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Been using debit cards since the mid 70's. I remember that some even dispensed coins for a little while. I don't think we had credit cards til the early 90's.
and besides I prefer not to let retail companies have my checking account information.
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Been using debit cards since the mid 70's. I remember that some even dispensed coins for a little while. I don't think we had credit cards til the early 90's.
Low Tech, I think that the other members are saying that the interest rate that you are getting today on your MM funds might not (and probably won't if you look at the past) last forever. In that case, what would your alternative plans be?
I'm a b…
@WABAC - The other way around. "Musk had redirected about 12,000 Nvidia H100 graphics processing units originally shipped to Tesla (TSLA) to two of his other companies, X and xAI."
Talk about a conflict of interest and/or corporate malfeasance.... …
"I prefer an iPhone to Android. Android always seems like the worst Linux I ever installed.
And it's difficult to break the google connection."
Another option is to install Graphene OS on a Google Pixel phone.
Google apps and services are not bundl…
@WABAC - The other way around. "Musk had redirected about 12,000 Nvidia H100 graphics processing units originally shipped to Tesla (TSLA) to two of his other companies, X and xAI."
Thanks for the help Mark. Much appreciated.
My last "career" was in e-recycling. The SF Bay Area was a great place for that; Stanford, Cal, Lawrence Livermore, etc., lots of engineers, and money. Saw some really cool stuff, and sold it.
I prefer an iPhone to Android. Android always seems li…
Hmmm...to clarify the question....how much of their products are sold if any to spv's and do they finance those purchases...how about Mr Softie... meaning Microsoft. anyone know?
Nvidia ain't giving that info away. There is lots of speculation anal…
and ya really think the money printer won't go into overdrive if the market gets whacked?
Not the Fed as currently constituted. They act like they remember stagflation.
Try and spot someone who doesn’t have a cellphone / iphone in their hand.
Ooh, ooh, me, me :-) I don't usually use mobile phones, smart or otherwise.
Though I have to admit that having a mini-computer (no SIM) in my hand for guidance did recen…
@WABAC : I didn't say that, just posted it. You missed the Quote marks.
I saw the quote marks. I figured you more or less agreed with whoever you quoted.
Who were you quoting?
And the answer is , ""He who tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooted." Fancy talk, sure, but he's trying to tell us that, if we don't acknowledge our own accomplishments, then no one else will, either."
Forsooth, I vouchsafe thou hast…
FWIW, I tried earlier this year on this forum to stir others to participate in Semis and the MAG7, but with little success. Much better success elsewhere as many on another forum jumped on board the FSELX train early this year.
"He who tooteth n…
Passive works when beta is eating alpha. I think the bigger lesson is stop doing what is not working, not just in investing. But it is difficult to quit bad habits, like picking up cigarette butts or deep values. If inclined to sticking with conv…
If ARTKX is the standard, it seems to me that passive IHDG and HEFA have done alright over their ten year histories. Maybe the hedging part of their strategies requires some activity.
Are we coming to the end of higher rates?
Two thirds of my floating money is now in VRIG, one third in USFR. What's the worst thing that could happen if I don't correctly anticipate the cut, and I'm a little late to the party? Will all the punch b…
M* numbers can get hinkier than usual at the beginning of the month, that's for sure. Where will they be tomorrow?
When I sold SCHD I did a number of people a favor, including my wife. So it's a win. :)
Duration for PRWCX is 3.89. Is that working out for any kind of bond holdings this year?
I know a few, some in this forum, that do not have access to PRWCX but like the manager and have tried to create their own PRWCX by pairing TCAF with PYLD. PY…
QLTY most closely resembles GQETX.
Both funds implement the same strategy and have the same managers
but GQETX holds some foreign stocks while QLTY does not.
Portfolio Backtest
Thanks for the info.
GQETX has outperformed SPHQ over SPHQ's lifetime.…
Another way to find people local to you may be available through your state registry of licensed trades. It's also a good way to check out licensing, bonding, and maybe complaints.
Use google to find services on a map closest to where you live.
I think that's @hank's point, @WABAC. A search for services in your area seems contrived. Almost like the first to pop up have paid their way to the top. Finding the local mom amd pop …
Use google to find services on a map closest to where you live. Check the reviews. Check their websites. Move further out if you have to. Get three bids. This has worked pretty well for us for typical services like replacing, and upgrading the elect…
How closely does QLTY track other GMO funds with longer track records?
At the present time, I'm waiting to see QLTY to beat SPHQ over any period of time. Maybe that's not a fair comparison.
I am at 11% or so in the IRA per Fido. My taxable is roughly 16%, but that only tracks the designated foreign funds.
I have been reasonably happy with IHDG and FYLD. GRID is 50% foreign, but it's not the kind of fund most people would want to build…
Can you read a weather map? Or do you need someone standing in front of a green screen to explain it to you?
Your tax-payer dollars at work: https://www.weather.gov/ I read it daily, and the weather in Arizona is really boring.
I don't subscribe t…
I've been watching MSNBC & FOX today. We live in two totally different worlds. There can be no confusion on why the country is divided. It's nothing but us against them. It's on purpose because it makes people money. Tell me what you watch and …
Last week I sold DIVO from the IRA. I was concerned about the level of its DE ratio and the overweight in consumer cyclicals.
After looking at bond funds today, I stuck the proceeds in VRIG. I was unwilling to commit more to existing position in TH…
According to Kelley Blue Book (KBB), the three best-selling "cars" of 2023 were actually trucks:
1) Ford F-Series
2) Chevy Silverado
3) Ram Pickup
https://www.kbb.com/best-cars/top-10-25-best-selling-cars-trucks-suvs/
The December 2023 KBB average …
I don't like lattes or avocado toast.
But I won't begrudge others enjoying these items.
In the long run, it won't make much of a difference financially.
It's far more important to keep fixed costs low and live within your means
(especially regarding…
Yeah. Car batteries are expensive. You got to have them if they go bad.
But why do "average people" buy bottled water by the case? When did that become a necessity?
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/flint-water-crisis-everything-you-need-know
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Yeah. Car batteries are expensive. You got to have them if they go bad.
But why do "average people" buy bottled water by the case? When did that become a necessity?
P.S.: if I do not address a post to a specific poster means I am just talking to myself.
Sure. But when you talk to yourself on the internet, anyone can butt in. :)
