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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…
Back when I was trading futures, they were the only way to act on things during the overnight sessions. There's a chance I might dabble with this 'feature' on stocks a few times just for kicks and to see how it works if there's something I want to…
I put nearly all my spend on Amex plat (non-Schwab, only b/c I like the # and don't want to change)....I burn those 1x points for upgraded travel to conferences/vacations. I do get value from the various benefits associated with the high annual fee,…
Careful what you say about mein leader's company. The leader is goot. Heil mein leader. Orange might sue you for $10B if he doesn't like your comments - just ask 60 Minutes.
But you should still vote for him. His tariffs will fix us all. Fix…
Wow. This thing is trading at $55. I was not following this stock but it looks like its low was on Sept 24 at $12. Last 2-3 days, it climbed about $20.
Far far too volatile and far far too likely to be gamed/swayed by nothing more than emotio…
I may have a 403(b) from the university, but *all* of my investments are in my taxable accounts that I consider as 'retirement accounts'. So just focusing on tax-deferred/exempt accounts doesn't present a complete or accurate picture, umho.
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In after hours trade, always use limit orders even if the security is God like.
Alwaysalwaysalways in afterhours .... actually, I use limits 99% of the time during the trading day as well.
Rick,
I would be interested in those ETFs with narrow bid ask spreads in the after hours.
SGOV spread is 1 cent as of 1705, which is the same as it was during the regular session. I presume I could sell some if I wanted to ... but not going to wor…
@linter If your fill happens in the last minute, can you sell the next day & all is good? Or do you check brokerage every day, say in the last 10 minutes? Or do you receive confirmation via text or e-mail when your order gets filled?
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Added a slug to the shares of SOBO I got from the spinoff from TC Energy earlier this month. Halfway to a 'full' position now. Given its one major pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, it could become like another Williams (for crude) and/or …
Quick update on a Schwab issue I had mentioned previously,
I recently noticed that in all my Schwab accounts I am now able to place a buy stock / ETF order first and then place a sell MM order to cover for the buy. This means that I am also able …
Targeted tarriffs for specific reasons/situations are normal international economic policy.
Blanket tarriffs on everything is isolationist policy and will throw the US (if not world) economy into huge disarray, I feel.
Using 'tarriffs' as a sledge…
have you tried buying, say, PRWCX in the morning and selling, say, $100k of MM later on? or even the equivalent amount from a fund you hold but no longer like, say, VASIX or similar? that's just switching the order from what you do but, again, n…
Via Mediaite:
Investors and day traders apparently did not like what they heard from former President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
Trump gave a whirlwind interview with Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait on Tuesday, during which the ex-presid…
@ hank. I'm wearing big-boy pants today.
Yep. Thanks @WABC / There was someone here a month or so back who intended to do some stock or index shorting. Admire that kind of bravery.
That was me. And I got my face ripped off as a result, but th…
Rick,
Many days my account balances at Schwab are wrong by a few percentage points. I stopped worrying about $$ reflected. I just hope that someone is not salami slicing my accounts slowly because I would not detect it as I do not check the Hist…
Once again, Schwab is having problems pricing preferred shares. I logged in this evening and was greeted with a nearly 10K 'loss' on an AT&T preferred position despite the share price being up on the day as confirmed by 3 other websites. It's…
@BaluBalu: Per SCOTUS ruling many years ago, corporations are considered people, so whatever they 'say' (or cause to be put out there on their platforms) can be considered their 'freedom of expression.'
The bigger problem is that in recent years,…
Rick, so, it comes down to lack of consequences. The more hacks happen, it seems to give permission to others to spend less time, money, and energy on cybersecurity.
Same issue with misinformation perpetuated by social media companies. Lack of co…
With so many breaches, if a co did not have a breach, it should really feels left out / unimportant. What is the reason for cybersecurity firms or HACK to exist?
Do only companies that have top trade secrets or companies with social security numbe…
A good preventive that would help protect customers from fraud resulting from data breaches would be for the credit 'agencies' to lock all customer records by default to make it harder for criminals to open accounts in their name.
Unfortunately, l…
Reminds me of the 'gold rush' companies used to do when reserving domain names for products/services ... they'd buy them in a ton of countries/TLDs and various permutations of them to protect against typosquatting. Now many will also buy "--sucks"…
Experts are warning that a recent contract to supply Oklahoma’s Department of Education with an estimated 55,000 bibles might actually represent a breach of state law. That’s after the contract’s exacting specifications came to light—and they only r…
BaluBalu: Interesting, albeit new, fund! I'll track it over time, but it might have a place for people. Another one to consider are the Capital Group ETFs (CGDV, CGGO, etc) which are also fairly concentrated. BBLU is another one, too.
It would be nicer if this was a fund that was concentrated into, 25-30, holdings. A bunch of 1-2% allocations not only doesn't move the needle but feels like dart-throwing vs conviction buying.
Interesting they call it Livermore (implying Jesse, …
@rforno: I have a friend in Paris who works at TTE. I’ll pass along the next tip he gives me, but I’ll need a secure channel.
I appreciate the offer but Blue Horseshoe is doing just fine on his own!
@rforno: I noticed that M* has a recent blurb on APA in a discussion of undervaluations in the energy sector. I could not track down TTL under that symbol. Is it Total or another energy company? Thanks.
Sorry, I meant TTE not TTL ... Total Energie,…
