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Expect increased chatter about a national crypto reserve in the coming weeks. Managed by Orange Julius Corp of course!
Could the National Guard stop the bleeding? Maybe put 500 on Crypto detail?
@Old_Joe, Thanks for the awesome excerpt & source. It’s truly mind-blowing. Maybe because I’m one who plays with nickels and dimes on DraftKings (MLB / NBA) I can better appreciate the dire situation here. Since Michigan taxes you on everything…
@Old_Joe - How did you figure that one out? As I’ve said before, you are one who thoroughly reads posts, often picking up something at the tail end. It is much appreciated,
I won't write here what I'm wanting to direct toward the Hegseth Clown.
+1
I like to think we’re at a higher level here as regards intelligence and civility, Let the fools roll in the mud all they want.
Hegseth was a Fox far right commentator, …
“So 'Captain' Kelly, not only did your sedition video intentionally undercut good order & discipline…but you can't even display your uniform correctly. Your medals are out of order & rows reversed. When/if you are recalled to active duty, i…
My 10 stock “BARF” basket (of losers) has been heaving leaping. CZR +18% past couple weeks. NWL, WEN, HEINY all positive since purchased. Laggards: CNS -7.5% and FLO -4.5%
Agree with @Junkster using stops can prevent big losses. I haven’t emplo…
I subscribe to and read James Stack’s excellent InvesTech newsletter and web service. He has a great long term reputation. A week or two ago he suggested a 5% short on the S&P. Talk about bad timing. I can’t laugh too loudly since I’ve been car…
Cub cadet here. Hand warmers no longer work & wish I had looked into seeing why! To late know.
Just a few flakes observed this morning, Derf
I looked at Cub Cadet and a few others at Home Depot other day. Consid…
@hank Was your TRUBX ,MF, a direct purchase so you had to do the accounting,instead of the purchase through a brokerage?
Gobble, gobble, Derf
Good question Derf. I can’t remember as it was right around the time I p…
Yes - A very long driveway + some out buildings. Typically 45-90 minutes continuous work depending on depth, etc. Ariens is a good name. Mine’s a walk behind 28” Honda on tracks. Went through 3 or 4 lesser machines prior to buying this. This one’…
Ditto what @msf said above about “near cash” funds. One big mistake several years ago was keeping a taxable account in TRBUX (ultra-short) as a cash reserve for one year and reinvesting the dividends. Come tax time I had dozens and dozens of my own…
Honestly, I can’t remember. Devoted relatives always put on a feast. Prime rib (cooked rare) is tops in their home also. But can’t remember if it’s ever replaced turkey on Thanksgiving day. Actually, there’s often more than 1 main course at the feas…
Fido put trading restrictions on my account for a time for reasons they wouldn’t share with me (although I had an inkling). There was no ETA for when they would be lifted nor was there any information I could provide to allay their concerns. The res…
Thanks @rono for chiming in. I greatly respect your views. I don’t think the four six persons in the AD did anything wrong. I agree with everything they said. And the Pentagon “investigation” is a farce - plain and simple.
”Talk about mixed feeli…
”Should one buy here? There seem selected opportunities - lots of stuff is lagging in this narrowly led market. But beware that the lagging stuff would also be hit hard in any market selloff.”
All true.
I’m leary of markets overall (especially hig…
Pentagon Probing Kelly
Talk about mixed feelings. I would not have done what Kelly & team did. It is fractious and serves no good purpose other than elevate the temperature. U.S. soldier know the law. But, I respect Kelly and his colleagues …
The Constitution alone is not adequate to deal with a president as evil as Trump’
I’d insert “alone” in Cobb’s statement and believe that is what he meant. The Constitution is a piece of paper outlining future conduct. In that respect it may be se…
Fidelity’s cuss service is slipping a little. Sad to say. Recently a “corporate action” resulted in my having 2 (near identical) positions in my CEF basket. The fund was SWZ which had sent me an “offer” involving a corporate restructure. (I had 2-3 …
It’s getting nasty even in first class which I always take. Recently a guy boarding rather late pulled my carry-on bag out of the overhead bin directly across from me to put his larger suitcase in. It was a E 175 regional jet which is fairly large b…
So, no MAGA hats or weird trump t-shirts?
I haven’t seen a lot of them on flights or while in airports. Many MAGA folks round here are destitute, living hand to mouth, not likely to travel far. I think the “hat thing” is more for them - to distrac…
@hank: Wow. Did the markets turn on a dime today. We’ll see if it lasts.
Um....the markets are in a bipolar state, tending toward nonsense. Stunning shift in attitude today.
Agree. And I think it’s overly-simplistic and non-productive as an invest…
I hope this article is relevant to the discussion. I’m only familiar with the kind of cockroaches that invaded a once inviting Marathon Fla. hotel a decade ago. Haven’t returned since.
Sorry. The article surfaced in Chinese. Trying to locate bette…
The ability of engineers to conceive of and build things like this always amazes me. And the scale needed to make it profitable. My mind can’t comprehend. Windmill generation is big in Texas - a boon to the economy - while MAGA trashes renewables.
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Winning, as it relates to investing, means having the financial means to achieve your goals.
Beating some arbitrary benchmark is irrelevant.
To some extent the goals can be modified as return dictates: Less expensive motor vehicles, shorter vacati…
”our guy says we are doing great "
That raises an interesting question. Assuming this is for someone in retirement, what would ”doing great” mean YTD?
Someone sitting 100% in cash would think 5% YTD is “great.”
Playing in longer dated CDs ……
I’ll bet that dude is making a big donation to the ballroom. Damn, I wish FD1000 would tell us exactly what we common folks need to do to make a donation and thereby join the ranks of these “select” individuals.
No. $39.64 is what I bought the stock at. But it’s worth 2-cents less now. It’s one of the last beers I’d buy or drink. Haven’t bought any in years, but if folks want to pay $39.64 for a case that’s just dandy with me. Go to it. While I added this…
Yes. I know people who gamble in the traditional way. I do not. Except in the stock market, where it is practically assured that I win in the long term. And I have the statements to prove it! lol
I assure you your odds are better than they would be …
