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davidrmoran
I myself see a big pullback coming in the next six months but I don’t know that I have ever been correct over 45 years. I will put a lot of money in if a 10% pullback comes. I expect you r being prudent depending on how old you are. The thing is, if you’re young, you might as well stick it out and not try to time. He said.
OJ, not following: where was I supposed to comment or try to add possibly helpful info?
I was pointing out (yawn) this should never have not been OT, yet here we remain in general (meaning presumably fund- or investing-related) discussions, persis…
k, tnx; not really thinking about any such thing; thought the penalty was lower than other annuities but evidently standard; would not undertake without planning / committing for the 3y; amount will be ~20% of our egg
The appeal was the rate and t…
All, fyi ---
I was about to move a large slug of moneys from 3.5% Fido mmf to TBUX but had a meeting upcoming with my Fidelity 'adviser' (no fee, no pressure, just some veteran kid, so to speak, also fiduciary, who likes to talk every year or so; …
bogus rhetorically / statistically false query
what's not to hate? there are so many ill-wishing proudly and deliberately uninformed / ignorant people out there
low-information and disinformed/misinformed, and proud of it
resentment even fanta…
I (in eastern Massachusetts) do not find any of the MCA disadvantages to be compelling and wonder why MCA is not a more popular choice in this thread
https://www.ncoa.org/article/weighing-the-pros-and-cons-of-medicare-advantage/
What are "r[eeves]" if you would please. This is the first time I've ever seen or heard of this term.
\\ DrVenture
February 21 Flag
@davidmoran
That link deserves its own thread. \\
I never see this kind of followup or response because it's not m…
@davidmoran
That link deserves its own thread. ...
I cannot disagree.
Waggoner is oddly underfollowed here and has been writing smartly and sensibly for decades.
(People, when you leave out the r[eeves], which seems to happens like 90% of th…
Off topic, Fidelity Elan's 2% from everything is hard to beat, but to repeat myself, anyone who has Verizon for cellphones / Fios (cable TV, Internet) really must get the Vz card which applies 4% of all food and dining (plus gasoline) purchases to y…
Instead, pay attention to what the markets are actually telling you and invest accordingly.
Examples:
* SCHD: I liked it for years, then it struggled for about three years (2023–2025), which I posted about at the time. Year-to-date, it’s been perf…
@davidrmoran Thanks for sharing that PK link. The whole post is pretty scary. Any chance you can share the entire article? Thanks in advance.
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/american-democracy-will-not-die-in
Krugman today:
\\ 'Trump is now calling for “nationalizing” the midterms, meaning to put voting and the counting of votes under his administration’s control. He can’t do that, but his demand is a clear sign that he will not accept the public’ s ver…
Wake up to Bloomberg's morning radio production which is far more interesting than their morning TV. Gravel-voiced Tom Keen anchors the program. Usually sounds hungover. Read headline articles in the WSJ & on Bloomberg's website. (Subscripti…
jeez,
there generally is no such thing as a tipping point, as we geezer oldsters know from recent history
it's only chipping away ! (resist!)
did Kent State have an outcome? not really.
yes, there were hearings and more.
the bloody war wen…
I got a highly reviewed Ninja and it's great; you just have to get used to have this nonsmall oven on your countertop with interior oven-style messes.
I use the 'basket' for about everything. I did chicken breasts untreated and while the outside w…
When you show up to a riot with a loaded gun, you could get shot and killed. Just common sense.
The Minnesota governor and mayor have spent months fueling tensions with hours of daily riots.
It's time to execute the Insurrection Act.
you are stupid…
my 83yo sister in st paul is involved in this, for tomorrow, just fyi, and go for it if so inclined
https://www.iceoutnowmn.com/
fwiw
(it is okay and helpful, I am told, for out-of-staters to sign as Minnesotans)
I just signed as Winston Smith…
my 83yo sister in st paul is involved in this, for tomorrow, just fyi, and go for it if so inclined
https://www.iceoutnowmn.com/
fwiw
(it is okay and helpful, I am told, for out-of-staters to sign as Minnesotans)
[edited to fix mistaken assertion re FPACX at ML]
Romick has really done something over his decades, and the complaint about his cash levels has been similarly steady
