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@Crash: I’m going to ME in October. Do you want me to case the joint for you? I could walk in, ask for the head honcho, tell them I “know” a big shareholder and see what kind of welcome I get. Check the peppermints in the lobby, test the level of se…
@catch22. Too much to expect systems which SERVE people, eh? Your undeserved gratuitous editorial is noted. And what if I had just accepted their initial verdict? The Superv. himself was making a personal judgment call on my behalf, since the System…
Grew up with b&w tv watching Y.A. Tittle, Frank Gifford. He was a flanker. There ARE no more flankers in the NFL. NY Giants. Cowboys always had a little extra in the tank, to beat them.
Old Canadian joke: What do the Blue Jays, the Argonauts an…
My junk is giving me 7+%. Hard to argue with, though the two specific bond funds are not exactly leading the pack. (At least, according to Morningstar's metrics--- which are of dubious value.) Hard to argue with taking away over 7% monthly. Rieder i…
"...In the world of politics, there can be limitless benefits and something for everyone. But in economics, there are only tradeoffs."
Quoting Gore Vidal, again: "politics" comes from the Greek, poly, meaning many. And tics, which are bloodsucking …
+1.
D. Jean-Jacques has a point. We are in a new Cold War: China and Russia. And there are hot wars in various regions, too. A lot of Africa is an eternal hot mess. Look at Central and South America, too. Even our own gov't is extremely partisan, di…
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/wall-street-week-weekly-tv-newsmagazine-bloomberg-overhaul-1236151353/
Feature driven starting this week, rather than info. driven. And I could only find an audio version. Harumph.
...Ah, OK. Here's a video versio…
Yup. And is financial literacy even YET taught at all in schools? I see the logic of Tarwheel's comparison of pensions with annuities. But annuities come with hefty fees. Pensions are just simply provided each month, eh? I looked into a deferred cha…
+1.
I recall applying for SS and being told I'd be receiving reduced benefits. Because I had "non-covered" jobs for a lotta years. But I'd ALWAYS paid in. I had to go to the local office in person. Then they fixed their mistake. Stupid system, when…
20 Sept, 2024:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-09-20/bloomberg-real-yield-09-20-2024
Sonal Desai. I always stop to pay attention to her. She says 50 basis points was overkill. Her idea of a neutral rate, looking forward, is 3.75% to 4.00…
I read the thing. Thanks, hank. I still don't understand the mechanics of this Triple Witching stuff. But, OK. My stuff was up nicely yesterday, but hit the skids today. Best performers today were ........... JUNK BONDS--- which were just FLAT. And …
I've been on Hawaiian just twice. Not very impressed. Not horrible, just nothing to write home about. The merged company will keep both separate brand labels. This will give AK a huge step into the Pacific and Oceania. I really have enjoyed my times…
+1.
I recall applying for SS and being told I'd be receiving reduced benefits. Because I had "non-covered" jobs for a lotta years. But I'd ALWAYS paid in. I had to go to the local office in person. Then they fixed their mistake. Stupid system, when…
...And SpaceX will be the one to get the astronauts home, too. Boeing is a shambles. How the Mighty have fallen. Like GE, until their own rise and restructuring from the ashes.
"Somehow we do not seem to be able to find a middle ground on anything. Either over regulation or no regulation."
Ain't that the truth.
BTW, I haven't seen any info on the pipeline itself... gas or oil? From the reports I'd guess gas.
YES, NGL.
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True. And I just caught a report: the driver of the car which caused the explosion and fire appeared to be older, with glasses. A medical incident might be where the "blame" belongs. A witness says the old woman was driving slowly, then VERY FAST, a…
@Junkster
Still holding my Junk. The new Core-Plus fund is just 1.5% of portfolio. WCPNX. Enjoying the ride, though my junk funds are by no means leading the pack.
What is it about Texas - Abbott, Cruz?
Something in the water. Or, the Kool-Aid??? Jayzuz. Wouldn't it be nice just to get back to the days when the Repugnant Party was the Republican Party? Jackie Robinson was a Rockefeller Republican--- until the …
Bought a few more of ET on the share price dip after that crazy well-head or valve fire in Deer Park, TX, outside Houston. Should have burned off by now. Now 5.45% of portfolio. BHB is behaving nicely, anticipating rate cuts. Tiny position in BCE is…
Rearranging the mere appearance of their own sad mediocrity. It's been downhill for a decade or longer. I still use Portfolio Manager. Check it at end-of-day. But often enough, the numbers don't add up. Or percentages are incorrect...Analyses even b…
