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At the risk of defending the hypocritical he who must not be named, I don't see that as a bad thing. I and others do that elsewhere -- post the link and the lead paragraph or two to give folks the gist of the article, which is totally fine and fai…
Being a M* forum regular we've had our fair share of political tripe in recent months but ... and I hate to jinx things, the furor seemed to have died down significantly in recent days. Perhaps the same will happen here. (I only had to ignore 2…
I had a Saturn sedan in the mid-90s, then went to the Explorer, Acura MDX ('05 great model, kept it for 9 years), and then a BMW x3 SUV which I despised due to an unremovable dead pedal footrest on the left side that jammed my foot - I actually had …
When encountering resistance, the modern bully whines about being bullied. Happens here, happens in politics, happens in a lot of venues these days. Clearly they're searching for their own victimization b/c their skins run awfully thin.
Please im…
I bought big ticket work-related items last Dec to get in ahead of the tax law changes regarding unreimbursable biz expenses.
I don't have any BTIs that I need to get at the moment. *fingers crossed* Hopefully I won't either. :)
LA Times reporter Chris Megerian said this morning: "Dan Coats says he starts his mornings by asking his staff to 'tell me the bad things that happened since I fell asleep.'"
Ahhh, the good old days when you could get a good night's sleep....
As I recall they discussed their reasons for selling WFC in a recent commentary/report but I can't remember which one. ;/ I forgot what their explanation was for selling it after holding it for so long DURING the various scandals in recent years,…
Sure he could. Though I'm sure that would be something presumably Congress ... especially the GOP would not take lightly since it would impact business interests & profitability. I'm sure if he fired Powell that would cause a bigly market dro…
I re-established my position in PRBLX as the core for my Roth today. Now that they sold WFC I like the fund again, and will be redeploying my TWEIX proceeds into it over the near future. It is paired with POGRX to give a growthy slant to my Rot…
It's very telling that @Ted ignores the fact we're talking about his disruptive actions & attitude here. Methinks he deflects too much.
Yes, I support MFO each year.
Hi Ted - You're rapidly moving from 'Whiny Poster' to 'Thin-Skinned Hypocrite' in how we should be referencing you nowdays. You're not as slick a troll as you might think, either.
I'm not sure who it was that told me about 'Discussions+' feature the other day but THANK YOU!! It makes perusing the site and the active discussions so much easier and more productive.
The closest i get to alt funds ins VMVFX and TQGEX - which are mainly 'factor' funds and not true alts. I agree w/Sven these things are costly, lackluster, and likely only attractive to the so-called 'smart money' in the retail space (ie, folks w…
Absolutely! Well-worth discussing, and glad it was! :)
@larryB - I thought that the article I posted last Friday with comments from that dotard Jim Cramer about how mutual fund investors are getting "hosed" provided some thoughtful discussion ...
Ted I don't see how a social media meme is related to mutual funds. Per your own alleged standards, it should not have been posted. Kindly follow your own policy, thanks.
I'm actually surprised that thread got closed since there are a few other 'non-financial' threads still going. Frankly it was one of the more well-behaved threads on a 'political' item that I've seen here in a long time ... it actually had some dec…
As David Frum said this morning, "At this point, disclosure of Trump's tax returns has become a crucial national security/counter-intelligence concern." I agree completely - moreover at this point, they're not something "only a few people" [1]wo…
If the Dems run Clinton again (which I hear is something they're quietly pondering) they deserve to lose. She is beyond toxic at this point, and the GOP would have a field day relitigating her career during the campaign. (Speaking of which, aren't…
From what I heard several Fox anchors/pundits were publicly skewering Tweety for the Helsinkini fiasco -- and Chris Wallace was more resistant to Putin than Tweety was. Only Hannity was offering him his usual effusive intimate praise.
It's still…
Well, given the loud bipartisan scorn for his Helsinki fiasco, tomorrow's executive time rage-tweets likely will be both epic and pathetic. WH staff might want to make a Costco run for diapers tonight before he gets home, just to be prepared.
The Atlantic's James Fallows says it best: 'This Is the Moment of Truth for Republicans'
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/07/moment-of-decision/565289/
Also, I never thought I'd see this headline as an American --
'Trump si…
Old_Joe -- Obama would've been impeached, convicted, and totally moved out of the WH before he landed at Andrews. Heck I'm sure there were some GOP'ers ready to hold hearings about why he wore a tan suit that one time.
I was surprised that Paul R…
Translation: Russia can do no wrong. By contrast, unfomfortable analysis by career American intelligence & law enforcement experts is not to be trusted and/or demonstrates a 'deep state' conspiracy. This is beyond disgusting on so many level…
Yessir - truth!
@rforno- It's also accurate to simply say:
"Many elected officials prefer an ignorant and/or selectively-disinformed citizenry, since they don't know enough about such things."
(In this instance referring to the elected officials …
I doubt it would help -- placing ads to inform people of what they're risking supporting this insane economic policy.
Many elected officials prefer an ignorant and/or selectively-disinformed citizenry, since they don't know enough about such thing…
As a longtime space/aviation buff (and former pilot) I love this stuff, too.
BTW a great movie is out called 'Mission Control' (2017) -- I saw it on Amazon last night. It profiles the mission control organization during the Apollo era and include…
Y'aaaar, matey, eye been doin' just that, me bucko. Eye've since learrrrrrrned me lesson!
Fair winds an' followin' seas to yew fer th' weekend, matey! ;)
@rforno- Good Lord! You've been dredging through the Sargasso Sea of Lost Links all this …
(disclosure: I'm an independent voter, and voted for both D and R folks over the past 20 years. I vote the person, not the party.)
I don't see EPA policies changing or slowing down under this acting guy. And I'm okay with political appointees do…
He's only imitating his boss saying that....you know, because it's "so unfair" here in DC.
Well his deputy taking charge. Not sure about "gambling pool" but am sure they come from the same "genetic pool".
What's rich is that he is resigning becaus…
LB: Yeah, Fox is the leader in providing 'newsfotainment' ... give folks their hourly/daily 'hit' of drama or emotion, and drag it out for as long as possible. CNN and MSNBC do their share as well, but Fox has it down to a science. (CNBC does …
