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@Crash
Neither of the major Party candidates will get my vote this time, anyhow.
What other choices do you have in HI?
Thank you.
My primary ballot is already counted and registered. In Nov, there's Harris, Trump, Kennedy, West, Stein. Assuming th…
similar things could be said about the party of FDR, Truman, and JFK….unifiers, not “identity politics.” But I know you would disagree! Trump also appears to have won over more “classically non-Republican” voters (union members—NOT union leaders, mi…
...There was a stench in that room.
You said it.
But I've not seen a decent explanation about this item in particular: before Biden left the race, there was to be a pre-convention "virtual roll-call" to pre-nominate him, in order to get "in" under…
Did not watch. Apart from the genocide in Palestine, I have the highest regard for Joe. I knew ahead of time that he would be gracious and sincere. Even re: Palestine, I still do not doubt that Joe is convinced he's doing the right thing. Ethics mat…
AT&T shareholders are basking in the limelight today. When's the last time THAT's ever happened?
I wonder how much of AT&T is still devoted to their old, core, legacy phone (and more recently, internet) business? I read your post, and notice…
@FD1000 And when you can't get the scumbags to either answer the phone OR return messages??????? That is MY Schwab-World experience. I could go downtown to the office, and deal with a RECEPTIONIST. And where would THAT get me?
@Crash, not questioning the plan, but say, if you don't have enough income to pay any taxes, and if you or your wife had some work income during the year, wouldn't that be an ideal situation to convert T IRA money to a Roth? In fact, as a retired se…
Yes, I understand. EL BIG-O SUCK-O. As for ME: no one at the local office returned my calls, so I stopped trying. Too much work now, and too soon, to switch to a different brokerage. But as for service: they were all glad-handing me, and could not …
@msf. @catch22
Hello, guys. For several years after retirement, wifey's salary served to fund my T-IRA. We just chose to throw the $$$ into my IRA instead of hers. Mine is much more substantial. Then some life changes made funding ANY T-IRA impract…
Why does the dog wag its tail?
Because a dog is smarter than its tail.
If the tail were smarter, it would wag the dog.
Content has ceased to matter. Just wow them with your presentation. They'll swallow anything. Hell, they'll buy anything. Razors …
@Crash You stated:
NOT adding to the IRA, because the "contributions" would be non-deductible. So, I'm focused on the taxable side, and there is much more freedom of choice over there, too
Are you suggesting that your 'taxable' Schwab account(s) h…
My dream. Political elections are limited to 6 months. This 2-4 years before the election is BS IMHO. Everything is done in 6 months, no campaigning for years and years raising money, causing disruptions and all the other crap that goes along wit…
3 or 4 or 5 just feels itchy and too concentrated for my own sensibilities. And my own Big Picture these days includes NOT adding to the IRA, because the "contributions" would be non-deductible. So, I'm focused on the taxable side, and there is much…
I voted in MA for many years. Open primary. Advocates of a closed Primary can point to a single, diabolical prospect to defend the closed system: anyone from the other Party could ask for the opposing Party's ballot and deliberately vote for an oppo…
That pre-convention roll call? Wasn't that supposed to head-off the snafu about not getting the name on the Ohio ballot before their State cut-off date? But the Ohio Gov. extended the date. So, what's with this pre-convention vote, now? Reminds me o…
Citizens United. Money = speech. Silly. ...Typo. You meant GOP. "Grand Old Party?" Nope. Not any more. No soul. No ethics. Grand Whore Party. Under the circumstances, yes, the Dems must play ball.
"So much money corrupting the entire process"
Gee, now that's new. I'm pretty sure the Greeks and Romans never had anything like that going on.
You get so accustomed to stuff, and then you take it for granted. It still sucks mightily, though.
So much money corrupting the entire process, regardless of Party.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/22/live-updates-harris-democrats-biden-drops-out-trump-campaign.html
In the midst of all of this stuff, our all-mail Hawaii election apparatus is at work. Wife and I just received our (CLOSED Primary) ballots. Aug. 10th is the deadline to get them in and counted.
And if the heir is a spouse at least 10 years younger than the deceased, there is a particular, more generous draw-down table in the case of a T-IRA. Not sure about 401k or 403b.
https://irahelp.com/forum-post/77387-ira-spouse-beneficiary-withdrawal…
“How the Democratic Party came to the brink of nominating a candidate with an obvious flaw is a story of allies eager to look the other way, Biden advisers who worked to stamp out doubts about his vigor and a party apparatus that boxed out alternati…
Possibly relevant - How many different funds does a reasonably well diversified investor need?
One good ALLOCATION fund might be all that's necessary? But if one does meet with some measure of success in investing, diversification is the order of t…
I think it had to come, whether or not it's justified. There's a lot to admire about Joe. His unlimited military support for Israel isn't one of those things. I've seen polls that show Harris is not moving the needle in the Dems. favor, either. I ex…
I turn 70 this month, but have heirs in mind. I suppose I'm more aggressive than others would be at my age. Wife is almost 20 years younger. One grown son.
I don't want to add any more positions. Including "cash," I'm already at 11. Market right no…
