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Exited SOBO (spinoff from TRP) as part of EOY portfolio rejiggering.
Bought 250 NVO on the massive plunge today. Will be a candidate to add on lower prices over time.
Just in case you had any doubt as to what Orangina's priorities are here....this morning he's totally down with shuting the government down "on Biden's watch" to get his way.
Sure -- because he wants the elimination of the debt ceiling now to allow…
IMO 2016-20 was a preview of 2025-2029 and had various guardrails around this town to help mitigate things a bit .... but if you thought it was crazy bad before, you probably ain't seen nothin' yet.
For most of us, I think our prior playbook still works. Namely, either do nothing or position yourself more defensively as the chaos unfolds/continues.
One wonders what the military thinks of serving without a paycheck for 33 days. Does he really believe that they will be fine. I bet he does.
"They love me, and nobody loves them more than I do. It'll all be fine, believe me...." [dismissive gest…
Looks like the Trump honeymoon is over for the markets. I’m not surprised
Me neither. Add in y/e selling, cashing in on the post-election euphoria, and perhaps a realization that the CRAZYTIMES are back in a little over a month, AND a looming GQP …
The FED lowers the rate by 25 bps (0.25%). The market fell…
Down is up, up is down, Bad News is Good News, Good News is Bad News.
Either that or Y-E selling has started really eagerly given the runup in recent weeks....
Finally started a position in UTG. Also stalking AMLP/NML and potentially UTF as new adds at the right price.
CHSCM looking interesting on the preferred side. They're predicting a softer couple of quarters, which might send the shares even lower .…
If you traded in an IRA how large can one go specifically in IEP without having to worry about UBIT? Was the K-1 painful?
Since you do not need much effort to get up to speed, may be it worth a relook at IEP. It is sub $10 a share now.
I have ot…
Any one interested in IEP should know now it yields 20%. Has had a few distribution cuts.
Was in and out of it over the years. After the Hindenburg short raid last year I bailed, took the loss to offset gains elsewhere, and never looked back. Not …
Does increasing the risk of runs on banks enhance the future prospects of crypocurrency? And, does crypocurrency require the designation of "legal tender"?
I'm pretty sure the cryptobros and hardcore fans think it would. That's the whole idea behin…
I just got done grading my 25 graduate capstone papers, coincidentally .... ergo, scotch awaits!
(And good call on infrastructure investing; it's been a large part of my portfolio for years.)
Anyone playing cryptocurrency outside of the big ones that seem to be 'respectable' (eg, BTC, ETH) truly is throwing their money away unless it's for a quick in-out trade akin to a pump-and-dump scheme.
Bump up.
Any takers here for KSS, currently priced at $14 and yielding 14% dividend?
90% payout ratio and unsteady track of divs in recent years .... not for me.
Deep value investor is a different breed, most of us here do not belong to. With th…
Bump up.
Any takers here for KSS, currently priced at $14 and yielding 14% dividend?
90% payout ratio and unsteady track of divs in recent years .... not for me.
The myth about Apple, read (https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/threats/mac-vs-pc-security)
Some good/interesting points, even if it comes from a company recently booted from the USA.....
My daughter transferred some money from her bank to her brokerage account the other day. The stupid bank sent her a text with a link to confirm. She asked my opinion--Dad is still good for some things :) --and I told her to call the number on the…
I am a computer illiterate.
Does security features in an OS translate into prevention of virus and malware being implanted in your device? If not, what are the means thru which these things get into my device? I am starting to use mobile Apps on …
When asked about the markets in 2025, online Magic 8 Ball came up with "Outlook good".
You can now buy with confidence.
The one I got from my broker said "Outlook Hazy: Please Shake Again" and charged me a commission....
@Balu. antivirus products are not necessary on Macs. Maybe for peace of mind, but I don't run them.
At least for Macs, more important are good adblocking software in your browser or home network, which stops a lot of cr*p (both legal and maliciou…
WSJ if you don't pay full price. Apart from the editorial pages, their news is pretty much down-the-center ... which is surprising given it's owned by Murdoch.
Bloomberg's website is okay. BusinessWeek has gone to $$#%$% over the years imho.
The…
Per Seeking Alpha this Turkey Day morning....
"The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ICE) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) are watching closely as the SEC approved the first U.S. stock exchange that would operate during most hours of every weekday.
The 24X Na…
As the US exchanges haven't decided on this yet, the likely 24/5 trading is by using foreign exchanges or private trading involving willing market-makers, hedge-funds, and firms' inventories.
Yeah, that's kind of what I'm thinking. Or Schwab's own …
Adding another 1000s of T-C to my income account. GTC order partially filled today.
If called next year, that'd be an extra $5K cap gain per 1000s tranche, which would be nice. Otherwise I'm happy to continue taking the QDI every quarter.
It's ironic that OEF fund companies rolling out active/transparent ETF variants of their existing funds often end up saving some of their 'secret sauce' for the relatively non-transparent OEFs ... which may end up making them a more attractive vehic…
Orders placed to close out PBA and SOBO. Reason? Oil imports to/through the US from Canada may be endangered with the proverbial 'drill baby drill' attitude starting in 2025 ... and the SOBO Keystone pipeline may face tarriffs bringing Canadian oil…
For those wondering, I'm just treading water today. Not buying or selling unless something happens. Tomorrow may be a different day, but unless there's a good opportunity somewhere, I'll probably still be sitting on my hands.
Edit: I did buy som…
https://www.newsweek.com/nick-fuentes-slams-donald-trump-supporters-it-cult-1979186
He is saying all of Trump followers / supporters are the cult. The real enablers of Trump are Mitch (the tap dancer) and all other Republican politicians who and …
does MAGA realize the judicial system is a tax-funded public good that can also be the target of wasteful litigation? and some citizens have initiated many hundreds of frivilous cases? sure, it will keep him out of prison, but what will trump do…
@rforno,
Call your United card customer service to see if they no longer require you to charge at least once a year to extend the expiration of your United miles.
Thanks. Though tbh, it's become force-of-habit at this point to run some niggling p…
