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@PRESSmUP Might you have a few mutual funds (tickers) that are developed international that could be charted against a similar U.S. fund(s)? We have remained U.S. focused over the years, so I don't really have any international names that come to m…
Thanks........this was a very good segment. Schedule allowing, I do my best to watch this program every day. I'd like to have lunch with Mr. Keene about 20 times. I suspect he has a photographic memory. The stories he can tell.....and what he recall…
Why model portfolios won’t help you to succeed in the stock market.
February 14, 2016|by Pat McKeough
1978, 1998, 2007, 2016 or 2023...............a model is a model. Everyone has a 'model' in their head, dependent upon one's financial goals and m…
I monitor social media sites of several right wing people I've know for 30 years; although we no longer associate with one another. They continue to discuss all things Trump, support the far right politicians in Michigan, gun rights, oppose red flag…
@Old_Joe
F-16 (likely aircraft) and/or F-22 both have 20mm, 6 barrel Gatling gun, at 6,000 rounds per minute. Perhaps a soft touch mode, eh?
I haven't checked, but the Lake Huron aircraft could be Michigan or Ohio Air National Guard; or other base…
@yogibearbull Thank you.
Yes, I did an inspect and see that, too. Hmmmmmm.... A large percentage of difference with the two charts. That date had a large swing with the open/close and high/low numbers.
I can't account for the difference. There sho…
@hank @Old_Joe et al
Before darkness yesterday I could access the marina cam at Rogers City, MI. There were two local police vehicles and large city owned front loader that had cleared the snow to the boat launch area. This launch could only be …
@Old_Joe My link above is CNN. They just posted an update.....which is the usual process. Click the link again if you want to read the newest they have.
@hank
Here you go..........object neutralized over Upper Peninsula about to enter Lake Huron area...........so, near the Mackinac Bridge area, more or less.
@hank
FAA briefly closes airspace over Lake Michigan for ‘defense activities’, Feb. 12. Hope no one had a must have flight in or out of TC airport, eh?
One might conclude more than normally scheduled 'air national guard' training has been put in p…
@Sven
This is a chart of the 10 yr yield for the past year. Place/hover the mouse pointer anywhere on the line to display the date and yield for that date. The percent to the right side is the percentage change in the yield from the chart beginning …
Thanks @hank. You were posting while I was in 'draft' mode and stopped for lunch. A nice add.
@Sven Keep in mind that the bond list is NAV's and not total return with distributions; as this will change the gain/loss as we move through the year.
Hi @Sven
Strictly my own opinion, but as the 10 year Treasury still remains a benchmark for many forms of consumer loans, it's yield forms a benchmark for other bond yields, too. Although the yield curve that has been and is in place for some time …
@hank I corrected the typo.....to 'too'. A lazy finger or brain while typing. And yes, one of the 'check off' boxes on the cards.
I'm content to take the 4.47% 7 day yield with FZDXX OR one may have 4.14% with SPAXX or 4.18% with FDRXX MMKT's. We …
Howdy, @Mark At least the electronic Cafe version is 24/7, eh? It would be informative to view a global map/list, or a broad based location map/list by numbers, of connections/visits to this site.
As to the cafe reference. A pleasing dining place…
'The MFO Cafe'. Well, it's actually more of a bar and grill place. One of the old places that doesn't have all the 'hard surfaces' of the newer bar and grills with too many tv's and 12 different programs being displayed with 'no' volume. Distraction…
In any or either case, they are all tracking what you visit or watch. A traditional TV over-the-air antenna may be your only saving grace.....but, you won't find Bloomberg.
@hank et al And thanks YBB for all the other VIX methods, as I've never looked.
VIX investment items found with a quick search
If one includes FanDuel and related; as well as the local casinos (quite a few in Michigan) and mix in the above VIX'…
@Crash
One supposes there is a math formula regarding 'conviction' in the investing arena.
Compounding via time is good one, eh? The very meaning of the word.
So, one's conviction should be time based. A day trader conviction period is obviously …
@hank et al David Rubenstein is an excellent interviewer, if you've had a chance to watch his shows over the years; and he is well versed in the investment world from many years in that world. He's doing a chit-chat with Tom Keene just now (2:08…
Anything to bitch about that they feel their kiddie crowd will wave a flag for.... 'R' or 'D' or 'L'. When folks only need a little bit to get their pee sized brains and mouths into a fit with little knowledge....this is the scary stuff. There are s…
Thanks @yogibearbull
I'd need a lot of extra money that would classify as 'probably never needed' to lock monies into these private equity positions, as this one.
From the song; 'Don't Fence me In'
'I want to ride to the ridge where the west comm…
@Junkster, yes; into the weekend is literal, meaning after 6pm today. My writing style should have been much clearer.
@sma3 The 1's and 0's are likely finding their pathways inside the mainframes as we write. Perhaps there are advanced systems we…
@sma3
Doesn't take very long to burn through the $'s for a Master's, eh?
I believe I found the correct data that indicates at Michigan State, in state resident; the tuition ranges for $1,850 - $1,000 per credit hour. Fully outrageous.
30-60 credi…
@Graust To add to YBB's comment; this is from Lord Abbett Investment Company site:
529 plan to Roth IRA rollover – Effective in 2024, SECURE 2.0 authorizes 529 plan funds to be directly transferred to a Roth IRA tax and penalty free. Importantly, s…
'Herding Cats'. In my mind, I envision perhaps 12 pieces of data that is the most important for the FED; but is also difficult to pin down for a given time frame and the FED 'watch'; to guide the economy. So, at times; the task is likely to resemble…
@yogibearbull
Powell started the presser hawkish but ended as dovish
My impression, too. This points to the equity/bond market 'pop' at about 2:30pm, being the reaction to his answers to the questions.
Thanks @msf. I recently viewed a 5498 (Fido), received by a friend, who will be 72 in 2023. The RMD box, for 2023, was not checked. I looked at the reverse of the form, too. Line 11 instructions indicates the 50% tax penalty if the RMD is not taken.…
Thank you @yogibearbull
So, if one perhaps is doing the Treasury (bill, note) thing or CD's at the brokerages; an assumption would be decent yields if 1 year of less, yes? On the other hand, with the longer duration; one should be having benefit of …
Well, Yogi and I are playing with charts at the same time. As Yogi noted, both late 2021 and early 2022 found high points.
Note: the below chart is NAV prices WITH distributions included. SPY had a distribution on Dec. 17, 2021.
SPY chart, all o…
Hi @davidrmoran
What do the smart kids here, if at Fido, do with their MM holding? I am in FDRXX, which is just under 4% (hope I am reading this right), and see options of SPAXX and some bank sweep. Thoughts?
No suggestion of 'smart', but some info.…
Too hot, too cold; or ??? GDP relatively strong, employment numbers, inflation data at the input and consumer levels, and any other gauges watched by the FED and the 'pundits' bring different perspectives and suggestions of where to invest or what t…
