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Some investors routinely reference Warren Buffett's recommendations (e.g., hold S&P 500 for the long-term)
but their investment strategies are diametrically opposed to Mr. Buffett's approach.
Their tainted "advice" and commentary can be discarde…
Some amateur investors believe they are far more knowledgeable than experts like Jeremy Siegel.
These self-aggrandizing individuals should attempt to write a book as influential as Stocks for the Long Run.
Perhaps this book would be named Bonds for …
"Policy illiteracy? Economists are famously supposed to disagree, but in fact agree on most of the basics.
The only point they would disagree on is which of the policies the Trump administration has pursued
most deserves the title 'worst possible.' …
"Corruption? The Trump administration is operating at a level of corruption, from the President on down,
that the journalist David Frum says can only be compared to post-Soviet Russia or post-colonial
Africa — failed or broken states, not the world’…
"On a most basic level, Mr. Trump’s mental and physical state has noticeably deteriorated.
He now openly sleeps through cabinet meetings and public gatherings.
He posts on social media at a hysterical pace, in increasingly agitated tones,
on ever mo…
"An interview with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles published in Vanity Fair today
reinforces the impression that the administration is chaotic.
In eleven interviews with Wiles over the course of Trump’s second term so far, journalist Chris Wh…
"Federal Bureau of Investigation director Kash Patel is facing criticism for announcing on social media
that the FBI had detained a person of interest in Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University
in Providence, Rhode Island, that killed two and i…
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Spencer Jakab.
On this day in 1947, three researchers at Bell Labs came up with a working model
of the first practical semiconductor they called a "transistor."
It soon made vacuum tubes obsolete and helped usher in…
Darlene Love performs "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" which was remastered here.
This song was originally on what is known as Phil Spector's Christmas album.
H.R. 3383 was proposed by Representative Ann Wagner (R - MO).
Representative Ann Wagner's Top Contributors, 2023 - 2024
https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/ann-wagner/summary?cid=N00033106
Clients Lobbying on H.R.3383: Increasing Inves…
May Rob Reiner RIP.
He was spot-on regarding Donald J. Trump.
I'm glad that Trump is facing fierce criticism for his unacceptable remarks.
I would like to see much more accountability for this wannabe king!
Coincidently, I rewatched "Season 1, Episode 1" of All in the Family (1971) over the weekend.
I liked watching Rob Reiner's character (Mike Stivic, a.k.a "Meathead") argue with Archie Bunker.
Complex and controversial social issues were often discus…
Trump just made the most offensive classless remarks regarding Rob Reiner’s death.
Much like his classless remarks about Dick Cheney the day of his funeral.
[snip]
I would like to hear Donald J. Trump's response to the following inquiry.
"Have you …
On December 10, 1966, the single "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, and was produced/arranged by Wilson.
It was released October 10, 1966 on Capitol Records. It wa…
"Trump gave what was billed as a “Christmas speech” in rural Pennsylvania this past week that began with his 'wishing each and every one of you a very merry Christmas, happy New Year, all of that stuff' and boasting that now, under his presidency, '…
These fools who refuse to vaccinate are endangering their communities and causing major disruption.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) appointed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
is partially responsibile for the current si…
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Spencer Jakab.
On this day in 1791, America’s first national bank, the Bank of the United States, opened.
It immediately went on a wild credit binge, lending largely to speculators in the emerging U.S. stock market.
…
Do folks know much about Diamond Hill?
I don't, but do invest with First Eagle.
The following information was excerpted from Morningstar's Parent Rating (Oct. 14, 2024)
for Diamond Hill Capital Management.
"Diamond Hill Capital Management’s clear i…
"Concerned about control of Congress after 2026, Trump and members of his administration
are pressuring state legislatures to redraw their congressional districts in order to favor Republicans.
In Indiana, Republican state senators have resisted the…
"Voters turned to Trump in 2024 in large part because he promised that his understanding
of the economy would enable him to bring down the prices that had risen in the
global inflation spike after the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the world economy."…
@DrVenture,
I've previously seen some Mark Rober YouTube videos including a few about Glitter Bombs
and one about the squirrel maze.
This guy is brilliant!
I haven't watched Rober's videos in a while and didn't realize there were six iterations of …
Thanks for all of these!
I am particularly fond of Jungleland.
"Born to Run" was Springteen's breakthrough album.
Another one of my all-time favorite rock/pop albums!
Really nice to see IBM surviving from punchcards to quantum bits.
When I was an air traffic controller back in the early 70's we were still using IBM punchcards.
I worked at a large insurance company on the East Coast in the mid-80s to early-90s.
Th…
Thanks, hank!
"Abbey Road" was the last album recorded by the Beatles.
The Beatles "Let It Be" album was their final release in May 1970 — after the group disbanded.
"Abbey Road" is one of my all-time favorite rock/pop albums.
some vids are faked, dont get clickbaited.
they know what you like unless using decent browser shields.
https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/why-this-porch-pirate-cant-get-a-lawyer
I realize some of the video clips (and many YouTube videos in…
"The Committee is strongly committed to supporting maximum employment
and returning inflation to its 2 percent objective."
I question the Fed's committment to its 2% inflation objective.
"'It’s a signal of the approach that E.P.A. will take and has consequences for other carcinogens,' he said.
'It’s antithetical to the rhetoric of ‘Make America Healthy Again.’ This will do the opposite.'”
"The move was the latest from an agency tha…
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Spencer Jakab.
On this day in 1984, Sandy Lerner and Leonard Bosack founded Cisco Systems
to make improved network-switching equipment.
The duo were professors in different academic departments at Stanford University…
The Week in Charts (12/09/25)
The State of the Markets, including...
00:00 Intro
00:27 Stocks
15:23 Bonds/Fed
25:20 Real Estate/Housing
32:23 Commodities
36:18 Currencies
40:30 Crypto
45:46 Intermarket
51:43 Economy
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"In conjunction with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting held on December 9-10, 2025,
meeting participants submitted their projections of the most likely outcomes for real gross domestic product
(GDP) growth, the unemployment rate, and …
"We all know by now that whenever Trump is cornered, he deflects attention.
He distracts the public from whatever is causing him problems by doing something even bigger
and more outrageous, like a magician diverting an audience while he hides the ra…
Trump Unhinged - Part LVI
"In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people …
