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@dtconroe- good to hear from you again. We are in exactly the same situation as you describe. I recently bought a long-term Deutsche Bank bond at 5.75%, callable in two years (that MikeM found) from Schwab. However as msf mentions hoping for a call …
I regret to report that my board of director has rejected my request to double my allowance. She also said that "I'd better watch it". Not sure what that means, but it doesn't sound good.
@BaluBalu- yes sir, and that was also a major factor in the creation of the Off-Topic section- to move at least some of those debates out of the financial sections. With respect to the choice of sections when posting I do notice a deterioration in d…
Many years ago I saw Google for what it was becoming. I allow absolutely nothing associated with Google on my computers other than Google Earth, for which there is no substitute that I'm aware of.
The Biden pardon of his son's relatively minor criminal charges falls under the heading of actions that we all agree are fundamentally wrong and an abuse of the legal system, and that most of us would do anyway if we could.
@BaluBalu- A KVM switch is a device that allows the use of a single keyboard (K), video monitor (V), and mouse (M) to be switched between two or more separate computers.
I have two small minis stacked on top of an ancient G5 (definitely not "mini")…
Well, I do have to note that we have six Mac Minis (late 2014 version) scattered around, and all but one were bought second-hand from a wide variety of internet sellers, and I've never had a bit of trouble with any of them. The latest OS that they c…
As a frequent poster in the Off Topic section I certainly understand the limitations with respect to MFO visibility. This is far from the first time that this has been discussed here on MFO.
The reason for the Off-Topic section is pretty straightfo…
Those of you who are really old farts will remember "Ted" and the reasons for the "Discussions +" and the "Off-Topic" sections. (That certainly includes you, @Catch22.)
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"MFO Discussions include posts from 4 areas: Fund Discussions, Other Investing, Technical Questions, MFO Premium."
That's true, but some of those categories (areas) will only populate outside their original category if there is one or more comments…
The San Francisco Chronicle has an operation called "Season of Giving", which looks for anyone in the Bay Area who has significant special needs, financial, health, or otherwise.
The Chronicle and other local organizations cover 100% of the operati…
@BaluBalu- Well, this is interesting- my answer (above) to you has propelled your question into the "Discussions +" arena. It might get a fair amount of viewers here, so maybe leave it alone for a while and let's see what happens.
@BaluBalu- Hi there- I stumbled across your question accidentally because I was bored and hadn't looked at the technical questions section for many months.
I can see why you posted here with your question, but this section was originally designed t…
