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U'mmm... isn't "chat" a big part of customer service? The people at chat have always taken care of any questions or problems that I've had. And very important to me personally, as my hearing deterioration prevents use of the phone.
@Crash- You're certainly talking to the wrong guy on that. As long as he's counting his money the United States can go completely to hell and nothing else even matters.
@AndyJ- Here's this info from The Atlantic-
Alexandra Petri is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Before joining The Atlantic in 2025, she wrote a humor column for the Washington Post.
We subscribe to The Atlantic, so I don't know if that link will wo…
Yes, 4% is going to become harder and harder if the Fed bows down to Trump's demands. So far Schwab Mmkt SUTXX is holding at 4.12%, but that's not going to last.
Oh yes, that's for certain. But by that time some of the stuff that Trump is doing now will have affected his base, and they may not be so eager to do it all over again with Vance.
@Mark- Thanks for that question. I've just been assuming (never a great idea) that Vance would be a second coming of Trump. But I think that you're right. Vance will undoubtedly pick up all of the moneyed ultra-right Trump backers, and likely a sign…
No funds is even less fun. But every time that I'm tempted by all of you I take a look at the current market level and decide to wait until Trump crashes the whole thing. Maybe then. :)
@mskursh- Having used American Funds primarily for almost fifty years to build our retirement position we now have simplified to MMKT, CD, and Treasury holdings at Schwab. Having used many different American Funds over the years, I'm curious as to w…
Having lived through Newsom's tenure as SF mayor, then as governor, I've never been overly impressed either. Shallow, I think. I was never impressed with Kamala Harris, either. I always thought that she was pretty light-weight, brought up through th…
Well, at least you have enough cognitive left to have some dissonance. At the rate my cognitive is experiencing dissipation, pretty soon there won't be enough left to have any dissonance.
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That report on the dumping of toxic waste in the Calabasas landfill was really something. One way or another we've generated so much poisonous waste that nowhere is really going to be safe as we muddle on.
From a number of sources I've read that the beef imported from Brazil is mostly "front end" cuts primarily used for ground meat here in the U.S. So this gets a little complicated... Bolsonaro is in trouble because he tried to imitate Trump, so Trum…
