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@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…
@hank- No, I don't think that the Fed is going to slam on the brakes... more like downshifting through about eight gears. My hunch is that this exercise will take about 18/24 months. If there's a significant worldwide recession that may take some of…
@Mark- yes, I've seen a few brief articles lately with pictures showing the Yangtze river, but didn't realize how widespread the situation is. The "car assembly plants and electronics factories in southwestern China" likely refers to the Shenzhen ar…
This is a very unusual situation. Until the last few years, unemployment was normally roughly in the 4 to 6% range, and when the Fed was on a tightening binge it would typically tend to increase that by at least a few percentage points.
Since we no…
Can't argue with that. On another optimistic note, this technology puts in place a good building block for further emission reduction as more and more renewable electric power is added to the existing grids, reducing the ratio of "grey" to "green" h…
"Excess office spaces can be converted into housing"
While theoretically possible, the conversion of many high-rise buildings would typically be economically prohibitive. In many cases it would involve gutting the entire building to put in place th…
@Derf- Most importantly, Me, myself, and I. Also all other SF employees other than teachers and police.
@hank- I'll have to get back to you on that one. That may have been a misprint... maybe it was actually 12% funded. That would sound more like u…
From the Al-Jazeera article: the "gotcha"-
"hydrogen is not necessarily carbon-free: only “green hydrogen”, produced using renewable energy, is considered sustainable by experts.
Other, more common manufacturing methods exist, but they emit greenho…
