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Thanks for the update.
HA ! Recall the meetings and newsletters with/from the State, Regional and National corporate MBA's folks who spewed the 'share holder value' and all the other cute phrases and mantras. They never cared to hear that the field…
SPY and IEF (7-10 yr Treasuries) 1 year prior and 1 year after, July, 2011. Keep in mind, many financial markets and economies had still not settled from 2008, especially Europe. One would have made money in many bond areas.
Global markets Aug 1, 1…
The quasi-bot Catch notes that: "TBH" is an informal abbreviation for "to be honest," Fortunately, I/we are able to stay tuned to the modern dialect via the texting world with our daughter and related age group. Never to late to learn, eh? :)
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Thanks, Mark. The nice stories that we all know surround us. And a reminder to speak with your elders, whomever they may be; as many have surprising stories to tell to help us know and learn. She is quite the lady, with stories to tell, eh?
@WABAC Is it an insurmountable burden for a young man working three jobs to potentially deal with taxes on capital gains if he gets past a certain income at some point
Thus, enter the ROTH IRA, eh? At least some burden reduction.
Hi @Junkster
You noted about overbought bank loans. Peeking about, relative to the RSI 14 day theory, with a RSI under 30 being oversold and over 70 being overbought; this is a rare view chart. The chart is for the etf MINT, Pimco Enhanced Short Mat…
@Crash , you've not noted:
--- taxable account or Roth IRA ?
--- If a taxable account, an ETF basically has no short/long taxable annual distributions; with the exception of possible dividends for tax reporting. While traditional mutual funds will…
The Repub's committee trying to 'run' the party in MI are a very radical bunch. I hope they continue to implode. Tim Skubick's 'Off the Record' program on PBS this Friday evening at 8:30 pm should have a lively chat about this.
Speaking of A.I. How ironic that Malwarebytes (our anti-virus provider) sent this via email today about Google pulling data to train their A.I data base. I'll believe that Malwarebytes is not feeding me bogus information.
I'll add this with my experience with what I considered an early A.I. My wife was working on her Masters thesis in 1999. We were both working full time and this was a daunting task for her. As my typing skills were very good, I assumed the task of d…
Hi @Mark Thanks for the info links. I was looking at Chamber of Commerce data last night.
As to C.O.C. : Positions taken. Politically, the US Chamber of Commerce is considered to be on the political right, but is known to take positions that many …
The 'crazies' continue to make me nervous about being at events. Really sad. We will be attending a mid-Eastern food event with dancing and related in a few weeks. We never had concerns in prior years with this event, but, now; crap. We enjoy the fo…
@Old_Joe said:
"Inflation ex food, energy, shelter, used cars"
Doesn't leave much, does it?
@WABAC , You noted:
Doesn't include what I paid for toilet paper at Walmart the other day.
CPI-U (all urban)
The CPI link is current. The first half o…
Thanks, OJ.
I/we are fully assured that all will be well, eh? Yes, yes, yes? Fingers crossed behind me back.
Reported that the FED employs about 3,000 folks. This number covers a broad mix of employee functions.
Included, are 300 PhD's. Meet the …
The large projected decline in commercial real estate prices, combined with the substantial increase in office vacancies, contributes to projected loss rates on office properties that are roughly triple the levels reached during the 2008 financial c…
Hi @yogibearbull Thank you for this interesting infomation.
but not for 401k/403b. Then, the rules may require estimated tax payment in the relevant quarterly period.
I/we may be having dinner with a retired teacher tomorrow. I don't know whether s…
The Russian empire today and all of its boundaries from 400 years ago continues to function in similar fashions; although there have been a few bright spots here and there.
Four + centuries of dystopian higher society just can not get out of its ow…
@hank @yogibearbull et al
A unique annuity.
Fidelity Personal Retirement Annuity
A 'lite' overview: Fido's annual fee = .25%. There are 55+ fund choices for investments, each having their own ER's. So, if fund 'x' has an ER of .75%, + the .25% fee…
The 3 noted with 1 year chart.
Side note: Although a totally funky 1 year for a broad U.S. bond fund, a current real return for a total U.S. equity index and and total U.S. bond fund, each with about 3,000 + holdings; and these two within a 529 ac…
Hi @hank
Can't write regarding Duck or Apple browsers; but with Google and AOL which both use Chrome for a browser, ctrl and 'h' keys will bring up clear history. With Google, first you'll see 'clear browsing data' at left side. After selecting this…
The whole far right side from the most rich and powerful, through the everyday laborer remind me of the rise of Stalin in Russia. The powerful attempt to find ways to concentrate power unto themselves and the workers are looking for someone to show…
Thank you Mark for this post information, and @yogibearbull for your added information, too. We've had accounts with Fido for 45 years, and the organization remains progressive and easy to deal with.
I agree to your point, too, hank. Many of us have grown tired of this person who continues to cause too much grief. Perhaps this will be the final straw, one way or another as to the future of this country and impacts globally.
I believe you could have let this post stand. National secrets are a most serious circumstance. Hopefully, even some of the 'other patriots' might consider this serious.
When I was accepted into a special electronics area of the Air Force (4 years),…
Hi @Old_Joe Had been hazy in mid-Michigan for several days; but not like NYC/East coast. Some haze again today (Friday). Viewing the lower peninsula as a human right hand, the smoke streams into different areas as the winds change. Mid-Michigan, no…
If you have not, clear all browser history from whatever browsers you use. There may something data related 'stuck' in history from previous use at a site trying to sneak into the operation. I clear browser history each day, at the very least.
Hi @WABAC Some Arizona areas to limit and/or restrict new home construction. Multiple article links.
This (water) has been a long time discussion among friends who moved to Arizona for work. One couple returned to Michigan last winter permanently, …