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Sorry, but rono is absolutely right: "Petty partisan politics" has nothing to do with that situation- It's not petty, it's not partisan, and it's not politics. Having an idiot in the White House is, unfortunately, a demonstrable fact, and It makes …
Nice upward bounce just before closing today. Suggests calculated buying/selling... no "panic", at least for now. Putting Pence "in charge" (at least in charge of official gov't "information" releases) seems to have done the trick in restoring confi…
"I am now seeing the next level of support to lie somewhere between the 2800 to 2900 level."
Nice call. It will be very interesting to see where we go from here, especially if a substantial number of CV19 cases start developing here in the US.
I'm…
Since when is commentary regarding the evisceration of the middle class, or a country's social and living conditions "politics"?
@rono's post is an unsettling but factual observation on the change in historical living, financial, and social conditi…
The following was originally posted over in the "moderated status" thread, but since it references this posting thread I'm showing it here as well.
I wonder if there may be some conflation regarding "thread" and "category". Evidently other forums ha…
I wonder if there may be some conflation regarding "thread" and "category". Evidently other forums have separate categories for different types of investments. MFO does not, although given the current situation and the very wide interest in and resp…
In the past few months MFO has settled into a very reasonable operating mode, with minimal ill feeling being evidenced. Additionally, for whatever reason that you care to subscribe to, it seems as if a weight has been lifted and we are now seeing a …
From above: "They have no choice between "real news" and "fake news". At least we still have that choice. For a while more, anyway."
And so it begins:
Tennessee Republican bids to classify CNN and Washington Post as 'fake news'
A few days ago the …
"Upfront government"?
China??
The United States??
You make the leetle joke, yes?
One of the more interesting aspects of the situation in China is the revelation that a very significant portion of the population deeply resents their government's …
"Exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui recently revealed leaks from Wuhan crematoriums. He claims based on the number of bodies their furnaces are burning, the death toll could be as high as 50,000. Wengui made the bombshell allegations in an interv…
"but life finds a way, again, maybe"
Yes, I've been wondering for some time about the sudden profusion of "sanitizing stations", seemingly all over the place. Is it possible that, similar to the abuse and overuse of antibiotics, we may be setting t…
I have to wonder if John even bothers to read the stuff that he posts. I would NEVER post something unless I had read and understood it myself. John seems to believe that links are enough... let somebody else do the reading work. Really bad form.
"It’s possible, however, that Scott was ahead of his time. These ideas might have been widely disparaged a few years back. Now they’re becoming more mainstream. Suspect we’ll know better which side has it right in a few years time."
Yeah, sort of w…
"While I find what's going on in Washington often despicable today, I think the notion of a public servant who goes into politics for the greater good should not be a dead one"
@LewisBraham- With respect to DC these days it's more like "public serp…
"A piece of mind is priceless."
@Sven- A piece of my mind is all that's left, and it certainly seems to be priceless- for sure, no one has offered me anything at all for it.
:)
"I dare say a "cyclical" bull market has little meaning to a retiree or anyone within 5-10 years of retirement. 20% pull backs are what people worry about when you use your savings for income or are planning on a retirement date."
@MikeM- This "cycl…
Some posters providing links seem to mostly just look at the headlines, especially if they contain suggestions of "secret this or that" or "97 ways to _________" do something or other. Rather than waste their own time actually reading these links th…
Hello there Craig- I really appreciated your comments regarding investing skills... I could have written that one myself. Welcome to the "family".
Like every family you'll find individuals with many diverse interests, and a tremendous range of know…
Not having had the benefit of college or a university education, I'm constantly amazed by the degree of quality that such education seems to bestow, at least with respect to communication in "standard" English.
And yes, you can read that any way th…
@Ron- You might try this link to Schwab's Mutual Fund info page.
Ignore all of the "Log In" and "Schwab Client" advertising stuff and wait until the page settles down with the "Search for Stocks, ETFs or Mutual Funds" box on the right-hand side.
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