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Hi @Old_Skeet- I was just kidding, sort of, but halfway serious too. This whole thing is very "iffy".
I'm sorry, I don't understand. Are you saying that your warning is a joke?
"Folks I'm telling you are turning off potential members"
@Ted: Say what? The recent thread "Trump calls Media "enemy of the American people" scored over two thousand four hundred views!
I did not read that whole thread but I read the link. …
I think most questions should be "should" variety not "can" variety. This is no inspirational "yes, we can" thing.
Freedom of speech unfortunately includes Freedom to hate. Sometimes it might be good to know who these people are so they can feel t…
I would be very afraid of such a program. Programs are written by humans who allow their beliefs to be incorporated into the program. I think it was youtube who was shown to have a bias in their newsfeed.
With the Index’s weekly gains Old_Skeet’s market barometer has now moved to a reading of 145 which is down 5 points from this week’s high of 150. The lower the reading on barometer indicates there is less value in the Index while a higher reading…
Hi, Sandra.
The panic of 1837 was one of the major financial events of the 19th century, at least as far as the emerging U.S. economy was concerned; about a hundred actors were moving simultaneously and independently, and we have terrible documenta…
Hi, hank.
I was pondering that very point ("in a 100 years") on the drive in this morning. At least in terms of political culture, the last shift this disruptive might have been when Andrew Jackson came to power in 1829. Mr. Jackson represented a s…
@SW,
Did you read the very short article? Recent runup is based on assumptions that look very likely not to pan out and/or are based on faulty thinking. PK foresees actual reduction in demand, which is almost never a good thing. See pg2 para2.
So…
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/CUNY_GC/media/LISCenter/pkrugman/Are-Markets-Misreading-Trumponomics.pdf
What is the link between the article and selling in May?
This is a very interesting discussion. The only comments that I feel should have been reconsidered for posting are those attacking other posters. I get the impression these posters believe they are above the fray and believe they are 'the adult i…
Thanks for the question. It made me rethink and remind myself of the importance of having a plan when it comes to investing non-discretionary money.
Thanks, our post just missed each other. See my reply to Slick.
PCI can still be had at a discount.
Thank you, I will look into PCI
I also agree that dividend and interest instruments have gotten ahead of themselves. And with the FED talking a raise I can wait for a pull back to the end of the year. But,…
Sandra, it would be helpful if you provide a more complete picture as to age, whether you need the income from the 250K for living expenses and if you have any retirement accounts and how its allocated and when you plan to start withdrawals. You wo…
I feel there is something going on when you read stories like this.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/11/wendys-ceo-presidential-election-hurting-burger-sales.html
The CEO may have run out of reasons for declining fast food sales. I really doubt people a…
I fear we will not know the full impact of the Brexit decision for many years, and that this impact may be much more that stock market fluctuations.
Putin has been consolidating power recently, and a less united Europe plays into his hands. This is…
Uncle Winston understood: "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
WC:
"Many forms of Government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is p…
That list has been floating around the internet for quite some time.
I gave my class the assignment to answer them. They are fairly easy to answer when you think about it.
Why is 'bra' singular and 'panties' plural?
Panties is a diminutive, not …
Just spent a couple days & nights in Charlotte NC (what a beautiful area). Happy to report that nobody (male, female or split-gender) attacked me while using the restrooms. Nor was I concerned they might.
While predators certainly exist, I can…
You should put a credit freeze on with the 3 credit reporting agencies ASAP.
I have a credit freeze on and I don't get credit card applications or similar items.
Very interesting information. The Feds around the world are trying to stimulate inflation and it isn't working.
In someway I feel the economic world has changed yet the FED's economists don't see it.
No matter where you look Europe, Japan, Chin…
This is one of the better threads since I joined.
Any thoughts on how this liquidity trap will affect stocks? (I do not think I'm going into stocks anytime soon.)
My guess is that we have not come to the 'point of recognition' about the trap. On…
@Junkster thanks for the reply. I was watching munis (and have a position in them) since you and another poster Dox? mentioned them.
The name is not Dox it is Dex. While reading past threads I came across some good posts he made about cash fl…
William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616
Jaques to Duke Senior
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many p…
In the not too distant future the only ones with a chance of having a 'traditional' retirement will be Federal Government and some state government employees. There is a lot of talk about income disparity and the 1%. But now it is gov't workers wh…
"One of the fundamental truths that the market fails to grasp is that the lower valuations go, and the cheaper these assets become, the lower the risk of loss over the intermediate term. In fact, the period in which the risk of loss is greatest is d…
Thank you for the replies. I am an investor, not a trader. Ted, I looked at those rankings earlier. I'm hoping for leads like Shipwreckandalone provided even if one was a foreign bond fund - funds that don't show up in the normal rankings.
I do not think this rally will hold.... a Bradley turn date is soon due, so I'm looking to do some selling.
I look up Bradley. It appears to be based upon astrology. Do you use astrology in your personal life?
"Bradley assigned numerical val…
Lots of bad journalism (perhaps some good) is one outcome :) .
Having worked in the news biz I can tell you it will be lots of the bad. The problem is that the news biz of all types, print, broadcast, cable, internet, radio, have a huge amount o…
