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"No idea, but most prices are stale at M* Legacy, M* Investor portfolios AND M* website.
So, there must be some IT issue there."
I concur with your observation.
I login to M* and stay logged in for a while.
Recently started frequently receiving "Let's confirm you aren't a bot"
challenges where I must choose all the hats, chairs, beds, buckets, bags, etc.
M* may be "improving" their website again!
Many of these posts have absolutely nothing to do with solid-state batteries. ;-)
But that's ok - there are some interesting stories from Old_Joe and catch22!
The Astron Aerospace H2 Starfire hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) is rather interesting.
Corresponding infrastructure/support would be needed for hydrogen ICEs to become viable.
https://www.topspeed.com/h2-starfire-engine-promising-disrupto…
Trump has been escalating his threats recently.
He stated Democrats are "an enemy from within" that would create havoc on Election Day
and speculated the National Guard may need to get involved.
As we all know, members from the other major political…
"Hopefully people learn their lesson and build a portfolio with these products for the long term but thats not how it seems it goes. people will still pile into good performers and then sell when it doesn't go their way."
'Twas ever thus.
The Week in Charts (10/11/24)
The most important charts and themes in markets and investing, including:
00:00 Intro
00:16 Free Wealth Path Analysis
00:54 Topics
01:41 Rising Prices at a Slower Pace
06:05 Market Expectations = Fed Expectations
13:24…
"They've got an interested project, for example, on quality factor investing and the funds that seem to excel at it."
@David_Snowball
Are you referring to the following article?
https://research.leutholdgroup.com/section/of-special-interest/articl…
Benz's new book appears to examine retirement holistically.
Non-financial considerations which may lead to improved retirement outcomes
are covered in addition to the financial aspects of retirement.
I haven't yet read Benz's book, but have a librar…
I'd like to know how the creation of two customer accounts allowed access to other
customers' information including Social Security numbers and driver's licenses.
Perhaps we'll never know due to the sensitive nature of certain data breaches.
It's im…
"If one is buying anything other than a passive index, one is a trader regardless of whether your average hold period is 3 months or 3 years or 30 years. You are inherently betting that your pick will perform better than an index from an absolute re…
The Week in Charts (10/08/24)
The most important charts and themes in markets and investing, including:
00:00 Intro
00:19 Free Wealth Path Analysis
01:04 Topics
01:57 The Resilient Jobs Market
04:41 Labor Market: Still Cooling
08:34 Big Shift in Fe…
"Vanguard got their work cut for them, especially with their customer service."
The article suggests Vanguard could deploy AI to potentially solve customer service complaints.
AI can help customers with generic queries.
How will AI help customers w…
It appears the union was able to obtain decent wage increases for its workers.
I'm glad this strike didn't last long.
I doubt the union will be successful curbing automation in future contract negotiations.
The Week in Charts (10/01/24)
20 Rules for Markets and Investing...
00:00 Intro
00:20 Rule #1: Be humble.
01:11 Rule #2: Don't trust, verify.
02:57 Rule #3: Play the long game.
05:24 Rule #4: Understand that every time is different.
07:41 Rule #5: …
A bipartisan group of 741 national security leaders endorsed Harris on Sunday.
From Heather Cox Richardson's Letters from an American:
“We do not agree on everything, but we all adhere to two fundamental principles.
First, we believe America’s nat…
The Week in Charts (09/23/24)
The most important charts and themes in markets and investing, including:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Free Wealth Path Analysis
01:11 Topics
02:14 The Easing Cycle Has Begun
15:15 Everything Is Up
18:32 Is the Consumer Pulling B…
"Meanwhile, the rolling furloughs Boeing announced Wednesday for non-unionized employees — requiring one week off unpaid out of four to conserve cash — are being applied widely across all divisions, including Commercial Airplanes, Defense and Space,…
"But it seems idiotic to expect every Tom, Dick & Harry to possess the foresight and financial discipline to save for something that may well be 30+ years away and to have enough stashed at that point to make it last another 30 years if necessar…
Many people long for the era when defined benefit plans were more prevalent.
However, some estimates indicate that only ~50% of employees were eligible for pensions then.
Pensions are costly for businesses to fund and administer.
Moreover, a company…
@yogibearbull
Thanks for the update!
As many here already know, Medalist Ratings Not Assigned by Analysts are not very useful.
I don't think the upcoming Medalist Rating change will enhance the utility for these particular ratings.
Medalist Ratings…
I'm 61 years old and have owned 9 vehicles in ~44 years.
All my vehicles had a manual transmission (trans).
Cars with manual trans were often quicker and delivered better
fuel economy than the same model equipped with an automatic trans.
This may n…
The Week in Charts (09/16/24)
The most important charts and themes in markets and investing, including:
00:00 Intro
00:21 Free Wealth Path Analysis
01:06 Topics
02:42 The Inflation Downtrend Continues
07:57 The Most Absurd Number in CPI
10:46 What …
I don't how key person risk is being addressed at CrossingBridge.
It may be helpful to contact the firm directly to make an inquiry.
https://www.crossingbridgefunds.com/contact
or [email protected]
"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe after what the FBI said appeared to be an assassination attempt on Sunday outside Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida."
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-is-safe-following-gu…
"Kudos to the Wikipedia writer who came up with « disemvowelled. » One does not expect to discover such a gem hiding in the weeds."
This is a nice turn of the phrase.
Of course Trump doesn't want to participate in any other debates.
Unlike Harris, Trump is undisciplined.
Despite his recent comments stating "This was my best debate...",
his advisors must be very concerned that he would lose once again.
"Both this fund and PSTKX go to show that building a better mousetrap with derivatives is relatively costly,
often tax-inefficient, and at the end of the day doesn't come out any better than old, boring vanilla."
MWATX and PSTKX returns lagged VFIA…
M* recently published the following article which may be of interest.
https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/what-happens-stocks-when-fed-starts-cutting-rates
The comment about Trump rally attendees leaving early due to boredom really struck a nerve.
The ex-president has an extreme fixation on the crowd size for his rallies.
Trump got his ass handed to him in the debate.
From my recollection, Trump was fact-checked only three times
(crime stats, killing newborns, Haitians eating pets).
This man spews so many lies (some quite far-fetched) that even Pinnochio would blush!…
