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A tangent for regional banks and credit unions; not the large investment banks.
Our cu and area banks are still offering .2% more or less for a standard yield for a saving or checking account. Our credit union has a 'high yield' checking account wi…
Well, yes. This is a problem with the data at this time; as it is stale. But, a look going forward will be interesting. I checked our c.u. directly with data posted to the state as of December, 2022. One item I found that is 'good' is that no 'HTM' …
@larryB et al
Thank you.
Decent site for data. I checked a few names I'm familiar with for a test drive. The search box with institution name is the start point. THEN the health view tab for the cool stuff.
DepositAccounts.com
@Sven As I recall, a lot of the dot com companies were not really making money. Those that were became over priced from all the money flows. So, yes; a very expense market at the time. Not the case today, with many tech. companies having decent bala…
Covering 11 years of total returns, there is not much different in the 3 you noted. Yes, they will travel slightly different paths during a 6 month or 1 year time frame, but this is the nature of management investment choices and market valuations d…
Interesting, considering the community. As conservative as can be for most of this state.
The college is well know by the ultra-conservative. Ironically, Erik Prince is a alumni.
Erik Prince has an interesting background. Blackwater had a few prob…
@Anna et al
We may all learn from the story tellers. Our society becomes enriched from the story tellers; and the tales don't need to be 700 pages.
Thank you. And an 'off topic' area for more so inclined about learning from story telling.
Remain c…
@hank He came from a different world of 'investments' managed by the pro's, as in what do the little people know? In the 80's Schwab and Fido were changing the way things functioned in the investment world in favor of the 'little people'. I would s…
Hi @WABAC Mr. Peabody would express to be careful with TFLO, floating Treasuries at this point in time. Way hot as far as tech. indicators. 14 day RSI is about 97, which is way over bought; although this could travel further. I'm only expressing te…
Hi @Old_Joe et al I did a quick check and ASML was about $340/share at the end of October, 2022........same time frame that bonds began an upward move in pricing. A sell now is not a bad thing, eh? But, IMHO; remains at this point in time as a spec…
Thanks, Mark. For too many years I've pushed many I know to put a 'little' money, at the very least, into available 401k/403b's or a Roth. Don't try to be fancy, but learn along the way. Throw some money at a balanced fund.
The vast majority missed…
Thanks Lewis. We watched this show Sunday. A decent knowledge program for the unknowing of how these 'organizations' function or NOT. Housing 'police states'. Pretty sad commentary about the American society. Would surely keep us away from wanting t…
Thank you @yogibearbull
I didn't think there were any new 'magical' IRS regs about this long standing process. Apparently, these folks misread the IRS publication for what they thought they were allowed to do to establish the 'cost basis'. Hope the…
Hi @davidrmoran Thanks for the link. I was able to 'sneak in' to read the article. I didn't think the monies our households added would place such a big bump into Fido's MMKT funds. :)
From the article:
While government money market funds aren’t in…
HIATUS March 24, 2023. Too many items, for me, on the table, at this time. The daily posts here provide an ample amount of quality discussions regarding bonds and income related, to which; I can not add additional meaningful information. One has a l…
@yogibearbull
I recall 10-20 years back, that some 'stable value' choices found within 401k/403b plans may have contained ETN products; synthetic bonds, so to speak; as I named them.
--- The bonds in such a fund are sometimes called "wrapped" bond…
@Derf
If you're referring to the b-ball pieces here; then start a b-ball thread in OT. I made a brief remark to hank that I finished watching b-ball and then moving to Bloomberg for some of the evening and than again today/now; to help me assess the…
Bloomberg is mostly cerebral folks. Generally, they are not looking at a prompter when speaking and/or a conversation, unless they need current data. Take a peep at the bio of some these folks; as most have backgrounds listed. I'd like to have a we…
I fully enjoy college b-ball and now is March Madness time. Watched MSU move to the next round a few hours ago; but BBG is on the tv at this time for a bit. Won't attempt to digest much more of the business news tonight; and have an appointment mid-…
Bump, if one wants to watch markets again before Monday open.
After 5 pm, CST for FINVIZ , and for Global Indices, as their markets open around the globe.
Popular Global ETF's This list will populate changes at the U.S. market open.
@Baseball_Fan
Peter Thiel....Thiel is a self-described conservative libertarian, though more recently he has espoused support for national conservatism, and criticized economically liberal attitudes towards free trade and big tech. Reported that he…
ACCOLADES WEEK, March 13-17, 2023
Ongoing accolades for everyone writing in the MFO monthly commentaries. BUT, in particular for this past week, are very large accolades to everyone who spent a lot of time researching articles and information -as i…
MOVE chart at Google Finance starting Oct. 2019
I've followed MOVE for some time and still don't find or know what it shows for me to be of use. I understand the index is a bond reference, not unlike VIX for equity volatility. Probably just me to f…
Morning @msf
I'm on the go this morning (away from the house,not enough time) and not familiar with Schwab MMFT's. I will presume that the outflows you mention are due to the non-Treasury holdings being a larger percentage vs their other MMKT's that…
Hi @AndyJ I just looked at the 1yr UST, in particular, and from March 8 (Wednesday) through today, March 13 (Monday) finds a -18.1% yield drop. One heck of a swing for UST yield in a short time frame.
The walk will help the mind, during this 'dust settling' period. I'd walk a bit too, but we had another 2 inches of snow overnight and snowing now with a wind chill of about 20 degrees. Looking out the window will be it, for now.
@AndyJ Knowing the yields dropped in very large basis points, Friday and again, so far today; the yield chart link included in this last post will provide quite the 'view' when updated after the market close today (Monday).
@hank
Taking periodic looks at the ETF link in this thread to watch which sectors are moving which way.
Schwab was down about 20% for a bit this morning, and ballpark about -35% for the past 5 days.
Staying put with our stuff, at 50% equity (most…
