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Hackers = lower than whale feces on the bottom of the ocean. I checked, and a fellow with a different initial is the closest that could be found exposed. Lucky this time.
I do my best to steer clear of The Crowded Trade. It's fun, too, to uncover a good stock that's not getting much or any attention. No more penny stocks for me, though. Diversify, but do not di-worse-ify. Growing cash at the moment. Bullish, but valu…
They also approved new rule changes today mandating that OEFs/ETFs report holdings monthly, replacing the previous quarterly requirement. I think this is a *long* overdue change and one that I particularly welcome.
Have to say that I agree.
The previous posting, from my "Charles Schlob" thread:
Tried again on Schwab's chat. I was directed away from chat to TALK on the phone to CRSS. (Alphabet soup junk-ola.) They told me that in this particular case, (because ET is an LP) the dividen…
Well, I guess that MERDX doesn't mean what I thought at first. :)
The very same thought leapt to my mind. I can't help it. My mind is attached to the rest of me, in the gutter. ;)
Tried again. I was directed away from chat to TALK to CRSS. They told me that in this particular case, (ET is an LP) the dividend would be posted rather quickly, but reinvested shares would ALSO show up on the same day --- unlike most situations. Mo…
Howard Marks is very smart and articulate, but you get generic ideas, and many shades of gray. You also get opinions on both sides to cover his Axx. The one thing you hardly get is what to do now and how markets work, and that's exactly what I'm loo…
Stocks are richly valued right now.Swings between recession and euphoria may offer long term opportunities.
Truth. For the "major," famous, crowded name trades, eh? I have hung onto BHB regional bank in northern New England since rates began to ris…
Glad to get the further input, all of you! I do hold two separate junk bond funds. Both TRP. Both very pleasing to me. PRCPX is much smaller than TUHYX, but still substantial within the portfolio. But it does seem sensible to me to convert one or …
(Didn't they steal that from Rocky & Bullwinkle?) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-24/canada-labor-board-orders-rail-employees-back-to-work
Happened upon IGIB. Eyeing it as replacement for the bulk of my junk bonds.
Ha, @Crash, I started buying this ETF a few weeks ago. So far so good, but it is kind of on the volatile side. At least more than my other bond funds.
Oh, poopies. More v…
Geniuses hard at work:
"...The second test flight, in 2022, was deemed a success, but engineers later found worrying problems such as the use of adhesive tape that was flammable. Fixing these issues delayed its first flight with astronauts..."
And now? FEBRUARY. And they'll return to Earth via SpaceX, not the Boeing Starliner.
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/24/nx-s1-5087892/nasa-starliner-astronaut-return-iss-spacex
I was window shopping last night. Happened upon IGIB. iShares/Black Rock ETF. IG Corps, 5-10 year duration. But the fund doesn't stick its neck out re: duration much, within the frame. Rock bottom ER at .04. Passive.
At or near 52-week high at the …
I hope you can still enjoy your trip. Perhaps you'll go through Golden? A familiar place. I lived in Kelowna and Trail for several months, each. B.C. is SO gorgeous. The Okanagan Valley still feels like home. Love.
https://canadiantrainvacations.com…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-08-23/bloomberg-real-yield-08-23-2024-video
23 aug, '24.
Rate cut: .25 or .50? Brian Rehling says .25, unless there is a huge shock to the labor market. Where to buy? Intermediate-term. No surprise. Olli …
New vax. Good. Now I just have to do the drugstore's work FOR them to get myself registered in order to take the shot. Gotta remember to get the flu shot again, next time I'm with the doc.
"was just on with a chat agent, not a phone call. Easier to do, without the 16 identity questions."
Any time I call, Schwab asks 2 questions and then to repeat an easy statement and I'm fully verified.
But why complain so much, please close the acc…
And RFK, Jr. has given up. About time. Some crazy-ass Ideas. Should have just stayed home: He has a killer-gorgeous wife...
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/23/rfk-jr-says-in-court-filing-that-hes-endorsing-trump-ending-his-presidential-hopes.html
Loved Grace Slick when I was a teen. A short time after Woodstock I was at a pop festival at a speedway near New Orleans. I was able to get right by the stage right under a set of speakers as she came on the stage let go with the haunting "White Rab…
It’s about to get even more interesting. There are numerous media reports that the fella whose brain was once eaten by a worm and who recently confessed to dumping a dead bear in Central Park will drop out and support the orange mop-head. haired c…
Truth! The absurdity!
National generic ballot tonight: Harris +3.3%
Arizona +1.2
Nevada +0.4
Georgia Trump +0.8
N.C. Harris +0.2
WI Harris +3.7
PA: Harris +1.6
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Turning of the tide?
I'm an odd duck when it comes to election ye…
