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Bonds are just fine, as long as you buy them for the interest, use short durations, and hold to maturity. Why care what they're "worth" at any particular point in time?
"Out of thin air: new solar-powered invention creates hydrogen fuel from the atmosphere"
From The Guardian, here's some interesting news from Australia:
Researchers say their prototype produces hydrogen with greater
than 99% purity and works in ai…
"But what empire has lasted? Ours is a twinkling compared to Egypt or Rome."
Exactly. Anyone who assumes that the United States as constituted is somehow exempt from the twists and turns of history, and guaranteed longevity, is a fool.
OK, so back in 2016 perhaps the voters were "as dumb as a box of rocks", and presumably didn't realize what they were voting for.
Six years later those voters may still be "as dumb as a box of rocks", but now they know exactly what they are voting …
As I see the present situation, it's not NASA, as such- unlike previous programs, NASA has turned over the equipment design and construction of major projects to Boeing and other "civilian" contractors. NASA is responsible for setting the goals, maj…
No, just more Boeing. How sad... we all remember when they were a first-rate outfit... something that we were all proud of. Another fine job by the folks that BBF is so enamored of. Boy, those guys sure earn their big fat pensions. And of course the…
@Baseball_Fan
I may be suckling of the teet (sic) of the public tax payer with a pension, but hear this, joker: During my twenty years of public safety service I typically worked two to four hours of off-the-books UNPAID overtime each and every day…
@msf-
"is that 4.028% the annualized yield, in which case the return would be much smaller"
That was the question that I didn't have the answer to: 4.08 x 135/365 ≈ 1.51%. I had a hunch that $5100 was way too much for such a short period.
The que…
@yogibearbull- I apologize for my ignorance in this area, but I'm still unclear on what the approximate actual return would be. Do you mean that it would be approximately $5100, subject to the actual inflation-adjustment?
Thanks again, sir.
@yogibearbull-
Thanks for your response. Can you possibly advise on how to calculate actual return on maturity date of January 15, 2023? Is the 4.028% the actual return that would be received? If so, would that translate into a total received amoun…
I would like to be able to invest in Treasury issues, but months ago when I tried to register online they came back with the following:
We are having difficulty verifying the information you provided when opening your account. We are not provided …
I surely agree that hydrogen is going to play a major role in future energy developments, but it does seem to me that hydrogen is more of an energy storage rather than an energy generating technology. In that way it looks like an alternative to batt…
"I believe 6-12 months CDs are reasonable as one can build CD ladders."
Yes, that's what I'm doing at this point. 3.15%/1 year isn't great, but it's better than nothing.
The Shenzhen area is especially important to western business because it is a major center for manufacturing and export, particularly for consumer electronics product. For example, Foxconn, a major supplier to Apple, has major facilities there.
Edi…
All of the information that's we've seen since the beginning of Covid has indicated that the death rate is significantly higher for those who remained in denial and refused to either mask or get inoculated. And it's hardly a secret that the great ma…
I agree with respect to "Media outlets on both sides", but it seems to me that PBS tends to play things pretty fairly. I'm guessing that others may not agree regarding PBS.
And how does anyone, no matter how brilliant, predict the future prospects of any company which depends upon the day-to-day dictates of one man- Xi Jinping, who has no connection with the company, yet holds life-or-death power over how it is run, wh…
