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Went to the Seattle No Kings rally earlier today.
Organizers reported preliminary counts of nearly 90,000 people in attendance.
March was peaceful with people of all ages participating.
Many creative signs and costumes.
I would characterize the even…
From Heather Cox Richardson's Letters from an American.
"The Antideficiency Act, a law that has evolved over time since 1870, prohibits the government from spending money that Congress has not appropriated for that purpose, or agreeing to contracts…
Organizers expect the number of participants to far exceed the 5 million
demonstrators who turned out for June's "No Kings" day.
Get out there if you can...
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Spencer Jakab.
On this day in 1878, Thomas Alva Edison, backed by J.P. Morgan,
established the Edison Electric Light Co. to commercialize his month-old incandescent light.
The Week in Charts (10/15/25)
The State of the Markets, including...
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00:27 Stocks
13:09 Bonds/Fed
21:34 Real Estate/Housing
27:53 Commodities
33:56 Currencies
35:36 Crypto
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From Markets A.M. newsletter by Spencer Jakab.
On this day in 1929, with stocks down sharply from their September peak,
the head of one of the nation's largest brokers reassured anxious investors.
"The markets generally are now in a healthy conditi…
"But, it is Another Good Week for Heaven!
trump acknowledged to a reporters question that he is fairly certain that he is not going to Heaven."
Of course Trump will never, ever go to heaven.
I sure wish the process of sending him straight to hell …
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Spencer Jakab.
On this day in 1989, Friday the 13th, Wall Street took an unlucky pounding.
The proposed leveraged buyout of United Airlines hit a funding snag
and the Dow plunged almost 7%.
It was the end of the 1980…
I could access the primary M* website and Portfolio Manager as of 23:23 PT on 10/12.
Yesterday there were some Portfolio Manager quirks — webpages sometimes would not display/refresh.
"My family received our flu and COVID shots this weekend.
We live in Western state where our insurance policy cover all vaccination;
no approval from physicians is required."
I also live in a western state (WA) and received my flu and COVID-19 shot…
Raoul Peck, director and producer of a new documentary called "Orwell: 2+2=5”,
discusses actions totalitarian/authoritarian regimes often implement to control their populations.
For anyone paying attention — and not indoctrinated by the MAGA bullshi…
This is shameful and unacceptable.
What the hell is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doing to protect U.S. residents from this scourge?
The HHS Secretary is incompetent and unqualified — he needs to resign his position.
HSA was in money market fund after I transferred account from employer a few months ago.
Used this cash to buy PIMCO Multisector Bond Active ETF (PYLD) — limit order was just filled.
When I clicked the link provided in Old_Joe's preceding post,
I was prompted to create a free account or log in.
I don't currently have a NYT subscription.
However, I was able to read this story by searching for the exact title — Her Stocks
Were Qui…
There is significant uncertainty surrounding Level 3¹ valuations
which rely on management's internal models and assumptions.
The CCLFX Annual Report dated March 31, 2025² indicates
that 64.67% of the fund's investments³ were classified as Level 3 as…
Excerpts from Heather Cox Richardson's Letters from an American.
Bolded text added for emphasis.
"Enrollment starts November 1, putting pressure on Congress to provide a fix before then.
In a partisan twist, more than three in four people enrolled …
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Jonathan Weil.
On this day in 1979, Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker made his first major announcement:
The Fed raised rates a full percentage point, to 12%, and said it would take tough measures
to control the …
The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth
The Pentagon needs sober, judicious leadership, not a drama queen who makes things jarring and fevered.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-embarrassing-pete-hegseth-e8e1e910?st=3jqZDV&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalin…
The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth
The Pentagon needs sober, judicious leadership, not a drama queen who makes things jarring and fevered.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-embarrassing-pete-hegseth-e8e1e910?st=3jqZDV&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
For many years I've used (and abused) a paper shredder¹ to destroy sensitive documents.
I would select a cross-cut shredder rated for Security Level P-4 or P-5² to use at home.
The Aurora AU1210MA Paper Shredder received high ratings on Consumer Rep…
@NumbersGal,
Building a ladder of individual TIPS held to maturity is a good suggestion.
I'm considering incorporating a TIPS ladder within my overall fixed income holdings in the future.
I’m really happy with my new forum — there are more active posters,
a lot more about investments, and far less political noise.
I’m mainly here because every now and then, I come across something genuinely helpful.
There is really only one poster I …
"a couple riding in the back of a limo talking about stocks is interrupted by the limo driver -
who turns out also to be an avid trader."
Well, to the best of my knowledge, at least shoeshine boys everywhere aren't giving stock tips! ;-)
Monthly data is utilized for Portfolio Visualizer analyses
while daily data is incorporated in Portfolio Backtester analyses.
Consequently, results will vary.
Portfolio Visualizer generated the following results for QDSIX, QLEIX, and QMNIX respecti…
Devesh Shah's conversation with Michael Cirami made me aware
of the Artisan Global Unconstrained Fund (APHPX)¹.
This fund's investment universe is incredibly broad.
APHPX has credit exposure to Benin, Argentina, and Iraq
while there is currency expo…
The Week in Charts (10/03/25)
The most important charts and themes in markets and investing...
00:00 Intro
00:21 Topics
01:21 Markets Are Partying Like It's 1999
08:48 Government Shutdown Won't Stop Spending Spree
16:41 Tesla's Turnaround
18:34 Coo…
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Telis Demos.
On this day in 1913, President Woodrow Wilson enshrined into law a federal income tax,
less than 20 years after it was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
He signed the act after 9 p.m. …
From Markets A.M. newsletter by David Wainer.
On this day in 1990, the Japanese stock market had what was then its best day on record:
The Nikkei 225 index skyrocketed 13.2%.
Investors were euphoric over rumors the Japanese government would interve…
