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Not really, every state has to be ready for a crisis, especially NY. Both the Mayor and Gov were not ready at all. They spent their budgets on something else.
The Gov set guidelines, each state has to follow it unless you are Lib who thinks the Go…
FD, you need the correct facts concerning ventilators and "Whataboutism".
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-trump-administration-is-backing-out-of-a-647-million-ventilator-deal-after-propublica-investigated-the-price
https://www.nytimes.com/2…
Not really, every state has to be ready for a crisis, especially NY. Both the Mayor and Gov were not ready at all. They spent their budgets on something else.
The Gov set guidelines, each state has to follow it unless you are Lib who thinks the Go…
Trump moved the US embassy to Jerusalem in just several months while other presidents promised it for decades, that's the difference.
I'm not surprised about the deal, again, Trump can do things while others just talk.
Someday your motherland will…
Sure.
Interview with Fauci in 03/22/2020(link).
"One of the things that we did very early and very aggressively, the president, you know, had put the travel restriction coming from- from China to the United States and most recently from Europe to t…
Trump moved the US embassy to Jerusalem in just several months while other presidents promised it for decades, that's the difference.
I'm not surprised about the deal, again, Trump can do things while others just talk.
By way of context, I reached out to Skeet earlier this week and expressed two administrative opinions. (1) Diverse opinions, including those supportive of Mr. Trump, his policies and his re-election campaign, are welcome in the O.T. board. (2) Zero …
The article is pretty good but the usual, no real solutions.
If a retiree doesn't want volatility over 15-20% + no insurance products or alternatives + ballast + higher income + his bonds to make more than the index.
I have almost all my portfolio …
Check the duration on the bond sleeve and see if you feel comfortable with that going forward.
If the Fed is successful in raising the inflation rate will interest rates rise as well?
I don't plan to sell out. But I do take profits out every few y…
I have been saying it for several months, there are many politic sites, MFO supposed to be an investment site but politics took over and the guys in charge didn't eliminate or at least curb it. I know another excellent poster that hardly post on MF…
Typical,
1) A second rated paper have a story from unnamed sources and the Lib media runs with it, they don't care if it's true or not. Then of course, they talk about it like it's a fact. If they are wrong, so what, let's look for the next issue …
The problem with Pelosi is the fact she was lecturing about wearing a mask, keep a distance, keep businesses close, defund the police, but she has protection.
Similar to someone who talks about the environment but uses big vehicles, airplanes and l…
KISS=keep it simple stupid in the lowest expense ratio and eliminate all the rest.
If you can have a fund with ER under 0.1% I'm for it. Let me know which green fund has ER under 0.1%
@sma3, great info, more questions:
1) I read several links but non talks about all 3 = Hydroxychloroquine + Zinc + Azithromycin (the “HCQ cocktail”) to treat COVID-19
2) The “HCQ cocktail” is only effective in the early days. When the situation g…
@hank.
I still have over 20% of my money in taxable so no problem for years to come.
I always purchase big items on credit. Furniture at 0% for years and vehicles at 0 to 1.6% is still a good choice. I actually found out I get a better price when …
After decades of investing while working and now at retirement I rarely have cash. I was never a believer in cash and/or emergency fund.
I just have several thousands in my bank. If you have bond funds why would you be in cash? Long term, my bond…
Old Skeet,
I am beginning to wonder if you are a Russian operative. Do you know anything about the Zero Hedge site you are fond to quote? It is owned and operated by a shady Bulgarian who supports Vladimir Putin. Read about here:
https://mediabi…
No troll here but your post is a fitting example of the mindset opposing President Trump’s second term as POTUS - “all opinions welcome (as long as they fit our fear of President Trump; if not, you must be a troll)!”
LOL, y’all have created quite t…
I tried to do the Chase offer and went to a local branch. From the start I felt the incompetent, delays and I couldn't get specific straight answers from the local branch employees and all the way to a few phone calls I got/made. There is a good r…
The usual, Bankruptcies, unemployment, the economy, debt, rates and many others can't predict what the stock market will do next and can be off by months and years.
The pandemic just accelerated things.
Several observations
1) The economy, unemployment, inflation, debt, opinions, experts are not the stock market. They can be off by months and years.
2) As a trader I only depend on charts, uptrends that derive from the price. The price is the ultim…
This is an investment site. There are plenty of OTHER politics sites. Please shut down the politics, at least until 01/2021 since its obvious members can't keep their cool. What seems reasonable to one seems unreasonable to others.
I posted on M*that I made big changes to my portfolio. Since the end of last week I had problem finding bond funds I like. I had a huge % in GWMEX since May but sold everything and the rest too. Bought something, this probably will be a short term …
And where jobs are created in the last several weeks relatively? not in the high crime cities run by Dems and definitely not downtown Chicago, Portland and Seattle where they defunded the police. I "love" Libs, all my family are Libs and I tell the…
Those "failing" liberal-run cities. Without them America would also fail:
Sure, big cities are where the brain power and money is concentrated. That's how it works but it could be better. Who wants to live or maintain a store downtown with so mu…
Major American Cities See Sharp Spike In Murders In 2020
Who runs (D or R) these cities? see the pattern?
and that's what happened in Portland(link).
and Seattle (link)
@davfor Yes. This all seems probable. Which just makes it more important to implement programs that will assist those who have been displaced to transition to a new place in a changed post-covid world.
I agree but the solution should never be only G…
Here is my problem with this article
1) I appreciate his explanation but I don't think an average and above investor should buy single bond. I'm mainly a bond investor and always bought mutual funds. It's easy, cheaper and I can switch any time.
2…
Jobs gone forever, yep. I worked over 35 in IT and can tell you that the systems I coded and implemented were faster, better and cheaper than humans. So I knew it's coming in the 80" already.
These processes got faster and better and why many can't…
actually this is giving me confidence in the fund. It's got more than half in cash, a heckuva bond mgr, and it's giving you 4.4%. This might be the "new" RPHYX
2 completely different funds.
RPHYX made 2.1% average annually in the last 3 years. Why …
Here is the problem with the GMO team. They are wrong for years. The SP500 made over 10% more than what they predicted at the end of 2010 for the next 7 years. It is not that clear but the first green bar says that US large cap will do 0.4% + 2.5%…
The cash-sub thing come 2-3 times weekly. Cash-sub is a fund with very low volatility for years except a short hiccup this year in March. If you raised the volatility then you have many regular bond funds.
So, I would look at funds like ICSH, JPS…
