500 Elite 7 that are in a bull market. Can you imagine if the remaining 493 equities in the S&P 500 decide to join the party? Just thinking out loud.
I have a 15-20 yr old Maytag dishwasher that's never been used to date. (It was installed along with a stove and refrigerator.) It's become more of a junk drawer than anything, makes my kids laugh. I prefer to wash dishes by hand and despite all the…
Fixing it for you:
Where Trump’s trade war failed, Biden’s incentives have succeeded
And adding: Mr. Krugman, thank you for including the tune by Larkin Poe. Long time fan here.
A shot of perfection right to your very soul. Morello just shreds it! A decent meal and a helping hand will be repaid down the line just as denying them will have consequences.
If I had to guess (which really is all that I am doing) I'd say that it is a combination of not owning enough of the top 5-8 market moving momentum equities + the downdraft being experienced by dividend paying stocks + their derivative strategy(ies)…
@Baseball_Fan - Please remind us of MTG's claim to fame, or her accomplishments or any little positive thing she's contributed to society. Thanks... that's what I thought
It is somewhat ironic, maybe even funny, that one of the demands to pass the debt limit is that congress wants work requirement rules stiffened for those receiving aid yet congress is doing little to no work themselves while receiving paychecks (aid…
