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A cursory look seems to indicate a promising compromise. Neither side got everything they wanted, but the Republicans DID get some concessions they needed to achieve. That's probably the best we could hope for. I think they both knew they had to …
It’s a crazy situation. We have maybe ten stocks carrying the market, and everything else throwing warning signals. Not only are those ten priced for perfection, but actually priced as if nothing could possibly go wrong! Where is that downturn wh…
My son had an interesting takeaway from this story... This makes an excellent way for supporters to 'donate' without showing up on anyone's radar; while, at the same time, avoiding contribution limits.
Reminds me a bit of the developing computer…
Despite my conservative leanings, it's reassuring that the voters so clearly indicated that they will not support self-centered, untruthful, and cowardly candidates. They, and HE, succeeded in driving me from the Republican Party in this election. …
Higher interest rates should start to rectify some of that imbalance in 'balanced funds'; I would think, but we also probably have some 'drift' anyway; in that the bond holdings in allocation funds can be a little more speculative than in the past.
I've always been an advocate for 'balanced funds'; having held such things as FBALX, MAPOX, FPACX, JABAX, and PRWCX, but, Imo, the traditional 'balance' is no longer there; what with both bonds AND equities falling. I've gone to cash plus (reduced)…
I kind of have to agree with Old_Joe on this. I can't see any advantage in Russia sabotaging their own pipeline. All that does is to cut off the flow, and that had happened previously. Now, if someone wanted to prevent any backsliding in supporti…
FWIW, my experience with taxation bureaucracies has been 'once in - always in'. Though it may have happened, I can't personally recall an instance of an existing tax being REMOVED. Anyone?
ASFYX looks more like straight equity managed futures with an FI overlay, with > 4% yield. But hard to tell, their only website I can find doesn't have the usual fund info, just an email address to query .. which I did. Fidelity has the A shares …
I like REMIX and PQTAX/PQTIX on longer charts, but will just point out that EQCHX seems twice as strong post-Dec.
Good catch, @Racq. Looks like it's a fairly similar strategy to Pimco's, currencies, commodities, equity futures, etc. Onto the watc…
I like REMIX and PQTAX/PQTIX on longer charts, but will just point out that EQCHX seems twice as strong post-Dec. If one is to assume (dangerous, of course) that things are different now, then this perhaps becomes important. Full disclosure: I bou…
Okay, so here's a question... Considering that the yield should probably rise over time, at what point (if any) might one consider trading in their existing I-Bonds and buying newer ones? I know there are some issues with doing that, but it SEEMS …
I gotta say that I'm amazed at how low those numbers are! This are my WiFi numbers at my daughter's place in Va (verizon FIOS):
DL: 452 Mbs
UL: 211 Mbs
They tell me their wired numbers are much better.
My home numbers are similar to these (also …
It’s streaky. Tends to be localized in the upper mid-west, as I recall. Didn’t jump on the tech wagon as much as some; consequently lagged for awhile. From memory, more infrastructure holdings.
Ime, at least some of the Morgan Stanley funds are "fair weather" funds. When conditions are favorable, they do wonderfully well. Unfortunately, when things are NOT favorable, they do equally poorly. Volatile, iow. "Developing world" hasn't done…
Thanks for the reply... Yes, I can see HOW it might be used and WHAT it may indicate, but I don't see anything in the charts which establishes that a meaningful relationship exists! Any correlation appears to be coincident and insignificant; or ev…
Frankly, and based solely on the first chart itself (which I also expanded to cover almost four years), I'm not really seeing ANY usable relationship between the two things. What little (inverse) relationship MAY exist seems to come too late to be …
Crash, I think you meant DODBX, rather than DODIX? Note that DODBX would be heavily weighted to value and tends to be at the high end of equity percentage. That clearly impacts the performance this year. Plus, PRWCX has pulled in its horns for mo…
Thanks for sharing your experience, David. It's no fun to get it wrong, but let's face it, we're all rolling the dice one way or another. Just trying to get the odds in our favor. Surprised you resorted to a TOTAL throw of the dice at one time, t…
My personal feeling is that the market has been supported artificially for a long time now. We haven't been getting a lot of breadth, and equities, barring certain sectors, has foundered. All kinds of health (and economic) concerns. Short-term? …
Just a comment that anyone paying attention/owning, PRWCX would have noticed a definite change had occurred at LEAST early in the year as PRWCX started to lag a little (compared to earlier). The fund seemingly became more defensive/less volatile th…
That IS a good song, Crash; haven't heard it before. Naturally, that was THE racquet back in the day (along with the Dunlop Maxply Fort). Semi-replaced by the Wilson Prostaff/Prostaff II and the Bancroft (Winner?). Owned them all for many years; …
A rise in prices, should they occur, would lead to a return of exploitation of available US stores; which should, in turn, drop the prices. I hardly think it would be the end of the world as we know it.
I might be letting my imagination run away with me here, but a sudden announcement regarding a person getting along in years does NOT sound encouraging from a health pov. I would tend to suspect that he is unable to continue rather than unwilling.
From a technical pov, catch22 has it right. Improvements in battery technology, specifically charge density and charge time, are critical to widespread adoption. The batteries cost a small fortune, have a limited lifespan, take a long time to char…
The problem, in my mind, with the whole "tax the rich" idea is, at MINIMUM, that someone with means can easily relocate to avoid them. Same thing with businesses. I vividly recall Bjorn Borg setting up residence in Switzerland to avoid the taxes w…
Corrections plateau slowly
C19 improved
Maybe a vast recovery
Anyone got post c19 lists?
Airplane
Hotels
Summer get away?
Energy sectors
Recreational
Cruises line
The faangay take off soon...qqq popped today
Interestingly, John, I was thin…
Fwiw to anyone, I've added on the way down; so I'm hoping for a full rebound. Today's action raises hope that the tech party isn't over just yet. I wish I could say that I did all my buying yesterday after having sold on the highs, but, sadly, tha…
