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Heather Cox Richardson (August 30, 2024)
"This change has been evident this week in the response to Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery with the family of a soldier who died in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan three years ago for campa…
@Old-Joe she'd be a solid choice. Adam Kissinger or Mitt Romney might also play well.
I've no idea what slot she might be thinking of but if it helps get the country moving out of the current 2-party malaise I'm all for it.
Yes, JD_c, you are correct. Trump is not a good role model. I’m simply asking that we treat those we disagree with dignity and respect whether they deserve it or not. That’s all I’m trying to say.
That I can agree with however turning the other che…
@mnzdedwards said:
Blind rubes? Why the venom? Can’t we keep things civilized with those we disagree with without having to resort to name calling?
You have got to be kidding me. Is your statement and question for real?
Here's your big chance:
As reported by Barrons today:
"Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, parent of Truth Social and majority owned by Trump, are trading below $20 a share after falling on Wednesday and extending losses after hours. Trum…
It's been rumored that the issue might involve distributing futures trades/positions unequally among privately managed accounts. I haven't been able to verify that so I shot first thinking that I could always buy my holding back if I wanted to.
For anyone wanting to know more about the complex there is this story published by ProPublica Paradise Lost
I still would like to know more but it sounds like the complex is for privacy most of all.
Well the article served to soften my stance on Manchin a bit. When he was disrupting the Dem's party line it was portrayed as though he was mainly just protecting his coal mining interests. There still may be some truth in that but as he stated repe…
Yes IYK, consumer staples (think snacks, junk food etc.) which Giroux eschews.
Edit: Giroux eschews the consumer staples sector. I have no clue if he consumes the snacks and junk foods from companies in that sector or not.
@hank - I think that you might find some nuggets in this NYT interview with Sen. Joe Manchin.
"Manchin: I’m totally committed to a sensible, moderate middle that has no one speaking for them, that aren’t represented to the level that they should be…
Frankly participants from both (all) parties seem totally bewildered when they discover common ground. They are so used to defining each other's opinions or positions as wacko, radical or extremist they are lost without it. It's almost as though the…
@Observant1 - my pleasure
I think this is the fund David referred to, please correct me if I'm wrong.
GQG Partners US Select Quality Eq Instl GQEIX I struggle with making sense out of their Quartile Rank. I was expecting something less erratic.
I don't trade my MF's. I hold them in a Roth and have for 10+ years. One recent addition has been PRCFX,
My taxable brokerage account is primarily dividend growth stocks, and broad market ETF's. The oldest stock was obtained in 2003 and the younges…
In 2008-2009 I rode it out, in 2020 I flinched, sold and took a big loss (dumb), 2022 rode it out. Riding it out is much better in the long run and why you need assets set aside to handle/spend during drawdowns.
Correct! And having a source of inco…
Yeah, no thanks. I don't feel comfortable leaving those decisions up to any one individual with partisan interests. Especially so these days when said individual might only be in a position to make that decision based upon the amount of money raised…
Matt Levine, Money Stuff: The Good Trades Have Gone Bad
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There are basically two kinds of public companies in the US, which you can distinguish from each other by looking at their lists of top shareholders. Big institutional investors, and some…
