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I have my phone set to not even ring unless you're in my contacts. I figure if it's important they will leave a voicemail. So far (a few years), so good.
Hi,
You should move this to the "funds discussion" section. The off topic section doesn't get as much attention as the main investing sections of this board. Many people totally ignore the off-topic section as it usually has little or nothing to …
I can answer maybe... of course it's going to be the R talking points. The border and city crime. I'm not sure what the 3rd item will be. I agree they need to be addressed and I think there are many common concerns that "normal" D and R voters agre…
"He even won JD Vance and his former opponents for this year’s election (DeSantis and Haley)."
Yeah, power is an aphrodisiac to politicians. Most will say and do anything for it with no regard for the truth. The more power they have the worse it…
"I will say, as a “message to Democrats,” that the more that Trump is hammered and disliked, the stronger he is supported. Again, IMHO, I feel the same may be happening to Democrats, as the more Harris is hammered by Republicans, the stronger her su…
"I was genuinely curious what you all thought about the unconventional selection process (arguably not really bc maybe people thought a high probability that Harris would have to step in and be president at some point)."
As the GOP now has to thin…
Today I sold some VONG (russell 1000) and split it among AMZN and GOOG. Dang, this trying to stick to indexing is hard. I regret selling them earlier this year and tell myself how can I go wrong with two companies that everyone I know uses.
Actually yes, I would support anyone other than Trump. He made fun of a disabled person. Was found guilty of sexual abuse ***BY A JURY***, was found guilty of fraud ***BY A JURY***. If you or I had those docs and delayed, *ignored* the government…
ADD: I'm actually glad that Harris is replacing Biden. I, like many people think they are both too old. I would like to see a law no presidential candidates over 70. I.E. If you're elected and then after 4 years you're over 70 you can only serve on…
Nope, as you said I think many people vote for a party. Sometimes I split my vote but this year I'm voting for a party. I have too many women I care about to vote against their freedom of medical care choice. I'm hoping and think that women will c…
OK.
Take 2.
1 if you're a purest.
2 if you're a traditionalist.
3 if you're an experimentalist.
5 if you're a conformist.
More than 5 funds, you should have your keys taken away.
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Where's 4 ?
My dream. Political elections are limited to 6 months. This 2-4 years before the election is BS IMHO. Everything is done in 6 months, no campaigning for years and years raising money, causing disruptions and all the other crap that goes along wit…
I really simplified this year from many to three plus some T-bills and cash. I'm totally in as an indexer in equities holding VOO and VONG for a little kick. I started comparing every new idea I had to VOO and few beat it so I said what the heck. B…
According to Port Vis --- it did better than VOO in 21 & 22 (not losing as much in 22) but not as good in 23 or so far in 24. ~72% of its holdings are in the top 50 stocks out of a total of 103 holdings. It has a lower SD. It hasn't been arou…
I saw another article. Make Obama VP. He can't be elected President more than 2 times but the article says there is nothing saying he can't be VP and assume the position via the presidents demise. ADD: I would love to see that mostly because it woul…
Who's going to run? Buttigieg, I don't think America is ready for 2 men in the white house... yet,,, although he would kill it in debates. Whitmer, are we ready for a woman president? Newsom, maybe? Maybe Biden should change VP to Newsom or…
Ya, I've used them a little but found over time just pick a price and put a limit order in. Trailing stops etc... have a way of triggering exactly before a 10% gain. :^)
It's my hope that the women (and men with women in their life they care about) will save the day due to the abortion issues and the possibility of losing their rights. I'm voting for a party more than a president to try and protect the women I care …
I try and watch a little of all the different viewpoints. It's hard sometimes watching the alternate reality they each live in. I don't watch much tv and read mostly online. We have a choice between 2 old men which is pretty sad IMHO. For me, I'm …
I waited too long and I'm a bit lazy. I like the companies I'm with now so I'll let it ride until next year. I've read most claims stay on your record for 5 years so I'll wait until I'm out of the 5 year window. I have no problems changing to a goo…
Ouch, just got my insurance policies
auto +5%
home +28%
umbrella +3%
28%!!!! WTH!!! I did have a roofing claim a couple years ago. I had a local broker research all my policies about 5 years ago. Saved me about 1k/yr. I think next year it's time t…
JPMorgan callables are sucker bait. They will be called, and as soon as possible.
Respectfully disagree. I was looking for a good 1 yr cd. I found a new 5 yr cd paying 6% (Goldman Sachs, better than any 1yr rate I could find) which is callable i…
Buying into the S&P 500 seems like buying into megacaps but then adding 300 "smaller" companies for what? Seasoning? Diversification?
Reason: Lots and lots and lots of people buy the SP500. The more people that buy the SP500 the more those…
Its heyday may be over? Last 5 years 2019-2023 or YTD it hasn't even kept up with the SP500 (VOO) Why pay ER .31 (VPMAX adm) vs ER .03 (VOO). On 200k that's $620 vs $60.
I never paid attention to MM before 2022 and after that because I'm invested at 99+%, but I was in MM from 01/2022 to the beginning of 11/2022.
Of course you were LOL, Not bad but I moved everything into MM on 1/3/2022 and back into the market on …
I've held a LOT of individual stocks. Name a major company (some little ones too) and I've probably held it at some point over the last 35+ years. I've also had many CEFS and many various mutual funds. Over all that time I've read a ton of article…
Does anyone sign the back of credit cards these days?
I bet you could sign "Mickey Mouse" every time you're asked to sign and never get questioned. Nobody ever looks at them. Total waste of time. IMHO
We can add property tax to this list of auto/home insurance costs. With home prices skyrocketing the last couple years assessments are also going up quite a bit. I might get a 10%+ property tax increase this year. Not looking forward to the coming …
The trailing fifteen year period starts on 06/01/2009.
You are correct, it was late at night and ***** I made a mistake.******
See, I said it.
Do you feel ok? Who is this and what did you do with FD1000?
GUILTY -- He lives by "if you lie over and over and over again people will start to believe you" Everything is rigged. Everyone hates him. Good GOP people who see what he is and are against him are rhinos. Someone who says our military members are…
