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Lordy, there ARE tapes!!! (and they're released)
Kayleigh McEnany on TV just now: “The president never downplayed the virus.”
Donald Trump on tape with Bob Woodward: “I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down because I don't …
To be honest, ZH's Twitter feed was very useful for breaking news over the years, especially for context when I was trading. But I quit following it a long while ago when it became more skewed with conspiracy theories and snark than useful informa…
Any politician in any national legislature or professor in the world can “nominate” someone for the Nobel Peace Prize - they'll get their name in the news for a day or so. Right now there are 211 people and 107 organizations nominated for the NPP t…
Have you noticed how LOUD the Trump foamers are? We'll need someone smarter than I to figure out why.
rono
I'm not smarter than anyone, but the Trumpy foamers look to their Dear Leader for example. Accordingly, they figure foaming louder and mo…
That logic ranks right up there with Tweety Amin's Fake News Syndrome....
Tweety: "I never said/did X."
MSM runs video of him doing/saying *exactlly* X. Possibly repeatedly.
Tweety denies it as 'fake news' when all they did is report on his own…
I am not affiliated with gop nor dnc but i wsnt to do my own dilligence analysis before jumping into judgements
And yet you post stuff from ZeroHedge and other confirmed sources of foreign and/or partisan disinformation & conspiracy theories…
good example of fake news
follow the herman Cain link to the tweet and then there is a link to a site called the Western Journal that says
"A new report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that in 94 percent of the …
Another reason why I'm not interested in owning muni bonds. Taxfree or not, there are too many goofy ideas, shenanigans, and funding flow issues these days (ie, lowered sales tax revenues due to Covid) for my tastes.
I have one muni fund in my lo…
I've seen reports that late today several MSM news orgs, including Fox, have confirmed the Atlantic's story. I shudder to think how much posturing & public masturtweeting will be done by a sundowning retiree squatting in DC public housing over…
Unless it's endorsed by the MyPillow CEO and the ghost of Hermain Cain, it's not worth taking!
@MSF I'll ask Old_Skeet to contact Zerohedge and Putin to see if they have any extra of their super-good true most special yummy vaccine for Americans lik…
They say 'be ready' ... that's not the same as saying 'it's available.' I agree this is 100% political timing.
I'm not holding my breath nor am I rushing out to get the vaccine anytime soon anyway.
Initiated a 500s likely starter position in VIRT this morning to 'play' the likely looming equity volatility surrounding the elections, covid, and general world condition. Solid company, can make $$ in any market condition, and pays a good div. I…
Rickrmf - option income in CC-type funds typically are classified as ROC, which makes it confusing since that's not considered a 'bad' return of capital. I think you know that many CEFs or MLPs that use ROC to sustain high divs/distributions -- th…
I never understood how "multi-income" funds tend to always be FI funds. When I think of 'income' I always consider quality dividend stocks as part of that concept. *shrug* But I'm just weird sometimes.
In that regard, NUSI looked interesting f…
I think it's a failsafe in case he and the GOP lose or lose big in November. They can claim later on that the Democrats "raised taxes" when that deferral kicks in and folks must pay more in taxes next year.
Sounds like a Trojan Horse in an attempt…
Then there's this ..
"Federal workers will have taxes deferred under Trump’s order, sparking outcry they’re being treated as a ‘guinea pig’"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/08/31/payroll-tax-trump-federal-employee/
Especially on trans-pac flights, I will indulge in wine with dinner, a cocktail before, and one or more afterwards, plus tons of water -- which usually is enough to knock me out to get a few solid hours of lie-flat sleep in b-class. :)
We're not just a scotch snobs. One of our fave go-to bourbons is called Widow Jane. It uses the magical waters of upstate New York, which for those who know about New York's water, makes for a great, smooth taste.
Balvenie Carribean Cask (or Double Barrel) is quite nice. Macallan 12 is always a good 'daily' dram. I'm also partial to Jura and Scapa from the salty windy north, too.
At the moment I'm on a Laphroaig Quarter Cask kick for my scotches --- peat…
My sentiments exactly. By year-end I will have DCA'd well over the amount needed to convert the shares to lower-priced PRILX.
The only hiccup I had with them was that they held onto scandal-plagued WFC for too long as its largest holding - I sold…
I skipped it --- I was in bed by 1020 last night, got woken up by his fireworks show, grumbled a few times, and went back to sleep. I can't stand the sound of his voice, especially when reading from a teleprompter.
Dan Rather had it right: "The Trump re-election strategy seems to be to argue that only Donald Trump can save America from Donald Trump’s America."
Nothing like hosting a Super-Spreader event for the sole purpose of stroking one's ego (and conduct…
From what I can tell, its use of options in this arena means that the option gains/losses can offset the other ordinary gains/losses it earns -- which should, I think, make it fairly tax efficient for a taxable account. I'm also curious how their op…
A little while. It's only a year-ish old ... but as I said, it's the initial chunk, so if it drops, that's fine by me for DCA'ing. I suspect I'll be buying other stuff at 52wh's and averaging down on them for long term positions as well going in…
My investments are nearly entirely in equities and equity funds, correct.
And yes, I do have faith in that 403(b) fund and the company behind it.
@rforno: If I'm reading you right, your $$$ went into stocks only. Secondly you took me by surprise …
If I make a surprising 25-50% on a stock in 2-3 months, especially if it was not expected given my own view of the markets and the underlying item(s) in question, I consider that worthy of locking in the gains. And no, this is all in taxable. My…
