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My experience with emerging markets has been along the lines of submerging markets and sunk costs. As @hank almost said, you can even hone in on specific areas to lose money in- the trick is knowing not to get in.
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"I do like how they have staff diversity without turning it into a marketing message."
@Baseball_Fan- You may be surprised, but I'm with you 100% on that.
Found the list on another site, but no numbers. Uncertain of list order... maybe "least worst" to "most worst"?
Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP)
ProShares UltraPro VIX Short-Term Futures (UVXY)
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF (SQQQ)
PIMCO Commodity Real Ret…
Perhaps the desperation to try something... anything... to help with Alzheimer's disease may have led down a blind alley with Aduhelm. Maybe a forgivable lapse on the part of the FDA.
Following msf's link below, the NY Times article notes that "The…
Don't forget that the Fed likes to keep some dry powder in reserve to fight economic downturns. With the economy doing OK as it is right now they may just be inclined to leave good-enough alone.
"If it's working, don't fool with it".
I agree with both of you, but I like to post stuff that presents various perspectives on the overall economy and financial picture. Never hurts to think about stuff.
Thanks @hank - we've been Prime customers for many years, and haven't run into this kind of crap, so I was interested to see what they're capable of. We did use their "free" Prime Video for a couple of years, but now that they're inserting commercia…
"Fidelity and Schwab are the gold standard when you look at everything"
I don't know about Fidelity, but I've never had any problems at Schwab. But then, perhaps some of the transactions discussed above are more complex than mine.
The Biden Directed Witch Hunt had no official comment, but sources who remain anonymous because they aren't authorized to speak publicly report that The Biden Directed Witch Hunt was observed "laughing it's ass off".
FYI: In the Off-Topic section there is now an updated report on the ongoing Boeing situation:
Airlines Hoping for More Boeing Jets Could Be Waiting Awhile
To recap, in the OT section the articles on the Boeing situation are as follows:
• 1/7/24:…
And using any other method simply gives potentially bad actors access to other points of vulnerability.
As I said above- In reading all of the above commentary I still find myself wondering what payment method is really "safe"?
So maybe someone s…
Following are edited excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
Cruise Says Hostility to Regulators Led to Grounding of Its Autonomous Cars
A law firm’s review found that executives had failed to fully explain an October crash, which th…
"Dropping off the mail into the mailbox minimize the risk of stolen mails"
@Sven - be aware that in a number of major city locations, including the San Francisco Bay Area, thieves have acquired keys to many of the local drop-off mailboxes. They hav…
In reading all of the above commentary I still find myself wondering what payment method is really "safe"?
We have never used a debit card, except on European vacations for local cash withdrawal. Lucky there- never had a problem.
All credit card d…
I've been really happy with so-called "gel" pens- they write like a ballpoint but glide much easier over the paper. I've had very decent handwriting and printing ever since the mechanical drawing classes in high school, but of course that has deteri…
The way that things seem to be heading over at Boeing they may need to hire a lot of those car salesmen. Lessee now, maybe something like this ...
• "Door Plugs: Included- No Additional Charge"
• "Door Plugs, Inspected and Guaranteed to have All …
Yes, I knew of this incident, but it occurred on a 757, which has been in service for a very long time with no major issues that I'm aware of. That suggests that it's highly likely to be a Delta maintenance issue, and I don't want to be piling on Bo…
FWIW (to quote our favorite MFO leader) The SNOXX / SNSXX trade at Schwab went without a hitch at close of trading today. Of course both of those are MMKT funds, so that's about a simple as it gets.
@Mark- Thanks. Some here are interested in aviation reports, especially when there's a financial aspect involved. Because this is an ongoing situation I thought that it would be cool to have an index to keep track of it.
I also liked the old FA for…
"While it is a PIA at Schwab to not have sweep account, I think you can sell a fund, and buy another the same day although they will tell you you don't have enough settled funds"
By coincidence I just did that a few minutes ago- a simultaneous Sell…
