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no worries.
BTW, what is "Off-topic" forum?
That's the place to argue about the thickness of your auntie's moustache or the price of bacon in Macon. Or whether Arianna Grande does great musical impersonations. (She DOES!). ;)
@Crash,
Making me do more work?!
Your article says, "Net of interest earned on the government’s investments, the total was a record $882 billion." Consistent with the rounded $900B in my post.
"off-topic" forum? May be share a link so I can che…
@hank has mentioned that, after some robust economic numbers lately, the perceived, inevitable rate cut cycle might NOT continue as scheduled; "as scheduled" in most investors' minds, at least. I am starting to agree. Where's the neutral rate, if th…
(Transferred over from "Off-Topic" forum:)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/18/us-deficit-tops-1point8-trillion-in-2024-as-interest-on-debt-surpasses-trillion-dollar-mark.html
Interest on the debt = more than $1T now.
"...the cost of that tariff is passed along to the consumer..."
Truth.
But that's a business decision, to do so. It's not a thing sent down from on high by the Prince Of Darkness, to be obeyed without thinking, without exception.
Boeing re-bought Spirit, right? Bring it under the same tent? Maybe that is still in the works, but pending? More control over things, that way. I was re-reading the Guardian excerpt. Sounds like at least two bad things continue to go on: Regulatory…
I'm 70. Officially OLD. Are not DODBX and HBLIX a bit more like each other, compared to WBALX? I just threw that one into the mix. And Morningstar doesn't always label and align things very well. I own WBALX. Performance-wise, HBLIX and WBALX are in…
Truth and Reality are just not his concern. And apparently about half the country doesn't care about it all, right along with him. I just can't fart loud enough.
No surprise there. Esper is totally negative on Trumpster, too. I hope the pre-election polls are proved wrong about how many voters are choosing the Orange Fascist. Really. Despair fills me, lately.
My own "dawgs" included ENIC and PSTL, but surely are not limited to those two. I'm sworn off REITS and RE funds. All we can do is to do our due diligence and research and then make a choice to pull the trigger, or NOT. (James Bond, to "Q:" "It's ha…
Figured I would bump this thread up so members will remember to trade!
Under the title, "Is the Two-Year-Old Bull Market 2 Legit 2 Quit?" Schwab provided an analysis of the current bull market from a historical perspective. I thought it was a good…
@Crash That's what I'm talking about ! Crash , do you have a wheel tax ?
What on earth??? Wheel tax. Seriously? Is that supposed to correspond with how much you pay on the toll road? Sounds nuts. As you know, we have no toll roads here.
But my wif…
I just used the offered scan. No guarantees, but thankfully there is nothing they could find that is worth noting. I use Malwarebytes on my Mac already. Reputable.
The good news is that starting in 2025, drug costs will be capped at $2,000, so exposure isn't unlimited.
Good to know! Great information. My Part D is a Wellcare Plan. Going to a ZERO premium in 2025. I use the plan for most of my oodles of 'script…
Fiat, bogus "sadistics" used as the measure by which the amount of the COLA gets decided. Imaginary reality on the part of the gummint. "Lies, damned lies, and statistics."
You don't know what you're talking about, and the evidentiary background fo…
At this point, I have chosen peace of mind with no medical bills over lowest cost.
As I said, as I get older, one thing less to worry about in my life might be worth the extra $372 a year.
Same here. That amounts to the current combined amount I co…
+1.
...And I would call this nothing more than a glitch, but in my State, the "hover" feature does not work on the map, for our Maui County. Kauai, yes. Honolulu, yes. Hawaii County ("The Big Island",) yes.
@Crash- "An anecdote: my wife passed her 10-question citizenship test."
I highly suspect that over 50% (a very conservative estimate on my part) of current born& raised US citizens could not pass that test. People just generally don't care to l…
Seems like a pure bait and switch with the UHMA choice.
Quite. Slimebags, all.
Glad that retirees fighting the Adams Admin. in NYC have been winning in court. ... So far. ... Recent revelations show that the price of his integrity was pretty cheap.
I did not miss your sarcasm, @Mark. ...And I know teachers who are REQUIRED never to flunk a student. The policy comes down from on high. Curricula are all dumbed-down, for sure. I took my first formal course in Logic as the entry-course in my chose…
@msf Appreciate the detailed explanation. All of the gory details and granular ins-and-outs and contingencies and add-ons and options, etc. only show what a broken non-system we have. Thanks for the corrections, too. Yes, Single-Payer, gummint-oper…
11 Oct, '24:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-10-11/bloomberg-real-yield-10-11-2024
What to do? What to do? Mixed data signals make for iffy decisions about rate expectations, and whether to be short or in the belly, or to go long with bo…
I suppose what's most disturbing to me about the LYING campaign is that there are people who believe that nonsense. Getting to be a country of ignoramuses.
Fiat, bogus "sadistics" used as the measure by which the amount of the COLA gets decided. Imaginary reality on the part of the gummint. "Lies, damned lies, and statistics."
