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In short duration like SEMIX , DHEAX and HOSIX. I have used them as cash substitutes this year. Albeit with DHEAX they will be quick to ban you if you move in and out too frequently with size.
Interesting. I may have helped doom LSST (which I reali…
@Crash -
Thank you for supporting the thread since the inception of the program. It’s been a lot of fun and educational watching the show and then reading others’ reactions here. No need to kill the thread. David Westin is a Michigan native, an a…
Wonder why they no longer cover Wall Street? (Diamond / Streisand - “You don’t bring me flowers … anymore” )
Where did the elves go? I hope they’re safe.
Were they killed-off because they were so wrong in this year’s forecast?
That’s why “elv…
Thanks for the definition of “cash” @Old_Joe!
The point I tried to make was that cash is a better value now compared to stocks than it was a year ago (cheaper on a relative basis). That is - unless you expect stocks to keep generating 27% annual …
If you liked ”CDs/Tbills/MMKT funds” a year ago, you should love them now. On a relative basis they’ve gotten cheaper. Both the S&P and NASDAQ are ahead more than 27% year-over-year. I wouldn’t be throwing new money into the latter.
“Walls o…
Pardon a dumb question - Why is it harder to manage a larger amount? To wit - Buffett claims he could do better as a small investor because adding to and disposing of holdings wouldn’t cause as much price change / front-running. But that’s a diff…
I’ve been researching this fixation with cats. In Shakespeare’s time being associated with cats was considered highly disreputable. Thus, in Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet Mercutio insults Typalt with this put-down:
“Good king of cats, nothing…
Unfortunately, these lies have real consequences - Coming soon to a community / family near you!
Springfield City Hall shuts down after threats / Parents demand Trump stop citing son’s death in campaign speeches
Springfield schools evacuated /…
Thanks for the suggestion @msf. I’ll run some comparisons for NEAR over the weekend. One other I have on my watch list is TDTT. Fortunately LSST is a small position now, but I was expecting reason to add to it significantly later in the year. / …
+1 All
There was 1 tactic I had actually envisioned prior to the debate that KH did use at least once. Turning to him and saying “This (pause / hesitation), this ahh - “ … and then finally referring to him as a former President.” Came across as if…
Does this etf have a symbol? Clicking on the links provided got me nowhere. I own their short term bond etf, LSST. This sounds like a different bird.
Thanks for the heads up in any event.
”Trump got his ass handed to him in the debate ”
Agree somewhat. My feeling is Harris was extremely well coached. What first appeared avoidance of some issues, in hindsight looks like an intention to focus only on areas to her advantage, The stag…
Robert Frost might be impressed to know his simple 20-line poem has prompted someone to write a 1000 + word explanation. This poem’s never been a favorite of mine. But I hold his longer “The Death of the Hired Man" in high regard. With all d…
I did put a Republican sign out a few years ago supporting a guy in the Republican primary I knew personally. No problems. Some of my Dem friends wondered why I did it. But the guy I supported got stomped in the primary by a MAGA guy who went on…
Hi@hank
In our state I won't place any signs on our property. Too many crazies who may choose to cause harm and/or damage. A sad tact, eh?
The animal pics are well done, though. :)
Good advice @catch 22. I did have some minor vandalism many year…
I knew Muir was good. Lindsey Davis was excellent as well. Cool & collected. And articulate!
@WABC - I’m thinking something like image that might make a funny yard sign. As long as people don’t take it as pro-Trump. Will start looking.
Donald…
Perhaps you're thinking of The Road Not Taken, for that has made all the difference.
Excellent. Frost might have been lamenting a choice of investments in his earlier years. :) :)
“As I recall from my reading this is exactly what the Nazis did in regard to the Jews, playing to people’s basest instincts in order to demonize « the other. » Truly disgusting. “
@BenWP - I hope you’ve had an opportunity to view the film Cabare…
”Pardon the obvious suggestion here: try asking Fidelity.” :)
Well, I enjoyed @msf’s attempt to make sense of Fido’s wording & updates. Was seriously considering buying the Fidelity bond fund Yogi referenced in a different thread. My concern…
I “think that the 1st buy & the 2nd sell is a round-trip “
That sounds more reasonable - though I’d argue the wording of the excerpt I posted seems to imply otherwise.
Re ultra-short. That’s how T. Rowe ran TRBUX - treated the same as a money …
Wikipedia explains it really well and provides some similar analogies. I’ve used ”the pot calling the kettle black “ countless times over the years. Because an overly critical listener might unjustly allege racial overtones, I’ve pretty much avoided…
Thanks Yogi. Some good suggestions. Will take a look. I’ve owned both BINC and PYLD for shorter periods in the past. The second one (PYLD) appears to have outperformed most of the pack recently.
I’ve been trying hard to justify holding a bond fund. They come in so many different colors (junk, municipal, investment grade corp., mortgage backed, govt. backed, etc.) Throw in duration. That’s a lot to digest. I agree with @Observant1 that in…
Yeah - We got trouble in River City.
From Bloomberg tonight:
Boeing Co. faces growing backlash from rank-and-file workers to a tentative agreement - including a 25% pay raise it struck with its largest labor union during a marathon weekend bargai…
Just as many PV runs for stocks to 2009 looked terrible, so do bond PV runs to 2022.
Comparisons for money-market and Ultra-ST bonds should be from mid-2022 (i.e. beyond the ZIRP).
I figured I was doing something wrong to come up with such terri…
BND(US total bond index) the most recommended bond fund made only 1.6% annually in the last 10 years.
I’ve done a lot of looking recently at bond funds (investment grade). It’s shocking how poorly they have performed over the past 10 years. I ran co…
I would advise younger investors who are dollar averaging in, saving for retirement and still in their 20s and 30s to go 100% equities. Over 40 it becomes less of a ”no brainer” I suppose. My Templeton fee-based advisor put me in a single global fu…
When social justice becomes mistaken as communism, all is lost. I guess non-stupid people can find somewhere else to raise their children. That is as long as there is an anywhere else. Having watched how fast the US has turned from progressing to re…
Google headline news today is that W has no intention of giving his endorsement to either candidate.
I guess that's the most that can be expected.
Just watched "W." All kinds of familiar faces in the cast! Josh Brolin nailed the "W" persona, I think…
I have to reluctantly agree that the judge's concern about conflating the political environment with the judicial environment is the honorable stand on this situation.
Unlike the Supreme Court, he is trying to keep well clear of influencing the pol…
