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Hank, you're not being picky. I used to attempt (Fund Alarm) to twist words with meanings to travel a thought in two directions. A blend of a political action that would likely have an affect on investing. Roy and I had several nice email exchanges …
@Crash
"an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect"
That Utopia thing, eh???
'Course, you could be waiting for a bus or train to the Polish border; if fate had another plan.
Is MAPOX a fund you're invested into now or a potential investment choice? Have you compared this fund to other balanced funds?
My benchmark for balanced funds (moderate allocation) remains FBALX; as well as an overall performance benchmark against…
Hi @hank
Thanks for this note. I'm attempting to envision a "decision making" meeting with the criteria put forth.
Kinda like going to the store for the 6 items one needs to make a very nice 5 quart pot of chili and buying 12 items, hoping the chil…
Another seriously RED U.S. evening, 11:50pm, Sunday
Global equity futures
FINVIZ futures, various markets
Sidenote: I've watched gasoline futures for a number of years, and generally; our area finds retail pump prices to be +$.70/gallon above th…
Hi@yogibearbull
Thank you for the note about only changing the ticker to maintain the "old" page.
I'd been tripped by this too many times in the past. I do look at performance with M* pages (among other sites, too); and I prefer the M* "risk/reward…
This link will provide current updated information. The live feed will be periodically "moved". Notification will be on this page link "in red", such as "has moved to". You'll likely know a new feed page exists when the time frame at the news feed i…
ADD: 9:30 pm EST
Nuclear experts: Disaster depends on where the fire is taking place
As a fire reported by Ukrainian officials continues at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, nuclear experts answered some of the most urgent questions:
Are there…
Hi @hank et al
You noted cash flows relative to bonds in your post, with a date reference of Feb. 23. Feb. 23 is a good beginning point for bonds, related to the Madman's attack of Ukraine.
I don't attempt to grab data about cash flows, as there…
@Old_Joe and @hank et al
A must see, if you can find the movie online or wherever.
Charlie Wilson's War.............fact based, U.S. Congressman and the Afghan war
Hi @Anna Excellent thought. Whatever happened to the "Age of Aquarius"? Perhaps just a fickle step in time.
For those who don't know or are too young to have lived this period in the U.S.: A term in a song, "Let the Sunshine In" by the Firth Dimen…
@hank et al
And how hard will the economic crunch have to be on Russian society from the mega wealthy to the dirt farmer, for Putin to wonder whether his final resting place with be in a distant forest among the roots of birch trees???
@hank et al
Air space denies, soccer game cancels, pension fund(s) Russia holdings divestments........bang, bang coming from all directions and countries.
CNN live news update
@johnN
Need N.korea cccp Iran join partee
You're thinking this is a "partee"???
Ironic that you placed CCCP, the "old" Soviet Union acronym. Tis where the "madman's" mind is stuck.
The Ukrainian invasion is a global turning point event. The globa…
@johnN Better keep track of things on an hourly basis if you want to invest in Russia. If you're not willing to invest at least 5% of a portfolio for a meaningful return, you're only playing, yes? Why bother.
Germany announced at 1:15 pm, EST; th…
Hi @hank
One of these from Fido??? No login required.
AND to note, yes.........cyber warfare; not a pleasant thought. A system/network hack may only be good as a "one time". One won't be able to use it again on the same system/network.
One may dra…
Putin tells Ukrainians to lay down arms and go home. Some military action has taken place (10 pm EST) in the eastern oblasts, of which Putin claimed to be independent from Ukraine.
CNN live news feed........continuous update, newest reports at the …
Hi @yogibearbull
This chart is a just for the "heck of it", that I set several years ago for my viewing pleasure. Tracking the yield, versus pricing performance; so we're looking at the percentage change in yield rate over period "x". This particula…
Hi @hank Yes, I recall that with JP. One of several great AM Detroit radio personalities.
Monday, late night: CNN news feed
Lithuanian Prime Minister: “Putin just put Kafka & Orwell to shame”
From CNN's Akanksha Sharma in Hong Kong
Lith…
Russia market down -4.8% Monday
Russia market futures down -17%, but not trading at this time 9pm EST.
I.G./Gov't bonds, of course; are positive in pricing, as well as commodities.
For Vlad, The Madman:
Madman Across The Water.......Elton John/…
Everyone learns from different presentations and models, in their own way(s). There are surely some here who will benefit from this presentation. There are also those who have little exposure to this process.
From the movie, August Rush: "The musi…
This is FTN from Feb. 20.
CORRECTION: I don't find the connection to the person mentioned previous. NYET !!! I did a re-do of a previous link.........which was a shortened version.
Ms. Brennan is not a dummy, and perhaps misspoke somewhere. Perhap…
@hank
I wasn't directing my thoughts regarding this topic (your link) and Mr. Grantham. My comments are strictly related to the premise of your linked article.
Hi @hank
The graphic diagram should have stayed in the post, IMHO, too; to ENTICE everyone to read and save the report.
However, one of the best links at MFO......ever.
WHY ?????
For those who are thinking of investing and those who are investors;…
Hi @BaluBalu
You noted: "(CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg) seem to operate the way Facebook operates (targeting hysteria, outrage, fear, and other extreme human emotion). Not sure if the world has always been this way because I only started paying att…
Thanks @davfor and @yogibearbull for the links. I've tossed a few more into the pot again.
Global etf's. One may sort returns in the columns when selecting the column header, and clicking/taping to place negative or positive return percentages at …
Hi @AndyJ and @hank Jeff Daniels is the first good clue about exploring movie subject matter. If one wants to have more insight into human nature, Jeff Daniels can take you on that journey. And yes, our house is familiar with the movie, too.
And t…
@shipwreckedandalone et al
A lot of data points at the below link, which hasn't been posted for years at MFO. Clickable internal links at the site for other data. EXAMPLE: top right corner has debt clock time machine that may be selected for othe…
@hank @Old_Joe et al
Mike McKee (Bloomberg) is the best I am aware of, with making sense of Fed. meetings, jobs numbers and related.
Several Bloomberg videos here from today/this morning (Feb. 4, 2022).
I did not watch all of these in full t…
I'm reluctant to write this here; and my last entry for this OT subject.
@hank , you noted:
I think your article confuses the terms “poll watchers” and “poll workers.” There’s an important distinction.
The term watcher or worker is interchangeabl…
Hi @carew388
We should expect a high level of efficiency and competency due to the management fees we pay on these funds. Abigail Johnson is worth 23 billion so I think they can shell out a few more bucks to resolve these issues!
Have you had poor s…
Not as many country "reds" as with the first post in this thread; but the "red" equity countries have much larger percentages down (as of 11pm, EST).
Global Futures and Active/Open Markets
NOTE: I'll add FINVIZ, mixed markets.
I'll know the outc…
Hi @Old_Joe
The below link is for Google Finance and a decent overview. The graphic is linked at 1d (today, Jan. 24, close). You may select/click other time periods to the right. ALSO, other data regarding ASML is at this page, to the right and scro…
